Saturday Night (2024)
random000 5 points 4 months ago.

It’s at least done by Jason Reitman, Catherine Reitman’s brother. Their dad was Ivan Reitman, the guy that brought us Ghostbusters, Stripes, Meatballs, Animal House, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Cronenberg’s Shivers & other stuff. Jason worked with his dad on Ghostbusters & did some good stuff of his own like Thankyou For Smoking, Young Adult, Jennifer’s Body, etc.

He might be one of the few that can actually do it right since he grew up around it & that whole crew of people.

random000 2 points 8 days ago.

Along the lines of the vintage Ruby Keeler backstage comedies like 42nd Street or Footlight Parade, just not as spectacular. The vibe of that sort of thing is there though. Casting was mixed, where it was nailed in a few instances like with Lamorne Morris or Matt Wood, but not so much in others. Surprising to see Cindy Crawford’s kid Kaia Gerber as Chevy’s wayward gal. It’s a flick for hardcore fans of that era & it accomplished what it set out to do.