Sony Pictures Entertainment released the trailer Thursday for “Saturday Night,” the upcoming biopic based on the first show for “Saturday Night Live” (SNL).
“They have 90 minutes to get their shit together,” reads the description for “Saturday Night,” based on the first SNL episode in 1975. Having a cuss word in an official, public description is pretty surprising, especially since the film seems centered on Lorne Michaels (played by Gabriel LaBelle). But it lives up to the trailer, as this film shockingly seems entertaining.
“Chevy Chase! Gilda Radner! And Dan — how the fuck do you pronounce this?” says Brian Welch as Don Pardo, SNL’s long-time announcer. He’s of course talking about Dan Aykroyd, one of the famed original cast members of the hit late-night show.
Chaos, carnage, running around like headless chickens and a huge amount of swearing follows the rest of the trailer, which doesn’t seem to paint a particularly nice picture of Chase, Michaels or pretty much anyone involved in the “SNL” circus.
Knowing Michaels, this movie has the potential to make us laugh out loud at the clearly crass comedy, give us goosebumps as we watch an American institution be born. And then we’ll probably cry afterwards when we remember how annoyingly politically correct SNL can be these days, though not all the time. (RELATED: Based SNL Rips Men Competing In Women’s Sports)
Circa 1975, Stills from sketches from the 1975-84 seasons of the television show ‘Saturday Night Live.’ Top, left to right: Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Gilda Radner (1946 – 1989), Bill Murray; and bottom Jane Curtain, Dan Aykroyd, Laraine Newman, John Belushi and Joe (Photo by NBC Television/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 10: Gabriel LaBelle is seen filming ‘SNL 1975’ at 30 Rock on March 10, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 11: Finn Wolfhard is seen on the set of “SNL 1975” outside the NBC Studios in Midtown, Manhattan on March 11, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 11: Nicholas Braun is seen on the set of “SNL 1975” outside the NBC Studios in Midtown, Manhattan on March 11, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
The all-star ensemble cast include Dylan O’Brien as Aykroyd, Cory Michael Smith as Chase, Nicholas Braun as Jim Henson, Finn Wolfhard as an NBC page, Willem Dafoe as David Tebet and Kaia Gerber as Jacqueline Carlin, to name a few. (RELATED: ‘Is My Brain Okay’ SNL Skit Rips The Real Life Impact Of COVID Lockdowns… And It’s Terrifyingly Accurate)
The movie drops in theaters Oct. 11. Yes, we’ll be waiting to watch it via streaming services, since we already pay for them and the theater is a luxury in this economy.
