The Shawshank Redemption just turned 20

[DenOfEarth]

It's been 20 years since one of the most beloved films of all time hit the screen, i was 13 when i saw it in theaters 3 times and i loved it and became an instant favorite.

It flopped despite great reviews and became a word of mouth fave on video and cable as it became a popular and beloved film.

[welcometothepartypal]

I remember a buddy and I wanted to go see PULP FICTION but it was sold out so we went to see this instead and we were both blown away. We went PULP the next week and were blown away by that too.

[lifepawn]

Released October 1994 so not quite twenty, but that's fitting.

I remember thinking it would take a man six hundred years to tunnel through the wall with it. Old Andy did it in less than twenty.

[OI8T12]

I just ordered the steelbook from WB shop the other day. I can't wait to see this again.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by DenOfEarth

It's been 20 years since one of the most beloved films of all time hit the screen, i was 13 when i saw it in theaters 3 times and i loved it and became an instant favorite.

It flopped despite great reviews and became a word of mouth fave on video and cable as it became a popular and beloved film.

I was not aware of that.

Domestic Total Gross: $28,341,469
Production Budget: $25 million

Interesting.

[JeffTheMovieGuy]

What say you fuzzy britches feel like talkin?

[Kevin Holly]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I was not aware of that.

Domestic Total Gross: $28,341,469
Production Budget: $25 million

Interesting.

I'm sure they were hoping for a gross 5-10 times that. Yeah, it was not technically a flop, but whatever.

Great movie though.

[Michael24]

Jeez, twenty years already. And I've still never seen it.

[The Great Owl]

A college friend and I went to see The Shawshank Redemption on opening night, because I had read the Stephen King novella years before and was interested to see how it would play out on screen.

The theater was only about 25% full, although it was opening night. It's pretty funny thinking about that now, considering how popular the movie has become.

[Astro Zombie]

Originally Posted by Michael24

Jeez, twenty years already. And I've still never seen it.

Dude, watch it. It's fantastic

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by Michael24

Jeez, twenty years already. And I've still never seen it.

It is a good movie and one you should definitely see - especially considering your top 10 in your signature.

For me, that's all it is - a "good" movie, but I can see how and why some hold it in such high regard.

[pitmosher]

"Andy, you cant just make a person up"

[R3P0]

Same old shit, different day

Originally Posted by pitmosher

"Andy, you cant just make a person up"

Andy Dufresne: If they ever try to trace any of those accounts, they're gonna end up chasing a figment of my imagination.

Red: Well, I'll be damned. Did I say you were good? Shit, you're a Rembrandt!

Andy Dufresne: Yeah. The funny thing is - on the outside, I was an honest man, straight as an arrow. I had to come to prison to be a crook.

[DenOfEarth]

Originally Posted by welcometothepartypal

I remember a buddy and I wanted to go see PULP FICTION but it was sold out so we went to see this instead and we were both blown away. We went PULP the next week and were blown away by that too.

94 was amazing eh?

[JavaJulien]

I actually saw this for the first time two years ago. The "controversy" of Shawshank dethroning The Godfather and The Dark Knight on IMDB spurred me to check it out from my University Library.

Saying that it was good is an understatement.

[Nightrunner]

I visited the prison where they filmed some of the scenes from. It was surreal. To be in the courtyard where Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins stood was pretty cool.

http://www.npr.org/2011/08/04/138986...shank-industry

[Scottie]

I saw this film for the first time several years ago through the Canadian Blu-ray SteelBook and I was really taken by it.

Phenomenal story, phenomenal cast, and phenomenal directing on Darabont's part. I can't believe it's been 20 years already.

[JeffTheMovieGuy]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I saw this film for the first time several years ago through the Canadian Blu-ray SteelBook and I was really taken by it.

Phenomenal story, phenomenal cast, and phenomenal directing on Darabont's part. I can't believe it's been 20 years already.

IMHO Its the definitive buddy movie.

[Monterey Jack]

"That's a hoss apple. Petrified."

[bowlingbilly10]

Originally Posted by Michael24

Jeez, twenty years already. And I've still never seen it.

Go watch this movie NOW!! U won't regret it!