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05-22-2008, 08:26 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 Repo-Man The glowing object in the trunk of the 1964 Chevy Malabu 
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05-22-2008, 08:46 AM
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Pulp Fiction - The contents of the briefcase.
North by Northwest - unknown secrets of the government. I ll think of more...
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"If you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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05-22-2008, 10:14 AM
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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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05-22-2008, 10:50 AM
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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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05-22-2008, 10:53 AM
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Monty Python & The Holy Grail the grail Hitchcock was notorious [ no pun intended ] for McGuffins
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