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Episode 167: The Big Lebowski vs Pulp Fiction (Pt. 1)

Very Bad Wizards

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What's in the Briefcase?

The Lebowski, Pulp Fiction and Kiss Me Deadly all use the McGuffin as a plot device. The briefcase is an object that everybody wants but it doesn't really matter why they want it. It's also an allusion to a McGuffin in "Kiss Me Deadly" But I didn't quite appreciate that it didn't matter. That's never been something that I've wanted to think too much about.

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