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Best and worst SNL movie performances

by Bob Sassone, posted Apr 10th 2006 3:33PM

Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, Harold RamisThe Boston Phoenix has another list (they've been doing this a lot lately), and this one lists what they think are the best and worst movie performances from Saturday Night Live cast members. While it's great to have Bill Murray number one, it's for Ghostbusters?! What about Lost In Translation? Or Stripes? Or Rushmore? How about Groundhog Day? (Same thing with Janeane Garofalo - they pick Wet Hot American Summer?)

Among the best: Eddie Murphy in Bevery Hills Cop, Adam Sandler in The Wedding Singer, and Harry Shearer in This Is Spinal Tap. Among the worst: Eddie Murphy in The Adventures Of Pluto Nash, Adam Sandler in The Waterboy, and Jimmy Fallon in Fever Pitch.

OK, SNL fans, who's missing from this list?

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Mike

"'Trading Places'. You get not one but two SNL Alumni in Eddie Murphy and Dan Ackroyd."

I thought the list was predicated on the fact that the actors have to be cast members at the time the movie was released, which is why Christopher Guest wasn't included for This Is Spinal Tap. So Murphy would count for Trading Places, but Akroyd wasn't on the cast in 1983 when Trading Places came out. However, Sandler is counted for Wedding Singer which was way after his time was over. So I guess the movie just can't PRE-date the cast member's stint on SNL. Which makes the omissions from the list even more egregious.

"The worst snl movie performance has to be Chris Farley in Dirty Work."

Chris Farley and Adam Andler were both uncredited in Dirty Work. I don't know if that counts.

How about Anthony Michael Hall in The Breakfast Club or Weird Science? Happy Gilmore is a classic, both Sandler and Nealon ("Doing the Bull dance... Feeling the flow... Working it... Working it..."). Dave Koechner as Champ Kind in Anchorman. Will Ferrell as Frank the Tank in Old School. Chevy or Martin Short in the Three Amigos. So many glaring omissions to choose from.

April 11 2006 at 7:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Scupfisher

#13, Steve has hosted a dozen or so times but was never a regular cast member.

April 11 2006 at 2:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
captainmicahp

The worst snl movie performance has to be Chris Farley in Dirty Work. God was that movie awful.

April 10 2006 at 11:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lyn

Where's Steve Martin?

April 10 2006 at 10:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Vanessa

What's wrong with Fever Pitch? It wasn't a lame comedy like A Night at the Roxbury or Superstar. Jimmy did a great job, and I can't wait to see Factory Girl.

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April 10 2006 at 9:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Nic

I can't believe they left out the my favorite movie of all time, "Trading Places". You get not one but two SNL Alumni in Eddie Murphy and Dan Ackroyd. This movie had everything: insider-trading, pimps, and of course, Jamie Lee Curtis. Awesome.

April 10 2006 at 8:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Erik

I totally agree with Nicki. Wet Hot is a great movie. Don't bag on Wet Hot. Janeane rocks in it. Go Wet Hot.

April 10 2006 at 7:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Nicki

Wet Hot is fantastic. I don't know about Janeane's performance in particular, but the movie is one of my favorite comedies. Interesting that Tim Meadows got on the list for another cast member's movie.

April 10 2006 at 6:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Big D

Best:
Eddie Murphy in 48hrs

Worst:
any of the SNL skits to Movies

April 10 2006 at 6:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
john

what about ladies man with tim meadows, or deuce bigelow

April 10 2006 at 6:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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