Saturday night’s edition ofSaturday Night Livetook aim at Greta Gerwig’sBarbiemovie. A recent trailer for the film highlights the colorfully over-the-top nature of the film, which sees Barbie and Ken leave Barbieland to see what awaits them in the real world. Hoping to top that insanity,SNLaired a parody trailer forAmerican Girls, a live-action feature film based on the American Girl dolls. Guest hostAna de Armasis included in the sketch as one of the live-action American Girls, as you can see by watching the parody trailer below, perSNLon YouTube.
“People can’t stop talking about the trailer for the newBarbiemovie, but not all dolls live in a dream house,” the trailer narrator says. “Some are bigger, younger, sadder. Some dolls are American Girls!”
The trailer then kicks off with a scene spoofing the moment in theBarbietrailer where Margot Robbie and the other Barbies say hello to one another. Only inAmerican Girls, nobody says hello to Ego Nwodim’s Addy, a slight that doesn’t go unnoticed. Addy also makes things a bit awkward when the dolls are explaining their tragic backstories, with Addy revealing that she’s a “runaway slave.”
There are no pink corvettes or boyfriends for the American Girls, but they seem to know how to have a good time by putting on their own “fashion show” with old-fashioned clothes. The trailer also further teases for filmgoers to “come for the fun” and “stay for the overburdened preteens wearing four layers of coats and pantaloons.”
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American Girls: Still Not as Crazy as Barbie
The parody trailer forAmerican Girlsis wild, but it still may not be quite as outlandish asBarbie. While there’s been a lot of praise given to the script, many people involved have also been upfront about the fact that the film is out there and unlike anything else you’ll find in theaters today. Margot Robbie recently spoke about how she didn’t think the film would ever get greenlit.
This was Ana de Armas' hosting debut forSaturday Night Live. She was joined by musical guest Karol G. The hosting stint follows a highly acclaimed performance in the Marilyn Monroe-based movieBlonde, which made her the first Cuban woman to be nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars. Ana de Armas is currently working onBallerina, aJohn Wickspinoff, and she can next be seen in the Apple TV+ movieGhostedwhich premieres on April 21. You can stream her episode ofSaturday Night Liveon Peacock.
