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A new film depicts the chaotic moments before Saturday Night Live's first broadcast

NPR's Scott Simon talks with director Jason Reitman about his new movie, "Saturday Night." It's about the creativity and chaos leading up to the first ever "Saturday Night Live" broadcast.

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Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.