Mac the alien pops up his head in alarm, and the scene cuts to black and throws back to an exasperated O’Brien.
Nearly without fail, that footage ends up being the same incredibly ridiculous scene from “Mac and Me,” featuring the movie’s protagonist Eric barreling down the side of a hill in a wheelchair before being hurled off the quarry into the water below. Games Movies TV Music News Sign In Movies In Theaters Coming Soon Best of Netflix Best of Amazon 26 METASCORE Movie Details & Credits Starring: Christine Ebersole, Danny Cooksey, Ivan J. Rudd’s latest Netflix series “Living with Yourself” joins the list of projects to get the vaunted “Mac and Me” bump on late night, joining a handful of MCU entries, “Anchorman 2,” and the “Friends” finale (which initiated the tradition way back in 2004).Įvery appearance starts off innocently enough, with Rudd discussing the particulars of the latest film or TV show he’s promoting, dropping in some pre-planned anecdote before throwing to a clip.
Decades from now, long after the oceans have risen and humanity has descended into chaos, Paul Rudd will still be trolling Conan O’Brien with the same “ Mac and Me” clip.įifteen years after first faking out the then-“Late Night” host with a clip from the derided 1988 “E.T.” ripoff, the actor swung by “Conan” to prank O’Brien yet again. Containing the complete score, mastered both from stereo sources courtesy of MGM and the composers personal tapes, the CD includes the two pop songs Silvestri.