The Shawshank Redemption Trivia
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- Brad Pitt was originally slated to play the role of Tommy Williams.
- The exteriors of the prison were shot at the Mansfield State Reformatory, located in Ohio.
- Renovation was needed to be done before the filming because the penitentiary was in such poor condition. But they had to shoot the interiors on a sound stage because it was way a lot cheaper than renovating the prison’s interiors.
- The movie was voted No.1 Must See Movie of all time by Capital FM, London
- The movie also ranked 1st as the top Movie of All Time, this time by Empire Magazine.
- A dedication to Allen Greene can be seen at the end of the movie, Allen Greene was Frank Darabont’s close friend. Greene died just before the movie’s completion because of complications from AIDS.
- Stephen King wrote the original novella citing that the film was the culmination of his childhood memories from prison movies that he watched back then.
- Tom Hanks was slated to play Andy Dufresne but could not make it because he was having schedule conflicts with Forrest Gump.
- Kevin Costner turned down the role , which in the end, was a big regret for him.