

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999-09-25 · 161 min · ★ 6.9
A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past two and a half decades.
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- Directors
- Beth McCarthy-Miller, Robert Marianetti, James Signorelli, David Wachtenheim
- Production companies
- Broadway Video, NBC, NBC Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Bill MurraySelf
Chevy ChaseSelf
Chris FarleySelf (archive footage)
Dana CarveySelf
Mike MyersSelf
Gilda RadnerSelf (archive footage)
Dan AykroydSelf
Alec BaldwinSelf
Candice BergenSelf
David BowieSelf
Garth BrooksSelf
Billy CrystalSelf
Will FerrellSelf
Al FrankenSelf
Ana GasteyerSelf
John GoodmanSelf
Tom HanksSelf
Jan HooksSelf
Steve MartinSelf
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