Mystery/Thriller The Shawshank Redemption appreciation thread

[Shawshank]

Just aching to say it's a mediocre, sentimental, predictable, edge-less, crowdpleaser of a movie.


I won't though....

That's why it's an APPRECIATION thread...so I don't care.

 

[StrainedEyes]

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[Cinemaman]

I enjoyed watching this movie, so i gave it 9 out of 10.

Cast was the best part of the movie, the story was good enough and I liked the art direction and the look of the prison.

 

[StrainedEyes]

An amazing movie, the novella is just as good.
It's strange to think that this came from the mind of Stephen King.. But it did.
This and Stand By Me are two great King stories.

 

[Carmine Falcone]

That's why it's an APPRECIATION thread...so I don't care.

If you really didn't care you wouldn't have responded, would you?

Well, enough with this ''trolling''. It's not my style. I shall be leaving this thread now.

 

[batgirl2119]

An amazing movie, the novella is just as good.
It's strange to think that this came from the mind of Stephen King.. But it did.
This and Stand By Me are two great King stories.

lol i love telling ppl yeah that's a stephen king. and getting the "whhaaatt?!" if there's one thing the man can do well its creat some memorable characters. i think his short stories tend to translate better to film, esp when they're of a more realistic type.
i love this movie.

 

[Superhobo]

It's a great film, no doubt. Should have put it in my 'five.'

 

[Drizzle]

I love this movie so much, especially Red, Morgan Freeman's character.

 

[danoyse]

Like I posted earlier in the thread, I had gotten to see this about a month before it opened...it was a sneak preview course where we'd find out what movie we were seeing the night of the screening. I had read the original Stephen King novella, so I was really excited when they told us we'd be screening Shawshank.

But I remember this look of dread on the face of the lady sitting next to me when I told her it was written by Stephen King. I actually said, "Oh no...it's not one of those!" and went on to explain the story came from the same book that Stand By Me had come from. She looked quite relieved.

Gil Bellows (who played Tommy) was also at the screening for a Q&A afterwards. I remember him explaining that Tim Robbins ignored him on set the entire day they shot the scene when he asked Andy to help him pass his high school test, so that he would feel intimidated by him when they filmed the scene.

I watched the movie on HBO this weekend...still one of my favorite movies.

 

[Speedin Bullet]

I cut off cable at my place to save on money + writer's strike I felt it was time to just get rid of it. I have found myself watching this movie at least 3 times a week.

I think it has burrowed into my head somehow though. I have found myself quoting without knowing it. I was having a conversation with a friend about another friend of ours that has dropped off the radar and he loved the fact that I referred to his disappearance as "he just vanished like a fart in the wind." That line is true brilliance!

 

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'Shawshank Redemption' Reunion: Stars Share Funny Tales of "Cow ****," Cut Scenes and that Unwieldy Title

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shawshank-redemption-reunion-stars-share-750200

 

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‘Shawshank Redemption’ At 25: Frank Darabont Reflects On Prison Epic – Deadline

 

[Schlosser85]

Great film. Lots of tremendous moments, but to me, the short side plot with the old librarian Brooks outside of prison is the most moving part of the whole movie.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

This is a lovely movie I'm glad I've watched.

Great film. Lots of tremendous moments, but to me, the short side plot with the old librarian Brooks outside of prison is the most moving part of the whole movie.

I sympathized him the most, and felt bad for Red being broken when the parole committee asks him about being released from prison.

 

[StarLord]

I finished up Season 2 of Castle Rock a few weeks back and it was pretty neat that in one episode Tim Robbins' character went to Shawshank to visit someone.

 

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The Shawshank Redemption 4K Review: The Masterpiece Dazzles in 4K (comingsoon.net)

 

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King Is Terminating License For The Shawshank Redemption​

Posted: June 2, 2025, 09:56
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According to Puck’s “What I’m Hearing” newsletter King is terminating Warner Bros.' copyright license for The Shawshank Redemption. This has raised the question about if a new adaptation is on it’s way. But before you get your hopes up or get angry about it, it could also mean that King is preventing a new version by taking back the rights. I guess the future will tell.

King’s Shawshank Redemption’ redemption: Stephen King’s lawyers have notified Warner Bros. that he will be terminating the copyright license for The Shawshank Redemption, one of my favorite movies. I hope this doesn’t mean he’s gonna set up a new movie or TV series elsewhere. King is pretty aggressive about terminations, Puck’s Eriq Gardner tells me, which makes sense given how robust the market continues to be for adaptations of his books.
What do you think? Do you want a new adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption?

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[DarkKnight88]

Remaking Shawshank Redemption…



Add Stand by Me to that if someone gets the bright idea…

 

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Pitt, Gandolfini & Cruise As Tommy, Bogs & Andy?​

Posted: July 2, 2025, 21:54
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Frank Darabont spoke about The Shawshank Redemption with USA Today and revealed that Brad Pitt was supposed to play prisoner Tommy but that he pulled out so he could star alongside Tom Cruise in 1994's Interview With the Vampire.

He also revealed that James Gandolfini was supposed to play Bogs but shortly after accepting the job, Gandolfini pulled out for a bigger role as the thug Virgil in 1993's True Romance.

Even more surprising is that Tom Cruise was gunning to play Andy. Cruise "was close" to playing Andy after attending a table read. But ultimately he pulled out. Darabont says. "But he might have been too big for the movie I wanted to make.

It wasn’t a 'Cool Hand Luke' role where you want Paul Newman. It was a little less bold, more subtle than that.
- Frank Darabont

Today it's hard to imagine Pitt, Gandolfini and Cruise in those roles but what do you think? Could they have pulled it of?

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[Drizzle]

Pitt, Gandolfini & Cruise As Tommy, Bogs & Andy?​

Posted: July 2, 2025, 21:54
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Frank Darabont spoke about The Shawshank Redemption with USA Today and revealed that Brad Pitt was supposed to play prisoner Tommy but that he pulled out so he could star alongside Tom Cruise in 1994's Interview With the Vampire.

He also revealed that James Gandolfini was supposed to play Bogs but shortly after accepting the job, Gandolfini pulled out for a bigger role as the thug Virgil in 1993's True Romance.

Even more surprising is that Tom Cruise was gunning to play Andy. Cruise "was close" to playing Andy after attending a table read. But ultimately he pulled out. Darabont says. "But he might have been too big for the movie I wanted to make.

It wasn’t a 'Cool Hand Luke' role where you want Paul Newman. It was a little less bold, more subtle than that.
- Frank Darabont

Today it's hard to imagine Pitt, Gandolfini and Cruise in those roles but what do you think? Could they have pulled it of?

Copied from Lilja's Library: Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King

I can picture Gandolfini as Bogs and if he played it like he did with his character in True Romance, he would have been terrifying.

 

[Sawyer]

Even more surprising is that Tom Cruise was gunning to play Andy.

I don’t think that one is that surprising, I thought that piece of trivia had been floating around for awhile.

The “King on Screen” documentary I watched the other day made it sound like Cruise was really up for it when Rob Reiner was thinking about directing it himself.

 

[DarkKnight88]

I just can’t see Cruise ever agreeing to being raped in a movie.