M aking a movie about the institution that is Saturday Night Live has to be challenging. For starters, the audience comes to the movie with its own preconceived notions about the

Chevy Chase has a reputation for saying exactly what’s on his mind. The comedic actor and famed “Saturday Night Live” alum did just that when he attended a screening of “Saturday Night,” according to the film’s director Jason Reitman.

Chevy Chase seemingly wasn't very impressed with Jason Reitman's Saturday Night. Saturday Night was released in United States theaters in October 2024 by Sony Pictures Releasing. Directed by Reitman,

Live star Chevy Chase didn't hold back after he saw Saturday Night, Jason Reitman's dramatization of the first-ever taping.

I think Chevy Chase did too. To be clear, it’s not important to me that Chase liked the flick. The infamous curmudgeon/jerk/racist is lucky a generation’s worth of tall white dudes see him as a comedy icon.

Cory Michael Smith, who portrays Chase, one of the breakout stars from SNL 's first season, recently told Entertainment Weekly that when it came to his performance, he largely relied on Reitman to be his "point person" and decided against meeting Chase.

"I just spent, like, two years of my life re-creating this moment and trying to capture Chevy perfectly," the filmmaker said

Director Jason Reitman shares with Dana Carvey and David Spade on their Fly on the Wall podcast original Not Ready for Primetime Player Chevy Chase's reaction after watching Saturday Night, his film about the chaotic moments leading up the first-ever episode of Saturday Night Live.

Chevy Chase gave Saturday Night director Jason Reitman his own 'Chevy Chase was a jerk to me' story after watching the SNL biopic.