J.K. Simmonsis sharing the juicy details aboutSaturday Night’s most memorable prop.
“I just assumed the camera was going to be belt-high and everything else left to the imagination.
And obviously, you know, it’s not.
Kaia Gerber as Jacqueline Carlin and J.K. Simmons as Milton Berle in ‘Saturday Night’.Sony Pictures Entertainment
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In fact, when Reitman mentioned the apparatus, Simmons assumed he was joking.
Plain joke,” Simmons recalled.
Smith told the outlet about the big snag the stars hit with the fake schlong.
J.K. Simmons as Milton Berle in ‘Saturday Night’.Sony Pictures
“The movie is about one generation ripping television out of the hands of the other.
How do you personify that?”
Milton Berle represents everything that television was."
He continued, “He’s the ghost of television past.
He will appear later onSNLand do the worst episode of all time.
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Simmons echoed that idea in his interview withVariety.
The actor also said Berle and Chase are emblematic of their respective generations.
“It’s that pissing contest on different levels.
I think Chevy’s disdain for Milton Berle and that world is just typical youthful arrogance.
You know, ‘Nobody was funny until my generation came along.'”
So many comedians have that sad, dark side.
He was not a happy guy.”
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“And we had this great opening line for him: ‘Sorry, tripped over my penis.’
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