“Saturday Night Live” kicked off a monumental season in September, and is rapidly closing in on 1,000 total episodes. But Jason Reitman’s new film “Saturday Night” specifically pays homage to the very first one.
In theaters now, “Saturday Night” tells the story of the 90 minutes immediately preceding the first ever episode of “SNL.” At the time, even creator Lorne Michaels (played by Gabriel LaBelle in the movie) couldn’t quite describe what the show would be.
The cast was known as the Not Ready for Primetime Players, and was significantly smaller than it is now. But, it contained some now-legendary faces.