35/24
Dan Aykroyd was the only member of the original SNL cast to read the script
Narrative
On October 11, 1975 at 11:30 PM, a fierce troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. Find out what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the premiere of Saturday Night Live (1975). Matt Wood stars as John Belushi on Saturday Night, meet the rest of the cast and their real-life counterparts.
In reality, he arrived immediately
When the show airs live, John Belushi enters the frame 39 seconds late through a door. Lorne Michaels: Listen, my name is Lorne Michaels, I’m the producer of “Saturday Night.” Doorman: All night? Lorne Michaels: [sarcastic] Yeah, all night.
Ixoo ‘Chickenweed’ ChawzWritten by Don Cento and Martin GarnerPlayed by Don Cento and Martin Garner
The film opens with a quote from Lorne Michaels: “The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready, it goes on because it’s 11:30 p.m.” Starring Eddie Murphy, the Black King of Hollywood (2023). An hour and thirty minutes before going live on air, Lorne Micheals is still trying to get his show and his actors in order. While he believes in it, others doubt it or don’t even know what it is.
The movie makes the first episode seem chaotic
The set is in chaos, the actors rebel, and just when everything seems about to fall apart, they pull themselves together and launch a show that changed late-night television forever. The story of what led Lorne Micheals and his group of comedians to launch Saturday Night is more complex; This movie is about what it was like when they first went on the air on October 11, 1974. Yet somehow, everything came together perfectly to make television history.
This movie has more drama than comedy
The movie is short, but some parts feel slow. Fans of SNL or any of the original cast might enjoy this movie more than the average viewer. This movie is worth watching for the average person if they want to learn more about the history of the show.