Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Kenneth Bowser

Writer:

Kenneth Bowser (writer)

Release Date:

20 February 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Documentary

Tagline:

5 years that changed the face of comedy.

Plot:

A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live. |

Plot Keywords:

Retrospective | Rebel | Fame | Drugs | Hugh Hefner

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Sheree Ali	...	The Iguana Patron
Joan Armatrading	...	Herself (archive footage)
Dan Aykroyd	...	Himself
Anne Beatts	...	Herself
John Belushi	...	Himself (archive footage)
Judith Belushi-Pisano	...	Herself (as Judy Belushi Pisano)
Candice Bergen	...	Herself
Milton Berle	...	Himself (archive footage)
Peter Boyle	...	(archive footage)
Bernie Brillstein	...	Himself
Albert Brooks	...	Himself (archive footage)
Clem Burke	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jacqueline Carlin	...	Herself (archive footage)
Dana Carvey	...	Himself
Ray Charles	...	Himself (archive footage)
Chevy Chase	...	Himself
Jimmy Cliff	...	Himself (archive footage)
George Coe	...	Himself (archive footage)
Elvis Costello	...	Himself (archive footage)
Steve Cropper	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jane Curtin	...	Herself (archive footage)
Rick Danko	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tom Davis	...	Himself
Jimmy Destri	...	Himself (archive footage)
James Downey	...	Himself (as Jim Downey)
Donald Dunn	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bob Dylan	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dick Ebersol	...	Himself
Jimmy Fallon	...	Himself
Jodie Foster	...	Herself (archive footage)
Redd Foxx	...	Himself (archive footage)
Al Franken	...	Himself
Barbara Gallagher	...	Herself
Jerry Garcia	...	Himself (archive footage)
Donna Godchaux	...	Herself (archive footage)
Keith Godchaux	...	Himself (archive footage)
Elliott Gould	...	Himself
George Harrison	...	Himself (archive footage)
Nigel Harrison	...	Himself (archive footage)
Deborah Harry	...	Herself (archive footage)
Mickey Hart	...	Himself (archive footage)
Hugh M. Hefner	...	Himself (archive footage)
Levon Helm	...	Himself (archive footage)
Buck Henry	...	Himself
Garth Hudson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tom Hulce	...	(archive footage)
Phil Hyms	...	Himself
Eric Idle	...	Himself
Frank Infante	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mick Jagger	...	Himself (archive footage)
Madeline Kahn	...	(archive footage)
Craig Kellem	...	Himself
Margot Kidder	...	(archive footage)
Edward I. Koch	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bill Kreutzmann	...	Himself (archive footage)
David Lassiter	...	Various Characters
Eugene Lee	...	Himself
Phil Lesh	...	Himself (archive footage)
Neil Levy	...	Himself
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Herself
Norm MacDonald	...	Himself
Richard Manuel	...	Himself (archive footage)
Penny Marshall	...	Herself
Steve Martin	...	Himself
Tim Meadows	...	Himself
Meat Loaf	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lorne Michaels	...	Himself
Bette Midler	...	Herself (archive footage)
Marilyn Suzanne Miller	...	Herself
Garrett Morris	...	Himself
Matt Murphy	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bill Murray	...	Himself (archive footage)
Laraine Newman	...	Herself
Randy Newman	...	Himself (archive footage)
Conan O'Brien	...	Himself
Michael O'Donoghue	...	Himself (archive footage)
Don Pardo	...	Himself
Anthony Perkins	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tom Petty	...	Himself (archive footage)
Richard Pryor	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gilda Radner	...	Herself (archive footage)
Leon Redbone	...	Himself (archive footage)
Burt Reynolds	...	Himself (archive footage)
Keith Richards	...	Himself (archive footage)
Peter Riegert	...	(archive footage)
Robbie Robertson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bill Russell	...	Himself (archive footage)
Herbert Sargent	...	Himself
Tom Schiller	...	Himself
Rob Schneider	...	Himself
Tom Scott	...	Himself (archive footage)
Paul Shaffer	...	Himself
Molly Shannon	...	Herself
Harry Shearer	...	(archive footage)
Howard Shore	...	Himself
Rosie Shuster	...	Herself
James Signorelli	...	Himself
Paul Simon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Patti Smith	...	Herself (archive footage)
Sissy Spacek	...	Herself (archive footage)
Chris Stein	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lily Tomlin	...	Herself
Peter Tosh	...	Himself (archive footage)
Loudon Wainwright III	...	Himself (archive footage)
Charlie Watts	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bob Weir	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gary Weis	...	Himself
Peter Wolf	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ron Wood	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bill Wyman	...	Himself (archive footage)
Alan Zweibel	...	Himself

Also Known As:

SNL: The First 5 Years (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

USA:120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:TV-14

Company:

Broadway Video

Trivia:

Jane Curtin declined to participate in this special because she does not like to talk about on her experiences on "Saturday Night Live" (1975).

Movie Connections:

References Deep Throat (1972)

Live from New York, it's Saturday Night...

Ahhh... Saturday Night Live. This is a pretty good documentary about the heyday of SNL (the first five years 1975-1980) that was originally made for broadcast by NBC.

It includes many great interviews with the cast and writers (including Chevy Chase, Dan Akroyd, Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris and others), mixed with lots of quick flashes of classic sketches and musical guests. The interviews are fairly candid and I learned a few things about the cast that I didn't know.

Watching this special made me yearn for the days when SNL was edgy and funny. Viewing the show now most of the time is a chore. Do yourself a favor and pick up this DVD. It's money well spent for fans of classic Saturday Night Live.