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7. Nice McGuffin reference

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 03:26 PM

Sep 21

Oddly I was looking this up this morning

These are objects, people, or information that drive the plot and motivate characters but whose specific details or contents are often irrelevant to the audience, as the focus is on the journey and conflict the MacGuffin creates.

Ark of the Civenant in Raiders
Briefcase in Pulp Fiction
Rosebud
Maltese Falcon
R2-D2 with the Deathstar schematics
The Letters of Transit in Casablanca: The letters are a powerful tool that characters will go to great lengths to possess, but their true power lies in the conflict they create among the characters rather than the letters themselves.

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Yes! My daughter got her passport today in the mail. Whew! [View all] underpants Sep 21 OP

I hear you. Had mine renewed last year. I also have a bag packed with cash, important papers and a change of clothes... Joinfortmill Sep 21 #1

Mine arrived last week. Better hurry, the $100 price could go up to $ 100.000. twodogsbarking Sep 21 #2

I submitted my on-line renewal yesterday. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 21 #3

Shutdown yes but other than that State seems to have not changed anything underpants Sep 21 #8

My daughter and son-in-law are working on getting their passports. generalbetrayus Sep 21 #4

I had mine renewed in May of this year nuxvomica Sep 21 #5

Nice McGuffin reference underpants Sep 21 #7

IIRC, Hitchcock came up with the term nuxvomica Sep 21 #9

We renewed ours last year, right after we received our 10 year French resident cards. GoneOffShore Sep 21 #6