Misplaced Pages

MacGruber

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

MacGruber was a recurring sketch on the NBC television series Saturday Night Live , first appearing on the show in January 2007. The sketch is a parody of the 1985–1992 adventure series MacGyver . The sketch stars Will Forte as special operations agent MacGruber, who is tasked in each episode with deactivating a ticking bomb but becomes distracted by personal issues, resulting in the bomb's detonation and (presumably) the deaths of his companions and himself.

#863136

72-502: MacGruber ' s popularity has led to a film based on the character , which was released on May 21, 2010. A television series for the streaming service Peacock premiered on December 16, 2021. The character of MacGruber was created by SNL writer Jorma Taccone . The sketches are written by Forte, Taccone and John Solomon and directed by Taccone, except for the March 2008 and May 2008 installments, which were directed by Solomon. In

144-782: A weighted average , assigned the film a score of 43 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C−" on an A+ to F scale. John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter felt it was "utterly disposable but diverting." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone praised the "unabashed affection" of Taccone's directorial style while commending Forte's performance as "contagious." The Boston Globe 's Ty Burr deemed it "a lot better than it should be," while criticizing its "smugness" and abundance of toilet humor. In contrast, Andrew Schenker of Slate Magazine felt that " MacGruber 's at its best when it's most vulgar, when its foul-mouthed and essentially insane hero

216-480: A " Proud Boy ", and as Vicky and Piper try to remind him of the bomb, he keeps denying its existence and makes more conspiracy theorist behaviors (like being very anti-CNN, calling stuff "cancel culture" and "Hollywood elite") before the bomb explodes. ^1 The second part of installment also featured cast member Kristen Wiig as Taylor, MacGruber's new girlfriend. ^2 This installment also featured cast member Bill Hader as MacGruber's life coach (though

288-408: A Diet Pepsi, but is only able to say "Diet Pep-" before the control room explodes, and the commercial ends. Anderson returned to SNL on the March 7, 2009, episode, in which it was revealed that MacGyver is actually MacGruber's long-lost father (making the latter's full name "MacGruber MacGyver"), who left his mother ( Abby Elliott ) for a stripper named Lacey when MacGruber was a baby. Skit 2: At

360-499: A TV series... We have a really fun idea. We actually went out and pitched it a couple weeks ago." On January 16, 2020, it was announced the TV series is in the works and will be released on the streaming service Peacock . On August 10, 2020, Peacock gave production a series order consisting of eight episodes, with Forte reprising his role. In June 2021, It was reported that Sam Elliott , playing MacGruber's Dad; Laurence Fishburne , playing

432-544: A chapel, they ask him to retrieve the warhead. He refuses. That night, MacGruber explodes into a fit of rage, waking from the flashback of Cunth killing his fiancée, Casey Fitzpatrick, at their wedding. He accepts the mission. After a heated conversation with Faith and Piper at the Pentagon , MacGruber creates a list and travels to the U.S. to form his team to pursue Cunth. Recruiting all but his long-time friend Vicki St. Elmo and Brick Hughes. MacGruber meets Faith and Piper on

504-538: A cliff behind the altar, shooting him with a machine gun and launching a grenade as he falls, incinerating the corpse, and finally urinating on it from the top of the cliff. What you see with this movie is exactly what we wanted to do. It's the three of us having a bunch of fun writing it, then having fun making it with a bunch of our friends—old friends and new friends. I think that fun comes across when you watch it. It's rare that you get that kind of creative freedom. —Will Forte to The A.V. Club , 2010 MacGruber

576-406: A corporate sensitivity training course, in an insurgent cave, MacGruber attempts to use politically correct terms when speaking to Darrel, while still misprouncing his name. He requests a black pen, but refers to it as an "African-American pen." Darrel gets fed up, but is maced by MacGruber while handing the pen to him. After requesting a yellow pen as an "Asian pen," MacGruber admits he is racist when

648-605: A crew composed of local workers as a part of a tax credit. The quick film schedule of 28 days led to the filmmakers adjusting scenes to complete them on time, as the presence of automatic weapons on set would slow down the process. Keeping in line with their sources for parody, the filmmakers opted for cinematography emulating the style of blockbuster action films. This involved most prominently using smoke machines for interior areas, as they noticed similar scenes in Lethal Weapon inexplicably contain prominent smoke. Prior to

720-623: A demented MacGruber tries to convince Vicky and Kyle to pay him money to fart a ping pong ball out of his butt. When they refuse, he does it anyway, and then the ship explodes shortly after. Skit 2: In the second commercial, later re-aired during Super Bowl XLIII, MacGruber and MacGyver are locked in the control room of an "illegal supply ship", where MacGruber becomes distracted by the temptation of Pepsi and announces he has legally changed his name to "Pepsuber." Skit 3: At an Italian Mafia hideout, MacGruber's obsession with Pepsi goes so far that he holds two cans of Pepsi in each hand, and only speaks

792-435: A dildo to fall out of Merill's bag. After an awkward few seconds, the bomb explodes. Skit 3: In an Angel Dust Production Lab, MacGruber is upset to find Merill has brought Scott along. Merill claims Scott is just a friend, despite Scott obviously flirting with him, and that he's happy in his relationship with Vicky. MacGruber challenges him to kiss Vicky, however as soon as their lips touch Merill vomits into her mouth just as

SECTION 10

#1732790851864

864-497: A drunk MacGruber asks April to hand him a guitar, to which he plays a drunken version of his theme song before the place explodes. Skit 3: At a drug lord's headquarters, MacGruber, having developed severe drinking problem, lazily and drunkenly eats a hamburger while shirtless . With Casey having left him, April asks MacGruber to defuse a bomb that he himself made while he was drunk. April eventually has had enough of his bad behavior and leaves as well, leaving MacGruber to die alone as

936-432: A loosely completed outline, but the trio have since been too busy to complete a script. In 2015, Forte said the team has a "realistic shot" at producing the film, and it is his second priority behind his comedy series, The Last Man on Earth . Forte discussed a MacGruber TV series in a March 2019 IndieWire article, saying, "The state of MacGruber right now is, we're trying to see if somebody will let us make it as

1008-500: A military general; and Mickey Rourke , playing an enemy of MacGruber, all would be joining the cast. however, Rourke left the series, and was replaced by Billy Zane . The series was released on Peacock on December 16, 2021. Abby Elliott Abigail Elliott (born June 16, 1987) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2008 to 2012, and has starred on

1080-443: A mini-hydrogen bomb, Nana asks if MacGruber still had scars from a breast reduction surgery that he denies having. In his frustration, he tells her to keep her mouth shut and stop talking about childhood stories since he's trying to defuse a bomb. After being handed a paper clip and a cord from Vicky, Nana seemingly passes out to the former's shock, but MacGruber tells Vicky that Nana was just playing dead, which he claims she does it all

1152-486: A nomination at the 81st Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film . Elliott joined the cast of SNL midway through the 2008–2009 season (season 34), in November 2008, following the departure of Amy Poehler . She is the third generation of her family to have been featured on SNL. She is the second generation of her family to be hired as a cast member, and her tenure on

1224-487: A release date of April 23, 2010, the film eventually opened on May 21, 2010 in the United States. The film grossed $ 1,569,025 on its opening day, and $ 4,043,945 for its opening weekend. The film earned a total of $ 8,460,995 by the end of its third weekend, against its $ 10 million production cost. In July 2010, Parade listed the film #2 on its list of "Biggest Box Office Flops of 2010." MacGruber realized

1296-494: A right-wing conspiracy theorist who tells his assistants about the QAnon theory (like celebrities eating babies). He also tells them that he supports anarchist and far-right ideologies like limited government, "my body, my choice" only for men (anti-vaccination and anti-abortion), and suppressing voting rights for non-White people, thinking that it's what creates an average American. He then proclaims himself to be an " Oath Keeper " and

1368-430: A roll of toilet paper with Anthony Fauci's face on it and an anti-Joe Biden t-shirt, he tries to introduce them to QAnon just before the bomb explodes. Skit 3: At a research facility, despite having had an intervention after losing friends and family, and claiming on social media that he's got his act together and trying to go outside more, MacGruber, now dressed as Jake Angeli (the so-called QAnon Shaman), has become

1440-458: A third-week drop of showings of 94%, from 2,546 to 177 theaters. The film was removed from theaters after the third week. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 48% of 152 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "It too often mistakes shock value for real humor, but MacGruber is better than many SNL films – and better than it probably should be." Metacritic , which uses

1512-425: A toilet and will poop on them, then flush them down the drain. As he tries to get back to defusing the bomb, the tanker explodes. The scene goes to many years later in 2040 in outer space (Spaceport: 2040), an older MacGruber flushes MacGyver's ashes after taking a dump. He ends up being unable to defuse a bomb because one second remained, and the spaceship that he and Vicky were on explodes. Skit 2: After completing

SECTION 20

#1732790851864

1584-545: A way out of a jam), but MacGruber inevitably loses focus before finishing the job and the bomb explodes, ending the sketch. The replacement of his female assistant from Maya Rudolph's character to Kristen Wiig's is explained in the film adaptation of the sketch. The sketch typically reappears for a second or third installment later in the episode, with the characters appearing none the worse for wear but MacGruber growing increasingly unhinged and his assistants becoming more disillusioned in his capabilities. Each installment ends with

1656-410: A wildly unpredictable script, and a general go-for-broke attitude all make MacGruber unique." Filmmaker Christopher Nolan is a big fan of MacGruber , and has said "there are a couple of moments in that film that had [me] howling uncontrollably." After an off-hand mention by Taccone in an interview in 2012, Forte dismissed rumors of a sequel, commenting, "We jokingly talk about the sequel all

1728-485: Is Saturday Night Live ." Entertainment Weekly 's Lisa Schwarzbaum called it a "naughty throwaway in all senses of the word throwaway-90 minutes of talented performers doing and saying dumb, crude stuff in pursuit of an elusive laugh." Chris Tilly of IGN UK gave it 3 out of 5 stars saying "When the film is funny, it's very funny." Jon Peters of KillerFilm gave it 3 out of 5 stars saying "It's consistently funny and it didn't need gray tape to do it. It's funny in

1800-446: Is a running gag that they are always locked in the control room, no matter how illogical the idea of a control room is in the context of the location where they are trapped), and that the bomb will detonate in about 15–20 seconds. As he attempts to deactivate the bomb, MacGruber calls for people to pass him ordinary objects such as rubber bands or bubble gum wrappers (a reference to the sorts of objects typically used by MacGyver in devising

1872-662: Is actress Bridey Elliott ; they were both raised in Wilton, Connecticut . She attended high school at Immaculate High School in Danbury, Connecticut , where she acted in school plays and musicals. After graduating from Immaculate High School in 2005, she attended Marymount Manhattan College in New York City but dropped out during her first semester. Elliott took comedy classes at The Groundlings and eventually began training and performing in various sketch comedy shows at

1944-492: Is based on a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live , a parody of the television series MacGyver . It was created by writer Jorma Taccone , who pitched the idea to cast member/writer Will Forte over a period of several weeks. Forte was initially reluctant to commit to the sketch, deeming it too dumb, but accepted after persuasion from Taccone. The first sketch aired in January 2007, and led to multiple more segments in

2016-400: Is considerably more deadpan in its parody, with most characters outside MacGruber designed to be "as serious as possible". The most difficult part of the writing process was to portray MacGruber—an "insanely flawed [and] narcissistic" individual—as a likable lead character. The film was written while simultaneously producing a weekly episode of SNL , and the show's production process left

2088-406: Is free to indulge in his signature bits of raunchy whimsy." A. O. Scott of The New York Times called it "a film that poses a philosophical question fundamental to our inquiry here, namely: 'Why does this exist?'" Andrew Pulver of The Guardian was similarly negative, commenting, "Only the merest hint of amusement is to be found in this uninspired latest effusion from the conveyor belt that

2160-569: The Saturday Night Live sketch of the same name , itself a parody of action-adventure television series MacGyver . Jorma Taccone of the comedy trio The Lonely Island directed the film, which stars Will Forte in the title role; Kristen Wiig as Vicki St. Elmo, MacGruber's work partner and love interest; Ryan Phillippe as Dixon Piper, a young lieutenant who becomes part of MacGruber's team; Maya Rudolph as Casey, MacGruber's deceased wife; and Val Kilmer as Dieter von Cunth,

2232-550: The Bravo comedy Odd Mom Out , the NBC sitcom Indebted , and the FX / Hulu comedy-drama The Bear . She is the daughter of actor and comedian Chris Elliott and sister of Bridey Elliott . Elliott was born on June 16, 1987, in New York City, the elder of two children. She is the daughter of Paula Niedert, a talent coordinator, and actor/comedian Chris Elliott . Her grandfather was radio comedian Bob Elliott . Her younger sister

MacGruber - Misplaced Pages Continue

2304-571: The Bravo series Odd Mom Out . In 2020, she starred in the Fran Drescher sitcom Indebted on NBC . In 2022, Elliott joined the cast of the Hulu comedy-drama The Bear , playing the sister of a troubled chef who returns home to run their late brother's failing restaurant. The first season received significant critical acclaim and won many awards. In the similarly received second season, Elliott's performance in an expanded role garnered her

2376-609: The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Los Angeles. In 2006, Elliott appeared with supporting roles for the pilots You've Reached the Elliotts and Chrissy: Plain & Simple , both sitcoms that star her father, Chris Elliott. While at UCBT, she frequently performed with The Midnight Show sketch troupe. She has also occasionally performed comedy with her sister Bridey. Before joining

2448-470: The Cedarville Dam, MacGruber tries to defuse dynamite with pine needles, a paper cup, and asks for some pubic hair from Jojo, who refuses to give him any. MacGruber approaches to forcefully remove the hair from Jojo as the dam explodes. Skit 3: In a prison boat, MacGruber asks Jojo to hand a bucket of sperm, to which Jojo immediately refuses and the bomb detonates. Skit 2: At a POW prison camp,

2520-513: The January 31, 2009, episode of SNL , MacGyver star Richard Dean Anderson appeared with Forte in three Pepsi commercials designed to resemble MacGruber sketches. In the commercials, MacGyver complains about the poor job MacGruber is doing and accuses him of being a sellout. The commercials were later included as part of the SNL episode on Hulu . In the second commercial, later re-aired during Super Bowl XLIII , MacGruber and MacGyver are locked in

2592-475: The June 1, 2009 episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon , Forte confirmed that a MacGruber film was being written by him, Taccone, and Solomon. The film stars Forte, Wiig, Val Kilmer , and Ryan Phillippe . The film was released on May 21, 2010, after being pushed back from April 23, 2010. The film stirred up controversy with Lee Zlotoff, creator of the TV series MacGyver , whose contract stipulates he retained

2664-716: The KFBR392 car. Cunth calls MacGruber to gloat, MacGruber traces the call and Piper agrees to help on one last mission. Making their way into Cunth's compound, they are captured and taken to Cunth, Vicki and the missile. They pound Cunth and crew into submission and MacGruber handcuffs Cunth to a handrail. They remove the warhead and guidance system , and escape as the missile explodes. Cunth escapes using an axe to chop off his handcuffed hand. Six months later, at MacGruber and Vicki's wedding are his dead team members as ghosts. Mirroring his wedding to Casey, MacGruber spots Cunth with an RPG . He saves Vicki and battles Cunth, throwing him off

2736-757: The MacGyver home in December 1973. As he tries to leave his wife and baby MacGruber in favor of a stripper, the door is locked and the house blows up. Back in the present, MacGruber is shocked about his dad being a jerk, and MacGyver tries to leave, only to find out the door is locked, then the bomb explodes. Skit 3: With his relationship with MacGyver falling apart, at a hijacked cocaine tanker, he tries having Vicky hand over materials for bomb defusing while refusing to acknowledge MacGyver by name, while MacGyver refuses to acknowledge MacGruber by name as well. MacGruber vows to, when MacGyver dies, he will scatter his ashes in

2808-445: The bomb detonates. Skit 2: At a chemical weapons factory, MacGruber, this time with a surgical mask with a hole in it, despite his claims that he's following the science and safety protocols, asks his assistants for, and downs, ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine while drinking bleach . He reveals he has COVID-19, syphilis , herpes and actual parasitic worms , then pranks his assistants with spaghetti noodles. After asking for

2880-456: The bomb detonates. Skit 3: In an abandoned monastery, MacGruber is setting on a stool despondently, having ruined his face after travelling to South America—where the medical standards are a lot more relaxed—for more surgeries after being cut off by his regular surgeon. He asks Casey for a mirror piece so he can look at the results of his latest plastic surgery. He then turns around, looking hideous, and saying happily, "Not so bad!", right before

2952-426: The bomb explodes. Skit 2: At an Italian Mafia hideout, MacGruber asks Kyle (Brolin) to lend him money, but Kyle refuses, so he wants his watch so he can sell it. When he refuses, MacGruber breaks a bottle and threatens both Kyle and Vicky into handing over all the accessories, including Vicky's watch. When he looks her watch to see how much time is left, the bomb explodes. Skit 3: On a human traffic supply ship,

MacGruber - Misplaced Pages Continue

3024-490: The bomb explodes. Skit 2: After getting some plastic surgery and some hair plugs, at a deserted desert tower, MacGruber introduces Casey and Caleb to his new (and much younger) girlfriend Taylor, who somehow ended up in the bomb room. After Casey and Caleb hand him materials, calling them "mom and dad", respectively, Taylor tells MacGruber that their friends got tickets to see Dave Matthews Band in concert. MacGruber gets distracted by Casey and Caleb's lack of reaction to this as

3096-465: The bomb explodes. Skit 3: After taking time off in Africa, at a heroin czar's headquarters, MacGruber, now dressed in traditional African clothes, attempts to make amends with Darrel, while still mispronouncing his name. Just when the two are about to shake hands, MacGruber once again maces Darrel, just before the bomb explodes. Skit 2: At a clandestine guerilla airport, as MacGruber tries to defuse

3168-822: The bomb include alcoholism ( Molly Shannon / Linkin Park episode), his son's homosexuality ( Shia LaBeouf / My Morning Jacket episode), losing his savings due to the current economic crisis ( Josh Brolin / Adele episode), discovering his long-lost father ( Dwayne Johnson / Ray LaMontagne episode), his addiction to plastic surgery ( Seth Rogen / Spoon episode), accusing his coworkers of talking about him behind his back ( Jonah Hill / Mariah Carey episode), his grandmother telling embarrassing stories from his childhood ( Betty White / Jay-Z episode), his racism ( Charles Barkley / Alicia Keys episode), and his belief in COVID-19 misinformation (Will Forte/ Måneskin episode). During

3240-441: The bomb instead. After mockingly counting down during Isaac's efforts, MacGruber reaches zero only for nothing to happen; as soon as he realizes the count was off, the bomb explodes. Skit 2: At a Rebel Training Camp, Merill (who was sent by MacGruber to a gay conversion camp) refuses to work with his father who is making his son quote bible verses and talk about women. When Merill tries to leave, MacGruber tries to stop him only for

3312-550: The bomb's detonation. MacGruber's father is the famed Angus MacGyver ( Richard Dean Anderson ), making his full name MacGruber MacGyver. His grandmother is portrayed by Betty White , who becomes his fiancée in her appearance. MacGruber also has an estranged homosexual son ( Shia LaBeouf ), whom he sends to a camp to become heterosexual over a three-sketch arc. He also has an older half-brother named Khaluber ( The Great Khali ) who does not speak English. The personal issues that have distracted MacGruber and prevented him from stopping

3384-737: The cast of SNL , Elliott had also done guest voices roles on King of the Hill and Minoriteam . She has also been featured in a number of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon sketches such as "Jersey Floor" and "Studio 6-Bee". Elliott made her film debut with a small role in No Strings Attached , and has since had supporting roles in the films High Road and Fun Size . After leaving SNL in 2012, Elliott has made guest appearances on television programs such as 2 Broke Girls , How I Met Your Mother , Happy Endings , and Inside Amy Schumer . From 2015 to 2017, she co-starred on

3456-488: The control room of an "illegal supply ship", where MacGruber becomes distracted by the temptation of Pepsi and announces he has changed his name to "Pepsuber." In the third commercial, the MacGruber theme song lyrics and MacGruber's dialogue have been replaced by the single word "Pepsi" repeated over and over and over. When his companions finally get fed up with this and ask if he can say anything but Pepsi, MacGruber holds up

3528-529: The film Hot Rod "may be just as poorly received, but their rhythms are unpredictable and exciting, shocked to life by moments of anti-comedy and wacky deconstruction. Hardcore comedy devotees pick up on them like a dog whistle." Matt Singer, in a retrospective review for The Dissolve , deemed it a "cult favorite in the making," remarking, " MacGruber stands out by defying every rational commercial impulse. ... Whatever your personal opinion of it, it's hard to dispute that Taccone's direction, Forte's performance,

3600-484: The film's release, MacGruber stirred controversy with Lee David Zlotoff , creator of the TV series MacGyver , whose contract stipulates he retains the right to a film version of the TV series. In 2010, his lawyer sent several cease-and-desist letters and met with litigators to determine a course of action. No suit was brought. Pictures were leaked on the Internet on January 6, 2010. A two-minute red band trailer

3672-451: The following years. In 2009, the sketches were spun off into a series of commercials sponsored by Pepsi premiering during Super Bowl XLIII that featured the actor behind MacGyver, Richard Dean Anderson , as MacGruber's father. The advertisements led the character and sketches to receive a wider level of popularity. Following the success of the advertisements, creator Lorne Michaels approached Forte, Taccone, and writer John Solomon with

SECTION 50

#1732790851864

3744-455: The idea to produce a MacGruber film, and they were at first skeptical. They began pitching ideas for a potential feature-length adaptation, deciding first and foremost it would not be the sketch repeated for its entire runtime. The film's central conceit was to produce a real action film, with MacGruber as comic relief. It was inspired by their love of 1980s–90s action films, such as Lethal Weapon , Rambo , and Die Hard . To this end, it

3816-434: The latter of whom will direct the series. The show is being developed for NBCUniversal 's streaming service Peacock . On August 10, 2020, it was announced that the production had been given a series order. In June 2021, Sam Elliott , Laurence Fishburne and Mickey Rourke joined the cast. The series premiered on December 16, 2021. MacGruber (film) MacGruber is a 2010 American action comedy film based on

3888-564: The leg, Vicki takes him back to her house to remove the bullet. She confesses her love to him, admits she is a virgin, and they make love. MacGruber goes to his bride's grave in shame, but her ghost gives her blessing (and has sex with him on her tombstone). At Vicki's, MacGruber discovers Cunth has kidnapped her and realizes Cunth plans to blow up Congress during the State of the Union . He calls Col. Faith to inform him and then finds and destroys

3960-421: The men, but cannot stop the transfer of the passcodes. At Cunth's charity event MacGruber confronts and threatens him and his guards, who throw him out. MacGruber returns to the Pentagon where Faith reprimands him and takes him off of the case. MacGruber and Piper have beers outside his trailer while MacGruber explains his history with Cunth: MacGruber met him and Casey Fitzpatrick while they were in college; Cunth

4032-400: The next day. Their sting operation has Vicki portraying MacGruber. Hoss Bender, Cunth's henchman, attacks MacGruber and Piper's van, but MacGruber runs down and kills Bender. With Vicki disguised as Bender and Piper disguised as MacGruber, the team attempts to break into a warehouse to stop Cunth from getting the rocket operation passwords. MacGruber distracts the guards and Piper kills most of

4104-603: The old Airplane! humor, mixed with a little Mel Brooks , type of way ... But none of this would work, if it wasn't for Will Forte's brilliant blend of witless charm and dumb ass heroics." The film has since been deemed a cult classic . " MacGruber is destined to become quoted in college dorms and midnight showings for years to come," wrote Elliott Smith of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer shortly after its release. In reference to its relation to other SNL films, Scott Tobias wrote that MacGruber and

4176-433: The place explodes. Skit 2: At the abandoned paint factory, MacGruber has become paranoid and spiteful, interpreting everything that Isaac and Vicky say to him as a personal attack. His insecurities lead him to be chronically indecisive and he is unable to decide on what tools to use to defuse the bomb, eventually bursting into tears. When Isaac claims that he couldn't do any worse than him, MacGruber challenges him to defuse

4248-433: The right to a film version of the TV series which inspired the parody sketches. Zlotoff's lawyer sent several cease-and-desist letters and continued to meet with litigators to determine a course of action. As of 2010, no suit has been brought. In January 2020, it was announced that a television series is in development. Will Forte will reprise his role as well as executive produce the series with John Solomon and Jorma Taccone

4320-691: The show was longer than both her father and grandfather. Her father, Chris Elliott, was an SNL cast member during the 1994–1995 season (season 20) and her grandfather, Bob Elliott, was one half of the popular comedy duo Bob & Ray . Bob Elliott co-starred on a Christmas episode in the 1978–1979 season (season 4). After four seasons on SNL , Elliott was let go from the show prior to its 38th season . In 2010, Elliott dated fellow Saturday Night Live cast member Fred Armisen . They ended their relationship in September 2011. Elliott married television writer Bill Kennedy on September 3, 2016. They have

4392-440: The single word "Pepsi" repeatedly over and over, causing a huge language barrier between MacGruber and his companions. Fed up, MacGyver asks if his son can stop saying "Pepsi". MacGruber holds up two cans of Diet Pepsi, and is about to say "Diet Pepsi", but the hideout explodes. Skit 2: At a smuggler's compound, as he prepares to defuse a bomb, MacGruber wonders why he was abandoned, triggering another flashback that takes place at

SECTION 60

#1732790851864

4464-431: The sketch's first appearance of each SNL episode, MacGruber finds himself and his assistants trapped in a control room with a ticking time bomb. MacGruber's female assistant (played in 2007 by Maya Rudolph and later by Kristen Wiig ) and another assistant (usually played by that week's SNL host) "recap" their situation, explaining that they are in an abandoned mine, abandoned factory, or other adventure-type setting (it

4536-598: The tarmac, while his team is in a van with his homemade C-4 explosives, which explode, killing his entire team. Faith takes MacGruber off the case. MacGruber convinces Piper to form a new team, and Vicki arrives at the Pentagon to join them in taking down Cunth. They travel to Cunth's nightclub in Las Vegas . A driver in the parking lot is rude to MacGruber and angers him, so he repeats the license plate number KFBR392 obsessively to remember it. MacGruber gets on stage and announces who he is, his intentions, and where he will be

4608-437: The third part of this "MacGruber" installment never aired on TV and was, instead, put on NBC.com's Saturday Night Live video page). ^3 The third part of this installment also featured cast member Andy Samberg as Scott, Merrill's secret boyfriend. ^4 The first and second parts of this installment also featured cast member Abby Elliott as MacGruber's mother and Michaela Watkins as MacGyver's assistant. On

4680-547: The time for attention. When he tells Vicky to check for a pulse on Nana just in case he's wrong, MacGruber catches Nana briefly opening her eye before the bomb explodes. Skit 3: At a booby-trapped bridge, decides to end his feud with Nana (after having not spoken with each other for a couple of weeks), due to it being Mother's Day at the time. He confesses his love to Nana and actually proposes marrying to her, to which she says, "Are you out of your f**cking mind?", before actually saying "Yes". As MacGruber and Nana are about to kiss,

4752-446: The time. But I don't think anybody in their right mind would give us any money for it." The following year, he told Entertainment Weekly that Taccone had mentioned creating a Kickstarter to financially support a sequel, saying, "We are going to make MacGruber 2 for sure. Whether we have to do it with a video camera in our backyards – there will be some form of MacGruber 2 ." The film's writing team at one point convened to produce

4824-482: The trio fully deprived of sleep. This led to sequences deemed "crazier," such as a scene involving celery. There was concern the film might receive an NC-17 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America , which could lead to certain commercial disappointment. The script was written in five weeks by Taccone and Forte, with a first draft coming in at 177 pages and lacking a third act. It

4896-450: The villain. Originally scheduled for release on April 23, 2010, the film was instead released on May 21, 2010, grossing $ 9.3 million worldwide against a $ 10 million budget. In eastern Siberia 's Dzhugdzhur Mountains , Dieter Von Cunth and his men take control of a nuclear X-5 warhead . In Ecuador , Col. Jim Faith and Lt. Dixon Piper are searching for former Green Beret , Navy SEAL and Army Ranger MacGruber. Finding him meditating in

4968-441: Was engaged to Casey until her affair with MacGruber, who asked her to abort Cunth's baby. MacGruber uses Piper as a human shield to survive an ambush, escaping with Vicki. They believe that Piper was killed in the attack, but he reveals that he was wearing a bulletproof vest . Commending MacGruber on his quick thinking, only to realize that MacGruber wasn't aware of the vest, Piper leaves the team. Seeing MacGruber has been shot in

5040-527: Was released on January 19, 2010, and the next day, January 20, a green band trailer was released. On April 19, 2010, Forte, Wiig, and Phillippe hosted WWE Raw from the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey in character to promote the film. Phillippe guest hosted Saturday Night Live on April 17, 2010 and made reference to the film in his opening monologue. Initially set for

5112-411: Was subsequently re-written under budgetary concerns, which mostly involved deleting scenes containing special effects. Forte praised the level of creative freedom afforded to the filmmakers, noting that even the more outrageous jokes were allowed to remain in the final film. On the June 1, 2009 episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon , Forte announced that MacGruber had been greenlit and production

5184-566: Was to begin on August 9, with Jimmy Fallon adding on the July 29 episode that it would be filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico . Cameos by WWE wrestlers Chris Jericho , The Big Show , Mark Henry , Kane , MVP and The Great Khali and actor Derek Mears , were later confirmed. Following a short six-week period of preparation, the film was shot between August 10 and September 13, 2009 in Albuquerque , New Mexico . The film shoot employed

#863136