Best SNL Spin-Off Movie

[Guest RetroRob215]

I just finished watching A Night At The Roxbury and I was wondering which of the SNL spin-offs was your favorite.

[Guest Big McLargeHuge]

The first Wayne's World.

[Guest Karnage]

Wayne's World is my favourite.

[Guest Steve J. Rogers]

The Original Blues Brothers ranks up there, not too many classics, mostly because the characters are one note and can sustain a quality comedic performance for a 5 or so minute sketch.

 

If the movie has a decent storyline surrounding it where the characters are taken out of the sketch and into a "real" situation (like Wayne's World or Blues Brothers) then it can be good, how ever, HOW did the Roxbury Guys end up getting a film made is beyond me

 

Steve

[Guest Kingpk]

Waynes World is defintiely the best spin-off.  But as far as best movie with SNL alumni goes, it's a tie between Happy Gilmore and Tommy Boy.

[Guest dreamer420]

wayne's world.  the rest have been crap pretty well with superstar being at the top of the shit list.

[Guest Shaved Bear]

best movie from SNL-character: Wayne's World

 

best movie from SNL-alumni: Tommy Boy or Caddyshack

[Guest Steve J. Rogers]

Intrestingly enough, there have been 17 feature films featuring SNL characters, here they are:

 

"Mr. Mike's Mondo Video" (1979),

An avde garde style piece by Mike O'Donoghue that sends up music video shows of the 1970's I guess.  I doubt you can find it much on video or DVD now a days.  

 

O'Donoghue gets credit for the first person ever shown on an SNL broadcast though never a featured player, mostly a writer ala Al Frenken, Robert Smigel, ect and Mr. Mike, a music critic was one of his characters

 

The Blues Brothers" (1980),

Do I HAVE to explain?  They were on a mission from God.

 

"Gilda Live" (1980),

Film of the late, great Gilda Radner live doing performances of all her famous characters.

 

"Wayne's World" (1992),

 

Again, no explanation needed

 

"Mo' Money" (1992),

A Damon Wayans film, not sure of the SNL connection, was he on SNL long enough for the character to be considered more SNL rather than In Living Color?

 

"Bob Roberts" (1992),

 

I don't remeber Tim Robbins doing the Bob Roberts character before the movie came out, its possible he could have been featured in one of those short films SNL does every now and then

 

"Mr. Saturday Night" (1992),

 

I liked this Crystal bomb from 92, but its more of a Crystal character than an SNL staple, I think Crystal did the Buddy Young Jr. character once or twice on the show.

 

"Coneheads" (1993),

 

Again, no explanation, well except that they consume mass quanities and they are from France

 

"Wayne's World 2" (1993),

The first sequel ever made from a movie based on an SNL sketch

 

"It's Pat" (1994),

I think this was a straight to video release because I remeber hearing it was being made, but never saw it being released in theatres

 

"Casper" (1995),

Don Novello has a part as Father Guido Sarducci who was a featured character in the early years

 

"Stuart Saves His Family" (1995),

...and dog gone it, people LIKE me, even if they don't see my movie.

 

"Blues Brothers 2000" (1998),

Only the second sequel of an SNL related movie, maybe thats not a bad thing, thats, A GOOD THING!

 

 

"A Night at the Roxbury" (1998),

WHY?  

 

"Office Space" (1999),

I don't know the connection off hand

 

"Superstar" (1999),

Molly Shannon's claim to fame

 

"The Ladies Man" (2000)

Ahh Tim, Tim, 11 and a half years and this movie is how they reward you?

 

Honorable mentions, I think there have been several Mr. Bill specials (plus a live version) based on the famous clay character (not to mention several comercial apperances) plus NBC did produce a special based on Eric Idle's Beatle spoof "The Rutles" characters after they appeared on SNL which includes cameos by Radner, Belushi, Aykrod and Lorne Michales

 

In fact, BTW Neil Innes in his Lennonesque Rutle character came on and did a song that was used in the special "All You Need Is Cash" and to this day people who saw the show claim that it was John Lennon (neither here nor there of course but something amusing, of course, despite the fact that Idle stars and was the producer/writer of it and the fact that Michael Palin has a couple of brief parts many insist that it was an official Python spinoff)

 

Steve

[Guest RetroRob215]

A Night At the Roxbury really isn't that bad.  I gave it a 5/10.  The beginning and end are both really funny, but the middle portion drags it down a lot.

[Guest]

Wayne's-World.

The-Ladies-Man(Sue-me)

[Guest razazteca]

Austin Powers has to be my favorite SNL spin off movie, Mike Myers has used characters with Scotish and British accents on SNL several times.

 

Coneheads is a close 2nd "We come from France"

[Guest ant_7000]

Blues Brothers

Wayne's World

Ladies Man

[Guest Shaved Bear]

"Office Space" (1999),

I don't know the connection off hand

they did it as a cartoon between sketches, but only it focused on the guy they all shitted on

[Guest J*ingus]

Blues Brothers is easily the best movie based on a SNL sketch, and the Wayne's Worlds are the only other ones that I liked.  I have never been a big fan of Saturday Night Live ever since they lost the original cast.  Chevy Chase, Jon Belushi, Gilda Radner, and Jane Curtain all absolutely smoke those who followed them.

[Guest TheDames7]

A Night at the Roxbury cracks me up actually.

 

Dames

[Guest MarvinisaLunatic]

Bah. I think Ladies Man was the best, then Waynes World, then Coneheads.

[Guest ArkhamGlobe]

The Blues Brothers, in a heartbeat.

[Guest Black Lushus]

"Office Space" (1999),

I don't know the connection off hand

they did it as a cartoon between sketches, but only it focused on the guy they all shitted on

now wait a second, i thought the premise of Office Space started with Mike Judge animated skits on Liquid Television on MTV???   it was always the boss that kept talking and never listened and the mumbling guy with the red stapler that kept getting mvoed around?

 

anyway, i really liked Dirty Work, i loved Norm McDonald's dry humor...

[Guest RetroRob215]

A Night at the Roxbury cracks me up actually.

 

Dames

WOO-HOO!!  I don't feel like a loner anymore!

[Guest dreamer420]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who enjoyed the Ladies' Man.  Once you get past the really lame Will Farrell crap in the movie (why does he seem to wreck movies?), it is really funny.  Tim Meadows had tons of terrific lines.

[Guest lomasmoney]

The Blues Brothers and Wayne's World are the best SNL movies hands down. The early to mid 90's cast with Chirs Rock, Adam Sandler, Chirs Farley and David Spade is a far second from the orginal cast.

[Guest dreamer420]

I loved the original cast too. far more talent in there then there ever was to follow.

 

don't forget to list phil hartman as a mid 90's member because he probably was the best during that time.

[Guest C.H.U.D.]

Hey, I like A Night at the Roxybury as well.

 

Wayne's World too.