Saturday Night

Saturday Night (2010)

With unprecedented access to the behind the scenes process of the writers, actors and producers, Franco and his crew document what it takes to create one full episode of Saturday Night Live.

Data di uscita
2010-05-02
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (24)
Durata
1 h 30 min
Generi
Commedia, Documentario
Regista
James Franco

Cast

Curiosità

Saturday Night is a 2010 documentary film directed by James Franco. The film examines the production process of the NBC late-night live television sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. Shot over a period of six days from December 1–6, 2008, the film was originally a school assignment for Franco at New York University.

Production

The film was developed from a film class assignment assigned to Franco while he was attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2008. Having recently hosted Saturday Night Live, he chose cast member Bill Hader as the subject of his observational documentary. He first had to gain the approval of SNL creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels, as well as host John Malkovich.

After completion, much of the show's cast had to "sign off" on the picture, and gaining significant approval was no problem until Franco sought the permission of NBC. During this period, there were many executive changes at the network, which made it difficult to secure approval. The film was bought by Oscilloscope Films sometime later, who intended to distribute it theatrically.

The film was uploaded to Hulu on September 26, 2014, in celebration of the fortieth anniversary of SNL.

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