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Watch a Chaotic Rehearsal in ‘Saturday Night’

The director Jason Reitman narrates a sequence from his film about the production of the first episode of “Saturday Night Live.” Spoiler alert, making the show wasn’t easy.

By Mekado Murphy

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‘Saturday Night’ | Anatomy of a Scene

The director Jason Reitman narrates a sequence from his film about the making of the first episode of “Saturday Night Live.”

By Mekado Murphy

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‘Saturday Night’ Review: Live TV at Its Mildest

When it debuted 50 years ago, “S.N.L.” was chaotic, rangy, even offensive. But nothing’s wild or crazy in Jason Reitman’s fictional reimagining of its first episode.

By Manohla Dargis

Aykroyd, Dan Belushi, John Braun, Nicholas (1988- ) Carlin, George Chase, Chevy Dafoe, Willem Hoffman, Cooper (2003- ) Movies Radner, Gilda Reitman, Jason Rhys, Matthew Saturday Night (Movie) Saturday Night Live (TV Program) Sennott, Rachel

‘Saturday Night’ Review: Live TV at Its Mildest

When it debuted 50 years ago, “S.N.L.” was chaotic, rangy, even offensive. But nothing’s wild or crazy in Jason Reitman’s fictional reimagining of its first episode.

By Manohla Dargis

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