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The Blues Brothers, Wayne's World, A night at the Roxbury, all movies derived from Saturday Night Live recurring sketches, and now: MacGruber. Based on MacGyver, the sketches consist of MacGruber having only 20 seconds to defuse a bomb every week, getting distracted and everything exploding. The movie, by necessity, pads things out a bit. Fans of the A-Team and the Expendables will find a lot to enjoy here, as it is essentially a nod to all things action and 80s. MacGruber's mullet has an especially important role to play. Rather surprisingly support is provided by Ryan Philippe and Val Kilmer, who is excellent as the baddie with the very very rude name. Kristen Wiig is MacGruber's assistant and as usual steals the show. I would advise you to seek out the original sketches, the one with Shia LaBeouf as MacGruber's estranged gay son being a particular highlight. Sadly there are no extras, which presumably means box office was rather harsh. Star Will Forte can be seen as Jenna's transvestite skater waiter lover in 30 Rock season 5.