Telluridehas launched some terrific movies this weekend Edward BergersConclave,Michael GraceysBetter Man, Pablo LarrainsMariaand Tim FehlbaumsSeptember 5among them but it would be hard to find more palpable energy evident in a movie theater than that generated bySaturday Nighttonight.
TheJason Reitman-directed dramatic look at the tense and often hilarious 90 minutes before the 1975 launch of the iconic NBC showSaturday Night Livejust made its debut at the Colorado mountain fest.
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Reitman was there along with producer Peter Rice and Sony exec Sanford Panitch and co-writer Gil Kenan, and he gave a most rousing intro, with an assist fromBill Murray, who joinedSNLin its second season and became a mainstay.
Take a look at video straight from the theatre of their intro to the audience here:
Jason Reitman introduces the world premiere of Saturday Night at the#TellurideFilmFestival, a movie that hilariously celebrates the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live on October 11, 1975pic.twitter.com/OWYiRqtGX2
Bill Murray joins Jason Reitman on stage at the#TellurideFilmFestivalto present the new Saturday Night movie, that hilariously celebrates the first broadcast of#SNLon October 11, 1975pic.twitter.com/NmznID1EOf