Jun 26, 2010
“In 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 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 twenty 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 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 movie version of the skit.
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 the bomb’s detonation.”
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Movie: MacGruber (2010)
- Director: Jorma Taccone
- Release Date:21 May 2010 (USA)
- Run Time:90 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Action , Comedy See ยป
- MPAA:Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, violence, language and some nudity.
Tagline: The Ultimate Tool
Trivia: The cast includes at least six active WWE wrestlers: Dalip Singh (“The Great Khali”), Glen Jacobs (“Kane”), Paul Wight (“The Big Show”), Mark Henry and Chris Jericho, and Antonio Banks, aka MVP.
Goofs: Continuity: When MacGruber leaves the cemetery for the second time as he beats the Dodge Neon, he puts his radio on the hood and leaves it there as he blows it up. In the later scenes you can see he still carries his radio.
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