History Film / MacGruber

On August 10, 2020, Creator/{{Peacock}} ordered a TV series sequel to the movie. Forte and Wiig are set to reprise their roles. The series is due to premiere on December 16th, 2021. The teaser can be seen [[https://youtu.be/P_zkOGsFTzw here]].

On August 10, 2020, Creator/{{Peacock}} ordered a TV series sequel to the movie.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Making your own explosives and packing them in a car yourself with no protection is ''really'' bad idea as MacGruber finds out the hard way.

* StylisticSuck: The two songs written by Vicki ("The Perfect Number", which Vicki sings when [=MacGruber=] tries to recruit her, and "Rock my Body" which airs over the end credits) have terrible lyrics

''[=MacGruber=]'' is an AffectionateParody of ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'' originating on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', in one of the better segments that have shown up in the years since the departure of Creator/TinaFey as head writer. The title character, [=MacGruber=] (played by Creator/WillForte), is ([[InformedAbility supposedly]]) a Special Ops agent versed in the most deadly forms of everything, the most infamous being his ability (or inability) to deactivate deadly explosives. This makes him somewhat of an IdiotHero, who is ironically lauded for his expertise and viewed as a skillful agent, yet his bumbling goes unnoticed by some, including himself. Most sketches involve him being locked in a room (pretty much the exact same room each time) with some sort of explosive, his female assistant (originally Casey, played by Maya Rudolph; later Vicki, played by Creator/KristenWiig), and [[NoodleImplements a strange assortment of tools and items]]. He happens to be able to use them to deactivate the bomb, but something personal always comes up to distract him before he can.

** Also Diether von Cunth, whose hatred for [=MacGruber=] all started because [=MacGruber=] [[spoiler:stole his girlfriend... while she was pregnant with Cunth's child... which [=MacGruber=] convinced her to abort without telling Cunth. You know what? Screw "disproportionate", [=MacGruber=]'s a {{Jerkass}}]].

** To ''Film/RamboIII'' with [=MacGruber=] being a RetiredBadass living as a monk in Ecuador similar to how Rambo is introduced having settled down in a Thai monastery, before his mentor/superior arrives with the CallToAdventure.

** To ''Film/RamboIII'' with [=MacGruber=] being a RetiredBadass living as a monk in Ecuador similar to how Rambo is introduced living in a Thai monastery, before his mentor/superior arrives with the CallToAdventure.
** Possibly to the ending of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' when [=MacGruber=] sees the ghosts of his deceased war companions greeting him during the wedding.

** To ''Film/RamboIII'' with [=MacGruber=] being a RetiredBadass living as a monk in Ecuador similar to how Rambo is introduced having settled down in a Thai monastery, before his mentor/superior arrives with the CallToAdventure.

* ShoutOut: Possibly to the ending of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' when [=MacGruber=] sees the ghosts of his deceased war companions greeting him during the wedding.

* RealityEnsues: Mac learns the hard way that C4 isn't something You store unsafely in Your trunk and setting up an elaborate trap and taunting Your villain aren't great ideas in a time-sensitive espionage mission.

--> ''MACGRUBER! He made a fucking movie! MACGRUBER!''

* AintTooProudToBeg: [=MacGruber=] eventually has to get down on his knees and tearfully beg Piper to join his team. [[spoiler: He even offers to suck Piper's dick and allow him to fuck him, all while sobbing.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''[=MacGruber=]''': Just tell me what you want me to fuuuuuuuuuck!]]

* AmbiguouslyGay: [=MacGruber=] turns down an old war buddy from joining his team once he sees the man in a homosexual relationship; however, this is only ''after'' Macgruber has recruited 5 other muscle-bound buddies in a montage loaded with homo-erotic imagery, with the first recruit in particular implicitly even having a crush on him.

* ATeamFiring: [=MacGruber=] has atrocious aim, shoots excessively and can't even keep his eyes open while firing. Just as someone who has never used a gun would react if in a firefight.

--> '''Colonel Faith''': [=MacGruber=], thank God.
--> '''[=MacGruber=]''': Your God can't help you, Jim. But I can.

* BrickJoke:
** When crashing Cunth's party, [=MacGruber=] briefly excuses himself to take an "upper-decker" (defecating in the water tank of a toilet, rather than the bowl). Later, during the climax, Cunth says "By the way, thanks for the upper-decker you left in my toilet."
** [=MacGruber=] repeatedly threatens to rip off Cunth's dick, and shove it in his mouth. He finally gets the chance to say "Hey Cunth... suck your own dick!" [[spoiler: Unfortunately, Cunth's genitals were burned off while escaping the explosion. [=MacGruber=] is crushed that he lost his opportunity for ultimate revenge.]]

* BulletproofHumanShield: Done literally to escape some thugs; [=MacGruber=] uses Piper as a human shield, and they both survive as Piper was wearing bullet proof vest, but [=MacGruber=] didn't know that.

** When Mac goes to recruit Vicki for his team, a photo in Vicki's house shows both Vicki and Casey in their costumes from the [=SNL=] sketches.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: von Cunth makes it very clear to his men that however idiotic Mac might seem, he's not to be underestimated under any circumstances. After all, he won all those medals fighting in conflicts all over the world without ever using a gun, and stopped an assassination plot on Jimmy Carter.

* DamnedByFaintPraise: The ads like to run a quote praising this film for being the best ''[=SNL=]'' movie since ''Film/WaynesWorld''. That is not saying a lot.

* DisproportionateRetribution: After visiting his dead wife's grave, [=MacGruber=] finds the car of the guy who laughed at him in Vegas. He smashes its windows and sets it ablaze.

* ExpansionPackPast: When [=MacGruber=] is introduced, we are told of his many tours of duty in pretty much every branch of the military. Many would be impossible, because they occur at the same time or the war was simply too short to accommodate all of them. [=MacGruber=] would have to be a hundred-year-old man with a time machine to squeeze them all in.

* FinishingMove / SignatureMove: [=MacGruber's=] Franchise/MortalKombat-esque throat ripping ability.

-->'''[=MacGruber=]''': You're loco, man!
-->'''Subtitles''': You're crazy, man!

-->'''Piper''': How did you know I was wearing a bulletproof vest?!
-->'''[=MacGruber=]''': You were wearing a bulletproof vest? Awesome!

-->'''Piper''': What is the plan?
-->'''[=MacGruber=]''': I kinda make it up as I go.

** Possibly played straight with [=MacGruber's=] various military honours in the beginning of the film. We never see how Mac earned such achievements at all.

* {{Jerkass}}: Despite being a highly-decorated soldier, [=MacGruber=] is a jerk who's willing to destroy the car of someone who laughed at him, and use Piper as a human shield.
** He's a pretty big jerk in the SNL sketch as well, which has at various times portrayed him as petty, racist, alcoholic, vain, homophobic, and possibly sexist.
* LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: Played with a couple of times. Both times involved [=MacGruber=] not liking the music playing the on car radio and changing stations to something lame.

* PottyFailure: After a shootout Vicki says, "I peed my jeans. I peed 'em."
* RealityEnsues: Mac learns the hard way that C4 isn't something You store unsafely in Your trunk and setting up an elaborate trap and taunting Your villain aren't great ideas in a time sensitive espionage mission.

* RearrangeTheSong: The [=MacGruber=] theme song is redone as a film epic version, complete with orchestral choir in lieu of the rock 'n roll macho singing from the skits. And Mac gets to show off his saxophone skills, too.

* SignatureMove: [=MacGruber=]'s throat rip.

* UnexplainedRecovery: Dieter von Cunth survives the explosion of his lair and returns to crash Grubes’ wedding. This is most likely a reference to Murdoc, the most recurring villain on ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'', who had a tendency to survive things that would kill a normal man. This time, though, [[spoiler: Grubes makes sure Cunth is dead.]]

-->'''Car owner''': Hey, what the fuck?
-->'''[=MacGruber=]''': Fuck you, asshole!
-->''*[=MacGruber=] runs to his car*''
* UnstoppableRage: Grubes goes into this right as [[spoiler: Cunth cuts off his trademark mullet and verbally mocks him.]]

--> '''''MACGRUBER!'''''
--> ''[Explosion]''

* ShoutOut: Possibly to the ending of ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' when [=MacGruber=] sees the ghosts of his deceased war companions greeting him during the wedding.

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Averted with Casey when [=MacGruber=] tells Piper about how he, she and Cunth were college friends and she agreed to "terminate" her and Cunth's baby to start fresh when she left him for [=MacGruber=]. Piper comments "[[WhatTheHellHero That's really fucked up]]" and Mac thanks him thinking that he's referring to Cunth killing the love of his life.

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Averted with Casey when [=MacGruber=] tells Piper about how he, she and Cunth were college friends and she agreed to "terminate" her and Cunth's baby to start fresh when she left him for [=MacGruber=]. Piper comments "That's really fucked up" and Mac thanks him thinking that he's referring to Cunth killing the love of his life.

* DamnedByFaintPraise: The ads like to run a quote praising this film for being the best ''[=SNL=]'' movie since ''Wayne's World''. That is not saying a lot.

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Subverted with Casey when [=MacGruber=] tells Piper about how he, she and Cunth were college friends and she agreed to "terminate" her and Cunth's baby to start fresh when she left him for [=MacGruber=]. Piper comments "That's really fucked up" and Mac thanks him thinking that he's referring to Cunth killing the love of his life.

* WeddingSmashers: Cunth caused Casey's death [[WidowerAtTheWedding widowing]] [=MacGruber=] by setting off an explosive at the altar with a remote control. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] [[spoiler: in the ending, when Cunth attacks [=MacGruber=] and Vicki's wedding ceremony but Vicki avoids dying while Grubes kills him for good]].

* BrickJoke / RealLifeWritesThePlot: An odd case of this occurs. When Maya Rudolph left SNL, Casey's disappearance was left unexplained...until the movie, at which point we learn what happened to her.

* IdiotHero: [=MacGruber=] himself.

* SmallNameBigEgo: [=MacGruber=] is an UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist after all.
* TimeBomb: The usual setup for the sketches, and the climax of the movie.

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* IdiotHero

* TwoFaced: Deiter von Cunth after surviving the explosion of his lair.
* UnexplainedRecovery: Deiter von Cunth survives the explosion of his lair and returns to crash Grubes’ wedding. This is most likely a reference to Murdoc, the most recurring villain on ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'', who had a tendency to survive things that would kill a normal man. This time, though, [[spoiler: Grubes makes sure Deiter is dead.]]

On August 10, 2020, Creator/{{Peacock}}, ordered a TV series sequel to the movie.

On January 16, 2020, [=NBCUniversal=]'s streaming service, Peacock, announced they were developing a TV series sequel to the movie.

--> [[spoiler:Just tell me what you want me to fuuuuuuuuuck!]]