Over the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.Over the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.Over the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.
- Nominated for 7 Oscars
- 21 wins & 42 nominations total
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'The Shawshank Redemption' Without Morgan Freeman?
'The Shawshank Redemption' Without Morgan Freeman?
The Shawshank Redemption has become a classic film - it's even IMDb's top-rated movie of all time - but did you know it almost had an entirely different cast behind those legendary bars?
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Did you know
- TriviaAndy and Red's opening chat in the prison yard, in which Red is throwing a baseball, took nine hours to shoot. Morgan Freeman threw the baseball for the entire nine hours without a word of complaint. He showed up for work the next day with his left arm in a sling.
- GoofsCirca 1963, Heywood is shown listening to the record "24 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits", released in 1970.
- Quotes
Andy Dufresne: [to Red] I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
- Crazy creditsThe man who cried and was beaten when Andy first arrived is listed and credited as "Fat Ass" -- the other inmates' nickname for him.
- Alternate versionsThis film was produced independently by Castle Rock Entertainment, but distributed by Columbia Pictures, which placed their logo at the beginning of the film. After the first video release, Castle Rock began to use Warner Bros. as their distributor. This film was then later re-issued on video and DVD by Warner Bros., which replaced the Columbia Pictures logo with their own. (The 1999 WB DVD uses no studio logo before Castle Rock [A Turner Company], and has no Columbia line-art logo at the end, just 10 seconds of blank screen as the music finishes. The post-2004 prints start with the 2003 WB logo and an updated Castle Rock logo [A TimeWarner Company], and have the Columbia line-art logo in the crawl at the end followed by a quick, still, 2003 WB logo. See also The American President.)
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Why Gump? Why Now? (1994)
Featured review
Prepare to be moved
I have never seen such an amazing film since I saw The Shawshank Redemption. Shawshank encompasses friendships, hardships, hopes, and dreams. And what is so great about the movie is that it moves you, it gives you hope. Even though the circumstances between the characters and the viewers are quite different, you don't feel that far removed from what the characters are going through.
It is a simple film, yet it has an everlasting message. Frank Darabont didn't need to put any kind of outlandish special effects to get us to love this film, the narration and the acting does that for him. Why this movie didn't win all seven Oscars is beyond me, but don't let that sway you to not see this film, let its ranking on the IMDb's top 250 list sway you, let your friends recommendation about the movie sway you.
Set aside a little over two hours tonight and rent this movie. You will finally understand what everyone is talking about and you will understand why this is my all time favorite movie.
It is a simple film, yet it has an everlasting message. Frank Darabont didn't need to put any kind of outlandish special effects to get us to love this film, the narration and the acting does that for him. Why this movie didn't win all seven Oscars is beyond me, but don't let that sway you to not see this film, let its ranking on the IMDb's top 250 list sway you, let your friends recommendation about the movie sway you.
Set aside a little over two hours tonight and rent this movie. You will finally understand what everyone is talking about and you will understand why this is my all time favorite movie.
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- Also known as
- Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
- Filming locations
- Mansfield Reformatory - 100 Reformatory Road, Mansfield, Ohio, USA(The prison that is used in the large panning scene, and used for the wardens office.)
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $28,767,189
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $727,327
- Sep 25, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $29,330,423
- Runtime2 hours 22 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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