# MacGruber: The Movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 19, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macgruber-the-movie/525632 "2010-01-19T23:27:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macgruber-the-movie/525632/21 "2010-01-23T20:01:04Z")
I’m putting my money on a 19% Fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes. The trailer got its humor from the contrast of idiot McGruber with the Big Budget Blockbuster trailer conventions. If the movie uses the same device it’s going to get old in five minutes. The lines themselves were pathetic. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macgruber-the-movie/525632/22 "2010-01-24T00:24:56Z")
I saw the preview last night and thought it looked fantastic, can’t wait to see. I haven’t seen SNL for decades and had no idea until I read this thread just now that it was from a recurring SNL skit. > [@MitzeKatze](#): > > If he [Val Kilmer] had been making movies all along or at least every few years, He has, you just haven’t seen them because he chose to do (or was only offered) smaller independent films. I haven’t seen them all, but I’ve seen several. He never went away to me. [IMDB page](http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0000174/). The Dirt (2011) (in production) (rumored) … David Lee Roth Mark Twain and Mary Baker Eddy (2010) (announced) … Mark Twain Silver Cord (2010) (pre-production) … Rafael Griggs The Hard Ride (2010) (pre-production) (rumored) … Johnny Varnes Gun (2011) (filming) … Angel The Trophy (2010) (filming) (rumored) … Terry Tales of an Ancient Empire (2010) (filming) … Rollo Georgia (2010) (post-production) … Dutchman MacGruber (2010) (post-production) … Cunth The Irishman (2010/II) (post-production) … Joe Manditski Provinces of Night (2010) (post-production) … Warren Bloodworth Mr. Nobody (2009/II) (post-production) … The Stranger Fake Identity (2010) Hardwired (2009) … Virgil The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009) … Stevie Pruit The Thaw (2009) … Dr. David Kruipen American Cowslip (2009) … Todd Inglebrink Streets of Blood (2009) … Andy Devereaux The Steam Experiment (2009) … Jimmy 2:22 (2008) … Maz Felon (2008) … John Smith Columbus Day (2008) … John Cologne Delgo (2008) (voice) … Bogardus Conspiracy (2008) … MacPherson Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007) … Henderson The Ten Commandments: The Musical (2006) … Moses Deja Vu (2006) … Agent Paul Pryzwarra - FBI Summer Love (2006) … The Wanted Man Played (2006) … Dillon 10th & Wolf (2006) … Murtha Moscow Zero (2006) … Andrey Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) … Gay Perry Alexander (2004) … Philip George and the Dragon (2004) (uncredited) … El Cabillo Mindhunters (2004) … Jake Harris Stateside (2004) … Staff Sergeant Skeer Spartan (2004) … Scott Blind Horizon (2003) … Frank Kavanaugh The Missing (2003/I) … Lt. Jim Ducharme Wonderland (2003) … John Holmes Masked and Anonymous (2003) … Animal Wrangler Run for the Money (2002) … FBI Agent Mark C. Cornell The Salton Sea (2002) … Danny Parker / Tom Van Allen Red Planet (2000) … Robby Gallagher Pollock (2000) … Willem DeKooning Joe the King (1999) … Bob Henry At First Sight (1999) … Virgil Adamson The Prince of Egypt (1998) (voice) … Moses The Saint (1997) … Simon Templar The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) … Col. John Henry Patterson The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) … Montgomery Dead Girl (1996) … Dr. Dark Heat (1995) … Chris Shiherlis Batman Forever (1995) … Batman / Bruce Wayne Wings of Courage (1995) … Jean Mermoz Tombstone (1993) … Doc Holliday True Romance (1993) … Mentor The Real McCoy (1993) … J.T. Barker Thunderheart (1992) … Ray Levoi The Doors (1991) … Jim Morrison Kill Me Again (1989) … Jack Andrews Willow (1988) … Madmartigan Top Gun (1986) … Iceman Real Genius (1985) … Chris Knight Top Secret! (1984) … Nick Rivers ---
**Author:** ![MitzeKatze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@MitzeKatze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MitzeKatze)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macgruber-the-movie/525632/23 "2010-01-24T00:44:31Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > He has, you just haven’t seen them because he chose to do (or was only offered) smaller independent films. I haven’t seen them all, but I’ve seen several. He never went away to me. I stand corrected. My point remains however that had he been more in the public eye and making mainstream, heavily advertised movies, which he seems to have stopped doing in the 90’s…allowing us (the mainstream movie viewing public) to see his aging/transition a step at a time, then we (in general) would not be as taken aback by his appearance now. 🙂 ETA: With the possible exception of Felon which I did see, but really did not notice him as “Val Kilmer” but that got a lot of press… ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macgruber-the-movie/525632/24 "2010-01-24T01:02:13Z")
Oh, you have to see **Kiss Kiss Bang Bang** if you haven’t yet. It’s great! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macgruber-the-movie/525632.md?page=1)