Macgyver s new mission now is to retrieve the stolen watch from the girl before russian agents, who discovered this secret, do. Macgyver travels to budapest to meet with a russian double agent who is in possession of a watch containing information about other russian spies. Then it cuts to actual footage from the italian job. Apply to marketing intern, customer care specialist, executive assistant to ceo and more. Now macgyver must work with the gypsies to get it back. I hadnt ever watched macgyver, and now i am in love. In one episode, macgyver airlifts into a prison camp where he spends an afternoon building a twoman ultralight out of bamboo, garbage bags, and a generator. The italian job 810 movie clip get the wheels in line 1969 hd duration. Who could forget the footage used from the original italian job in an episode.
The first season of the american television series macgyver, consisting of 22 episodes, began on september 29, 1985, and ended on may 7, 1986, and aired on the abc network. Find out about all the goofs from macgyver thief of budapest tv episode 1985 on imdb. Macgyver travels to budapest to meet with a russian double agent who is in possession of a watch containing information. I cant tell what macgyver says there it sounds like fenf.
Angus macgyver born march 23, 1990 is an agent of the phoenix foundation, the son of its head james macgyver and a member of its flagship team. Much of the racing footage of the mini coopers through budapest used stock footage from the 1969 movie the italian job. Gordon gino and freds road trip season 1 episode 3 s01e03 highland fling oct 25 2018. The rebooted show will be inspired by both the original 1969 film with michael caine and the newer version that starred. Jana stole the swiss army knife twice, then macgyver gave it to. Macgyver thief of budapest tv episode 1985 bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more. The name was never used in the series, and was apparently unknown to anderson. In an interview with empire magazine in october 2011, steven spielberg admitted that he never liked the macguffin of this movie. Even a swiss army knifeequipped macgyver couldnt hide that a major chase scene from the shows first season was lifted wholesale from the 1969 film the italian job.
Macgyver demonstrates excellent horsemanship skills. Macgyver obtains a watch in budapest that contains top secret information on microfilm. Particularly when the horse that gets stolen belongs to a king. But macgyver was a great series, and this episode is absolutely enjoyable. Special agents angus macgyver and jack dalton join forces to recover a missing bioweapon, with the ability to destroy hundreds of thousands of people with one single drop. The climatic car chase in thief of budapest comes directly from the classic 1969 heist film. Most of the end of the episode is footage from the italian job. Unfortunately, grodsky is killed and a watch containing the information is stolen by a young gypsy girl named yanna. Richard dean anderson website macgyver episode guide thief.
The title of the episode the third in macgyvers first season only amps up the ridiculousness. Macgyver puts his horsethieving prowess to the test in an effort to prevent a tribal dispute from escalating into a fullblown war. Applications for s02e05 are closed roles available. It is a reboot of the abc series of the same name created by lee david zlotoff, which aired from 1985 to 1992. This episode marks the first appearance of the brown leather jacket. Then it cuts to actual footage from the italian job itself. Lenkov and starring lucas till as the title character. And not a great job by him and the hungarian inspector to wait 3 hours. Jan 30, 2005 so im sitting watching season 1 of macgyver episode 3, thief of budapest and i see 3 classic minis in the background on a trailer. This critical first name of angus was not actually revealed until season seven, in the twopart episode good knight macgyver. Mar 05, 2010 not really because in macgyver season 1 episode 3 the thief of budapest they copied the italian job which came out in 1969. The italian job 2003 distributed by paramount pictures movie info imdb movie info wiki. Macgyver and the team board a plane thats midflight when the pilot has a heart attack, and discover the medical emergency was intentional. If you look at the number plates on the police cars, before macgyver messes with the traffic lights, then youll see that there hungarian plates, but when they go to the stolen scenes from the italian job, the number plates become italian, then at the border theyre back to being hungarian again.
In budapest, macgyver races against kgb agents to find a young gypsy girl who has stolen a. Thief of budapest is the 3rd episode of season 1 in the original version of macgyver. On macgyver season 1 episode 3, the teams mission goes horribly wrong when the only man who can stop a terrorist plot gets shot while in malaysia. It is quite evident, as the shots appear to be two decades older. Macgyver 2016 season 4 episode 3 full episodes youtube. I was really looking forward to rewatch this episode as the one set in my little home country, and it was mostly likeable. Macgyver visits an exgirlfriend, a ranger at a wildlife reserve, only to have his vacation turned into a bloody confrontation by poachers.
Season 3 episodes 45 48 49 52 53 56 57 60 61 64 fire and ice. So im sitting watching season 1 of macgyver episode 3, thief of budapest and i see 3 classic minis in the background on a trailer. It is an audacious gambit, and one that you could argue chimes with the macgyver credo of bodging together something new from old stuff lying around. The italian job 2003 all pursuit scenes edited youtube. However, before macgyver can take the watch, the agent is kil. Yosemite, ky 3 midpines, ca 3 durham, nc 2 san francisco, ca 2 martinsburg, wv 2 lynnwood, wa 2 montgomery, al 1 company. The 1969 version of the italian job this isnt the mark wahlbergled 2003. Successful series formulas, smart ladies, and crossovers. Large portions of the car chase scenes were lifted directly from the film for use in the macgyver episode thief of budapest series 1, ep 3 with the main characters setting up the story with three minis visible at the start of the episode. A 1969 film starring michael caine, involving him being let out of prison and gathering a gang of bank robbers together to rob a van full of gold. This macgyver remake has a much younger actor lucas till playing our titular hero who uses brains than brawn to get out of dangerous situations as he works for a secret government agency and has also been given more team members to help him out. Nbc is remaking the italian job and as a mini driver, i will watch. But the mission goes south when the man is shot, and now, with only a drivers license and hand sanitizer available, macgyver must keep ralph alive in order to learn the terrorists plans.
Macgyver season 3 episodes 45 48 49 52 53 56 57 60 61 64 fire and ice. The macgyver project a blog with episode rankings and. Listen in as kora shares a bit about her experiences as a child actor and a few stories from the set of this episode. When macgyver saves thorntons life using a paper clip, a wrench and shoelaces, macgyver is offered a job as a field agent at the dxs. Trusting the devil inside the 2003 remake of the italian job. Watch full episodes of macgyver and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Also we actually got a close up look at the villain and heard him say a few words for the first time since the pilot. The first episodes of macgyver had a tight budget to work with as they didnt want to risk too. Season 4, episode 3 february 21, 2020 macgyver and the team board a plane thats midflight when the pilot has a heart attack, and discover the medical emergency was intentional. You quickly fall in love with his personality,heart and of course his insanely quick mind.
The thief of budapest takes place in hungary, where. The italian job, interwoven with a different story. The wmerepped writer did uncredited work on rush hour 3, wrote the chris rockanthony hopkins action comedy bad company and worked on a draft of beverly hills cop 4. The ending was just stolen and i do really mean stolen from the movie the italian job which i didnt like either. A fan website for the tv series macgyver with an episode guide, quotes, lessons learned, and more. Here you will find all the episodes of the seriesmacgyver 2016. The italian job is a 1969 british comedy caper film, written by troy kennedy martin, produced by michael deeley and directed by peter collinson. And not a great job by him and the hungarian inspector to wait 3 hours for grodskys contact macgyver to appear, and then to not pay him any attention and lose track of him right away. It was george lucas idea, and spielberg only put it in the movie because of his friendship with lucas. I kept expecting to hear the tune self preservation society get a bloomin move on or what ever you want to call it. Macgyver is a relic of a cheesy bygone tv era full of hammy acting, onedimensional characters, and selfcontained episodes where everything is tied up with a bow by episodes. If you take away the italian job the episode was ok. Sep 23, 2016 who could forget the footage used from the original italian job in an episode.
Macgyver, riley, bozer and leanna go undercover on a college campus to smoke out a deepcover operative who is recruiting students to carry out deadly attacks around the world. Macgyver retrieves a stolen horse and gets picked up literally by a helicopter. Theres hawaii five0 and macgyver on cbs, while and earlier this. Even if its a stock car you must include a picture in the application. One episode uses footage of the minis car chase from the film, the italian job, interwoven. Here you fint both the broadcast episodes as the next episodes. However, before macgyver can take the watch, the agent is killed and the watch is stolen. Involves one of the best car chases in cinema with mini coopers and one of the most famous lines in cinema, when someone uses slightly too much explosive on a van during a test. It tells the story of charlie croker michael caine, the leader of a cockney criminal gang released from prison with the intention of doing a big job in italy to steal gold bullion from an armoured security truck. The car chase from this episode, featuring three mini coopers, was taken from the british caper film the italian job, which was filmed in turin in 1969.
Watch all 20 macgyver episodes from season 3,view pictures, get episode information and more. The first episode of this new macgyver show made me lose the will to live. Ranking this episode as second best behind the opener. Macgyver jobs, employment skip to job postings, search close. Nbc is remaking the italian job and as a mini driver, i. The other one we discussed the pilot gets 5 stars, the golden triangle 4 stars and the gauntlet 3 stars. Macgyver puts his horsethieving prowess to the test in an effort to. The quintessential british caper film of the 1960s, the italian job is a flashy, fast romp that chases a team of career criminals throughout one of the biggest international gold heists in history. How macgyver ripped off the greatest car chase ever filmed. Macgyver is as cool as ever, but his invents are not as great as in some other episodes, there are some continuity errors and there is a funny moment when its easier than ever to see some people are actually dummies.
So then he goes and does his super genius thing and saves a bunch of gypsies and is trying to get out of budapest. Track macgyver 2016 new episodes, see when is the next episode air date, series schedule, trailer, countdown, calendar and more. Vintage video podcast episode 15 saturn 3 vintage video podcast. Oct 15, 2016 the story here was more focused and streamlined than episode 2, and it was less silly than episode 3. Macgyver thief of budapest tv episode 1985 spoilers and. Regarding the infamous use of car chase footage from the italian job, a popular film from 16 years prior, its understandable why some may get their undies in a bunch about it, but it doesnt bother me all that much. Watch macgyver episodes online season 4 2020 tv guide. The mini cooper car chase in the third episode is recycled footage from the italian job.
Macgyver season 1 episode 3 mini chat the mini forum. Richard dean anderson website macgyver episode guide. October th, 1985 this week, a visit from the titular thief of budapest special guest. In the thirdever episode of macgyver the thief of budapest we still enjoy the shows cunning charms that made it a smallscreen classic. Also, jack joins bounty hunter billy colton in the hunt for a bail jumper but is concerned when he finds out billy offered riley a job. And i will watch every single episode of an italian job television show. Macgyver and the team are in malaysia to extract a terrorist groups money man, ralph, who holds key intel on an impending attack. The third episode of season one is a classic spy tale set in. In budapest, angus macgyver obtains vital microfilmed information hidden inside a watch. Macgyver is an american actionadventure television series developed by peter m. The third episode of season one is a classic spy tale set in budapest. Angus macgyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon.
Macgyver is in budapest to meet nikolai grodsky and to obtain top secret information. Unlike most agents, mac prefers nonviolent andor nonlethal confrontation and has an impressive set of improvisation skills, speaks at least four languages and has a very strong background in science. In the first episode of season 2, thornton takes a job as director of operations at the phoenix foundation, and macgyver follows, where he is hired as a sort of troubleshooter. Of course at ten years of age i knew nothing about the car chase taken from the italian job and was very impressed. Macgyverin the italian job mini chat the mini forum. Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of turin by creating a traffic jam. Macgyver episode guide on the richard dean anderson website. Watch macgyver season 1, episode 3 thief of budapest. I remember another episode which made extensive use of stock footage from the italian job, which seemed a bit much, since the mini chase is. Farrah abraham settles lawsuit against mtv after teen mom og firing.
In the original press release from paramount pictures, the cast listing states the character name to be stacey macgyver. Macgyver creates distractions with spontaneous engineering subterfuge and concocts explosives out of ordinary household items, all while saving an adorable little girl and her family from heavyhanded authority figures. Even a swiss army knifeequipped macgyver couldnt hide that a major chase scene from. But when the watch is stolen, macgyver has to find the thief.
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