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Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, and Ed Helms sit on a patterned couch behind a cluttered coffee table in a scene from the film The Hangover.
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The Hangover

film by Phillips [2009]
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Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, and Ed Helms sit on a patterned couch behind a cluttered coffee table in a scene from the film The Hangover.
The Hangover Actors (left to right) Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, and Ed Helms in a scene from The Hangover (2009). The film's plot is driven by a MacGuffin.

"The Hangover" is a 2009 comedy film directed by Todd Phillips. The plot centers on three groomsmen who wake up after a wild bachelor party in Las Vegas with no memory of the previous night and the groom missing. Their frantic efforts to retrace their steps and find their lost friend before his wedding form the core of the story. The film uses the missing groom, Doug, as a MacGuffin – a plot device that drives the narrative forward, even though his actual significance to the audience is secondary to the unfolding chaos.12

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