MacGruber (2010)

Ex-special operative MacGruber is called back into action to take down his archenemy, Dieter Von Cunth, who's in possession of a nuclear warhead and bent on destroying Washington, D.C.

Director:

Jorma Taccone

Writers:

Will Forte, John Solomon,

Stars:

Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Forte	...	MacGruber
Kristen Wiig	...	Vicki St. Elmo
Ryan Phillippe	...	Lt. Dixon Piper
Val Kilmer	...	Dieter Von Cunth
Powers Boothe	...	Col. Jim Faith
Maya Rudolph	...	Casey Fitzpatrick
Rhys Coiro	...	Yerik Novikov
Andy Mackenzie	...	Hoss Bender
Jasper Cole	...	Zeke Pleshette
Timothy V. Murphy	...	Constantine Bach (as Tim Murphy)
Kevin Skousen	...	Senator Garver
Jim Giesler	...	Janitor (as Jimmy G. Giesler)
Chris Jericho	...	Frank Korver
Mark Henry	...	Tut Beemer
Antonio Banks	...	Vernon Freedom (as MVP)

Storyline

In the Dzhugdzhur Mountains, Eastern Siberia, the criminal Dieter Von Cunth robs a Russian X5 nuclear warhead. Colonel James Faith travels to Rio Bamba, Ecuador, with the efficient Lieutenant Dixon Piper to summon the retired special operative MacGruber to retrieve the X5. MacGruber is considered deceased after the death of his beloved wife Casey by his archenemy Cunth in their wedding. MacGruber teams up with Piper and Vicki St. Elmo and they learn that the evil Cunth intends to use the warhead to destroy Washington D.C.

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Plot Keywords:

nuclear warhead | washington d.c. | team | siberia | ecuador | 

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Taglines:

The Ultimate Tool

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, violence, language and some nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

21 May 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chief Mac Gruber... en drasei

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,043,495 (USA) (21 May 2010)

Gross:

$8,460,995 (USA) (4 June 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Michaels-Goldwyn, Relativity Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 95 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot in 28 days and 2 days of re-shooting.

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Goofs

The newspaper mentions September 19, 2010, as a Saturday. It was a Sunday.

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Quotes

MacGruber: Relax Vicki this is just like Nicaragua...
Vicki St. Elmo: I got shot in Nicaragua!
MacGruber: This is nothing like Nicaragua.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits there is a scene showing MacGruber standing on a tree branch playing a saxophone

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Connections

Spun-off from Saturday Night Live (1975)

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Soundtracks

"Love is a Wonderful Thing"
Written by Michael Bolton and Andy Goldmark
Performed by Michael Bolton
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

The Gum Holds

In 1985, a show began about a man who refused to use weapons but instead used his mind (and everyday household items, of course) to outwit the bad guys. Fast forward to the beginning of the 21st century, Will forte created a character on Saturday Night Live that would have been hilarious and relevant, in the 80's. His character MacGruber stars in a one-note riff parodying the TV icon Macgeyver. Naturally Lorne Michaels thought this 90-second sketch should be made into a feature length movie.

Along with Forte, fellow SNL cast member Kristen Wiig is thrown into the mix as MacGruber's daft gal Friday, Vicki St. Elmo. A nuclear warhead is stolen and of course the only man for the job is a stale 80's parody. In this film it actually works. Stuck together like makeshift crossbow made out of Bubble Yum and a paper clip, Macgruber mixes realistic action with over the top crude, childish and witty comedy. The movies gags are a lot like Macgruber himself. When he wins, he wins big but when he fails he falls flat on his face. The hit and miss comedy will leave you cackling and rolling your eyes. The movie's strength is its repetition of jokes, which surprisingly, make you laugh harder the second time.

Forte plays Macgruber with the same weak acting as that of MacGyver. Some of his nonsense rings true and some of it makes you wish he'd shut up. Val Kilmer is given surprisingly little to do as the movies villain. The funniest thing about him is his name. All together it leaves us with a mish mash of epic proportions. Though uneven the film does reward its audience with laughs. MacGruber has parts that shouldn't fit but by some miracle the Bubble Yum holds.