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Saturday Night Director Shares Chevy Chase’s Brutal Reaction to SNL Film
ComicBook.comStory by Michael Hein
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Legendary SNL alum Chevy Chase brutally disses the director of a new Saturday Night Live movie, leaving the filmmaker with mixed feelings about the iconic comedian's scathing feedback.
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- Chevy Chase told director Jason Reitman 'You should be embarrassed' after an early screening of the SNL film, delivering a quintessential Chevy-esque put-down that left the crew in stitches
- Despite the harsh critique, Reitman felt conflicted - on one hand, it was a 'pure' Chevy Chase moment, but on the other, he had spent years meticulously recreating the SNL world and hoped to humanize Chase, only to have his efforts dismissed
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Chevy Chase, Jason Reitman, Dana Carvey, David Spade, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night