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MacGyver, The Movie - Yep, it's in the works

gizmodo.com — Today at Maker Faire 2008, MacGyver creator (and real life inspiration) Lee David Zlotoff announced he has a big budget MacGyver movie in the planning stages.

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  • mxcityspanish, on 05/04/2008, -18/+9'Say, what are you doing with that pen and that belt... And that ducktape?!'
    • kaleesh, on 05/04/2008, -5/+21duct
    • sanman, on 05/04/2008, -4/+19If there's any justice, then Kurt Russell will be picked to play the bigscreen MacGuyver.
      That's only fair, since Richard Dean Anderson now plays...
      • Matsky, on 05/04/2008, -2/+2Are you kidding? If you're gonna choose old Kurt, then why not stick with Richard Dean Anderson? There is no MacGuyver without Richard. Also, plays... what?
        • CeeJayDK, on 05/04/2008, -0/+11Richard Dean Anderson played Colonel (and later Major General) Jack O'Neill in the Stargate series (probably his biggest part .. bigger than MacGyver) - A role that was played by Kurt Russell in the original movie
          • Matsky, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2Ahh... I see what you mean now. ;-)
          • greyghst168, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1I believe he is a brigadier general now.
          • kidcodea, on 05/04/2008, -4/+2its not bigger, its smaller.

            macgyver is known thruout the world...stargate...nope.
          • BoonTobias, on 05/04/2008, -1/+1bigger than the mc?
            rofalafel
          • CeeJayDK, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1@greyghst168 : Not any more. O'Neill was first promoted from Colonel to Brigadier General and then promoted again to Major General.
      • HenchmanB, on 05/04/2008, -1/+7Obviously not a Stargate fan.
      • PopcornDave, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3As cool as this may be to some, if there's any justice at all, Hollywood will start coming up with original ideas instead of flogging old tv shows.
    • rompom7, on 05/04/2008, -1/+21Dear MacGyver,
      Enclosed is a paper clip, rubber band and a drinking straw. Please save my dog.
    • HeatVision, on 05/04/2008, -3/+1SPOILER WARNING!!!
  • jggube, on 05/04/2008, -2/+174Proof that MacGyver is awesome... he's friggin' holding a missle in that thumbnail!
  • skrabak, on 05/04/2008, -5/+70All I can say is that this is probably the best news I have heard in a long time.
    • Takumi831, on 05/04/2008, -18/+2Your life must be in the *****.
    • Roger, on 05/04/2008, -6/+5I wouldn't say that since there's a ~80% chance its going to suck.
      • bagboyrebel, on 05/04/2008, -3/+7well there's a 100% chance that you suck.
    • seefresh, on 05/04/2008, -0/+5All I can say is... there must be a god afterall?
    • Ajajadude, on 05/04/2008, -0/+24And all I can say is that it better have Richard Dean Anderson.
      • seefresh, on 05/04/2008, -0/+4If it doesn't have RDA, I won't see it.
    • brad3378, on 05/04/2008, -0/+6All I want to know is:

      What is the stock symbol for Duct Tape?
  • rentmitchum, on 05/04/2008, -1/+64Will he retain the hair?
    • kaleesh, on 05/04/2008, -7/+4if he can't, all he needs is a t-shirt, some toothpicks...
    • oxdeltaxo, on 05/04/2008, -1/+13Of course, how else will he be able to make a rope to scale down the side a burning building?
    • tillerman00, on 05/04/2008, -0/+20When I was twelve I brought in a picture of MacGyver to the barber and instructed him to get to ***** work.
      • h4mx0r, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3The barber then proceeded to give you the hair style... using a toothpick, some chewing gum, maple syrup and a watch.
    • randumbusername, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1i agree. it won't work without that 80s feel to it. man i miss that 80s vibe.
      • ZippyV, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1Same as the Die Hard movies. 1 and 2 were good, 3 was over the top and 4 was just unrealistic.
  • digitalMessiah, on 05/04/2008, -4/+13It was wicked cool. I was watching this talk while I was wearing my MacGyver shirt on
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    • Gforce20, on 05/04/2008, -5/+1YA RLY!
    • scrag10, on 05/04/2008, -2/+1I was so sure it would have worked that time :(
    • chevyorange, on 05/04/2008, -1/+2I laugh my ass off every time I even see the beginning to ***** ASCII art coming down the line in the comments. Yeah, they're stupid but ***** they're funny!
  • trogdor282, on 05/04/2008, -4/+45Richard Dean Anderson is my homeboy.
    • snapcase, on 05/04/2008, -1/+12Honestly it just won't be MacGyver if it doesn't star Richard Dean Anderson.
      • Nudar, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2Honestly there's no chance MacGyver will be played by someone as old as Richard Dean Anderson. This coming from a huge fan of both MacGyver and Stargate SG-1.
        • Radar3D, on 05/04/2008, -0/+4That's what they said about Indiana Jones. Well, not that Richard Dean Anderson would play Indiana Jones. You know what I mean.
    • joshf52, on 05/04/2008, -4/+2Richard Dean Anderson is my homeboy.
      Jesus is my homeboy.
      Therefore, Richard Dean Anderson is Jesus?
      • tehmacuser, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3Sorry, MacGyver is too resourceful to be Jesus. Otherwise Jesus would have made an electromagnetic field out of his crown of thorns powerful enough to fly the metal nails into the Roman guards, then would have proceeded to turn his casket into a jetski and take off into the sunset.

        Blasphemous as it is, you know it's true.
  • IronTek, on 05/04/2008, -1/+3Speak of the devil! I was just thinking to myself a few days ago how excellent it would be if they made a MacGyver movie.
    ...and I was trying to think of how not to make it so campy (like the two made for TV movies were and, as much as I love it, the original series itself.
    Truly excellent news!
    • whatelseisnew, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1Exactly, with all the hype about the Indiana Jones movie, I was thinking the same thing.
    • estvir, on 05/04/2008, -0/+4I had some baked beans for lunch today (No one was home and I suck at cooking, go figure) and on the can it says "The extras come standard .. MacGyver swears by it" and there's a paragraph talking about the baked beans and MacGyver on another part of the can.

      Here's a low quality image of the can: http://www.packagingmag.com.au/Uploads/PressReleas ... (It's an Australian brand..).

      So random.. It was an okay lunch too, had some toasted bread with butter, some melted cheese and some herbs (Basil and some other one) on it..
  • lead2thehead, on 05/04/2008, -1/+32Will Richard Dean Anderson be re-growing his mullet?
  • blankman, on 05/04/2008, -1/+204They better use Richard Dean Anderson as MacGyver or the movie will be horrible.
    • PovRayMan, on 05/04/2008, -2/+8Ha ha ha, silly fool! Kids these days won't believe an old man can perform such feats! They'll need a hip young good-looking man in his twenties as the all new Angus MacGuyver!
      • zolthar, on 05/04/2008, -0/+5He can play Jack O'Neill
        • LtData, on 05/04/2008, -1/+6O'Neill, two "l"s! That guy with just one "l" is a stick in the mud.
      • Pixelante, on 05/04/2008, -7/+2Kids these days don't believe a good lot of stuff, because they're stupid. That's why I support mandatory conscription and hope for a great World War, a conflict of attrition, that will rid us of at least a couple of generations by sending those kids out into the killing fields to be cut to shreds by shrapnel and machine gun fire, to be burned by napalm and maimed by mines, to die screaming with their entrails blown apart and strewn over no-man's land.
        This way we can begin anew, with a more wholesomely raised generation. Seriously, people, WWI worked great.
        • roho76, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2WTF?
        • Hobbeswidget, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2What about no war and use the money for educating kids…
          • Pixelante, on 05/04/2008, -0/+0Killing them is far more efficient. Not to mention fun.
    • roho76, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3In defense of Mr. Anderson, he has maintained his age pretty well. He only looks slightly older than when he did that show. He must live in reverse dog years.
    • blankman, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1He's only 58 years old, which isn't even that old these days. Most people, except those with previous health problems, don't really start going down hill until their late 60's or early 70's. Richard Dean Anderson seems younger than that anyway. I'd guess just from looking at him that he'd be late 40's early 50's.
  • ronnsprocket, on 05/04/2008, -10/+1this would be
  • offthewagon, on 05/04/2008, -3/+109MacGyver built digg with a tampon applicator and cat's cradle made of E-thread
    • notoneofus, on 05/04/2008, -1/+15That's strangely believable.
    • robotosaurus, on 05/04/2008, -2/+11Diggers poisoned Digg with only 4chan memes.
      • Takfam, on 05/04/2008, -0/+8MacGyver mixed an antidote for the 4chan poison out of a can of Tinactin, some KY jelly and some mashed potatoes from the cafeteria.
        • burketo, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1how awesome would it be if this became a new kind of "chuck norris facts"
        • Harabeck, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1It actually did make its own rounds as an internet meme, but it didnt really take off.
  • Croecop, on 05/04/2008, -22/+10I'd let MacGyver nestle his balls in my mouth
  • whatelseisnew, on 05/04/2008, -1/+107Question: "...do you bring back Richard Dean Anderson as old MacGyver, or bring in a younger, Christian Bale-type to reprise the role of makeshift gadget god?"

    Answer:
    Without Richard Dean Anderson (and the Mullet) there is no MacGyver!!!
    • Pixelante, on 05/04/2008, -3/+0Christian Bale would simply stick the long blade of his Swiss Spartan Standard into each and every one of his opponents.
      Or he would use two knives and go Swiss Army Knife Kata on them.
  • Vostok, on 05/04/2008, -0/+50They got to have Anderson in there, he is MacGyver, period. I'd love to see him in the title role. It could be like what they are doing with the new Indiana Jones film. Think of the jokes they could do, 'MacGyver we need to contact the White House!' 'Ok I need a length of copper wire, 9 volt battery, and finger nail clippers' 'Or we could just use my cell phone'.
    • PhireN, on 05/04/2008, -0/+6Cellphones did show up a few times in the series, But they where huge as 90's ones that you wouldn't carry around with you.
  • chrissku, on 05/04/2008, -0/+18I loved watching this show when I was a kid. Whenever I see a Swiss Army Knife I think of McGyver.
    • randumbusername, on 05/04/2008, -5/+0i upgrade to a Leatherman the "swiss" knife from the dollar store kept breaking on me.
      • chevyorange, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1Did it occur to you to buy a real SWK instead of a dollar store rip off?
  • jh9110, on 05/04/2008, -4/+31I think i was just raped by the awesomeness.
    • AzureRise, on 05/04/2008, -2/+2Did it hurt, and you liked it?
      • jh9110, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2Yeah it hurt, but it felt oddly good.....oh no
  • Dan11023, on 05/04/2008, -34/+2MacGyver IS FOR OLD PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • Ajajadude, on 05/04/2008, -1/+18Go back to watching Hannah Montana
    • Takfam, on 05/04/2008, -1/+11If MacGyver is for old people, then get off my lawn you damn kids!
    • 1randomguyO8, on 05/04/2008, -0/+4im 22 so im old?
    • kineticworm, on 05/04/2008, -0/+4your moms old.
    • Pixelante, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1Get off my lawn, you darn kid, or I will pick my Swiss Army Knife, two toothpicks and a piece of chewing gum and fix you up for good!
    • crazygamer67688, on 05/04/2008, -1/+4jeez dude, im 16, and i still think macgyver's awesome...
      then again, i would totally live in the 80's...
    • Dan11023, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1You all watch the lifetime channel.
  • Misinformant, on 05/04/2008, -1/+39...and they'll make the movie using only a cardboard tube, a fistfull of gumballs, some dental floss and a bag of frozen broccoli.
    • mal1964, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3 My first thought.(similar)
      • 1randomguyO8, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3You had spinach in mind instead of broccoli, right?
    • skinflute, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2That's a lot of broccoli considered he already MacGyvered a "big budget" from somewhere.
    • tillerman00, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1then with a little dog hair, orange juice, a six-pack of doughnuts, and a twine of wire they'll make a movie theatre where we can all watch it.
  • 415vince, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3Bring him back! I'd give anything to see him blow more stuff up with..oh shucks anything. You got water? ..I can make a bomb out of it. He's a smart man. Can't wait.
  • B3N3, on 05/04/2008, -2/+25I can see MacGyver becoming the new Chuck Norris...
    • AzureRise, on 05/04/2008, -1/+15HE WILL SURPASS HIM.
    • InspectorGadget, on 05/04/2008, -1/+46Macguyver made Chuck Norris out of raw clay and beard.
    • carpespasm, on 05/04/2008, -0/+6MacGyver would kick Chuck Norris' ass with a disposable razor and a bicycle inner tube.
    • Llanowar, on 05/04/2008, -0/+8With the big difference that MacGyver is actually awesome.
  • poundingruvz, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1back in the day this show was so awesome even my ~parents~ liked it.
  • mckirkus, on 05/04/2008, -2/+6When your name becomes a verb you deserve a movie. I think Roger Moore was responsible for the term Rogering and he became 007.
  • scaaven2, on 05/04/2008, -3/+1http://www.idkwtf.com/videos/latest-videos/macgyve ...
  • unsafemind, on 05/04/2008, -9/+3MacGyver was as cool as it got in the 80s.. but Anderson has semi-retired from the spotlight after season 8 of Stargate was filmed.. not likely he would come back. They would pretty much have to use someone else, whether they wanted to or not.
    • AzureRise, on 05/04/2008, -0/+5Dream killer!
    • Ajajadude, on 05/04/2008, -0/+4Yeah, because doing a tv show season after season was taking him away from his family too much. They'll hammer this thing out in a few months and he can go back to doing cameos on Atlantis from time to time...or maybe actually show up in a Stargate movie.
    • Pixelante, on 05/04/2008, -0/+0If you remember it correctly, MacGyver had a son. That would be the way out.
      • sfcaptainrob, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1Yeah, weren't they planning a new MacGyver series a few years ago based around the son?
  • Dumbledorito, on 05/04/2008, -0/+42It will be filmed using two pieces of cardboard, a 9-volt battery, and a safety pin.

    Dolby will be achieved with four Dixie cups and a razor blade.
    • Rekottop, on 05/04/2008, -0/+7LOL!!! Don't forget the a rubber band. Need something for the vibrations. Could used the elastic sting from some briefs maybe. All will be held together with Duct Tape and put together using a Swiss Army knife of course.
      • phybere, on 05/04/2008, -0/+4No need for the swiss army knife, that's what the razor blade and dixie cups are for.
  • Rekottop, on 05/04/2008, -8/+2Duhhh! They should bring in a new MacGyver, younger, with a Anderson cameo. Isn't that the Hollywood form-factor for making old TV shows into movies? :) Either way this fan can't wait to go and see it! WOOT WOOT!
    • Ajajadude, on 05/04/2008, -1/+6Anyone wanting this to happen will probably be unwilling to watch it without Richard Dean Anderson as MacGuyver. I'll refuse to let my curiosity spend money to see the movie if he's out.
      • Rekottop, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1I don't want to see this happen and I hope it doesn't. But, as a fan, I would still go see the movie. I did with the Dukes and hated it as a remake of the TV show but it was still entertaining as a SPOOF. I hope Anderson plays the part and will like the movie much more that way. Anything else will make the movie a SPOOF and not as good as it could be.
    • DinX, on 05/04/2008, -1/+3MacGyver without Richard Dean Anderson isn't MacGyver
      • Rekottop, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1Well it would be MacGyver. However, it would be a SPOOF of MacGyver and not a real conversion of the TV show to the Big Screen.
  • lead2thehead, on 05/04/2008, -14/+7Casey: That bomb is set to detonate in 20 seconds! What'll we do, MacGruber?

    MacGruber: Everybody stay calm! Casey, hand me that paper clip! Jojo, grab that twine! Casey! Gum wrapper!

    Casey: You got it.

    MacGruber: Jojo! That dog turd!

    Jojo: What?

    MacGruber: The dog turd right by your foot.

    Jojo: I'm not picking up that dog turd!

    Casey: Ten seconds!

    MacGruber: You heard her, Jojo! Give me the dog turd!

    Jojo: No! Why do we need a dog turd?

    MacGruber: Fine! I'll get the dog turd! I just hope I have enough time to--

    (BOOM!)

    Singers: MACGRUBER-RRR!!!!!

    • chrgrose, on 05/04/2008, -1/+6Making life saving devices out of household materials, MACGRUBER!!

      He's a raging alcoholic! MACGRUBER!!
    • matador3, on 05/04/2008, -6/+3MacGruber > MacGyver
  • swgc5, on 05/04/2008, -0/+17Richard Dean Anderson for the epic win!
  • JohnnyHotballs, on 05/04/2008, -7/+4I can make a macgyver movie out of a sheet of foil, an old speaker magnet and a used condom.
  • kevro, on 05/04/2008, -0/+17I think Richard Dean Anderson will come back, after all he did do that master card commercial semi-recently
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htdjys-bql8
    As long as he dies his hair again he's back in business.
    • tr0n, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2Too bad he wasn't sporting the MacGyver mullet in that commercial. You could say his mullet died. And, I'm sure he'll dye his hair again for the flick.

      Richard Dean Anderson should legally change his name to just MacGyver--ya know, McLovin' style.
  • grapesofbaath, on 05/04/2008, -0/+9Yes! It better be Richard Dean Anderson with mullet! Although he may not care to, he is rich as ***** from from two syndicated franchises, this and Stargate SG-1.
  • lolbotomy, on 05/04/2008, -0/+5Awesome! I've enjoyed watching MacGyver since I was a kid, as I'm sure many of you have too -- not so much in recent years, but it still has a place in my top 10 shows ever made. Between this, X-Files and Futurama all making come-backs I'm pretty excited. Here's hoping all three end up with contracts for new episodes.
  • h4mx0r, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3I think they should release the two television Macgyver movies on a special edition dvd to celebrate the arrival of the new Macgyver movie!
  • QsheiK, on 05/04/2008, -0/+7Murdoch has to be in the movie too. He was one hell of a villain.
    • JeddHampton, on 05/04/2008, -0/+4And he'll have to end every sentence with "..., MacGyver!"
    • porninstructor, on 05/04/2008, -1/+0Yeah that would be awesome!! How many times Murdoch was assumed dead and returned more disfigured and crazier than the last time, I just loved that...
  • MikeyTwit, on 05/04/2008, -1/+34Patty and Selma are having simultaneous orgasms!
    • johndear3, on 05/04/2008, -1/+1This comment is so good, it should be submitted to digg as a "why i love digg" pic.
    • Jones82, on 05/04/2008, -1/+1Gross
  • discoloda, on 05/04/2008, -8/+1I would vote for making it with new and different actor. Also making it a spiritual successor instead of just a new 2 hour episode. Following a very bright person that McGyver has to protect. eventually that person picks up McGyver's legacy. This is turn can become a new show.

    The thing that bugged me with McGyver was that he was always so nice. And his history rather sterile (un interesting). Having a new guy with secrets, and a larger main cast (more then 3 people please!)

    ideas:
    This new guy has a grudge against McGyver, blames him for something .. not revealed.
    McGyver's son? (nah)
    /bad-ideas
    • whatelseisnew, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2MacGyver does have a son, it was revealed in one of the last episodes.
    • Matsky, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2"Having a new guy with secrets"? It bugged you that he was always so nice? Oh man, you just want a standard 24 type thing. It's so cliche. MacGuyver has plenty of secrets and some somewhat "darkish" periods of his background, but the fact he is so nice is what makes it cool. Go back and watch the early series and see why MacGuyver was good!
      • discoloda, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1I confess i have not seen past season 4.

        And i dont want 24, just some more flaws besides the boy scout attitude of helping everyone i see
  • SilverBlade2k, on 05/04/2008, -6/+4Yet another 80's/90's franchise that Hollywood wishes to bring out of the grave since it has no other original ideas..
  • chrgrose, on 05/04/2008, -6/+3What are we gunna do, MacGruber!?!?!?
  • robthom, on 05/04/2008, -1/+2Well I think that settles it. We're all going to hell now.
  • JasonCox, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2I wonder if the movie theater will let me in free if I bring a rubber band, paper clip and drinking straw...
    • kahrytan, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1Only if you make something something defensive out of it.
      • crazygamer67688, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1and then proceed to "dispatch" them with it
  • leonardutah, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2[Murdoc is pretending to be MacGyver]
    Murdoc: I could fix this if I just had some duct tape.

    Damn you Murdoc!
  • SFBWork, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2Awesome, he'll be back with the mullet. Right?
  • RSS14, on 05/04/2008, -4/+1I may view the movie unconventionally, using a computer and a connection to the internet.
  • yellowsnowcone, on 05/04/2008, -2/+3I just hope they remain true to the spirit of the TV series. McGyver preached non-violence. He would remove the charge from a grenade to make his enemies THINK they were about to be blown up. He would never make and device or gadget that would actually harm anyone, and he never carried a gun.
    • JeddHampton, on 05/04/2008, -0/+0...except in the pilot episode.
    • corvairkid, on 05/04/2008, -0/+0I also hope Hollywood doesn't forget a few other things.

      - He drives a Jeep. Not a Hummer or a Prius or whatever other vehicle they want to flog.
      - As mentioned above, he has a mullet but isn't the stupid redneck stereotype.
      - He's a rabid hockey fan. Don't forget the Calgary Flames hat!
  • Guspaz, on 05/04/2008, -0/+9If Richard Dean Anderson is involved, I'm there.
  • blackcloud333, on 05/04/2008, -1/+3MacGyver will make a *adjective* *noun* out of a *noun*, *noun* and a *noun*. Just keeps getting funnier by the minute.
    • dsmx, on 05/04/2008, -0/+5MacGyver will make a nuclear reactor out of a belt buckle, shoe laces and a AA battery.
  • HalsMyPal, on 05/04/2008, -1/+11why does it need to be "big budget"? its ***** macgyver, just give him some chewing gum, matches, and a paperclip and he will give you a blockbuster with the highest profit in history!
    • thoatt, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1you really think it'll beat Titanic?
      • breckinshire, on 05/04/2008, -0/+6MacGyver could've saved the Titanic.
        • Llanowar, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2Probably with the exact same ingredients as described above.
        • phyx726, on 05/04/2008, -1/+3MacGyver > Iceberg
  • kentonguy, on 05/04/2008, -7/+0Who's going to play MacGyver though? Comments on that site suggested Neil Patrick Harris.. I agree with it.
  • therealgt, on 05/04/2008, -0/+9Gotta say hell yes. Loved the show as a kid. But no RDA = bad idea. Trust me on this. And he better have the mullet too, and the nonviolence thing.. Although maybe have him be a real dick to his wife when he's at home, that;s why he goes on all these crazy adventures.

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