1985 – 1992 · Series · 45m · TV-PG

MacGyver

Name: MacGyver
Director: Alan Crosland, Jr., Alan Simmonds, Alexander Singer, Bill Corcoran, Bob Sweeney, Bruce Kessler, Bruce Seth Green, Charles Correll, Chuck Bowman, Cliff Bole, Dana Elcar, Don Chaffey, Don Weis, Donald Petrie, Gilbert M. Shilton, Harry Harris, Jerrold Freedman, John Florea, John Patterson, Lee H. Katzin, Michael Caffey, Michael Preece, Michael Vejar, Paul Stanley, Richard A. Colla, Rob Bowman, Stan Jolley, William Gereghty, Ernest Pintoff, James L. Conway, Paul Krasny, Les Landau
Genre: Drama, Crime, Action, Adventure
Released: 1985
Cast: Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Luke Askew, John Cameron Mitchell, Kaj-Erik Eriksen

Audience

A resourceful secret agent tackles dangerous missions using intelligence, science, and everyday objects instead of relying on conventional weapons. With little more than a compact toolkit and whatever he finds nearby, he improvises clever solutions to rescue people and escape peril.

My take

You’ll enjoy this if you like inventive, non-lethal action with a lighthearted tone, especially shows such as Burn Notice or Mission: Impossible; Not for you if you want gritty realism or relentless spectacle.

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Cast

Richard Dean AndersonDana ElcarLuke AskewJohn Cameron MitchellKaj-Erik EriksenTeri HatcherRon HalderSheila Moore

Directors

Alan CroslandJr.Alan SimmondsAlexander SingerBill CorcoranBob SweeneyBruce KesslerBruce Seth GreenCharles CorrellChuck BowmanCliff BoleDana ElcarDon ChaffeyDon WeisDonald PetrieGilbert M. ShiltonHarry HarrisJerrold FreedmanJohn FloreaJohn Patterson

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