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Saturday Night Director Shares Chevy Chase’s Brutal Reaction to SNL Film
ComicBook.comStory by Michael Hein
scrn logline
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.
beat sheet
- 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
call sheet
Chevy Chase, Jason Reitman, Dana Carvey, David Spade, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night