Live from New York...It's Jason Reitman's 'Saturday Night' Arriving on Blu-ray Jan. 7th

Jason Reitman's critically-acclaimed comedy film 'Saturday Night' about the origins of the classic SNL TV series will arrive on Blu-ray on January 7. Digital will be available on November 12.

At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television - and culture - forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. Full of humor, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words...

Saturday Night

BLU-RAY™, DVD & DIGITAL EXTRAS

• The Making of The Movie of The Show That Almost Never Made It
• Filmmaker Commentary, and More!

You can pre-order Saturday Night now and included below is the press announcement:

THE WILDLY HILARIOUS AND CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED “SATURDAY NIGHT” DEBUTS AT HOME

AVAILABLE TO BUY OR RENT ON DIGITAL NOVEMBER 12 AND ON BLU-RAY & DVD JANUARY 7   ​​FEATURING AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW THE FILMMAKERS AND CAST BROUGHT THE TRUE STORY TO LIFE, FILMMAKER COMMENTARY AND MORE!  SYNOPSIS At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television - and culture - forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. Full of humor, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words... SPECIAL FEATURES BLU-RAY™, DVD & DIGITAL EXTRAS The Making of The Movie of The Show That Almost Never Made It Filmmaker Commentary, and More! Blu-ray™ & DVD include a digital code for movie and bonus materials as listed above, redeemable via Movies Anywhere for a limited time. Movies Anywhere is open to U.S. residents age 13+. Visit MoviesAnywhere.com for terms and conditions.   CAST AND CREW Directed by: Jason Reitman Produced by: Jason Blumenfeld, Peter Rice, Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan Written by: Gil Kenan & Jason Reitman Executive Producers: Erica Mills, JoAnn Perritano Cast (In Order of Appearance): Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman, Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber, Tommy Dewey, Willem Dafoe, Matthew Rhys, J.K. Simmons. Also rounding out the ensemble cast are Jon Batiste and Naomi McPherson SPECS Run Time: Approx. 109 minutes Rating: Language throughout, sexual references, some drug use, and brief graphic nudity   Blu-ray™: 1080p High Definition / 1.85:1 • Audio: English, French (Doublé au Québec), Spanish 5.1 DTS-HD MA, English & French (Doublé au Québec) Audio Description Tracks Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital • Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish • Mastered in High Definition • Color • Some of The Information Listed May Not Apply To Special Features. DVD: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen • Audio: English, French (Doublé au Québec), Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, English & French (Doublé au Québec) Audio Description Tracks Stereo • Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish • Color • Some of The Information Listed May Not Apply To Special Features.