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pos: Zihuatanejo include Quieta Beach, Majahua Beach, Playa Larga and others. Prior to the 1970s, economic activity was based on fishing and agriculture. At that time, the federal government decided to make a planned resort at Ixtapa, just north of the municipal seat of Zihuatanejo, constructed on what was once a coconut plantation and mangrove estuary. It is a complete tourist center with a hotel strip long, white sands, shopping centers, restaurants, nightclubs, golf courses, residences. To the south of Zihuatanejo Bay, there are a number of beaches and a lagoon on the way to the regional airport. Playa Larga (Long Beach),

pos: The Shawshank Redemption has described Red's story as one of salvation as he is not innocent of his crimes, unlike Andy who finds redemption. While some Christian viewers interpret Zihuatanejo as heaven, it can also be interpreted as a Nietzschean form of guiltlessness achieved outside traditional notions of good and evil, where the amnesia offered is the destruction rather than forgiveness of sin, meaning Andy's aim is secular and atheistic. Just as Andy can be interpreted as a Christ-like figure, he can be seen as a Zarathustra-like prophet offering escape through education and the experience of freedom. Ebert argued that "The Shawshank Redemption"

pos: The Shawshank Redemption by the Producers Guild of America. Darabont later adapted and directed two other King stories, "The Green Mile" (1999) and "The Mist" (2007). In a 2016 interview, King said that "The Shawshank Redemption" was his favorite adaptation of his work, alongside "Stand by Me". The oak tree, under which Andy leaves a note for Red directing him to Zihuatanejo, became a symbol of hope for its role in the film, and is considered iconic. In 2016, "The New York Times" reported that the tree attracted thousands of visitors annually. The tree was partially destroyed on July 29, 2011, when it

pos: The Shawshank Redemption for the murders for which Andy was convicted. Andy approaches Norton with this information, but Norton refuses to listen and sends him back to solitary confinement when he mentions the money laundering. Norton has Hadley murder Tommy under the guise of an escape attempt. Andy attempts to discontinue the laundering but relents after Norton threatens to destroy the library, remove Andy's protection from the guards, and move him to worse conditions. Andy is released from solitary confinement after two months, and he tells a skeptical Red that he dreams of living in Zihuatanejo, a Mexican coastal town. Red promises that

pos: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption years in prison, Andy shares the information with Red, describing exactly how to find the place and how one day "Peter Stevens" will own a small seaside resort hotel in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Red, confused about why Andy has confided this information in him, reflects on Andy's continued ability to surprise. One morning, after he has been incarcerated for 28 years, Andy disappears from his locked cell. After searching the prison grounds and surrounding area without finding any sign of him, the warden looks in Andy's cell and discovers that the current poster pasted to his wall (Linda Ronstadt) covers a

pos: Fort Hancock, Texas 1994 film "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding crosses the U.S. border into Mexico at Fort Hancock to join his friend, Andy Dufresne, who earlier escaped from Shawshank Prison and fled to Zihuatanejo via Fort Hancock. Fort Hancock, Texas Fort Hancock is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,750 at the 2010 census. Fort Hancock is situated on the Mexico–United States border, across from El Porvenir, Chihuahua. The Fort Hancock–El Porvenir International Bridge connects the two communities, and the Fort Hancock Port of Entry is located on the

pos: The Shawshank Redemption Mexican border, leaving his fate ambiguous. Glotzer insisted on including the scene of Red and Andy reuniting in Zihuatanejo. She said Darabont felt this was a "commercial, sappy" ending, but Glotzer wanted the audience to see them together. Castle Rock agreed to finance filming for the scene without requiring its inclusion, guaranteeing Darabont the final decision. The scene originally featured a longer reunion in which Andy and Red recited dialogue from their first meeting, but Darabont said it had a "golly-gee-ain't-we-cute" quality and excised it. The beach reunion was test audiences' favorite scene; both Freeman and Robbins felt it provided

pos: The Shawshank Redemption were also filmed in Mansfield, as well as neighboring Ashland, Ohio. The oak tree under which Andy buries his letter to Red was located near Malabar Farm State Park, in Lucas, Ohio; it was destroyed by winds in 2016. Just as a prison in Ohio stood in for a fictional one in Maine, the beach scene showing Andy and Red's reunion in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, was actually shot in the Caribbean on the island of Saint Croix, one of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The beach at 'Zihuatanejo' is the Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, a protected area for leatherback sea turtles.

pos: The Shawshank Redemption asking him to come to Zihuatanejo. Red violates his parole by traveling to Fort Hancock, Texas, and crossing the border into Mexico, admitting that he finally feels hope. He finds Andy on a beach in Zihuatanejo, and the two friends are happily reunited. The cast also includes: Mark Rolston as Bogs Diamond, the head of "The Sisters" gang and a prison rapist; Jeffrey DeMunn as the prosecuting attorney in Dufresne's trial; Alfonso Freeman as Fresh Fish Con; Ned Bellamy and Don McManus as, respectively, prison guards Youngblood and Wiley; and Dion Anderson as Head Bull Haig. Renee Blaine portrays Andy's

pos: Three Kings (Family Guy) Red is put on parole anyway and released from Shawshank. Red goes to the field in Buxton with the volcanic rock to fulfill his promise to Andy, finding a box beneath the rock containing money and a postcard asking if he remembers the name of the Mexican village Andy told him about; unfortunately, to Red's annoyance, he does not. Andy is then shown preparing a boat on a beach in Zihuatanejo, eagerly waiting for Red to arrive, though Red never does. At the end of the show, Peter thanks Stephen King and says they will see him in court, then

pos: The Shawshank Redemption down sanctimoniously to the servile masses while running corrupt scams, like those which made Nixon infamous. Zihuatanejo has been interpreted as an analogue for heaven or paradise. In the film, Andy describes it as a place with no memory, offering absolution from his sins by forgetting about them or allowing them to be washed away by the Pacific Ocean, whose name means "peace". The possibility of escaping to Zihuatanejo is only raised following Andy's admission of guilt over his wife's death. Similarly, Red's freedom is only earned once he accepts he cannot save himself or atone for his sins. Freeman

pos: Three Kings (Family Guy) his office and places him in solitary confinement for two months after Andy indirectly insults him. Afterward, Andy grows determined to escape from Shawshank, and informs Red that he is going to Zihuatanejo in Mexico, telling him that if he should ever get out of prison, he should go to a hayfield in Buxton, Maine, and there will be a volcanic rock, and a gift for him under it. During an inspection the next day, Andy has disappeared without a trace. In a fury, Norton throws one of Andy's rocks at a suggestive poster of David Cassidy on the wall

neg: Geologist's hammer and comfort of use of the geologist's hammer. In Stephen King's novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" (1982), as well as in its film adaptation "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), protagonist and prisoner Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins in film) asks fellow inmate Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman) to smuggle a rock hammer into Shawshank State Penitentiary, ostensibly so Andy can continue his amateur geology hobby inside the prison walls. Red does this, and Andy is able to keep the rock hammer hidden from correctional officers for the duration of his imprisonment. Geologist's hammer A geologist's hammer, rock hammer, rock pick, or

neg: The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption". It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murder of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. Over the following two decades, he befriends a fellow prisoner, contraband smuggler Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), and becomes instrumental in a money laundering operation led by the prison warden Samuel Norton (Bob Gunton). William Sadler, Clancy

neg: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption "The Shawshank Redemption", starring Tim Robbins as Andy, and Morgan Freeman as Red, and a play of the same name. The film version is considered one of the most celebrated movies of all time, being nominated for seven Oscars at the 67th Academy Awards in 1995, to include Best Picture, and Best Actor for Freeman. Morgan Freeman stated in an interview, that this novella is his favorite book. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is a novella by Stephen King from his 1982 collection "Different Seasons", subtitled "Hope Springs Eternal". It is loosely based on the

neg: The Shawshank Redemption Scenes shot in Upper Sandusky included the prison wood shop scene where Red and his fellow inmates hear "The Marriage of Figaro" (the woodshop is now called the Shawshank Woodshop), and the opening court scene which was shot at the Wyandot County Courthouse. Other shooting locations included Pugh Cabin in Malabar Farm State Park, where Andy sits outside as his wife engages in an affair, Butler, Ohio which stood in for Buxton, Maine, and The Bissman Building in Mansfield, which served as the hotel where Brooks stayed following his release. While the film portrays Andy escaping to freedom through a

neg: The Shawshank Redemption was read by then-Castle Rock Entertainment producer Liz Glotzer, whose interest in prison stories, and reaction to the script, led her to threaten to quit if Castle Rock did not produce "The Shawshank Redemption". Director and Castle Rock co-founder Rob Reiner also liked the script. He offered Darabont between $2.4 million and $3 million to allow him to direct it himself. Reiner, who had previously adapted King's 1982 novella "The Body" into the 1986 film "Stand by Me", planned to cast Tom Cruise as Andy and Harrison Ford as Red. Castle Rock offered to finance any other film Darabont wanted

neg: The Shawshank Redemption build a résumé by adapting his short stories. After receiving his first screenwriting credit in 1987 for "", Darabont returned to King with $5,000 to purchase the rights to adapt "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption", a 96-page novella from King's 1982 collection "Different Seasons", written to explore genres other than the horror stories for which he was commonly known. Although King did not understand how the story, largely focused on Red contemplating his fellow prisoner Andy, could be turned into a feature film, Darabont believed it was "obvious". Five years later, Darabont wrote the script over an eight-week period. He

neg: The Shawshank Redemption sentences at the Shawshank State Penitentiary. He is befriended by Ellis "Red" Redding, an inmate and prison contraband smuggler serving a life sentence. Red procures a rock hammer and a large poster of Rita Hayworth for Andy. Working in the prison laundry, Andy is regularly assaulted and raped by "the Sisters" and their leader, Bogs. In 1949, Andy overhears the captain of the guards, Byron Hadley, complaining about being taxed on an inheritance and offers to help him shelter the money legally. After an assault by the Sisters nearly kills Andy, Hadley beats and cripples Bogs, who is subsequently transferred

neg: Three Kings (Family Guy) "Can't you see Stewie doing that?" but tricks the audience by finishing with "Well, here's the Shawshank Redemption". Andy Dufresne (Peter) is sent to Shawshank Prison, though none of the inmates think much of him, particularly Red (Cleveland, who narrates the story). A month passes before Andy literally says two words to Red ("Vagina boob"), and later asks him for a rock hammer, claiming he carves "Star Wars" figurines out of stone. He also suggests in a poorly veiled manner that he will use the hammer to tunnel out of the prison. Andy and Red end up becoming fast friends,

neg: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is a novella by Stephen King from his 1982 collection "Different Seasons", subtitled "Hope Springs Eternal". It is loosely based on the Leo Tolstoy short story "God Sees the Truth, But Waits". It was adapted for the screen in 1994 as "The Shawshank Redemption", which was nominated for seven Academy Awards in 1994, including Best Picture. In 2009, it was adapted for the stage as the play "The Shawshank Redemption". In 1947, in Maine, Andy Dufresne, a banker, is tried and convicted for the double murder of his wife and

neg: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption her lover, despite his claims of innocence. He is sent to Shawshank State Penitentiary to serve a double life sentence. There, he meets Red, a prisoner who smuggles items from the outside world. Andy, who had been an amateur geologist before being imprisoned, asks Red to get him a rock hammer for shaping rocks he collects from the exercise yard into small sculptures. One of the next items he orders from Red is a large poster of Rita Hayworth. Over the ensuing years, Andy regularly requests more posters from Red, including pin-ups of Marilyn Monroe and Raquel Welch. When asked,

neg: The Shawshank Redemption shoes, and ledger, containing proof of the money laundering. While guards search for him, Andy poses as Randall Stephens, withdraws the laundered money from several banks, and mails the ledger and other evidence of the corruption and murders at Shawshank to a local newspaper. State police arrive at Shawshank and take Hadley into custody, while Norton commits suicide to avoid arrest. After serving 40 years, Red is finally paroled. He struggles to adapt to life outside prison and fears that he never will. Remembering his promise to Andy, he visits Buxton and finds a cache containing money and a letter

neg: Frank Darabont the television series "Tales from the Crypt". Darabont made good on the deal with Stephen King by writing and directing "The Shawshank Redemption". Rob Reiner, who had previously adapted another King novella, "The Body", into the movie "Stand by Me" offered Darabont $2.5 million in an attempt to write and direct "Shawshank". He planned to cast Tom Cruise in the part of Andy and Harrison Ford as Red. Darabont seriously considered and liked Reiner's vision, but he ultimately decided it was his "chance to do something really great" by directing the film himself. Although the film did not fare well

neg: The Shawshank Redemption poll conducted by Gatwick Airport also identified the film as the fourth-best to watch while in flight. When film critic Mark Kermode interviewed a host of United States moviegoers, they compared it to a "religious experience". It was also voted as New Zealand's favorite film in a 2015 poll. The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption". It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the

neg: The Shawshank Redemption say that his brutal character was in any way inspired by Ohio state correctional officers. William Sadler, who portrays Heywood, said that Darabont had approached him in 1989 on the set of the "Tales from the Crypt" television series where he was a writer, about starring in the adaptation he was intending to make. Freeman's son Alfonso has a cameo as a young Red in mug shot photos, and as a prisoner shouting "fresh fish" as Andy arrives at Shawshank. Among the extras used in the film were the former warden and former inmates of the Reformatory, and active guards

neg: The Shawshank Redemption wife, and Scott Mann portrays her golf-instructor lover Glenn Quentin. Frank Medrano plays Fat Ass, one of Andy's fellow new inmates who is beaten to death by Hadley, and Bill Bolender plays Elmo Blatch, a convict who may actually be responsible for the crimes of which Andy is accused. James Kisicki portrays a bank manager. The film has been interpreted as being grounded in Christian mysticism. Andy is offered as a messianic, Christ-like figure, with Red describing him early in the film as having an aura that engulfs and protects him from Shawshank. The scene in which Andy and several

neg: The Shawshank Redemption excerpt over the public address system and is punished with solitary confinement. After his release from solitary, Andy explains that hope is what gets him through his time, a concept that Red dismisses. In 1963, Norton begins exploiting prison labor for public works, profiting by undercutting skilled labor costs and receiving bribes. Andy launders the money using the alias "Randall Stephens". Tommy Williams is incarcerated for burglary in 1965. Andy and Red befriend him, and Andy helps him pass his GED exam. A year later, Tommy reveals to Red and Andy that his cellmate at another prison had claimed responsibility

neg: Lucas, Ohio public schools including Lucas Elementary School, Lucas Heritage Middle School, and Lucas High School. The Lucas "Cubs" are a member of the Mid-Buckeye Conference, participating in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, track, cross country, girls volleyball and girls softball. With class sizes around 40 students, Lucas is one of the smallest schools in the state of Ohio with an athletic program. Lucas has a public library, a branch of the Mansfield–Richland County Public Library. In the film, "The Shawshank Redemption," Andy tells Red about a hayfield in Buxton, Maine where Andy asked his wife to marry him. After being

neg: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption Andy tells Red that he likes to imagine he can step through the pictures and be with the actresses. One day, Andy and other prisoners are tarring a roof when Andy overhears a guard complaining about the amount of tax he will have to pay on a sum of money bequeathed to him. Andy approaches the guard, and tells him a way that he can legally shelter the money from taxation. Later, a gang of prison rapists called "The Sisters", led by Bogs Diamond, attack Andy. However, when Andy makes himself useful to the guards, they protect him from "The

neg: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption his letter writing, he starts writing twice as often. His diligent work results in a major expansion of the library's collection, and he also helps a number of prisoners earn equivalency diplomas. The corrupt warden of Shawshank, Norton, realizes that a man of Andy's skills is useful. He has started a program called "Inside-Out" where convicts do work outside the prison for slave wages. Normal companies outside cannot compete with the cost of Inside-Out workers, so they offer Norton bribes not to bid for contracts. Andy helps Norton launder the money. One day, Andy hears from another prisoner, Tommy Williams,

neg: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption man-sized hole. Andy had used his rock hammer not just to shape rocks, but also to slowly chip away at the wall. Once through the wall, he broke into a sewage pipe, crawled through it, emerged into a field beyond the prison's outer perimeter, and vanished. His prison uniform is found two miles away from the outfall and it is assumed that he drowned. A few weeks later, Red gets a blank postcard from a small Texas town near the Mexican border, and surmises that Andy crossed the border there. Shortly afterwards, Red is paroled. After nearly forty years' imprisonment,

neg: The Shawshank Redemption no discernible differences. For example, the scene where Andy first approaches Red to procure a rock hammer took nine hours to film, and featured Freeman throwing and catching a baseball with another inmate throughout it. The number of takes that were shot resulted in Freeman turning up to filming the following day with his arm in a sling. Freeman sometimes simply refused to do the additional takes. Robbins said that the long days were difficult. Darabont felt that making the film taught him a lot, "A director really needs to have an internal barometer to measure what any given actor

neg: The Shawshank Redemption anniversary in 2004, he was still earning six-figure residual payments, and was still earning a "substantial income" from it, which was considered unusual so many years after its release. "The Shawshank Redemption" opened to generally positive reviews. Some reviewers compared the film to other well-received prison dramas, including: "Birdman of Alcatraz", "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "Cool Hand Luke", and "Riot in Cell Block 11". Gene Siskel said that like "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "The Shawshank Redemption" is an inspirational drama about overcoming overbearing authority. "Entertainment Weekly"s Owen Gleiberman said that Freeman makes the Red character feel

neg: A Matter of Time (Hilltop Hoods album) "The Shawshank Redemption", where Morgan Freeman's character, Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, says to Tim Robbins's character, Andrew "Andy" Dufresne, "That's all it takes, just pressure and time". Songwriting credits from Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). A Matter of Time (Hilltop Hoods album) A Matter of Time is the debut album by Australian hip hop group Hilltop Hoods, released in 1999. The promotion, manufacturing and marketing of the album was funded by a grant from the band's local government and resulted in the band once it became successful setting up its own grant scheme for South Australian hip hop musicians. The

neg: The Shawshank Redemption was split by lightning; news of the damage was reported across the United States on newscasts, in newspapers, and on websites as far away as India. The tree was completely felled by strong winds on or around July 22, 2016, and its vestiges were cut down in April 2017. The remains were turned into "The Shawshank Redemption" memorabilia including rock hammers and magnets. The prison site became a tourist attraction, with many of the rooms and props remaining including the false pipe through which Andy escapes, and a portion of the oak tree from the finale, after it was damaged

neg: The Shawshank Redemption 94). It was also No. 23 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers (2006) list charting inspiring films. The characters of Andy and Warden Norton received nominations for AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains list; AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes list for "Get busy livin', or get busy dyin; AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs list for "Duettino – Sull'Aria" (from "The Marriage of Figaro"); and AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores for Newman's work. In 2005, the Writers Guild of America listed Darabont's screenplay at No. 22 on its list of the 101 Greatest Screenplays, and in 2014, "The Shawshank Redemption" was named

neg: The Shawshank Redemption idea for Andy to turn the music up and not shut it off. While in the finished film the inmates watch Rita Hayworth in "Gilda" (1946), they were originally intended to be watching Billy Wilder's "The Lost Weekend" (1945), a film about the dangers of alcohol. As the footage was too costly to procure from Paramount Pictures, producer Niki Marvin approached "The Shawshank Redemption"s domestic distribution rights-holder Columbia Pictures, who offered a list of lower-priced titles, one of which was "Gilda". The final cut of the theatrically released film runs for 142 minutes, and was dedicated to Allen Greene, Darabont's

neg: The Shawshank Redemption $25 million budget to make his film (taking a $750,000 screenwriting and directing salary plus a percentage of the net profits), and pre-production began in January 1993. Freeman was cast at the suggestion of producer Liz Glotzer, who ignored the novella's character description of a white Irishman, nicknamed "Red". Freeman's character alludes to the choice when queried by Andy on why he is called Red, replying "Maybe it's because I'm Irish." Freeman opted not to research his role, saying "acting the part of someone who's incarcerated doesn't require any specific knowledge of incarceration ... because men don't change. Once you're

neg: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption shady dealings. Andy eventually resigns himself to the fact that his legal vindication has become nonexistent. Before he was sentenced to life, Andy managed to sell off his assets and invest the proceeds under a pseudonym. This alias, Peter Stevens, has a driver's license, Social Security card, and other credentials. The documents required to claim Stevens' assets and assume his identity are in a safety deposit box in a Portland bank; the key to the box is hidden under a rock along a wall lining a hay field in the small town of Buxton, not far from Shawshank. After 20

neg: The Shawshank Redemption that it be toned down to a single-note motif. "So Was Red", played following Red's release from prison, and leading to his discovery of Andy's cache, became one of Newman's favorite pieces. The piece was initially written for a solo oboe, until Newman reluctantly agreed to add harmonica—a reference to the harmonica Red receives from Andy to continue his message of hope. According to Darabont, harmonica player Tommy Morgan "casually delivered something dead-on perfect on the first take", and this is heard in the finished film. Newman's score was so successful that excerpts from it were used in movie trailers

neg: The Shawshank Redemption of comedic and poignant cadence. Even Kenneth Turan's "Los Angeles Times" review, which Glotzer credited with derailing the film's box office success, praised Freeman, saying his "effortless screen presence lends "Shawshank" the closest thing to credibility it can manage". Of Robbins' performance, Gleiberman said that in his "laconic-good-guy, neo-Gary Cooper role, [Robbins] is unable to make Andy connect with the audience". Conversely, Maslin said that Andy has the more subdued role, but that Robbins portrays him intensely, and effectively depicts the character as he transitions from new prisoner to aged father figure, and Klady stated that his "riveting, unfussy ...

neg: Shawshank tree left by Andy Dufresne (played by Tim Robbins) to its location. Red finds a box buried at the base of a stone wall in the shade of the oak. The box contains a letter from Andy and cash to buy a bus ticket to visit him in Mexico. In the film, Andy describes the tree as "like something out of a Robert Frost poem". The oak has been described as among the most iconic trees in film history. Shawshank tree The Shawshank Tree was a white oak located near Malabar Farm State Park in Lucas, Ohio, United States, that was

neg: The Shawshank Redemption interior of the boarding room used by Brooks and Red was in the administration building; exterior shots of the boarding house were taken elsewhere. Internal scenes in the prison cellblocks were filmed on a soundstage built inside a nearby shuttered Westinghouse Electric factory. Since Darabont wanted the inmates' cells to face each other, almost all the cellblock scenes were shot on a purpose-built set housed in the Westinghouse factory except for the scene featuring Elmo Blatch's admission of guilt for the crimes for which Andy was convicted. It was filmed in one of the actual prison's more confined cells. Scenes

neg: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption he finds the transition to life "outside" a difficult process. On the weekends, he hitchhikes to Buxton, searching for suitable hay fields from Andy's "directions". After several months of wandering the rural town roads, he finds a field with a rock wall on the correct side, with a black rock in it. Under this rock, he finds a letter addressed to him from "Peter Stevens" inviting him to join Peter in Mexico. With the letter is $1,000 in cash. The story ends with Red violating his parole to follow Andy to Mexico. The novella has been adapted into a film,

neg: The Shawshank Redemption genuine and "lived-in". Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" said that Freeman was quietly impressive, but lamented that Red's role in the film had limited range, restricted to observing Andy. She considered Freeman's commanding performance made him a much stronger figure than simply an observer. Maslin said that Freeman's performance was especially moving when describing how dependent Red had become on living within the prison walls. "Variety"s Leonard Klady suggested that Freeman had the "showier" role, allowing him "a grace and dignity that come naturally", without ever becoming banal, and "The Washington Post"s Desson Howe called Freeman a "master"

neg: The Shawshank Redemption that the story works because it is not about Andy as the hero, but how Red perceives him. Deakins cinematography was routinely praised, with "The Hollywood Reporter" calling it "foreboding" and "well-crafted", and Travers saying "the everyday agonies of prison life are meticulously laid out ... you can almost feel the frustration and rage seeping into the skin of the inmates". Gleiberman praised the choice of scenery, writing "the moss-dark, saturated images have a redolent sensuality; you feel as if you could reach out and touch the prison walls". "The Hollywood Reporter" said of Newman's score, "at its best moments,

neg: The Shawshank Redemption the film was selected by the United States Library of Congress to be preserved in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Darabont responded: "I can think of no greater honor than for "The Shawshank Redemption" to be considered part of our country's cinematic legacy." "Variety" said that the word "Shawshank" could be used to instantly convey images of a prison. Critics have sometimes struggled to define the immense public appreciation for the film. In an interview, Freeman said, "About everywhere you go, people say, "The Shawshank Redemption"—greatest movie I ever saw" and that such praise

neg: The Shawshank Redemption to another prison; Andy is not attacked again. Warden Samuel Norton meets Andy and reassigns him to the prison library to assist elderly inmate Brooks Hatlen. Andy begins managing financial matters for other prison staff, guards from other prisons, and the warden himself. He also begins writing weekly letters to the state legislature requesting funds to improve the prison's decaying library. Brooks is paroled in 1954 after serving 50 years, but he cannot adjust to the outside world and eventually hangs himself. The legislature sends a library donation that includes a recording of "The Marriage of Figaro"; Andy plays an

neg: Shawshank tree it was found to be alive. The tree was further damaged in July 2016 due to strong winds. The event caused a major increase in Internet traffic to the Mansfield and Richland County Convention and Visitors Bureau website and general interest in the Shawshank Trail. The remaining portions of the tree were cut down on April 9, 2017, by the property's current owner. Though the film is set in Maine, much of the filming took place in Mansfield, Ohio, and nearby locations. The oak appears near the end of "The Shawshank Redemption" when Red (played by Morgan Freeman) follows clues

neg: West Virginia Penitentiary on site at the penitentiary. The Hulu original series, "Castle Rock", based on Stephen King's work, was filmed here. In the series, the penitentiary is Shawshank. The reason this site was chosen for Shawshank instead of the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio where the movie "Shawshank Redemption" was filmed, is due to the showrunner's desire to make the town around Shawshank more visible. The prison appears in the 2018 video game "Fallout 76", where it is known as the "Eastern Regional Penitentiary." West Virginia Penitentiary The West Virginia Penitentiary is a gothic-style prison located in Moundsville, West Virginia. Now

neg: The Shawshank Redemption progressed. Gunton performed his screen test with Robbins, which was filmed by Deakins. After being confirmed for the role, he used the wig in the film's early scenes until his hair re-grew. Gunton said that Marvin and Darabont saw that he understood the character which went in his favor, as did the fact his height was similar to Robbins' allowing Andy to believably use the warden's suit. Portraying the head guard Byron Hadley, Clancy Brown was given the opportunity to speak with former guards by the production's liaison officer, but declined believing it would not be a good thing to

neg: I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings "Johnny and Clyde", a take on Bonnie and Clyde. Chief Wiggum watches "The Negotiator" on a portable DVD player to learn how to deal with a hostage situation. The "Itchy & Scratchy" episode "The Un-Natural" parodies the baseball steroids scandal, and the title references the book and film "The Natural". Dwight escapes from jail like Andy Dufresne did in "The Shawshank Redemption". After the escape it looks like Dwight steps on the camera, which is a reference to Robert De Niro who steps to the camera after his release from jail in the film "Cape Fear". Dr. Hibbert and Krusty,

neg: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption Sisters". One night, Bogs is found in his cell unconscious and severely beaten. Andy is also allowed to stay alone in his cell instead of having a cellmate, unlike most other prisoners. Andy's work assignment is later shifted from the laundry to the prison's library. The new assignment also allows Andy to spend more time doing financial paperwork for the staff. Andy applies to the Maine State Senate for funding to expand the library. For years, he gets no response to his weekly letters until the Senate finally sends him $200, thinking Andy will stop requesting funds. Instead of ceasing

neg: The Shawshank Redemption Brown, Gil Bellows, and James Whitmore appear in supporting roles. Darabont purchased the film rights to King's story in 1987, but development did not begin until five years later when he wrote the script over an eight-week period. Two weeks after submitting his script to the Castle Rock Entertainment film studio, Darabont secured a $25 million budget to produce "The Shawshank Redemption", which started pre-production in January 1993. While the film is set in Maine, principal photography took place from June to August 1993 almost entirely in Mansfield, Ohio, with the Ohio State Reformatory serving as the eponymous penitentiary. The

neg: The Shawshank Redemption if he is ever released, he will visit a specific hayfield near Buxton and retrieve a package Andy buried there. He worries about Andy's well-being, especially when he learns Andy asked a fellow inmate for of rope. At the next day's roll call, the guards find Andy's cell empty. An irate Norton throws a rock at a poster of Raquel Welch hanging on the cell wall, revealing a tunnel that Andy dug with his rock hammer over the last 19 years. The previous night, Andy used the rope to escape through the tunnel and prison sewage pipe, taking Norton's suit,

neg: The Shawshank Redemption Shawshank Redemption" were passed to Warner Bros., following the merger of its parent company Time Warner with the Turner Broadcasting System. By 2013, "The Shawshank Redemption" had aired on fifteen basic cable networks, and in that year occupied 151 hours of airtime, rivaling "Scarface" (1983), and behind only "Mrs. Doubtfire" (1993). It was in the top 15 percent of movies among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 on the Spike, Up, SundanceTV, and Lifetime channels. Despite its mainly male cast it was the most watched movie on the female-targeted OWN network. In a 2014 "Wall Street Journal" article,

neg: The Shawshank Redemption "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), describing them as tall tales; Darabont likened "The Shawshank Redemption" to a tall tale more than a prison movie. He also cited "Goodfellas" (1990) as an inspiration on the use of dialogue to illustrate the passage of time in the script. King never cashed the $5,000 cheque from Darabont for the rights to "The Shawshank Redemption"; he later framed it and returned it to Darabont accompanied by a note which read: "In case you ever need bail money. Love, Steve." At the time, prison-based films were not considered likely box office successes, but Darabont's script

neg: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption whose former cellmate had bragged about killing a rich golfer and a lawyer's wife (Andy latches onto the idea that the word "lawyer" could easily have been mixed up with "banker", the professions being similarly viewed by the uneducated public), and framing the lawyer for the crime. Upon hearing Tommy's story, Andy realizes that this evidence could possibly result in a new trial and a chance at freedom. Norton scoffs at the story, however, and as soon as possible, he makes sure Tommy is moved to another prison. Andy is too useful to Norton, and he knows details about Norton's

neg: The Shawshank Redemption sewer pipe described as a "river of shit", Robbins crawls through a mixture of water, chocolate syrup, and sawdust. The stream into which Robbins emerges was actually certified toxic by a chemist according to production designer Terence Marsh. Of the scene, Robbins said, "when you're doing a film, you want to be a good soldier—you don't want to be the one that gets in the way. So you will do things as an actor that are compromising to your physical health and safety." As for the scene where Andy rebelliously plays music over the prison announcement system, it was Robbins'

neg: Three Kings (Family Guy) made up for by the other two, particularly "The Shawshank Redemption". Steve Heisler of The A.V. Club gave it a B- and called the "Stand by Me" story "too earnest to turn into much of a comic romp" and that the gags in "The Shawshank Redemption" were "too expected". He called "Misery" a "hoot", stating: "Anything where Brian is held in the palm of diabolical Stewie works wonders for me". Three Kings (Family Guy) "Three Kings", alternatively spelled "3 Kings", is the 15th episode in the seventh season of the American animated television series "Family Guy". It originally aired on

neg: The Shawshank Redemption but this scene was originally intended to feature "The Lost Weekend" (1945). The interchangeability of the films used in the prison theater suggests that it is the cinematic experience and not the subject which is key to the scene, allowing the men to escape the reality of their situation. Immediately following this scene, Andy is assaulted by the Sisters in the projector room and uses a film reel to help fight them off. Then in the end of the film, Andy passes through a hole in his cell hidden by a movie poster to escape both his cell and ultimately

neg: The Shawshank Redemption film's 20th anniversary including a screening of the film at the Renaissance Theatre, a bus tour of certain filming locations, and a cocktail party at the Reformatory. Cast from the film attended some of the events including Gunton, Scott Mann, Renee Blaine, and James Kisicki. As of 2017, Destination Mansfield operates the Shawshank Trail, a series of 15 marked stops around locations related to the film across Mansfield, Ashland, Upper Sandusky, and St. Croix. Contemporary review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes offers a 91% approval rating from 66 critics, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The consensus reads, ""The Shawshank Redemption"

neg: The Shawshank Redemption the necessary closure. Darabont agreed to include the scene after seeing the test audience reactions, saying: "I think it's a magical and uplifting place for our characters to arrive at the end of their long saga..." The film's score was composed by Thomas Newman. He felt that it already elicited such strong emotions without music that he found it difficult to compose one that would elevate scenes without distracting from them. The piece, "Shawshank Redemption", plays during Andy's escape from Shawshank and originally had a three-note motif, but Darabont felt it had too much of a "triumphal flourish" and asked

neg: Stephen King consisting of WZON/620 AM, WKIT-FM/100.3 & WZLO/103.1. King has stated that his favorite book-to-film adaptations are "Stand by Me", "The Shawshank Redemption", and "The Mist". King's first film appearance was in George Romero's "Knightriders" as a buffoonish audience member. His first featured role was in "Creepshow", in particular the segment "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" (King also having written the original story), where he plays the titular character. He has since made cameos in several adaptations of his works. He appeared in "Pet Sematary" as a minister at a funeral, in "Thinner" as a pharmacist, in "Rose Red" as

neg: Air Force One (film) the exterior was Severance Hall, and the interior was the Cuyahoga County Courthouse. The Russian prison where Radek was incarcerated was the Ohio State Reformatory, previously seen in "The Shawshank Redemption". Ramstein Air Base, Germany was portrayed by Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. The diplomatic dinner scene was shot at the Ebell of Los Angeles while a second unit captured scenes in Red Square in Moscow. Scenes featuring Sheremetyevo International Airport, the departure airport of Air Force One in the film, were shot at Los Angeles International Airport. F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 33d Operations Group, 33d Fighter Wing

neg: Shawshank tree Shawshank tree The Shawshank Tree was a white oak located near Malabar Farm State Park in Lucas, Ohio, United States, that was featured in the 1994 motion picture "The Shawshank Redemption". The tree was at least tall and approximately 180 to 200 years old. The tree played a central role in the film's plot and was one of the most popular tourist sites connected to it. The tree was split by lightning on July 29, 2011, and was eventually knocked down by strong winds on or around July 22, 2016. The tree was a major tourist attraction for fans of

neg: The Shawshank Redemption expanded on elements of King's story. Brooks, who in the novella is a minor character who dies in a retirement home, became a tragic character who eventually hanged himself. Tommy, who in the novella trades his evidence exonerating Andy for transfer to a nicer prison, in the screenplay is murdered on the orders of Warden Norton, who is a composite of several warden characters in King's story. Darabont opted to create a single warden character to serve as the primary antagonist. Among his inspirations, Darabont listed the works of director Frank Capra, including "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939) and

neg: The Shawshank Redemption It is now considered by many to be one of the greatest films of the 1990s. As of 2017, the film is still broadcast regularly, and is popular in several countries, with audience members and celebrities citing it as a source of inspiration, and naming the film as a favorite in various surveys. In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 1947 Portland, Maine, banker Andy Dufresne is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover, and sentenced to two consecutive life

neg: Tim Robbins Tim Robbins Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, and musician. He is well known for his portrayal of Andy Dufresne in the prison drama film "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994). His other roles include Nuke LaLoosh in "Bull Durham", Jacob Singer in "Jacob's Ladder", Griffin Mill in "The Player", and Dave Boyle in "Mystic River", for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and for directing such films as "Dead Man Walking" and "Bob Roberts", both of which received critical acclaim. He received a nomination for the Academy Award for

neg: The Shawshank Redemption in that situation, you just toe whatever line you have to toe." Darabont looked initially at some of his favorite actors like Gene Hackman and Robert Duvall for the role of Andy Dufresne, but they were unavailable; Clint Eastwood and Paul Newman were also considered. Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, and Kevin Costner were offered, and passed on the role —Hanks due to his starring role in "Forrest Gump", and Costner because he had the lead in "Waterworld". Johnny Depp, Nicolas Cage, and Charlie Sheen were also considered for the role at different stages. Cruise attended table readings of the script,

neg: Harvey (film) hears a voice in his cornfield that no one else can hear. His daughter, Karin, is later shown watching a scene from "Harvey" on TV. The 1992 film "Memoirs of an Invisible Man" sees the recently-turned-invisible Nick Holloway, afraid to his reveal identity to a sinister government agent, answer 'Harvey' when asked his name. The character Andy Dufresne in "The Shawshank Redemption" describes "Randall Stevens" –the fake person Dufresne created to launder money – as, "a phantom, an apparition, second cousin to Harvey the rabbit." In the "Farscape" television series, produced by The Jim Henson Company between 1999 and 2003,

neg: Mercury Summer Mercury Summer "Mercury Summer" is the second single from Fightstar's third studio album, "Be Human". It was released on 6 April 2009. Frontman Charlie Simpson said that the inspiration for this song came from one of his favourite movies, "The Shawshank Redemption", and the dream of the lead character, Andy. Bassist Dan Haigh has stated that the original song was meant to include a sample of Morgan Freeman's dialogue from the film- the line "I hope the sea is as blue as our dream"- but, in his words, "Hollywood screwed that up for us. We just couldn't get it cleared."

neg: The Shawshank Redemption Norton quotes Jesus Christ to describe himself to Andy, saying, "I am the light of the world", declaring himself Andy's savior. But this description can also reference Lucifer, the bearer of light. Indeed, the warden does not enforce the general rule of law, but chooses to enforce his own rules and punishments as he sees fit, becoming a law unto himself, like the behavior of Satan. The warden has also been compared to former United States President Richard Nixon. Norton's appearance and public addresses can be seen to mirror Nixon's. Similarly, Norton projects an image of a Holy man, speaking

neg: Mark Kermode He also appears in the DVD extras of "Lost in La Mancha", interviewing Terry Gilliam and "Pan's Labyrinth" where he interviews Guillermo del Toro about the film, which he has called a masterpiece. Kermode has written books, published by the BFI in its "Modern Classics" series, on "The Exorcist" and "The Shawshank Redemption" and his documentary for Channel 4, "Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature", is on the film's 10th anniversary special edition DVD. Kermode's strong family connections with the Isle of Man has led to him playing an active role in Manx culture and the arts. Part of this has seen

neg: Mark Rolston Mark Rolston Mark Rolston (born December 7, 1956) is an American character actor, known for his supporting roles in prolific films such as "Aliens", "Lethal Weapon 2", "The Shawshank Redemption", "The Departed" and the "Saw" film series. Rolston played PFC M. Drake in "Aliens" (1986), Hans in "Lethal Weapon 2" (1989), Stef in "RoboCop 2" (1990), Bogs Diamond in "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), J. Scar in "Eraser" (1996), Chief Dennis Wilson in "Daylight" (1996), Wayne Bryce in "Hard Rain" (1998) and Special Agent Warren Russ in "Rush Hour" (1998). Rolston acted in Martin Scorsese's 2006 film "The Departed" and the

neg: The Shawshank Redemption Shawshank. Andy's and Red's relationship has been described as a non-sexual love story between two men, that few other films offer, where the friendship is not built on conducting a caper, car chases, or developing a relationship with women. Philosopher Alexander Hooke argued that Andy's and Red's true freedom is their friendship, being able to share joy and humor with each other. Darabont first collaborated with author Stephen King in 1983 on the short film adaptation of "The Woman in the Room", buying the rights from him for $1 – a Dollar Deal that King used to help new directors

neg: Mark Rolston various animated TV shows over the course of his career. Rolston was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Evelyn Beverly (née Sturm) and Thomas George Rolston, who was a computer programmer. Mark Rolston Mark Rolston (born December 7, 1956) is an American character actor, known for his supporting roles in prolific films such as "Aliens", "Lethal Weapon 2", "The Shawshank Redemption", "The Departed" and the "Saw" film series. Rolston played PFC M. Drake in "Aliens" (1986), Hans in "Lethal Weapon 2" (1989), Stef in "RoboCop 2" (1990), Bogs Diamond in "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), J. Scar in "Eraser" (1996),

neg: Dollar Baby the Dollar Baby films was released in July 2015 by Dollar Baby filmmaker Shawn S. Lealos. It tells the story of 19 of the Dollar Baby filmmakers as they talk about making their movies and their careers following their Dollar Babies. As King explained in his introduction to the published shooting script for Frank Darabont's "The Shawshank Redemption" (based on his "Different Seasons" novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption"), "Around 1977 or so, when I started having some popular success, I saw a way to give back a little of the joy the movies had given me. Once the film

neg: The Shawshank Redemption for years afterwards. Leading up to its release, the film was test screened with the public. These were described as "through the roof", and Glotzer said they were some of the best she had seen. It was decided to mostly omit Stephen King's name from any advertising, as the studio wanted to attract a "more prestigious audience" who might reject a film from a writer known mostly for pulp fiction works like "The Shining" and "Cujo". Following early September premieres at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield, and the Toronto International Film Festival, "The Shawshank Redemption" began a limited North American

neg: The Shawshank Redemption project attracted many stars of the time for the lead roles including Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, and Kevin Costner. Thomas Newman provided the film's score. While "The Shawshank Redemption" received positive reviews on its release, particularly for its story and the performances of Robbins and Freeman, it was a box office disappointment, earning only $16 million during its initial theatrical run. Many reasons were cited for its failure at the time, including competition from films such as "Pulp Fiction" and "Forrest Gump", to the general unpopularity of prison films, lack of female characters, and even the title, which was considered

neg: Kevin Anderson (actor) for his role in the revival of "Death of a Salesman". He appeared on Broadway in the Manhattan Theatre Club production of "Come Back, Little Sheba" as Doc from January 24, 2008 to March 16, 2008. Anderson starred as Andy Dufresne in the stage version of the film "The Shawshank Redemption" which premiered at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin in May 2009. The play transferred to the West End at the Wyndham's Theatre in London, from 4 September 2009 to 29 November 2009. He appeared in "A Guide for the Perplexed" at the Victory Gardens Theater, Chicago in July–August 2010. Anderson

neg: Dufresne (band) Dufresne (band) Dufresne is an Italian post-hardcore band hailing from Vicenza. Dufresne formed in January, 2004 with Nicola "Dominik" Cerantola on lead vocals, Davide Zenorini on drums, Matteo "Ciube" Tabacco on bass and vocals, Luca Dal Lago on guitar and Alessandro Costa on keyboards. The band took its name from Andy Dufresne, the main character from Stephen King's novel, and later film adaption by Frank Darabont, "The Shawshank Redemption". In 2005 the band recorded a twelve-song demo album, completely sung in Italian. Later the band re-recorded six tracks from the demo in English. In 2006 Dufresne signed with V2 Records

neg: The Shawshank Redemption inmates tar the prison roof can be seen as a recreation of the Last Supper, with Andy obtaining beer/wine for the twelve inmates/disciples as Freeman describes them as the "lords of all creation" invoking Jesus' blessing. Director Frank Darabont responded that this was not his deliberate intention, but he wanted people to find their own meaning in the film. The discovery of "The Marriage of Figaro" record is described in the screenplay as akin to finding the Holy Grail, bringing the prisoners to a halt, and causing the sick to rise up in their beds. Early in the film, Warden

neg: Dufresne (band) album, "AM:PM". In July 2013 it was announced on their Facebook page that Dufresne went on hiatus. Dufresne (band) Dufresne is an Italian post-hardcore band hailing from Vicenza. Dufresne formed in January, 2004 with Nicola "Dominik" Cerantola on lead vocals, Davide Zenorini on drums, Matteo "Ciube" Tabacco on bass and vocals, Luca Dal Lago on guitar and Alessandro Costa on keyboards. The band took its name from Andy Dufresne, the main character from Stephen King's novel, and later film adaption by Frank Darabont, "The Shawshank Redemption". In 2005 the band recorded a twelve-song demo album, completely sung in Italian. Later

neg: The Shawshank Redemption be free, even in prison, or unfree, even in freedom, based on their outlooks on life. Philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre described freedom as an ongoing project that requires attention and resilience, without which a person begins to be defined by others or institutions, mirroring Red's belief that inmates become dependent on the prison to define their lives. Andy displays resilience through rebellion, by playing music over the prison loudspeaker, and refusing to continue with the money laundering scam. Many elements can be considered as tributes to the power of cinema. In the prison theater, the inmates watch the film "Gilda" (1946),

neg: Weeds (season 4) homage to "The Shawshank Redemption", he then appears to prepare to hang himself, but actually masturbates using auto-erotic asphyxiation. Andy wonders if he is in love with Nancy and questions why he has stayed with the family for so long. Romany Malco, Tonye Patano, and Indigo do not return, with their characters' whereabouts unknown after the fire in Majestic. In Season 7 Tonye Patano returns as Heylia James for a 4 episode arc. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Weeds (season 4) On November 5, 2007, Showtime ordered 13 new episodes for a fourth season of "Weeds". It started on Monday, June 16, 2008 and

neg: Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto the first part of the duet (bars 1–37), the Contessa dictates the title and the three lines of the letter and, after a pause, Susanna repeats the lines as she writes them. In the second part, the Contessa and Susanna read alternate lines with a slight overlap (bars 38–45) until they finish in a true duet with their conclusion. The duet has a vocal range from F to B for Susanna and from D to G for the Contessa. The full dialogue is: In the 1994 film, "The Shawshank Redemption", prisoner Andy Dufresne defies Warden Sam Norton by playing an

neg: The Shawshank Redemption in 2011. The surrounding area is also visited by fans, while local businesses market "Shawshanwiches" and Bundt cakes in the shape of the prison. The prison itself was to be torn down completely following filming, but was eventually sold to enthusiasts for $1. According to the Mansfield/Richland County Convention and Visitors Bureau (later renamed Destination Mansfield), tourism in the area had increased every year since "The Shawshank Redemption" premiered, and in 2013 drew in 18,000 visitors and over $3 million to the local economy. In late August that year, a series of events were held in Mansfield to celebrate the

neg: Morgan Freeman on screen and stage drama "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994) with Tim Robbins, psychological thriller "Seven" (1995), historical drama "Amistad" (1997), crime thriller "Kiss the Girls" (1997), and science fiction disaster film "Deep Impact" (1998). His role in "The Shawshank Redemption" earned him a second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2003, he played God in the comedy "Bruce Almighty" opposite Jim Carrey. The following year Freeman played Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris in Clint Eastwood's film "Million Dollar Baby" (2004), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Freeman played Lucius Fox in a trilogy of Batman films: "Batman

neg: The Shawshank Redemption Award for Best Picture in a 2013 poll by Sky UK (it lost to "Forrest Gump"), and ranked as Britain's favorite film in a 2015 YouGov poll. When the British Film Institute analyzed the demographic breakdown of the YouGov poll, it noted that "The Shawshank Redemption" was not the top-ranked film in any group, but was the only film to appear in the top 15 of every age group, suggesting it is able to connect with every polled age group, unlike "Pulp Fiction" which fared better with younger voters, and "Gone with the Wind" (1939) with older voters. A 2017

neg: The Shawshank Redemption Hollywood's fourth favorite film, based on a survey of 2,120 Hollywood-based entertainment industry members; entertainment lawyers skewed the most towards the film. In 2017, "The Daily Telegraph" named it the seventeenth-best prison film ever made. "The Shawshank Redemption" appeared on several lists of the greatest films of the 1990s, by outlets including: "Paste" and "NME" (2012), "Complex" (2013), CHUD.com (2014), MSN (2015), "TheWrap", "Maxim", and "Rolling Stone" (2017). In November 2014, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences celebrated the film's 20th anniversary with a special one-night screening at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. In 2015,

neg: The Shawshank Redemption it was estimated that based on the margins studios take from box office returns, home media sales, and television licensing, "The Shawshank Redemption" had made $100 million. Jeff Baker, then-executive vice president and general manager of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, said that the home video sales had earned about $80 million. While Warner Bros. does not report what it earns in licensing the film for TV, in 2014 current and former executives at the studio confirmed that it was one of the highest valued assets in Warner Bros. $1.5 billion library. That same year, Gunton said that by its tenth

neg: Richard Francis-Bruce Oil" (1992). Francis-Bruce later earned Academy Award nominations for his Best Film Editing work on Frank Darabont's "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), David Fincher's "Seven" (1995) and Wolfgang Petersen's "Air Force One" (1997). Francis-Bruce was nominated for ACE Eddie Awards for "The Shawshank Redemption", "The Rock" (directed by Michael Bay - 1996), "Air Force One", and for "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (directed by Chris Columbus - 2001). In 1997, he was invited to become a member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE). In 1996, Francis-Bruce visited Australia and spoke at a seminar at the Australian Film Television and Radio

neg: The Shawshank Redemption Times" pushed crowds away. It received a wide release on October 14, 1994, expanding to a total of 944 theaters to earn $2.4 million—an average of $2,545 per theater—finishing as the number nine film of the weekend, behind sex-comedy "Exit to Eden" ($3 million), and just ahead of the historical drama "Quiz Show" ($2.1 million), which was in its fifth week at the cinemas. "The Shawshank Redemption" closed in late November 1994, after 10 weeks with an approximate total gross of $16 million. It was considered a box office bomb, failing to recoup its $25 million budget, not including marketing

neg: God Sees the Truth, But Waits be cleared is begun. Unfortunately, Aksionov dies before he can reach home, but he dies in peace. It was adapted into television series "Katha Sagar" (1986), directed by Shyam Benegal. It was adapted into a CBS Radio Mystery Theatre program "All Things Are Possible" (1978), directed by Himan Brown. Stephen King's novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" is based on Tolstoy's story. It was adapted into a feature film, "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. God Sees the Truth, But Waits "God Sees the Truth, But Waits" (, "Bog pravdu vidit da ne skoro skazhet") is

neg: The Shawshank Redemption costs and the cinema exhibitors' cuts. The film was also competing with "Pulp Fiction" ($108 million), which also premiered October 14 following its Palme d'Or award win, and "Forrest Gump" ($330 million) which was in the middle of a successful 42-week theatrical run. Both films would become quotable cultural phenomena. A general audience trend towards action films starring the likes of Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger was also considered to work against the commercial success of "The Shawshank Redemption". Freeman blamed the title, saying it was unmemorable, while Robbins recalled fans asking: "What was that "Shinkshonk Reduction" thing?". Several alternative

neg: Lucas, Ohio paroled, Red visits the field to retrieve items left for him by Andy near what has become known as the Shawshank tree. The actual site where that scene was filmed was in Lucas. On May 21, 1945, Lauren Bacall married Humphrey Bogart, at Malabar Farm in Lucas. Lucas, Ohio Lucas is a village in southeastern Richland County, Ohio, United States. Lucas is part of the Mansfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. David Tucker, a New Hampshire resident, moved to Richland County in 1819, where he set in a proposal to buy land in the rural country of the county. He was

neg: The Shawshank Redemption with his trial playing throughout the opening credits, but these scenes were edited together to create a more "punchy" opening. One scripted scene, which Darabont described as his best work, was left unfilmed because of the shooting schedule. In the scene, a dreaming Red is sucked into the poster of Rita Hayworth to find himself alone and insignificant on the Pacific shore, saying "I am terrified, there is no way home." Darabont said that he regretted being unable to capture the scene. In Darabont's original vision for the end of the film Red is seen riding a bus towards the

neg: The Shawshank Redemption former agent who died during filming from AIDS. The film's first edit ran for nearly two and a half hours, which Glotzer considered "long", and several scenes were cut including a longer sequence of Red adjusting to life post incarceration; Darabont said that in test screenings the audience seemed to be getting impatient with the scene as they were already convinced that Red would not make it. Another scene cut for time showed a prison guard investigating Andy's escape tunnel; it was thought this slowed down the action. The film originally had a cold open that played out Andy's crime,

neg: Morgan Freeman films, earning him a reputation for depicting wise, fatherly characters. As he gained fame, he went on to bigger roles in films such as the chauffeur Hoke in "Driving Miss Daisy", and Sergeant Major Rawlins in "Glory" (both in 1989). In 1994, he portrayed Red, the redeemed convict in the acclaimed "The Shawshank Redemption". In the same year he was a member of the jury at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. He also starred in such films as "", "Unforgiven", "Seven", and "Deep Impact". In 1997, Freeman, together with Lori McCreary, founded the film production company Revelations Entertainment, and