Dan Aykroyd Calls Saturday Night Movie a ‘Stand-Alone Masterpiece’

Dan Aykroyd has formally given Saturday Night time his stamp of approval.

The actor and authentic Saturday Night time Dwell castmember took to X, previously Twitter, on Friday to share his ideas on director Jason Reitman‘s newest movie, which facilities on the 90 minutes main as much as the sketch comedy present’s first broadcast in 1975.

“Cracking a Head to applaud Jason Reitman’s triumphant SNL movie. Wow!” Aykroyd wrote after watching the film at his native theater. “What a propulsive, partaking, humorous, superbly solid and acted, suspenseful, adventurous, music-filled experience.  An ideal window into the artistic course of at its highest stage. Fairly correct too.”

The Ghostbusters actor continued, “I used to be there that night time and bought to relive it splendidly once more. Congratulations Gil, Jason and Blumie. Don’t miss it whether or not you recognize the present or not. It’s a stand-alone masterpiece and surefire candidate for Greatest Image.”

Saturday Night time takes place on Oct. 11, 1975, the day SNL premiered, and follows a ferocious troupe of younger comedians and writers who change tv eternally. Dylan O’Brien performs Aykroyd, alongside Gabriel LaBelle (Lorne Michaels), Rachel Sennott (Rosie Shuster), Cory Michael Smith (Chevy Chase), Ella Hunt (Gilda Radner), Emily Fairn (Laraine Newman), Matt Wooden (John Belushi), Lamorne Morris (Garrett Morris), Kim Matula (Jane Curtin), Nicholas Braun (Andy Kaufman) and Andrew Barth Feldman (Neil Levy).

Reitman beforehand instructed The Hollywood Reporter that discovering the film’s Aykroyd was probably the most troublesome, saying, “It was genuinely scary.” The filmmaker stated the actor had a “very distinctive intercourse attraction,” so when he discovered that “there was an appreciation of Dylan O’Brien” amongst girls, Reitman knew he discovered the appropriate man for the function.

Aykroyd additionally famous on social media that he was “excited to see how Jason’s hilarious but suspenseful story turned out” as a result of he was the “solely authentic crew member who had an opportunity to learn the script.”

Saturday Night time is presently enjoying in theaters.