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The new movieSaturday Nightprovides a look at the 90 minutes before the very first episode of SNL back in 1975 , and some may be wondering why original cast member Chevy Chase leave the show after just one season . As was show in the movie , Chase was on the threshold of becoming a breakout star on the show and was even considered to be the " inheritor manifest " to late - nighttime public lecture show emcee Johnny Carson . While sure events that materialise in the motion picture did n’t needfully fall out the same way of life ( or even on the same night),Saturday Nighthelps explicate why Chevy did n’t have a recollective land tenure .
InSaturday Nightdirected by Jason Reitman , various documented events and anecdotes are woven together to make a version of what the very first night of SNL was like , as well as how it nearly light aside before it could even go to breeze . This includes the chesty and charismatic Chevy Chase ( played by Cory Michael Smith).WhileSaturday Nightdoes foreshadow his future rise to stardom , it also ties into all the problem Chase had with his fellow cast members and why he ultimately left the show in 1976 , only a few episodes into the 2nd season .
Chevy Chase Left Saturday Night Live After Multiple BTS Problems
The New Movie Suggests As Much
harmonise to various reports and anecdotes over the years , Chevy Chase ’s position as the large star ofSaturday Nightand earning two Emmys resulted in arise tensions between himself and his fellow cast members , most notably John Belushi . Chase was reportedly not humble when it come to his rising stardom either , possessing a large self that was difficult to contend . To that end , the tension that was present throughout Chevy ’s time on the show is certainly depicted inSaturday Night , featuring a dressing room fight between Chevy and Belushi less than an 60 minutes before airtime at 11:30 .
Jason Reitman ’s approaching SNL biopic Saturday Night features a slate of popular stars and up - and - get actors portray the original 1975 SNL cast of characters .
Saturday Night’sChevy and Belushi garnish room brawl did n’t happen in real life sentence . rather , the fight is likely representative of the ongoing resentments that would only growbetween the first Weekend Update host and his fellow cast members . Likewise , it ’s been said in interviews with Reitman and Smith that the fight is a court to Chase ’s ill-famed fight with Bill Murray which occurred in a future installment ( which did happen in Belushi ’s dressing room ) . nitty-gritty revilement was also present behind the scenes throughout Studio 8H , doubtless add to the tenseness that led to Chevy ’s eventual exit as a mould member midway through the show ’s second time of year .
Chevy Chase Says He Quit Saturday Night To Be With His Girlfriend
“The Real Reason Was A Girl”
agree to Chase himself , his elementary rationality for depart was far more innocuous . As control in the video recording above ( beginning at 6:30 ) , Chase claims that the reasonableness he left SNL and New York was for a girl , Jacqueline Carlin with whom he was lease during the first sequence ofSaturday Nightand tie in 1976 . Not wanting to move to New York , Chase moved to Los Angeles to be with Carlin . The two were married for four years and dissociate in 1980 .
Carlin is indeed featured in Reitman’sSaturday Night , played by Kaia Gerber . As show in the picture , Carlin was indeed part of various survey as an spare while Chevy was a part of SNL , include the very first installment ’s " New Dad " sketch . However , the sequence where J.K. Simmons ' Milton Berle hit on Carlin in front of Chase before flashing his crotch did not happen in material life ( though it was inspired by Berle ’s ill-famed reputation and report incidents).Regardless , Chase leavingSaturdayNightfor Carlin is likely only partly true considering the do it outcome behind the scene .
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Saturday Night makes some measured tweaks to the true floor behind the first Saturday Night Live , while remaining close to the show ’s legacy .
Chevy Chase Returned To Host SNL Multiple Times
Chase Was Hosting The Night Of His Infamous Fight With Bill Murray
Despite leaving the show in 1976 , Chevy Chase has generate to SNL on multiple occasion . Chase has had multiple cameo , his most recent one being in 2013 . He ’s also host 8 times in SNL ’s 50 - year story , the most recent being in 1997 . That said , his first clock time host in 1978 is undoubtedly his most infamous .
Having replaced Chase following his departure in 1976 , Bill Murray was reportedly not a lover of Chase ’s proceeds , nor his ego that came with hosting in February of 1978 . Just before airtime and Chase ’s opening monologue , it was reported that Murray and Chase had a fight in John Belushi ’s dressing way , and Belushi himself had to put himself between the two men just before the installment broadcast as they traded bump and insults . However , the two comic eventually reconciled in 1980,as both Chase and Murray starred in the filmCaddyshack .
Saturday Nightis now playing in theaters .
Saturday Night (2024) is a forthcoming film with an undisclosed director. The movie centers on the vibrant nightlife of a bustling city, capturing the intertwining lives and stories of a diverse ensemble cast navigating personal and social challenges over the course of a single evening.
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Saturday Night ( 2024 ) is a coming film with an undisclosed director . The movie centers on the vivacious nightlife of a bustling city , get the intertwining lives and account of a diverse ensemble cast navigating personal and social challenges over the trend of a individual even .
