00:00My name is Lorne Michaels. I'm a producer of Saturday Night.
00:02The whole night?
00:03Yeah, the whole night.
00:04Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner.
00:07We're getting a closer look at all the behind-the-scenes chaos at SNL
00:10in Jason Reitman's latest film, Saturday Night.
00:13Sony Pictures released the first trailer for the feature,
00:15which stars Gabriel LeBell as Lorne Michaels,
00:18and focuses on the minutes leading up to the NBC sketch series debut broadcast
00:22that aired October 11, 1975.
00:25The trailer highlights the chaos that transpired
00:27over the course of the final 90 minutes prior to the start of that first-ever episode.
00:32This includes a tense exchange between series creator Lorne Michaels
00:35and NBC executive Dick Ebersole, played by Cooper Hoffman.
00:39Why don't we punt?
00:40We should run the dress for our soul and claw back a win next Saturday.
00:43We can't, Dick. It's a live show.
00:45Reitman helmed the film with a screenplay based on their interviews with living cast,
00:49writers, and crew about the launch of the show
00:51that's currently heading into its 50th season.
00:54SNL players include Dylan O'Brien as Dan Aykroyd
00:57and Lamorne Morris as Garrett Morris, among others.
01:00Other cast members include Willem Dafoe as David Tebbit,
01:03Nicholas Braun as Jim Henson,
01:04Matthew Rhys as George Carlin,
01:06Kaya Gerber as Jacqueline Carlin,
01:08J.K. Simmons as Milton Berle,
01:10John Batiste as Billy Preston,
01:12and Finn Wolfhardt as an NBC page, among others.
01:15The film hits theaters October 11.
01:17We just have to make it to air.
01:20For more on this story, head to THR.com.
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01:25keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.
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