The American sketch comedy TV series Saturday Night Live, which debuted on NBC in 1975 and remains in production as of 2023, has made several efforts to develop some of the more popular sketches into feature-length films, with varying degrees of commercial and critical success. The first foray into film came with the successful Aykroyd and Belushi vehicle, The Blues Brothers (1980), which earned over $115 million on a $27 million budget.[1]

In 1990, Lorne Michaels oversaw the writing of a sketch anthology feature film titled The Saturday Night Live Movie with many of the show's then-current writing staff, including Al Franken, Tom Davis, Greg Daniels, Jim Downey, Conan O'Brien, Robert Smigel, and George Meyer, contributing. The screenplay only got as far as a Revised First Draft dated July 26, 1990 before being abandoned.[2]

The success of Wayne's World (1992) encouraged Michaels to produce more film spin-offs, based on several popular sketch characters. Michaels revived 1970s characters for Coneheads (1993), followed by It's Pat (1994); Stuart Saves His Family (1995); A Night at the Roxbury (1998); Superstar (1999), and The Ladies Man (2000). Most of the films were box office and critical failures, notably It's Pat, which did so badly at the box office that the studio that made the film, Touchstone Pictures, pulled it only one week after releasing it.[3]

Films

Film Details
Saturday Night Live sketches based on Director(s) Writer(s) Distributor(s)
The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers by Dan Aykroyd & John Belushi John Landis Dan Aykroyd & John Landis Universal Pictures
Wayne's World Wayne's World by Mike Myers Penelope Spheeris Mike Myers, Bonnie Turner & Terry Turner Paramount Pictures
Coneheads Coneheads by Dan Aykroyd Steve Barron Tom Davis, Dan Aykroyd, Bonnie Turner & Terry Turner
Wayne's World 2 Wayne's World by Mike Myers Stephen Surjik Mike Myers, Bonnie Turner & Terry Turner
It's Pat Pat by Julia Sweeney Adam Bernstein Julia Sweeney, Jim Emerson & Stephen Hibbert Buena Vista Pictures
Stuart Saves His Family Stuart Smalley by Al Franken Harold Ramis Al Franken Paramount Pictures
Blues Brothers 2000 The Blues Brothers by Dan Aykroyd & John Belushi John Landis Dan Aykroyd & John Landis Universal Pictures
A Night at the Roxbury The Roxbury Guys by Chris Kattan & Will Ferrell John Fortenberry Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan & Steve Koren Paramount Pictures
Superstar Mary Katherine Gallagher by Molly Shannon Bruce McCulloch Steve Koren
The Ladies Man Leon Phelps, The Ladies Man by Tim Meadows Reginald Hudlin Tim Meadows, Dennis McNicholas & Andrew Steele
MacGruber MacGruber by Will Forte, John Solomon & Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Will Forte, John Solomon & Jorma Taccone Universal Pictures
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain Please Don't Destroy by Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, & Ben Marshall Paul Briganti Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, & Ben Marshall

Reception

Box office performance

Film Release date
(United States)		 Budget
(estimated)		 Box office revenue
United States Elsewhere Worldwide
The Blues Brothers[1]June 20, 1980$27 million$57,229,890$58,000,000$115,229,890
Wayne's WorldFebruary 14, 1992$20 million$121,697,323$61,400,000$183,097,323
ConeheadsJuly 23, 1993$33 million$21,274,717—$21,274,717
Wayne's World 2December 10, 1993$40 million$48,197,805—$48,197,805
It's PatAugust 26, 1994$8 million[4]$60,822—$60,822
Stuart Saves His FamilyApril 14, 1995$6.3 million$912,082—$912,082
Blues Brothers 2000February 6, 1998$28 million$14,051,384—$14,051,384
A Night at the RoxburyOctober 2, 1998$17 million$30,331,165—$30,331,165
SuperstarOctober 8, 1999$14 million$30,636,478—$30,636,478
The Ladies ManOctober 13, 2000$24 million$13,616,610$126,602$13,743,212
MacGruberMay 21, 2010$10 million$8,525,600$797,295$9,259,314
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy MountainNovember 17, 2023——$14,582$14,582

Critical response

Year Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore[5]
1980 The Blues Brothers 73% (90 reviews)[6] 60% (12 reviews)[7] —
1992 Wayne's World 78% (88 reviews)[8] 57% (14 reviews)[9] A−
1993 Coneheads 35% (31 reviews)[10] 49% (20 reviews)[11] B+
1993 Wayne's World 2 61% (44 reviews)[12] 60% (21 reviews)[13] A-
1994 It's Pat 0% (11 reviews)[14] — —
1995 Stuart Saves His Family 30% (27 reviews)[15] 54% (16 reviews)[16] —
1998 A Night at the Roxbury 11% (55 reviews)[17] 26% (14 reviews)[18] C−
1998 Blues Brothers 2000 46% (46 reviews)[19] — B−
1999 Superstar 32% (74 reviews)[20] 42% (28 reviews) [21] C+
2000 The Ladies Man 11% (73 reviews)[22] 22% (23 reviews) [23] C−
2010 MacGruber 48% (151 reviews)[24] 43% (24 reviews)[25] C−
2023 Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain 44% (32 reviews)[26] 49% (13 reviews)[27] —

References

  1. 1 2 "The Blues Brothers (1980)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Script Review: THE SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE MOVIE from filmbuffonline.com
  3. ↑ "Live, From New York, It's the Worst Movies From the Cast of SNL". filmcritic.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27.
  4. ↑ It's Pat: Julia Sweeney's gender-bending character goes to Hollywood, but can he ... er ... she ... er ... er ... Pat cross over?, a September 1994 article from Rolling Stone>
  5. ↑ "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  6. ↑ "The Blues Brothers". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  7. ↑ "The Blues Brothers". Metacritic.
  8. ↑ "Wayne's World". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  9. ↑ "Wayne's World". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  10. ↑ "Coneheads". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  11. ↑ "Coneheads". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  12. ↑ "Wayne's World 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  13. ↑ "Wayne's World 2". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  14. ↑ "It's Pat". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  15. ↑ "Stuart Saves His Family". Rotten Tomatoes.
  16. ↑ "Stuart Saves His Family". Metacritic.
  17. ↑ "A Night at the Roxbury". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  18. ↑ "A Night at the Roxbury". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  19. ↑ "Blues Brothers 2000". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  20. ↑ "Superstar". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  21. ↑ "Superstar". Metacritic.
  22. ↑ "The Ladies Man". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  23. ↑ "The Ladies Man". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  24. ↑ "MacGruber". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  25. ↑ "MacGruber". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  26. ↑ "https://www.metacritic.com/movie/please-dont-destroy-the-treasure-of-foggy-mountain/". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2023-12-13. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  27. ↑ "https://www.metacritic.com/movie/please-dont-destroy-the-treasure-of-foggy-mountain/". Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-12-13. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
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