The first "SNL" 1980 movie "The Blues Brothers", was also the best, as anyone who recalls the "two Honkies dress like Hasidic diamond merchants" can attest.
Since then there has been "Wayne's World", but most of the adjustments have resulted in films like "Coneheads" (1993) and "It's Pat" (1994). Others, like "Molly Shannon Superstar" (1999) and Chris Kattan and "Will Ferrell Night at the Roxbury" (1998) have their advocates of worship, but the big screen "SNL" has been producing the best pictures.
Enter "MacGruber".
Little about Will Forte parody of 80 adventure series "MacGyver," seems to own big-screen adaptation. From the sketches began airing in January 2007 were very similar: MacGruber was distracted during the assembly of items for the home to try to defuse a time bomb. He and his staff operate in a perfectly timed final.
Forte, himself, never thought the film sketches had viability. However, when he was approached about making "MacGruber" in a movie, I could not refuse.
The resulting film, which opens on Friday May 21 is largely an "SNL" creation: It is produced by Lorne Michaels, directed by "Saturday Night Live" writer Jorma Taccone, and written by Forte, Taccone and John Solomon Another writer on the series.
"Some people have developed opinions one way or another SNL movie, '" said Forte. "I hope you give it a chance."
One thing going for him: "MacGruber," the movie, it feels like a 90-minute sketch. Company Forte and expanded the story into a parody of action films 80. MacGruber never leaves without his red Miata car stereo, in which the explosions Toto and Mr. Mister.
"People seem to want to throw this in the bag this SNL ', which is great if we are talking about Blues Brothers' or 'Wayne's World', but there could be large if we are talking about other movies," says Forte. "Never was seeing this as a movie Saturday Night Live ', we were seeing this as a movie."
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