When was shawshank redemption released

Robbins explained people would refer to the movie as names like "Shimmy, Shimmy, Shake," "Shankshaw," or "Scrimshaw Reduction. Surprisingly enough, today The Shawshank Redemption 's title is used to conjure prison images and associations to the characters' situations.

She graduated from the University of Oregon in with a B. By Jordan Williams Published May 05, The early buzz for the prison-set drama had been promising. Of the plus seats in the theater at the Cinerama Dome, virtually all of them were empty. The scene was especially galling as the film had only opened in limited engagement, initially screening in just 33 theaters to help build word of mouth. For people who have seen The Shawshank Redemption in the intervening 25 years, that failure may sound odd.

Today it's played in heavy rotation on cable and is often found near the top of many well regarded best-movie-ever lists. How The Shawshank Redemption went from a largely ignored release to its present status as one of the most acclaimed films of the past 25 years is a story of hope and redemption that closely mirrors that of the film's central character, the imprisoned and imperiled Andy Dufresne, who endures a long period of purgatory before finding his happy ending.

In , when Darabont was just 21 years old and had no films to his credit, the future Oscar nominee wrote to King and requested permission to adapt one of the author's short stories, "The Woman in the Room. He did the same for Darabont, who toiled for years on the short film, which he eventually finished in It later aired on PBS.

This time, he wanted to approach King with a more ambitious plan to adapt The Mist , a novella first published in that chronicled the hidden threats of a strange fog that overtakes a small town in Maine. But then Darabont had second thoughts. Having just made A Nightmare on Elm Street movie, he worried that an adaptation of The Mist might typecast him as a horror filmmaker. King wasn't sure how well-suited the story was to a film adaptation, but Darabont wrote the author a check for a few thousand dollars to secure the rights to at least try.

In the novella, wrongly convicted prisoner Andy Dufresne spends time in a New England prison under the thumb of several wardens and mentored by an inmate named Red, all while plotting his eventual escape. A character piece written from Red's perspective, it was not inherently theatrical. It was several years before Darabont got a chance to write the script. Executive Liz Glotzer read the script and loved it. So did Reiner, who wanted to direct the film with Tom Cruise as Dufresne. But Darabont was adamant.

He befriends Ellis "Red" Redding Morgan Freeman , another lifer who specializes in procuring contraband for his fellow inmates.

The two form an unlikely bond in the face of an unjust system, even as Andy harbors a secret plan. The Blu-Ray disc is packed with special features, including original featurettes and in-depth looks at the storyboards for two pivotal scenes: "Bogs Takes a Fall," and "New Fish Arrive. Between adapting the script himself and coaxing such iconic performances out of his cast not to mention working closely with legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins , Darabont is sure to have fascinating behind-the-scenes insights.

The announcement arrives during an exciting time for Stephen King fans, with countless adaptations recently released and on the way.