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Saturday Night

2010 1h 30m Documentary List
Tomatometer 1 Reviews 83% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Creating an episode of "Saturday Night Live."

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Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Franco's film also functions as a drama about the tension that exists when creativity is scheduled for a deadline; the laughs that are in "Saturday Night" are mostly incidental from the sketches being prepared. Nov 15, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The subject matter is incredibly insightful and fascinating, but the actual film quality never rises beyond a shoddy amateur film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member a really entertaining look at the process of putting SNL together. A lot of the time the process is funnier than the finished product. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member I think this would've been way more interesting with FUNNIER comedians,I mean,I like some of the guys in this but,they made it seem totally irrelevant...plus,James Franco directing this.big NO. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Franko's film missed the opportunity to delve into the personalities that make SNL great. Without any real character studies, the movie becomes a dry rendition of the mechanics of putting in a live show. SNL is creative, cutting-edge and hysterical; By contrast, Saturday Night, the movie, is dry, conventional and humorless. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review john m A very real and in-depth insight on the process of making a Saturday Night live episode. I've always been fascinated on how they pull all this off in a week and it's all here right in front of you in this documentary. From a directing and filmmaking perspective, James Franco basically just shot everything with a handheld camera, so there's really not much of a vision from a director standpoint, but at least you get to see the process in its full flesh. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I loved every moment. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Creating an episode of "Saturday Night Live."
Director
James Franco
Producer
Vince Jolivette, Miles Levy
Production Co
Rabbit Bandini Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m