Saturday Night (2024)

At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. This is the story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live.
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Poster for Saturday Night
Saturday Night
Release Date: October 8, 2024
Certification: Full Certification

In the scene where we pan through the halls and we pass a man whispering to a llama, prior to shooting, the wranglers walked the llama walked to set. On action, the actor pet the llama and whispered in its ear. The llama remained standing in this position displaying natural behavior for the duration of the scene. Once camera passes the trainer stands up off the ground with the llama.
Upon completion of the scene the llama was taken outside and placed in the van with access to free choice hay and water.

In the scene where the actor walks onto a television set and passes a woman with a snake wrapped around her shoulders, prior to shooting the scene the snake was removed from the container. Then wranglers placed the snake around the shoulders and arms of the actress. The actress was placed on the mark within the set where she remains standing. On action she walked from A to B.