The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
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#062725
SYSK’s Summer Movie Playlist: What's the deal with Bond, James Bond?
"It's just the same like Red and Shawshank."
— Josh
Josh compared Vladimir's situation at Bridgewater to Red's institutional experience in The Shawshank Redemption.
Jun 27, 2025
#112724
Short Stuff: Erfurt Latrine Disaster
"Like Andy DeFrain and Shawshank Redemption. Yeah, yeah, which is probably, I'm sure Stephen King was inspired by the Chateau Gillard story."
— Chuck
Chuck compares the medieval sewage pipe climbing to Andy Dufresne's escape through a pipe in The Shawshank Redemption.
Nov 27, 2024
#042523
Why does everyone love Dolly Parton?
"Nelson Mandela while he was in prison in South Africa got his jailers to play Jolene for the whole jail, basically all Shawshank Redemption."
— Josh
Used as a comparison to the story of Nelson Mandela requesting Jolene be played in his prison.
Apr 25, 2023
#032222
Why was Titicut Follies banned?
"It's like red and Shawshank."
— Chuck
Chuck compares Vladimir's situation at Bridgewater to the parole denial cycle depicted in The Shawshank Redemption.
Mar 22, 2022
#062019
What happened to the Neanderthals?
"There's a human Neanderthal born. They get the DNA and pregnant a modern sapien woman. And she has a Neanderthal boy named William."
— Chuck
Chuck describes a sci-fi film about a Neanderthal boy attending high school in modern times.
Jun 20, 2019
#050318
North Korea: What's the Deal?
"That's where I learned about this. So many lessons from Shawshank."
— Chuck
Chuck references Shawshank Redemption when discussing institutionalization and people's difficulty adjusting after prison.
May 3, 2018
#012718
SYSK Selects: Prisons - Not as Fun as You'd Think
"Like in Shawshank when they, they took bets on who was going to be the first, got first fish to break down and cry that first night."
— Josh
Josh references the film's depiction of new prisoners being sized up in the fish tank.
Jan 27, 2018
#041813
Uses of the Insanity Defense
"Like Shawshank, for instance, although he didn't really kill anyone, but that's what they thought was Tim Robbins had walked in on his wife"
— Chuck
Chuck used it as an example of a crime of passion where someone might know their actions are wrong but can't stop themselves.
Apr 18, 2013
#032712
10 Big Cases of Revenge
"You know, like Shawshank or Brooks Hung himself"
— Chuck
Chuck uses it as an example of comeuppance/revenge in movies that he finds satisfying
Mar 27, 2012
#012412
How Human Trafficking Works
"It's like red and Shawshank"
— Josh
Josh compares institutionalized trafficking victims to the character Red from this prison drama.
Jan 24, 2012
#021511
How Blood Pattern Analysis Works
"from Brooks of Shawshank Redemption."
— Josh
Josh jokingly referenced the character Brooks from The Shawshank Redemption when responding to a listener named Brooks.
Feb 15, 2011
#081210
Prisons: Not as Fun as You'd Think
"Well like in Shawshank when they, they took bets on who was going to be the first, got first fish to break down and cry that first night."
— Josh
Josh references the famous scene from Shawshank Redemption about prisoners betting on which new inmate would break down first.
Aug 12, 2010
#072910
How Presidential Pardons Work
"Like Brooks and Shawshank. Yes. He was institutionalized."
— Chuck
Chuck referenced Brooks from Shawshank Redemption as an example of someone who was institutionalized and couldn't adapt to life outside prison.
Jul 29, 2010
Cast
Tim Robbins
Andy Dufresne
Morgan Freeman
Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
Bob Gunton
Warden Norton
William Sadler
Heywood
Clancy Brown
Captain Byron T. Hadley
Gil Bellows
Tommy
James Whitmore
Brooks Hatlen
Mark Rolston
Bogs Diamond
Jeffrey DeMunn
1946 D.A.
Larry Brandenburg
Skeet
Neil Giuntoli
Jigger
Brian Libby
Floyd
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