“Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard gave a nod to the cult Minneapolis band the Replacements during his hosting gig on “Saturday Night Live.”

While introducing musical guest A$AP Rocky on Saturday’s show, Wolfhard wore a vintage Replacements t-shirt from the group’s final tour in 1991.

Wolfhard is currently co-writing a film based on Bob Mehr’s best-selling biography “Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements” with his father, Eric.

It may well also have been a reference to the Replacements’ infamous, profanity-laced debut as musical guests on “SNL” that took place 40 years ago Sunday. Producer Lorne Michaels subsequently banned them for life from the show, although he did welcome back band leader Paul Westerberg as a solo artist in 1993.

Wolfhard announced the film in an October Instagram post that read: “One of my parents’ first dates was to a Replacements concert. Then I was born!

“As Westerberg once said ‘Let’s let em down.’ ”

Mehr, who is the music critic for the Commercial Appeal newspaper in Memphis, Tenn., also wrote about the film on social media.

“In the nearly ten years since ‘Trouble Boys’ was published, I’ve been flattered and fortunate that so many accomplished, talented people have approached me about adapting the book for both the big and small screen,” Mehr wrote.

“Over the years, and through various iterations, I’ve continued to believe that the Replacements’ tale would eventually transcend the page and find life in another format. To that end, I’m grateful to my friend Finn, his father Eric, and producer Richard Peete for having a real vision for this book and this band.”

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