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Dan Aykroyd Endorses “Saturday Night” Movie: “Stand-alone masterpiece and surefire candidate for Best Picture”

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Except for Bill Murray — who wasn’t part of the original “SNL” cast — no member of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players has endorsed Jason Reitman’s “Saturday Night.”

The movie, now in wide release, has not taken off very well. But there’s hope a push this weekend may bring in audiences.

Now Dan Aykroyd has jumped into the fray, calling the movie a “masterpiece” and a possible “best picture.”

That leaves Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, and Garrett Morris to say something.

Dan at least has done something nice for Reitman, who’s directed him in “Ghostbusters” just as his dad, Ivan Reitman, did so well 40 years ago.

Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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