Hitchcock's Influence on Other Films

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This paper examines many movies from the past decades and shows how Hitchcock concepts have influenced the content and style of various movies. It shows that not only suspense movies have been influenced by this style. Some movies examined are "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and the Scorsese film "Cape Fear."

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"MacGuffin (n.) 1. In a film, a plot device whose sole purpose is to set the action in motion, such as a suitcase with unknown contents. Often, the MacGuffin turns out to be a decoy, causing men to make fools of themselves in pursuit of futile ends. Word origin: Coined by Alfred Hitchcock, 1939 (Enders). Hitchcock's influence on filmmakers still exists today. For example, the recent movie "Rat Race" uses a MacGuffin to set the entire movie action. The MacGuffin is the race; set up by the hotel owner that pits six groups of contestants against each other for $2 million dollars. "

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