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Film: The Shawshank Redemption
Director: Frank Darabont
Year: 1994
Running Time: 142 minutes
Big Names
Tim Robbins - Andy Dufresne
Morgan Freeman - “Red” Redding
Bob Gunton - Warden Norton
James Whitmore - Brooks Hadlen
Plot Summary
In 1947, mild-mannered bank vice president Andy Dufresne is sent to Shawshank Prison for a heinous crime he did not commit. During his time in Shawshank, Andy makes a handful of enemies (The Sisters) and a select group of very close friends, among them Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding - a man who knows how to get things. It is clear from the start that Andy simply doesn’t fit in at Shawshank, but without any hope of parole, he must fight to make positive changes to the prison and to the people around him.
Top Quotes
“Get busy livin’, or get busy dying.”
- Andy Dufresne
“I have to remind myself that some birds aren’t meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up rejoices.”
- Red Redding
“Lord! It’s a miracle! Man up and vanished like a fart in the wind!”
- Warden Norton
“”They say [the Pacific] has no memory. That’s where I want to live the rest of my life. A warm place with no memory.”
- Andy Dufresne
“Only guilty man in Shawshank.”
- Red Redding
Fun Trivia
- Morgan Freeman’s character “Red” was originally meant to be an Irishman. This explains the joke-line, “Maybe it’s ‘cause I’m Irish”.
- Although Stephen King sold the film rights to “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”, he never cashed the check.
- Stephen King and Frank Darabont are very close friends.
- Because it is set in a prison in the 1940’s, a huge percentage of the characters are male. In fact, there are only two women with speaking roles in the entire film, and they are bit-pieces. There are no women shown inside the walls of Shawshank Prison.
- The Rita Hayworth film the inmates watch is "Gilda", which came out in 1946 - one year before Andy Defresne is sent to Shawshank.
Ratings
Jessica’s Rating: 4.5 Martini Glasses
I absolutely adore this film - it will always be one of my favorites. The storyline is gripping, the acting is superb, and it is a film you can watch over and over again.
I absolutely adore this film - it will always be one of my favorites. The storyline is gripping, the acting is superb, and it is a film you can watch over and over again.
Jeni’s Rating: 5 Martini Glasses
Shawshank - a carefully crafted work of art. This film didn't fade with second, third or forth viewing.
Shawshank - a carefully crafted work of art. This film didn't fade with second, third or forth viewing.
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