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* ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' features a BriefcaseFullOfMoney as the [[AMacGuffinFullOfMoney McGuffin]]; [[spoiler:Or is it? The Dude deduces that the eponymous false millionaire has planted a False MacGuffin in an attempt to rid himself of his unfaithful Trophy Wife.]] Later in the film, the ransom is paid with said suitcase [[spoiler:that Walter filled with his dirty clothes]].

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* ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' features a BriefcaseFullOfMoney as the [[AMacGuffinFullOfMoney McGuffin]]; [[spoiler:Or is it? The Dude deduces that the eponymous false millionaire has planted a False MacGuffin in an attempt to rid himself of his unfaithful Trophy Wife.]] Later in the film, the ransom is paid with said a suitcase [[spoiler:that Walter filled with his dirty clothes]].



* ''Reversal of Fortune'' is a documentary tracking what a homeless person would do if they came across $100,000. The money was put into a suitcase for a homeless person to find. When a man did find it, he initially left it behind, believing that it was drug money he'd be killed over. The TV crew had to explain that he could have it as long as he allowed them to film him spend it.



* Averted in ''Film/TheWildGeese''. [[PrivateMilitaryContractors Faulkner]] forces [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Matherson]] to empty his safe, putting several stacks of US thousand dollar bills in a suitcase he has open, adding up to $500,000 but not filling the suitcase.



** ''Series/SchlagDenRaab'' uses this to represent the ProgressiveJackpot, each suitcase containing €500,000, of course said suitcase may vary in size or there may be more than one suitcase, but it's used as a big cash prize.

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** ''Series/SchlagDenRaab'' uses this to represent the ProgressiveJackpot, each suitcase containing €500,000, ProgressiveJackpot of course said suitcase may €500,000. The suitcases vary in size or size, and there may be more than one suitcase, but it's used as a big cash prize.suitcase.



* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Duck Tales 2017}}'' episode "The Infernal Internship of Mark Beaks," Dewey finds a random, locked briefcase left in the Duckburg Billionaires Club and takes it to make himself look more like a businessman after he gets said internship. Turns out it was full of money ("that place needs better security").

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Duck Tales 2017}}'' episode "The Infernal Internship of Mark Beaks," Dewey finds a random, locked briefcase left in the Duckburg Billionaires Club and takes it to make himself look more like a businessman after he gets said an internship. Turns out it was full of money ("that place needs better security").



* Some TV executive really wanted to see if some homeless person who has been dealt a bad hand in life could turn his life around with one million dollars. His boss talked him down to 100,000 dollars, which he put inside, you guessed it, a briefcase he put in a dumpster that said homeless guy often did DumpsterDive into. Said homeless person being GenreSavvy, refused to touch the money until the TV crew announced him it was for him as long as he allowed the camera crew to film how he was spending it, initially believing it was drug money and he would be better served ignoring it lest he would end up killed over it. This would lead to the documentary ''Reversal of Fortune''.
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* ''VideoGame/MySummerCar'' has one, [[spoiler:which is revealed to you upon driving the local drunkard Jouko home for the fifth time. As you drive him home, he tells you of this after winning a lottery ticket. Of course, you can go on the search for it, and once you find it, you're treated to ''one and a half million marks'', though Jouko claims it's around five mil, so [[FridgeLogic only he knows where the other 3 and a half million marks went]]. However, once you go to sleep after stealing it, you may awaken to Jouko with an axe in your house, who you may knock out or get hacked to death by. If you do knock him out, you're eventually treated to him leaving a SuicideNote back at his home, and him HangingAround at the bridge]].
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* ''Film/TheATeam'': The 2010 film version plays with this by having the team pursuing a small briefcase full of plates for printing United States bills; as well initially stealing a shipping container full of the product of the counterfeiters' operation.

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* ''Film/TheATeam'': The 2010 film version plays with this by having the team pursuing a small briefcase full of plates for printing United States bills; as well as initially stealing a shipping container full of the product of the counterfeiters' operation.
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* In ''Series/MoneyHeist'', the group fills a large shipping truck with the cash they print during their occupation of Spain's Royal Mint and the logistics of moving around the heavy packs of banknotes are shown in detail. This trope is played straight when the Professor has the crew convinces many of the hostages to work with them in exchange for each cooperatiung hostage getting a case full of several hundred thousand euros delivered to an intermediary of their choice after the heist.

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* In ''Series/MoneyHeist'', the group fills a large shipping truck with the cash they print during their occupation of Spain's Royal Mint and the logistics of moving around the heavy packs of banknotes are shown in detail. This But this trope is played straight when the Professor has the crew convinces convince many of the hostages to work with them in exchange for each cooperatiung cooperating hostage getting a case full of several hundred thousand euros delivered to an intermediary of their choice after the heist.
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* A briefcase full, not of banknotes, but of bearer bonds (which are as good as money) was the subject of the world's biggest mugging; At 9:30 AM on May 2nd, 1990, John Goddard, a 58-year-old messenger with money broker Sheppards, was mugged at knifepoint on a quiet side street in the city of London. Mr. Goddard was taking Bank of England Treasury bills and certificates of deposit from banks and building societies. In total, he was carrying ''292 million'' pounds sterling, or '''378 million dollars.''' Best part? At the time of the mugging, '''''[[UnintentionallyNotoriousCrime the thief had absolutely no idea what he'd stolen!]]''''' It was the financial equivalent of an EmptyQuiver; the news that it was in the wind brought every criminal syndicate in the world to London in search of the briefcase; the thief was eventually found shot dead; since then the bonds have been surfacing in every third-world country, starting with Nigeria and most recently in the Cook Islands (in the Pacific, somewhere); the search for the case was allegedly the inspiration for ''Film/Ronin1998''.

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* A briefcase full, not of banknotes, but of bearer bonds (which are as good as money) was the subject of the world's biggest mugging; At 9:30 AM on May 2nd, 1990, John Goddard, a 58-year-old messenger with money broker Sheppards, was mugged at knifepoint on a quiet side street in the city of London. Mr. Goddard was taking Bank of England Treasury bills and certificates of deposit from banks and building societies. In total, he was carrying ''292 million'' pounds sterling, or '''378 million dollars.''' Best part? At ''' The thieves made it look like a [[UnintentionallyNotoriousCrime random mugging]] in the hope of giving themselves more time of to launder the mugging, '''''[[UnintentionallyNotoriousCrime the thief had absolutely no idea what he'd stolen!]]''''' bonds before they could be canceled. It was the financial equivalent of an EmptyQuiver; the news that it the case was in the wind brought every criminal syndicate in syndicates from around the world to London to try to participate in search the money laundering. All but two of the briefcase; 301 bond certificates were eventually recovered; scattered across the UK, the US, Ireland, Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, and Germany. The thief who did the mugging was eventually found shot dead; since then the bonds have been surfacing in every third-world country, starting with Nigeria while several of his co-conspiractors were arrested and most recently in the Cook Islands (in the Pacific, somewhere); the sentenced to lengthly prison terms. The search for the case was allegedly the inspiration for ''Film/Ronin1998''.
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* In ''Series/MoneyHeist'', the group fills a large shipping truck with the cash they print during their occupation of Spain's Royal Mint and the logistics of moving around the heavy packs of banknotes are shown in detail. This trope is played straight when the Professor convinces many of the hostages to work with the theives in exchange for each of them getting a case full of several hundred thousand euros delivered to an intermediary of their choice after the heist.

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* In ''Series/MoneyHeist'', the group fills a large shipping truck with the cash they print during their occupation of Spain's Royal Mint and the logistics of moving around the heavy packs of banknotes are shown in detail. This trope is played straight when the Professor has the crew convinces many of the hostages to work with the theives them in exchange for each of them cooperatiung hostage getting a case full of several hundred thousand euros delivered to an intermediary of their choice after the heist.
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* ''Film/TheATeam'': The 2010 film version plays with this by having the team pursuing a small briefcase full of plates for printing United States bills; as well initially stealing a shipping container full of the product of the counterfeiters' operation.


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* In ''Series/MoneyHeist'', the group fills a large shipping truck with the cash they print during their occupation of Spain's Royal Mint and the logistics of moving around the heavy packs of banknotes are shown in detail. This trope is played straight when the Professor convinces many of the hostages to work with the theives in exchange for each of them getting a case full of several hundred thousand euros delivered to an intermediary of their choice after the heist.
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* ''VideoGame/BuckshotRoulette'': Your reward for winning the final round is a briefcase full to the brim with money. The exact amount you get varies depending on how many times you failed a round and how many times you used the beer and cigarette items, with a maximum score of 70,000 dollars in the regular game mode while you can go for far more in the "Double or Nothing" mode. You also get to keep the shotgun.
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To make sure the cash is authentic, you can expect the recipient to pick up a bundle of bills and [[HearMeTheMoney flip through it while holding the cash up to their ear.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai''. Heiji Shindo offers the title character 50,000 ryo in a small wooden box (plus a profitable lordship) if she gives up her RoaringRampageOfRevenge. However Shindo has another box containing the severed thumbs of those who have taken up this offer, as surety that they won't pick up the sword against him again.
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* Referenced in ''VideoGame/ScottPilgrim VS the World: The Game'', where they can be picked up and used as weapons in a stage based on a filming studio.

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* Referenced in ''VideoGame/ScottPilgrim VS the World: The Game'', ''VideoGame/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorldTheGame'', where they can be picked up and used as weapons in a stage based on a filming studio.
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* In ''Series/PerfectStrangers'', Larry is trying to sting counterfeiters and tries to fake this trope where only the top of the stacks are money. HilarityEnsues when Balki tries to show how the plan would fail.

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* In ''Series/PerfectStrangers'', Larry is trying to sting counterfeiters and tries to fake this trope where only the top of the stacks are money. HilarityEnsues Hilarity ensues when Balki tries to show how the plan would fail.
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->''"Thank you, Fat Tony. However, in the future, I would prefer a nondescript briefcase to the [[ThiefBag sack with a dollar sign on it.]]"''

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->''"Thank you, Fat Tony. However, in the future, I would prefer a nondescript briefcase to the [[ThiefBag [[StockMoneyBag sack with a dollar sign on it.]]"''
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* ''Series/Annika2021'': The murder victim in episode 2.2 was paroled from prison with £70 of pocket money. The cops track her to a swanky hotel where they find a satchel with £20,000 in it.

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** In Season 8, AKA ''Archer: Dreamland'', the ransom money serving as the MacGuffin for most of the season lampshades this when Cecil, who's the one paying, points out how heavy it is, since it's full of 20$ bills, adding up to 50.000 all in all, and that an envelope full of the rarely used 10.000$ bills would have been much easier. [[spoiler: It's moot anyway since the season finale reveals he just stuffed the case full of weird German incest magazines]]

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** In Season 8, AKA ''Archer: Dreamland'', the ransom money serving as the MacGuffin for most of the season lampshades this when Cecil, who's the one paying, points out how heavy it is, since it's full of 20$ bills, adding up to 50.000 all in all, and that an envelope full of the rarely used 10.000$ bills would have been much easier. [[spoiler: It's moot anyway since the season finale reveals he just stuffed the case full of weird German incest magazines]]magazines.]]
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Duck Tales 2017}}'' episode "The Infernal Internship of Mark Beaks," Dewey finds a random, locked briefcase left in the Duckburg Billionaires Club and takes it to make himself look more like a businessman after he gets said internship. Turns out it was full of money ("that place needs better security").
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** In ''Film/LicenceToKill'', the LawmanGoneBad is paid a suitcase of cash for helping Sanchez escape US custody. [[LaserGuidedKarma Bond later uses it to knock him into a shark tank]].
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* Since paper money is worthless in the setting of ''VideoGame/FarCry2'', these briefcases are used to store rough cut diamonds instead.
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** In the final mission of ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'', Claude presents one such briefcase to [[BigBad Catalina]] in exchange for Maria's safe release.
** The introduction cutscene for ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity'' has Tommy's associates carry a pair of money briefcases to a drug deal. The deal is promptly ambushed and the briefcases stolen, leaving Tommy with nothing to his name.
** In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'', Niko and Johnny partake in a deal with the KosherNostra and are presented with a briefcase of cash in exchange for a valuable batch of diamonds. When [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheBalladOfGayTony Luis]] intervenes and shoots up the deal, Johnny takes the briefcase for himself and runs off on his own.



* For whatever reason, these briefcases are used to store ''rough cut diamonds'' in ''VideoGame/FarCry2''.
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Thanks to inflation, a briefcase full of money isn't really an obscene amount these days, relatively speaking. Assuming that the contents are all $100 USD bills, an average-sized briefcase (25" x 18" x 4") could fit about US$2,400,000. An average attache case (18" x 12" x 4.5") is good for about US$1,000,000. That's obviously a lot of money, enough to make for a plausible bribe in most circumstances and a perfectly respectable sum if you plan to use it just for yourself, but not generally enough in the modern developed world to live on like a king, or sufficient to fund a significant enterprise. Years ago, the US Treasury stopped making bills bigger than $100 to make it more difficult to conceal large amounts of illicit cash. The European Central Bank followed suit in 2018,[[labelnote:*]]Though they are no longer printed and issued, €500 bills are still legal tender. A briefcase as described above can hold €6,350,000 ($8,550,275 USD), whereas an attaché case can hold up to €3,213,000 ($4,326,304 USD).[[/labelnote]]. Some rich countries such as Switzerland (which prints bills as big as 1000 francs (about $1,115.50) continue to print large bills, though you aren't likely to actually see one unless you need it for specific purchases, such as buying property and/or vehicles.

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Thanks to inflation, a briefcase full of money isn't really an obscene amount these days, relatively speaking. Assuming that the contents are all $100 USD bills, an average-sized briefcase (25" x 18" x 4") could fit about US$2,400,000. An average attache case (18" x 12" x 4.5") is good for about US$1,000,000. That's obviously a lot of money, enough to make for a plausible bribe in most circumstances and a perfectly respectable sum if you plan to use it just for yourself, but not generally enough in the modern developed world to live on like a king, or sufficient to fund a significant enterprise. Years ago, the US Treasury stopped making bills bigger than $100 to make it more difficult to conceal large amounts of illicit cash. The European Central Bank followed suit in 2018,[[labelnote:*]]Though 2018.[[labelnote:*]]Though they are no longer printed and issued, €500 bills are still legal tender. A briefcase as described above can hold €6,350,000 ($8,550,275 USD), whereas an attaché case can hold up to €3,213,000 ($4,326,304 USD).[[/labelnote]]. [[/labelnote]] Some rich countries such as Switzerland (which prints bills as big as 1000 francs (about $1,115.50) continue to print large bills, though you aren't likely to actually see one unless you need it for specific purchases, such as buying property and/or vehicles.
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Thanks to inflation, a briefcase full of money isn't really an obscene amount these days, relatively speaking. Assuming that the contents are all $100 USD bills, an average-sized briefcase (25" x 18" x 4") could fit about US$2,400,000. An average attache case (18" x 12" x 4.5") is good for about US$1,000,000. That's obviously a lot of money, enough to make for a plausible bribe in most circumstances and a perfectly respectable sum if you plan to use it just for yourself, but not generally enough in the modern developed world to live on like a king, or sufficient to fund a significant enterprise. Years ago, the US Treasury stopped making bills bigger than $100 to make it more difficult to conceal large amounts of illicit cash. The European Central Bank followed suit in 2018,[[labelnote:*]]Though they are no longer printed and issued, €500 bills are still legal tender. A briefcase as described above can hold €6,350,000 ($8,550,275 USD), whereas an attaché case can hold up to €3,213,000 ($4,326,304 USD).[[/labelnote]] though some rich countries such as Switzerland (which prints bills as big as 1000 francs (about $1,115.50) continue to print large bills, though you aren't likely to actually see one unless you need it for specific purchases, such as buying property and/or vehicles, or simply if someone's flaunting their wealth.

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Thanks to inflation, a briefcase full of money isn't really an obscene amount these days, relatively speaking. Assuming that the contents are all $100 USD bills, an average-sized briefcase (25" x 18" x 4") could fit about US$2,400,000. An average attache case (18" x 12" x 4.5") is good for about US$1,000,000. That's obviously a lot of money, enough to make for a plausible bribe in most circumstances and a perfectly respectable sum if you plan to use it just for yourself, but not generally enough in the modern developed world to live on like a king, or sufficient to fund a significant enterprise. Years ago, the US Treasury stopped making bills bigger than $100 to make it more difficult to conceal large amounts of illicit cash. The European Central Bank followed suit in 2018,[[labelnote:*]]Though they are no longer printed and issued, €500 bills are still legal tender. A briefcase as described above can hold €6,350,000 ($8,550,275 USD), whereas an attaché case can hold up to €3,213,000 ($4,326,304 USD).[[/labelnote]] though some [[/labelnote]]. Some rich countries such as Switzerland (which prints bills as big as 1000 francs (about $1,115.50) continue to print large bills, though you aren't likely to actually see one unless you need it for specific purchases, such as buying property and/or vehicles, or simply if someone's flaunting their wealth.
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* Spoofed in the opening credits of ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'', which shows a 'businessman' fleeing from a burning car chased by two zombies, [[MoneyIsNotPower heedlessly throwing away his briefcase of money]].

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* Spoofed A NoodleIncident in the opening credits of ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'', which ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'' shows a 'businessman' businessman fleeing from a burning car chased by two zombies, [[MoneyIsNotPower heedlessly throwing away his briefcase of money]].money]]. According to the DVD commentary this is apparently something the Director of Photography came up with on the day, because he through all those bills flying in the air [[RuleOfCool would look amazing]] in SlowMotion.
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* Mimicking the page picture above, ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' parodies this trope: After Dante and Trish are done helping Lady, the latter gives the former pair a briefcase. Trish opens it to find just a small roll of cash and complains.

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* Mimicking the page picture above, ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' parodies this trope: Parodied in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4''. After Dante and Trish are done helping Lady, the latter gives the former pair a briefcase. Trish opens it to find just a small roll of cash and complains.
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A full briefcase isn't really an obscene amount these days, relatively speaking. Assuming all $100 USD bills, an average-sized briefcase (25" x 18" x 4") could fit about US$2,400,000. An average attache case (18" x 12" x 4.5") is good for about US$1,000,000. That's obviously a lot of money, enough to make for a plausible bribe in most circumstances and a perfectly respectable sum if you plan to use it just for yourself, but not generally enough in the modern developed world to live on like a king, or sufficient to fund a significant enterprise. Years ago, the US Treasury stopped making bills bigger than $100 to make it more difficult to conceal large amounts of illicit cash. The European Central Bank followed suit in 2018.[[labelnote:*]]Though they are no longer issued, €500 bills are still legal tender. A briefcase as described above can hold €6,350,000 ($8,550,275 USD), whereas an attaché case can hold up to €3,213,000 ($4,326,304 USD).[[/labelnote]]

By the way, a briefcase filled with cash would weigh quite a lot: ten thousand American banknotes would weigh twenty-two pounds, twenty-four thousand would weigh ''fifty-three.'' On top of that, those cool aluminum suitcases weigh eight-- as much as a carton of milk. Carrying a million bucks in a silver briefcase would thus be like carrying one of those jugs that go on top of water coolers -- in ''one hand''. [[HollywoodDensity However, you never see anyone struggling to lift the suitcase.]] You're also unlikely to see the suitcase ''enthusiastically'' [[MoneyToThrowAway spit out the excess bills]] that have been crammed into it when it opens, to make sure that everything's neatly stacked inside when the audience gets a look.

To get around inflation, the briefcase will sometimes contain a portable, high-tech money transfer device ready to send the [[UndisclosedFunds undisclosed sum]] to the nameless [[SwissBankAccount Caymans offshore bank]] of your choice.

This is probably the most common manifestation of AMacGuffinFullOfMoney. Can overlap with HandcuffedBriefcase. Given its weight and value, the case is likely shackled to the wrist of TheBrute and even he is flanked by bodyguards. Might be handed to a criminal in a RansomDrop.

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A full Thanks to inflation, a briefcase full of money isn't really an obscene amount these days, relatively speaking. Assuming that the contents are all $100 USD bills, an average-sized briefcase (25" x 18" x 4") could fit about US$2,400,000. An average attache case (18" x 12" x 4.5") is good for about US$1,000,000. That's obviously a lot of money, enough to make for a plausible bribe in most circumstances and a perfectly respectable sum if you plan to use it just for yourself, but not generally enough in the modern developed world to live on like a king, or sufficient to fund a significant enterprise. Years ago, the US Treasury stopped making bills bigger than $100 to make it more difficult to conceal large amounts of illicit cash. The European Central Bank followed suit in 2018.[[labelnote:*]]Though 2018,[[labelnote:*]]Though they are no longer printed and issued, €500 bills are still legal tender. A briefcase as described above can hold €6,350,000 ($8,550,275 USD), whereas an attaché case can hold up to €3,213,000 ($4,326,304 USD).[[/labelnote]]

[[/labelnote]] though some rich countries such as Switzerland (which prints bills as big as 1000 francs (about $1,115.50) continue to print large bills, though you aren't likely to actually see one unless you need it for specific purchases, such as buying property and/or vehicles, or simply if someone's flaunting their wealth.

By the way, a briefcase filled with cash would weigh quite a lot: ten thousand American banknotes would weigh twenty-two pounds, twenty-four thousand would weigh ''fifty-three.'' On top of that, those cool aluminum suitcases weigh eight-- as much as a carton of milk. Carrying a million bucks in a silver briefcase would thus be like carrying one of those jugs that go on top of water coolers -- in ''one hand''. [[note]]At that weight, this briefcase would probably make for quite an effective [[MoneyMauling bludgeoning weapon]] if you had the strength to swing it properly.[[/note]] [[HollywoodDensity However, you never see anyone struggling to lift the suitcase.]] You're also unlikely to see the suitcase ''enthusiastically'' [[MoneyToThrowAway spit out the excess bills]] that have been crammed into it when it opens, to make sure that everything's neatly stacked inside when the audience gets a look.

To get around inflation, the briefcase will sometimes contain a portable, high-tech money transfer device ready to send the [[UndisclosedFunds undisclosed sum]] to the nameless [[SwissBankAccount Caymans offshore bank]] bank on Grand Cayman]] of your choice.

This Alongside the StockMoneyBag, this is probably the most common manifestation of AMacGuffinFullOfMoney. Can overlap with HandcuffedBriefcase. Given its weight and value, the case is likely shackled to the wrist of TheBrute and even he is flanked by bodyguards. Might be handed to a criminal in a RansomDrop.

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-->-- '''Mayor "Diamond" Joe Quimby''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

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** Referenced/parodied in an episode where [[TheMafia Fat Tony]] gives Mayor Quimby a kickback in the form of a [[ThiefBag bag with a dollar sign on it]]. The mayor says that he'd prefer future kickbacks to come in a nondescript briefcase instead.
** Mayor Quimby can also recognize a suitcase full of cash by the sound it makes when it opens.
** An early episode had Smithers attempt to hire singer Tom Jones by showing him a briefcase full of money. When Tom refuses, Smithers opens a second briefcase and it sprays him with knockout gas.

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** Referenced/parodied in an episode "Mayored To The Mob", where [[TheMafia Fat Tony]] gives Mayor Quimby a kickback in the form of a [[ThiefBag bag with a dollar sign on it]]. The mayor says that he'd prefer future kickbacks to come in a nondescript briefcase instead.
** In "Trash Of The Titans" Mayor Quimby can also recognize a suitcase full of cash by the sound it makes when it opens.
--->'''Garbage Man:''' Where's our paychecks, you bum? My men ain't working another minute till we get paid!
--->'''Homer:''' (''opens briefcase with money inside'') Will cash be okay?
--->'''Garbage Man:''' Will it!
--->'''Mayor Quimby:''' (''opens door and pops head in'') Did I hear a, uh, briefcase opening?
** An early episode "Marge Gets A Job" had Smithers attempt to hire singer Tom Jones by showing him a briefcase full of money. When Tom refuses, Smithers opens a second briefcase and it sprays him with knockout gas.



** The Germans who buy the plant use a briefcase full of cash, which apparently contains not only enough cash to buy Springfield Nuclear Power Plant but also will have enough left over to buy the Cleveland Browns.

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** The In "Burns Verkaufen Das Kraftwerk", the Germans who buy the plant use a briefcase full of cash, which apparently contains not only enough cash to buy Springfield Nuclear Power Plant but also will have enough left over to buy the Cleveland Browns.



** Sideshow Bob's brother Cecil has one of these when he tries to escape with the money he embezzled from a dam project, leaving his brother to die inside when it collapses, along with Bart and Lisa. Problem is, he tries to hit Bart with it when they struggle on top of the dam, causing it to open and make him lose all the cash over the edge.

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** In "Brother From Another Series", Sideshow Bob's brother Cecil has one of these when he tries to escape with the money he embezzled from a dam project, leaving his brother to die inside when it collapses, along with Bart and Lisa. Problem is, he tries to hit Bart with it when they struggle on top of the dam, causing it to open and make him lose all the cash over the edge.
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* A sci-fi variation in ''Series/AlteredCarbon''. At the start of Season 2, a man walks into a BadGuyBar with a briefcase and announces he's come to pay the protagonist Takeshi Kovacs. Instead of money, the case only holds a card-sized device holding [[WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture untraceable credits]]. The reason for the briefcase is explained when it explodes after he walks out of the bar during the inevitable BarBrawl over the contents (which were actually palmed by the owner in the confusion).

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* A sci-fi variation in ''Series/AlteredCarbon''. At the start of Season 2, a man walks into a BadGuyBar with a briefcase and announces he's come to pay the protagonist Takeshi Kovacs. Instead of money, the case only holds a card-sized device holding [[WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture untraceable credits]]. The reason for the briefcase is explained when it explodes after he walks out of the bar during the inevitable BarBrawl over the contents (which were actually palmed by the owner in the confusion). Unfortunately he didn't kill the real Kovacs, who's waiting for him outside.
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* A sci-fi variation in ''Series/AlteredCarbon''. At the start of Season 2, a man walks into a BadGuyBar with a briefcase and announces he's come to pay the protagonist Takeshi Kovacs. Instead of money, the case only holds a card-sized device holding [[WeWillUseCreditsInTheFuture untraceable credits]]. The reason for the briefcase is explained when it explodes after he walks out of the bar during the inevitable BarBrawl over the contents (which were actually palmed by the owner in the confusion).

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* A sci-fi variation in ''Series/AlteredCarbon''. At the start of Season 2, a man walks into a BadGuyBar with a briefcase and announces he's come to pay the protagonist Takeshi Kovacs. Instead of money, the case only holds a card-sized device holding [[WeWillUseCreditsInTheFuture [[WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture untraceable credits]]. The reason for the briefcase is explained when it explodes after he walks out of the bar during the inevitable BarBrawl over the contents (which were actually palmed by the owner in the confusion).
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* A sci-fi variation in ''Series/AlteredCarbon''. At the start of Season 2, a man walks into a BadGuyBar with a briefcase and announces he's come to pay the protagonist Takeshi Kovacs. Instead of money, the case only holds a card-sized device holding [[WeWillUseCreditsInTheFuture untraceable credits]]. The reason for the briefcase is explained when it explodes after he walks out of the bar during the inevitable BarBrawl over the contents (which were actually palmed by the owner in the confusion).

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