“Behind the Curtain: Jason Reitman’s Masterful Dance Between Reality and Imagination in ‘Saturday Night'”
But that doesn’t mean there weren’t some artistic licenses taken.
While many of the pivotal obstacles in the film are based on true events—Lorne Michaels had planned on being the anchor for Weekend Update before handing it off to Chevy Chase—they didn’t necessarily happen 90 minutes before they went live. But the heart of the film was to capture all of the chaos of that first episode and insert it into the timeline of their story, which—anyone who has performed live knows—is an electric ninety minutes before stepping into the spotlight.
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