Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown Directed By: Frank Darabont Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Castle Rock Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Region Code: 1 Release Date: December 21, 1999 Running Time: 142 minutes Theatrical Release Date: September 23, 1994
Description: A prominent banker unjustly convicted of murder spends many years in the Shawshank prison. He is befriended by a convict who knows the ropes and helps him to cope with the frightning realities of prison life.
Amazon.com essential video: When this popular prison drama was released in 1994, some critics complained that the movie was too long (142 minutes) to sustain its story. Those complaints miss the point, because the passage of time is crucial to this story about patience, the squeaky wheels of justice, and the growth of a life-long friendship. Only when the film reaches its final, emotionally satisfying scene do you fully understand why writer-director Frank Darabont (adapting a novella by Stephen King) allows the story to unfold at its necessary pace, and the effect is dramatically rewarding. Tim Robbins plays a banker named Andy who's sent to Shawshank Prison on a murder charge, but as he gets to know a life-term prisoner named Red (Morgan Freeman), we realize there's reason to believe the banker's crime was justifiable. We also realize that Andy's calm, quiet exterior hides a great reserve of patience and fortitude, and Red comes to admire this mild-mannered man who first struck him as weak and unfit for prison life. So it is that The Shawshank Redemption builds considerable impact as a prison drama that defies the conventions of the genre (violence, brutality, riots) to illustrate its theme of faith, friendship, and survival. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Actor, and Screenplay, it's a remarkable film that signaled the arrival of a promising new filmmaker--a film that many movie lovers count among their all-time favorites. --Jeff Shannon
Superb movie There's a reason for it's #1 position on IMDb. This film definitely deserves your viewing.
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"Get busy living, or get busy dying." The Shawshank Redemption (1994) is a cinematic masterpiece. It is one of my favorite films of all time. I remember loving it the first time that I saw it in the theater. It didn't do that well at the box office, and right after it came out I remember a lot of people had not even heard of it. But over the years it has gotten more and more popular and received greater critical acclaim. I'm glad that it has gotten the recognition it deserves. I guess that is what happens when a movie really is excellent and it receives good word of mouth.
The Shawshank Redemption is based on a novella Stephen King wrote entitled "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption". It was published in 1982 in Different Seasons, a collection of four Stephen King short stories. Frank Darabont did a superb job adapting it for the big screen. He wrote the screenplay as well as directed the movie.
The movie begins with Andy Dufresne, played by Tim Robbins, being wrongfully convicted of the murder of his wife and lover. He is sent to prison, where he eventually strikes up a friendship with Ellis Boyd Redding (Red) played by Morgan Freeman. Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins give excellent and memorable performances.
The quote "Get busy living, or get busy dying" and the tagline "Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free." sum up the major theme of this movie. You're either making the most out of life, or you are just wasting the short time that you have. Unfortunately, many people are afraid to have hope, because to do so can open yourself up to disappointment and heartache. The prisoners at Shawshank State Prison don't allow themselves to have hope for that reason. But Andy Dufresne never gives up on hope, and sets forth on a plan to make his dreams a reality. Will he succeed, and will Red allow himself to have hope as well?
If you haven't seen this movie yet, do yourself a favor and watch it. I don't say this lightly, because everyone has different tastes and preferences, but I doubt that you will be disappointed.
"Get busy living, or get busy dying." The Shawshank Redemption (1994) is a cinematic masterpiece. It is one of my favorite films of all time. I remember loving it the first time that I saw it in the theater. It didn't do that well at the box office, and right after it came out I remember a lot of people had not even heard of it. But over the years it has gotten more and more popular and received greater critical acclaim. I'm glad that it has gotten the recognition it deserves. I guess that is what happens when a movie really is excellent and it receives good word of mouth.
The Shawshank Redemption is based on a novella Stephen King wrote entitled "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption". It was published in 1982 in Different Seasons, a collection of four Stephen King short stories. Frank Darabont did a superb job adapting it for the big screen. He wrote the screenplay as well as directed the movie.
The movie begins with Andy Dufresne, played by Tim Robbins, being wrongfully convicted of the murder of his wife and lover. He is sent to prison, where he eventually strikes up a friendship with Ellis Boyd Redding (Red) played by Morgan Freeman. Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins give excellent and memorable performances.
The quote "Get busy living, or get busy dying" and the tagline "Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free." sum up the major theme of this movie. You're either making the most out of life, or you are just wasting the short time that you have. Unfortunately, many people are afraid to have hope, because to do so can open yourself up to disappointment and heartache. The prisoners at Shawshank State Prison don't allow themselves to have hope for that reason. But Andy Dufresne never gives up on hope, and sets forth on a plan to make his dreams a reality. Will he succeed, and will Red allow himself to have hope as well?
If you haven't seen this movie yet, do yourself a favor and watch it. I don't say this lightly, because everyone has different tastes and preferences, but I doubt that you will be disappointed.
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