Movies Based On ‘SNL’ Sketches, Ranked

February 15, 2015 // 11:00am

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Saturday Night Live creator and producer Lorne Michaels is famous for his experimental ambition and refusal to keep himself focused solely on his long-running sketch program, which celebrates its 40th anniversary tonight with a star-studded primetime special on NBC. While the series has brought us countless beloved characters, only a handful of them made the jump from the small to the big screens. With some being massively successful and others being, well, the complete opposite, we figured it was as good a time as any to look back at the movies inspired by SNL sketches that have hit theaters in the last 35 years.

11

'It's Pat' (1994)

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Banking on the success of Wayne's World, SNL producer Lorne Michaels went a little nuts in terms of bringing other beloved SNL sketches to the big screen. Pat, the androgynous character played by Julia Sweeney, was the first of many SNL characters whose presence and humor did not translate from its five-minute source to a feature-length film. And given the current time's growing sophistication in terms of understanding gender identity, It's Pat doesn't hold up two decades later. [Where to stream It's Pat]

10

'Blues Brothers 2000' (1998)

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The Blues Brothers were the first SNL characters to transcend the sketch program, with James Belushi and Dan Aykroyd recording an albumin 1978 and going on to star in the first SNL-inspired feature film. After Belushi's death in 1982, the band continued to tour with a rotating lineup, and it made sense to try to replicate the original film's success with this poorly received feature. While Belushi's absence is glaring, John Goodman tries his best to fill the void. And, like the original film, features an impressive lineup of R&B figures: Aretha Franklin and James Brown returned, and Erykah Badu, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Isaac Hayes, Dr. John, Wilson Pickett, and Steve Winwood all joined in the cinematic bluesfest. [Where to stream Blues Brothers 2000]

9

'A Night at the Roxbury' (1998)

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The Roxbury guys sketches were based on basically a single joke: Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan, dressed in douchebag club attire, nod their heads in sync to Haddaway's "What Is Love," occasionally sexually harassing a female club patron (usually played by Cheri Oteri). Unsurprisingly, the joke doesn't translate well to film, even if the duo are placed into a flimsy plot.

[Where to stream A Night at the Roxbury]

8

'The Ladies' Man' (2000)

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Tim Meadows, who seemingly spent decades on SNL (even though his tenure was just ten seasons), brought one of his strongest recurring characters — the oversexed late-night talk show host, Leon Phelps — to the big screen. The movie, despite featuring Billy Dee Williams, Will Ferrell, and Julianne Moore (sure!), was a commercial and critical success. It also was the last in a string of SNL-inspired films; it'd be another ten years before another recurring character got his own movie. [Where to stream The Ladies' Man]

7

'Coneheads' (1993)

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Another example of Lorne Michaels' post-Wayne's World hubris, Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin reunited decades after they introduced their alien characters during the sketch program's second season. Following the plot of an animated special that premiered on TV in the early '80s, the film was a modest commercial success (despite being a critical flop), and boasted an all-star cast of SNL cast members and other comedians, such as Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Sinbad, Ellen DeGeneres, Phil Hartman, and Jason Alexander. [Where to stream Coneheads]

6

'Stuart Saves His Family' (1995)

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Stuart Smalley, the self-help talk show host played by current Minnesota senator Al Franken, did not boast a cast full of SNL alumni (although it did feature Julia Sweeney and Robin Duke), but it was directed by comedy legend Harold Ramis. Though a massive commercial failure (it pulled in less than $1 million at the box office), it is uncharacteristically sweet for an SNL movie. [Where to stream Stuart Saves His Family]

5

'Wayne's World 2' (1993)

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With its predecessor being a massive commercial hit, ushering in an era of SNL-inspired movies, its sequel — which was double the original's budget — was only a modest success, barely making back its money (and only bringing in a fraction of its predecessor's profits). Still, it's a hilarious movie filled to the brim with cameos (both from comics and musicians). [Where to stream Wayne's World 2]

4

'Superstar' (1999)

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I have a soft spot in my heart for Molly Shannon's Mary Catherine Gallagher, who, when you think about it, is truly a prototype for Bob's Burgers' Tina Belcher: socially awkward, horny as hell, and bursting with confidence despite the first two characteristics. While Superstar isn't a great movie, it's still nice to remember that female-fronted comedy films did exist before Bridesmaids. [Where to stream Superstar]

3

'MacGruber' (2010)

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While the majority of SNL movies are massive turkeys, MacGruber is the closest example to a great adaptation of the original series of sketches, in which Will Forte's MacGyver-style action hero quickly fails to make his DIY-efforts to save the say actually work (each sketch ends in the character exploding). While it failed at the box office and was not a critical success, it does have its moments — and a rumored sequel is in the works. [Where to stream MacGruber]

2

'The Blues Brothers' (1980)

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The first movie to be made from an SNL sketch, John Landis' comedy classic starring James Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as Jake and Elwood Blues was a massive success. It's dramatically different from the SNL-inspired movies that came out over a decade after it; it focuses on quiet comic moments rather than wacky hijinx (although does include plenty of sight gags and comic action sequences). It also features an incredible supporting cast of real-life R&B musicians, including Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, and John Lee Hooker. [Where to stream The Blues Brothers]

1

'Wayne's World' (1992)

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This is the one that started the trend, and who could blame Lorne Michaels for trying to recreate its success? The Penelope Spheeris-directed film, written by Mike Myers and SNL staff writers Bonnie and Terry Turner, was shockingly successful; filmed on a budget of $20 million, the film grossed over $180 million and is now considered a comedy classic. Like many of the SNL-inspired films that followed it, the cast boasted an impressive cast (including Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Ed O'Neill) and plenty of cameos from musicians like Alice Cooper and Meat Loaf. [Where to stream Wayne's World]

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