MacGruber

  • Theatrical - Wide 2010-05-21
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8/10

Synopsis

Only one American hero has earned the rank of Green Beret, Navy SEAL and Army Ranger. Just one operative has been awarded 16 purple hearts, 3 Congressional Medals of Honor and 7 presidential medals of bravery. And only one guy is... See more man enough to still sport a mullet. In 2010, Will Forte brings Saturday Night Live’s clueless soldier of fortune to the big screen in the action comedy MacGruber.

In the 10 years since his fiancée was killed, special op MacGruber has sworn off a life of fighting crime with his bare hands. But when he learns that his country needs him to find a nuclear warhead that’s been stolen by his sworn enemy, Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer), MacGruber figures he’s the only one tough enough for the job.

Assembling an elite team of experts-Lt. Dixon Piper (Ryan Phillippe) and Vicki St. Elmo (Kristen Wiig)-MacGruber will navigate an army of assassins to hunt down Cunth and bring him to justice. His methods may be unorthodox. His crime scenes may get messy. But if you want the world saved right, you call in MacGruber.

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WTF Happened to MacGruber (2010)?

First appearing on Saturday Night Live shorts in 2007, Will Forte’s dimwitted bomb-detonating special agent MACGRUBER certainly didn’t seem like feature film material. But he proved popular enough to justify an R-rated 2010 movie… which completely flopped at the box...

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Interview: MacGruber Stars Laurence Fishburne and Billy Zane

As we finish off MacGruber week here at JoBlo, we saved a couple of legends for you. Laurence Fishburne is incredible. The actor has appeared in the MCU, The Matrix – although he has publicly spoken about not being in...
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MacGruber TV Review

Plot: After rotting in prison for over a decade, America’s ultimate hero and uber patriot MacGruber is finally released. His mission: to take down a mysterious villain from his past—Brigadier Commander Enos Queeth. With the entire world in the crosshairs,...

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Will Forte gives an update on MacGruber 2

Back in March, Will Forte said he still wants to make a sequel to MACGRUBER, and he had come up with a "really solid" first act with screenwriter/director Jorma Taccone. In an interview with Collider, the actor was asked to...

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Will Forte says he still wants to make MacGruber 2

Will Forte has received a lot of attention recently for his performance in Alexander Payne's NEBRASKA, but there is one character many fans of the comedian are dying to see him revisit: MacGruber. Although the film bombed at the box...
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Will Forte promises MacGruber 2 will happen “for sure”

Looks like we may be getting further big screen adventures featuring Will Forte as MACGRUBER, even if they have to be made out of household materials. MACGRUBER! During press for his dramatic turn in the indie RUN & JUMP, Will...
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Will Forte shoots down your hopes for a MacGruber sequel

It was revealed just a few weeks ago that MACGRUBER director Jorma Taccone was hoping to work with Will Forte to develop a Christmas-based take for the sequel and that “it would be a shame not to do another one,”...
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MacGruber 2 to make a sequel out of nickels and dimes

If you never saw the first MACGRUBER, then don’t feel left out.  Not many people did.  However, the Will Forte comedy has slowly started to build a cult following since it hit video and cable, bringing in viewers who kept...
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Interview: Will Forte!

I said this before in the short video interview I did with Will Forte and Jorma Taccone, but Will is quite possibly the nicest guy on the planet. He tends to play a lot of creeps and weirdos on “Saturday...
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Review: MacGruber

PLOT: After his arch nemesis, Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer) steals a nuclear missile, ex-special forces operative MacGruber (Will Forte) is called out of retirement, and teamed with a young soldier (Ryan Phillipe), in an effort to foil the madman’s...
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Interview: Jorma Taccone

This interview below stars exactly how a writer doesn’t want his interview to start. “Let’s start over.” About 11 minutes into my chat with one-third of comedy trio Loney Island, “Saturday Night Live” writer and MACGRUBER director Jorma Taccone, I...
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