Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Genres
Overview
A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
86 min
Release Date
2005-02-20
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
7.2
Gilda Radner
Self
Bill Murray
Self
Dan Aykroyd
Self
Chevy Chase
Self
Lorne Michaels
Self
John Belushi
Self
Elliott Gould
Self
Steve Martin
Self
Laraine Newman
Self
Jane Curtin
Self
Candice Bergen
Self
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Self
Eric Idle
Self
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