Movies MacGruber Must Be Stopped: 10 SNL Movies We’d Actually Watch

We doubt MacGruber will be able to get out of the mess that will be his movie.

It’s official: MacGruber is set to be the first Saturday Night Live character to get a movie adaptation since Tim Meadows’ The Ladies Man flopped in the box office nearly a decade ago. Will Forte’s cinematic spoof of the non-violent, survivalist MacGyver character is still a ways away, but we’re already cringing in anticipation. It’s not that we don’t love to see good SNL skits turned into feature length films (see: The Blues Brothers and Wayne’s World), it’s just that most of the time five minutes of funny doesn’t stretch into 90 minutes of hilarity. More importantly, a lot of these skits weren’t that hilarious to begin with (cough, A Night at the Roxbury, cough-cough, Superstar, cough).

To be honest, we haven’t watched SNL live on the boob tube since we discovered how much more entertaining vagina is on a Saturday night, but if we’re gonna have to see more sketch characters given the Hollywood treatment, we’re confident we can pick far superior ones. Not only could we make some bangin’ movies, but we also might save a few careers in the process (you’re welcome, Eddie Murphy). Keep reading for Complex’s top ten SNL skits that would be cinematic sure shots…

Style Kanye’s Hair Parents: A History of the Black Mullet

Our man Yeezy is catching it from all sides recently thanks to his latest foray into retro sensibility. Ironic? Maybe. But as much as homie thinks about what people think of him, trust that he’s got a ready explanation for the dead animal he’s rocking on the back of his neck.

And while some people are claiming he bit it from a dude named Tum Tum (seriously? Tum Tum?), and others may point out that tiny R&B sensation Bobby Valflagrino Valentino is rocking one in his latest video, Kanye is really just the latest in a long line of mulleteers, those brave and hardy souls who proudly rocked a shag through good times and bad. (Yes, it’s called a shag, white people, and it’s been around for decades.)

We can’t truthfully say we love the 80(8)s, but at least take a trip back in time before you start calling Kanye a Tum Tum biter. Uh, pause…

Movies 5 Films That Could Bring Eddie Murphy Back

Like most '80s babies, we’ve got a love/hate relationship with Eddie Murphy. We loved everything he did up until Boomerang and we pretty much hate everything he’s made after 2001. So imagine our surprise when we read a rumor this morning that Eddie Murphy was being considered for the role of The Riddler in the next Batman installment. Word? Eddie Murphy? As the Riddler? We’d rather watch The Rock try to do Shakespeare.

Regardless, it’s obvious that Eddie is trying to revitalize his career. There seem to be no fat suits or pantyhoses in any of his upcoming flicks (a definite plus) and there was a rumor going around that he was trying to make a Beverly Hills Cop 4 (eh, not so much). That may work, but we’ve come up with a couple movie ideas that we think would get him on some sort of track…check ‘em out below…