Chevy Chase Told Jason Reitman He ‘Should Be Embarrassed’ About Saturday Night SNL Movie

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Chevy Chase Told Jason Reitman He ‘Should Be Embarrassed’ About Saturday Night SNL Movie

Chevy Chase seemingly wasn’t very impressed with Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night.

Saturday Night was released in United States theaters in October 2024 by Sony Pictures Releasing. Directed by Reitman, the film is about the 1975 premiere of NBC’s Saturday Night Live (known at the time as Saturday Night).

Cory Michael Smith plays Chase in the movie, while the cast also includes Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels, Rachel Sennott as Rosie Shuster, Dylan O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd, Matt Wood as John Belushi, Ella Hunt as Gilda Radner, Emily Fairn as Laraine Newman, Nicholas Braun as Andy Kaufman and Jim Henson, Nicholas Podany as Billy Crystal, Cooper Hoffman as Dick Ebersol, and more.

What did Chevy Chase say to Jason Reitman about Saturday Night?

Speaking on the Fly on the Wall podcast, per Variety, Reitman recalled Chase’s reaction after watching Saturday Night for the first time.

“So, Chevy comes in to watch the movie,” Reitman said. “And he is there with [his wife] Jayni and they watch the film, and he’s in the group, and he comes up to me after and he pats me on the shoulder and goes, ‘Well, you should be embarrassed.’”

Reitman continued, “I’m trying to balance it, because, in my head, I know, ‘Alright, I’m getting my own Chevy Chase moment that’s 1,000 percent only for me right now,’. And from a comedy point of view that’s really pure, and that’s kind of cool. But also, I just spent like two years of my life recreating this moment and trying to capture Chevy perfectly, and also even in the ego, find the humanity and give him a moment to be loved. No, none of that sh-t played. He’s not talking about that stuff.”

Saturday Night is now available to rent or purchase on streaming outlets such as Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and more.