Poll: Movie MacGuffin Plot Devices
First off. "What is a movie MacGuffin?" you might ask. A movie MacGuffin is a plot device in the form of an object, goal or other motivator the protagonist pursues. The specific nature of a MacGuffin is typically unimportant to the overall plot. The most common type of MacGuffin is an object, place, or person. Now you know what a movie MacGuffin is. Which of these famous movie Mcguffins is your favourite? Discuss here
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Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Ruby Slippers in The Wizard of Oz (1939) -
Orson Welles in Citizen Kane (1941)
Rosebud in Citizen Kane (1941) -
"The Maltese Falcon" 1941 Warner Bros.
The Maltese Falcon in The Maltese Falcon (1941) -
"Psycho" Janet Leigh 1960 Paramount
The $40,000 cash in an envelope in Psycho (1960) -
Eli Wallach in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
The Confederate gold in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) -
John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
The Holy Grail in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) -
James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Peter Geddis in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
The Death Star Plans in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) -
Harrison Ford and John Rhys-Davies in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Ark of the Covenant in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) -
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
The Genesis device in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) -
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
The Sivalinga stones in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) -
Brian Henson, Timothy Bateson, Douglas Blackwell, Toby Froud, Anthony Jackson, Ron Mueck, David Shaughnessy, and Mildred Shay in Labyrinth (1986)
Toby in Labyrinth (1986) -
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Tom Wilson in Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Grays Sports Almanac in Back to the Future Part II (1989) -
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
The Holly Grail in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) -
Skeleton in Army of Darkness (1992)
The Necronomicon - Army of Darkness (1992) -
Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta in Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Case in Pulp Fiction (1994) -
Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
The "Galaxy on Orion's Belt" in Men in Black (1997) -
Matt Damon in Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Pvt. James Francis Ryan in Saving Private Ryan (1998) -
Stephen Root in Office Space (1999)
Milton's red stapler in Office Space (1999) -
Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The One Ring in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003) -
Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
The heart of Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) -
Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men (2007)
The $2 Million dollars in No Country for Old Men (2007) -
Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
Unobtanium in Avatar (2009) -
The Avengers (2012)
The Tesseract in The Avengers (2012) -
Chris Pratt in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
The Power Stone in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)