Growing up, Jason Reitman found solace in sketch comedy. For the Montreal native, 91裸聊视频淪aturday Night Live91裸聊视频� was more than just a show 91裸聊视频� it was a sanctuary for misfits like himself.

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After releasing his breakout dramedy 91裸聊视频淛uno91裸聊视频� in 2007, Reitman told his agent that one of his dreams was to write for 91裸聊视频淪NL.91裸聊视频� He got his chance that year with a weeklong writing stint on the show.

91裸聊视频淭hose minutes and seconds leading to it going live are like the Stanley Cup and the Super Bowl all rolled into one. The adrenalin of it is insane,91裸聊视频� he said.

Reitman aimed to capture that turbocharged energy in 91裸聊视频淪aturday Night,91裸聊视频� a dramatization of the shambolic 90 minutes leading up to the sketch-comedy institution91裸聊视频檚 very first episode in 1975. The film opens in Toronto on Friday, followed by a wide release on Oct. 11 91裸聊视频� exactly 49 years to the day the show debuted on NBC.

Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 Gabriel LaBelle stars as an overwhelmed Lorne Michaels, the show91裸聊视频檚 Canadian architect who faces myriad hurdles while guiding a troupe of untrained and untested comedians and writers. The cast includes Dylan O91裸聊视频橞rien as Dan Aykroyd, Cory Michael Smith as Chevy Chase and Nicholas Braun as both Andy Kaufman and Jim Henson.

91裸聊视频淚 wanted the audience to feel not only what it was like for an episode to go live, but what is it like when culture changes in a moment?91裸聊视频� said Reitman.

Reitman said his famous father Ivan, who made several films with 91裸聊视频淪NL91裸聊视频� alums including John Belushi and Bill Murray, ran in the same circles as Canadian actors Aykroyd and Valri Bromfield, as well as musicians Howard Shore and Paul Shaffer, who were all involved in the early days of the show.

Despite whatever second-hand stories he might have absorbed growing up, Reitman said he went to painstaking lengths to ensure every detail in his film was accurate. He and writing partner Gil Kenan interviewed 91裸聊视频渆very living person we could find who was in the building that night.91裸聊视频�

Reitman said the many obstacles Michaels and his crew encounter in the film 91裸聊视频� from John Belushi refusing to sign his contract to Milton Berle exposing himself 91裸聊视频� are all based on true stories.

However, when Reitman interviewed Michaels himself, the Toronto native didn91裸聊视频檛 mention any personal anxiety about that debut show.

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Reitman said the most intriguing insight he learned was that Michaels was initially slated to host 91裸聊视频淲eekend Update,91裸聊视频� the iconic segment known for its satirical take on current events and news.

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He believes part of Michaels91裸聊视频� success can be attributed to both his outsider91裸聊视频檚 lens as a Canadian and his ability to recognize 91裸聊视频渙verlooked talent.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淗e was able to look at someone like John Belushi, who didn91裸聊视频檛 look like anybody on television, or Dan Aykroyd, who didn91裸聊视频檛 sound like anyone on television, and know that they were stars. And that91裸聊视频檚 continued through to Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell,91裸聊视频� said Reitman.

91裸聊视频淟orne has constantly been able to evolve and understand, 91裸聊视频榃hat is the next stage of comedy? Where are we going from an evolutionary standpoint?91裸聊视频� He91裸聊视频檚 done that for 50 years and I have to think that some of that has to do with his origin story of being from Toronto and having that Canadian perspective of the world.91裸聊视频�

As for Michaels91裸聊视频� view on 91裸聊视频淪aturday Night91裸聊视频�?

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