From ‘SNL' to the big screen: A list of 11 sketches turned into movies, ranked from best to worst
The undisputed godfather of 'SNL' films wasn't based on a sketch at all, but it did spring from the show. The Blues Brothers, Jake (
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2. Coneheads (1993)
Our favorite 'SNL' extraterrestrial family was a natural fit for feature film treatment. Beldar, Prymaat, and Connie Conehead (Dan Aykroyd,
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Dana Carvey and Mike Myers in the 1992 film "Wayne's World." (Paramount Pictures)
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3. Wayne's World (1992)
The feature film version of this 'SNL' sketch was an instant classic — and with good reason. True to its TV origins, the
4. Wayne's World 2 (1993)
The follow-up to the hit film original goes bigger and beyond the original premise of Wayne (Myers) and Garth's (Carvey) public access show. They still break the fourth wall and the wordplay jokes and sight gags are nonstop, but now
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5. Blues Brothers 2000 (2000)
The Blues Brothers sequel starts off by acknowledging Jake's death in prison (in real life, Belushi died in 1982). Soon after, Elwood (Aykroyd) embarks on a whole new adventure of putting the band back together. To fill the void left by Jake, we
380395 27: Billy Dee Williams as Lester in Paramount Pictures "The Ladies Man." (Photo by Marni Grossman/Online USA)
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6. The Ladies Man (2000)
This funny, raunchy big screen Leon Phelps tale
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7. A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
The head-bobbing Butabi brothers Doug (Chris Kattan)
8. MacGruber (2010)
The MacGruber (Will Forte) character began as a spoof of MacGyver on the small screen, but gets reimagined as an R-rated 'Naked Gun'/'Hot Shots' inspired-comedy for the big screen. It's another extra raunchy 'SNL' comedy romp, this one packed with sexual innuendos and poorly aged sex jokes.
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MOLLY SHANNON stars as Mary Katherine Gallagher, the quintessential Irish-American Catholic schoolgirl, in Superstar, a film directed by Bruce McCulloch. (Chris Helcermanas-Benge/Paramount Pictures)
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9. Superstar (1999)
Al Franken and Laura San Giacomo in the 1995 film "Stuart Saves His Family." (Paramount Pictures)
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10. Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
With veteran writer and
Julia Sweeney and David Foley in the 1994 film "It's Pat." (Touchstone Pictures)
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11. It's Pat (1994)
During the '90s, the
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