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Old 05-22-2008, 07:26 AM
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Mcguffin

Main Entry: McGuffin
Part of Speech: n
Definition: in film, a plot device that has no specific meaning or purpose other than to advance the story; any situation that motivates the action of a film either artificially or substantively; also written MacGuffin

Can ya name some

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The glowing object in the trunk of the 1964 Chevy Malabu
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Old 05-22-2008, 07:46 AM
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Pulp Fiction - The contents of the briefcase.

North by Northwest - unknown secrets of the government.


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Old 05-22-2008, 07:53 AM
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The case in "Ronin".
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Old 05-22-2008, 09:14 AM
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The case in "Ronin".
Good one.

The one person who drives off into the night in Friday the 13th II from the town cafe. Can that be considered as a legitimate McGuffin?
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Heh, funny you would mention that, Harrison Ford just said that all the Indiana Jones movies had a McGuffin that propelled them to a fantastic and over the top ending.
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Heh, funny you would mention that, Harrison Ford just said that all the Indiana Jones movies had a McGuffin that propelled them to a fantastic and over the top ending.
Read about it.

Ark of the Covenant - Raiders

Sankara Stones - Temple of Doom

Holy Grail - Last Crusade

Crystal Skull - Crystal Skull.


Odd coincidence. Or deliberate?
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Read about it.

Ark of the Covenant - Raiders

Sankara Stones - Temple of Doom

Holy Grail - Last Crusade

Crystal Skull - Crystal Skull.


Odd coincidence. Or deliberate?
There's another one

Monty Python & The Holy Grail

the grail



Hitchcock was notorious [ no pun intended ] for McGuffins
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Good Times....Thats some funny shit!!!! :D
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Old 05-22-2008, 11:55 AM
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isnt the ultimate one The Maltese Falcon ?
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