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[quote name="Mischief Maker"][quote name="laudablepuss"]Anyone who says McGuffin isn't allowed to review a movie anymore. All in favor etcetera etcetera.[/quote] [quote]McGuffin (n): (Coined by Alfred Hitchcock) A McGuffin (also MacGuffin or Maguffin) is a term for whatever generic whatsis is driving the plot of an action or suspense picture. EXAMPLE: In the espionage flick Ronin, the characters are chasing a briefcase. We never learn the what’s in it, but its existence drives the film. For a more concrete example, the mystical Ark of the Covenant is the McGuffin in Raiders of the Lost Ark.[/quote][/quote]