Dan Aykroyd was the only original SNL cast member who read the script
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At 11:30pm on October 11th, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. Find out what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live (1975).. Matt Wood stars as John Belushi in Saturday Night, check out the rest of the cast and their real-life counterparts..
In reality he came on immediately
As the show goes live they have John Belushi coming into frame 39 seconds late through a door. Lorne Michaels: Look, my name is Lorne Michaels, I’m the producer of “Saturday Night”.Doorman: The whole night?Lorne Michaels: [sarcastically] Yeah, the whole night.. The movie opens with a quote of Lorne Michaels: "The show doesn't go on because it's ready, it goes on because it's 11:30.".
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Ixoo ‘Chickenweed’ ChawzWritten by Don Cento and Martin GarnerPerformed by Don Cento and Martin Garner. Now to set the stage for my review, I am not a fan of Saturday Night Live, but I also don't hate the show. I have seen clips of this show on YouTube, there have been stars from this show that went on to do bigger things in their careers and I've only watched one episode and that episode was hosted by Sydney Sweeney.
Aside from that, this is a show that never grabbed my attention and I'm not really a fan of sketch comedy
However, when I heard that Jason Reitman was directing a movie based on the events that happened prior to the debut of this show, I naturally decided to give it a chance and I had a fun time with Saturday Night (2024).Positives for Saturday Night (2024): This movie was a chaotic roller coaster from start to finish. This movie has such as wild paced to it that does require you to pay attention to it and it worked for the most part. The actors do a fantastic job at portraying these people from the 70s and while it was a little distracting trying to see some of them portray certain people from that show, they all do great in their roles.
There are certain conflict where it feels like they rushed to the resolution without giving any proper buildup to it
The comedy in this movie is very funny and some of the skits they were doing got a couple of chuckles out of me. And finally, the movie does a fantastic job at making this set look and feel chaotic.Negatives for Saturday Night (2024): The movie is a little too chaotic for me. And finally, the movie has such a fast paced to it that I couldn't keep up with it at times.Overall, Saturday Night (2024) is a fun experience from start to finish and if you're a fan of this show, then I would highly recommend this movie.