Back when Wayne’s World was a hit, there seemed to be an endless stream of movies based on Saturday Night Live sketch characters in the works. Fortunately that line wasn’t endless and soon the idea of porting those characters to the big screen fizzled out.
But wait! We now hear that the falable MacGruber chracter (which obviously spoofs MacGyver) will be a feature film? Weren’t they already planning a MacGyver movie?
Well Jorma Taccone, who created the MacGruber character will direct the proposed film with Val Kilmer and Ryan Phillippe!
The legendary, much decorated MacGruber is pulled out of retirement as a monk in Ecuador by a colonel, who needs him once more to fight on behalf of his country. This time the mission involves going up against the evil Cunth, who has a nuclear warhead; the mission is personal because Cunth killed MacGruber’s bride.
Yeah, Cunth. Val Kilmer will play the villainous Cunth, while Phillippe would play Piper, an Army officer who has to team up with MacGruber. Wiig will be MacGruber’s assistant
So the questions that arise in my head are this. Will this simply evolve the MacGruber character (who usually ended up killing everyone in the sketch with his failed attempts to jury rig some device) or will this be more of a spoof on MacGyver?
Somehow I think it will be both. The logic circles this presents are giving me a headache. Will this spoof MacGruber spoofing MacGyver? Will this be a double negative and cancel out the spoofing and simply offer up a straight MacGyver movie?
Wow, I didn’t know they were still doing the MacGruber sketches on SNL. You’d think after so many of them not being funny, they would of stopped a long time ago. Plus these sketches are so short. Aren’t there better SNL sketches so make movies out of?
Only thing I see good about this whole deal, is having Val Kilmer play the villain, other then that it’s going to be a total waste of time and money.
It feels like a long time since we’ve had a movie based on an SNL character. Can it be this “generations” Wayne’s World? Probably not.
But…MacGruber isn’t funny.
i agree
Well movies based on SNL characters have a pretty good track record. Superstar, Coneheads, Wayne’s World… I mean other than like the Ladies’ Man there aren’t too many screw ups that come to mind.
I love the current cast of SNL and as far as I’m concerned any movie with Kristen Wiig will be worth seeing (Why else would I have seen Adventureland?)
My bet is that even though Macgruber will have difficulty keeping a coherent and entertaining plot for 90 minutes or more…it will have that same silly but ridiculous quality that make movies like Napoleon Dynamite work.
I just can’t wait till Lazer Cats makes it to the big screen!!!
Sorry to disagree but SNL movies don’t have a good track record. IMO the only decent ones were Wayne’s World and Blues Brothers. Other than that they’re crap, let’s do the list: Superstar, It’s Pat, Stuart Saves his Family, Night at the Roxbury, Ladies Man, Coneheads….all bad. Again, it’s my opinion, but I feel it’s the general consensus. Feel free to disagree.
Love it. Absolutely love it. If done right, could have the original Austin Powers kind of feel to it.
Geez, talk about a movie that’s destined to suck before it even starts shooting. SNL is a bad joke these days with poor writing and redundant sketches. SNL movies are like video game movies, it’s hard to find one that doesn’t suck (let’s not deny the awesome of Wayne’s World).
How are they going to make a decent full length movie out of a joke that doesn’t hold up after more than 60 seconds?? This is going to end up being a forgettable off-season movie and another bad idea out of Hollywood.
They need to have Richard Dean Anderson in this somehow!!!
if they didnt it would be a shame and a waste of the best cameo ever…..mullet n all
Eh…Macgruber is awesome…but…in a possible 90 minute movie? I dont know man. Kilmer and Phillipe being in it actually gives it some credibility. I mean the script has to be at least half way decent right? Jeez…this does boggle the mind.
These were some of the shortest sketches. I’m finding it hard to see how they can actually pull this together into a full-length feature. I think he’s a funny enough character in short bursts, but I personally wouldn’t be interested in paying attention to it for more than 5 minutes. I’m also a little baffled at Kilmer and Phillippe signing onto this; which gives me a little hope for there being something good. Hopefully I’m wrong and they find a way to make this work.
I love Macgruber, so I say go for it. In the end I bet he blows everyone up, as usual.