Throwback Thursday Movie is The Shawshank Redemption

This week’s Throwback Thursday Movie is The Shawshank Redemption.

The Shawshank Redemption was nominated for 7 Oscars.

Starring Tim Robbins (Andy Dufresne), Morgan Freeman (Ellis Boyd ‘Red’ Redding), and Bob Gunton (Warden Norton).

This movie is filled with great lines.

This line by Andy Defresne has become part of pop-culture:

I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living or get busy dying.

The last lines of the movie are narrated by Morgan Freeman (Red):

I find I’m so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it’s the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.

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Throwback Thursday Movie is The Shawshank Redemption

Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes

All  Critics: 91%
Audience Score: 98%

Oscar Nominations

Best Picture
Best Actor in a Leading Role – Morgan Freeman
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published – Frank Darabont
Best Cinematography – Roger Deakins
Best Sound
Best Film Editing – Richard Francis-Bruce
Best Music, Original Score – Thomas Newman

Taglines

Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

By The Numbers…

Release Date: October 14, 1994
Running Time: 2h 22min
Rating: R
US Theater Sales: $28,341,469
Worldwide Sales: $58,500,000
Budget: $25,000,000 (estimated)