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 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.
MacGruber is a 2010 American action comedy film based on 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 his love interest/partner, Vicki St. Elmo; Ryan Phillippe as Dixon Piper, a young lieutenant who becomes part of MacGruber’s team; Maya Rudolph as MacGruber’s dead wife, Casey; and Val Kilmer as the villain, Dieter von Cunth. 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. The film has since been labeled a cult classic.
MacGruber (2010)
Directed by: Jorma Taccone
Starring: Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Val Kilmer, Maya Rudolph, Andy Mackenzie, Rhys Coiro, Jasper Cole, Kevin Skousen, Chris Jericho, Mark Henry, Powers Boothe
Screenplay by: John Solomon, Jorma Taccone, Will Forte
Production Design by: Robb Wilson King
Cinematography by: Brandon Trost
Film Editing by: Jamie Gross
Costume Design by: Susanna Puisto
Set Decoration by: Wilhelm Pfau
Art Direction by: Steven Maes
Music by: Matthew Compton
MPAA Rating: R for strong crude and sexual content, violence, language and some nudity.
Distributed by: Rogue Pictures
Release Date: May 21, 2010
