History Trivia / TheShawshankRedemption

* AcclaimedFlop: The film did quite poorly at the box office despite good reviews.

* VindicatedByCable: And how. Ted Turner loved this movie so much, he made sure it was playing on at least one of his cable networks every weekend for about a decade, thus rescuing it from obscurity. You can still find it on {{TBS}} or a similar channel, even 15 years later.

** Creator/JohnnyDepp, TomCruise, NicolasCage, and CharlieSheen were all considered to play Andy as well.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Quite a few.
** Captain Hadley is a sadistic prison officer, but his actor, Creator/ClancyBrown is one of the nicest guys in both the film and TV industry, describing the filming location as "a horrible monument to inhuman treatment of men by men" and stating that he had a problem acting out some of the brutal {{No Holds Barred Beatdown}}s he had to dish out to the prisoners.
** Similarly, Mark Rolston, the actor who played Boggs (a serial rapist) genuinely seemed overjoyed to be working with everyone in interviews and seems nothing like his character.

* HeyItsThatGuy: The mug shot shown on Red's parole paperwork is a photo of MorganFreeman's son Alfonso. Alfonso also has a cameo at the beginning of the movie, he's the inmate who says "Fresh fish! Fresh fish today! We're reeling 'em in!" as the bus carrying Andy comes in.
** Did anybody else notice that [[Creator/ClancyBrown the Captain]] is actually [[SpongeBobSquarePants Mr. Krabs]]?
*** He is [[SupermanTheAnimatedSeries also]] [[{{JusticeLeague}} Lex]] [[JusticeLeagueUnlimited Luthor]] and [[{{Highlander}} The Kurgan]]
*** And as of 2011, the Lex Luthor torch [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice has been passed]] to Boggs!
** [[TheWalkingDead Dale]] prosecuted Andy.
* InsertCameo: The hands loading the gun in the beginning of the film belong to director Frank Darabont.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: TomHanks turned down the role of Andy Dufresne.

*** And as of 2012, the Lex Luthor torch [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice has been passed]] to Boggs!

* VindicatedByCable: And how. Ted Turner loved this movie so much, he made sure it was playing on at least one of his cable networks every weekend for about a decade, thus rescuing it from obscurity. You can still find it on TBS or a similar channel, even 15 years later.

** JohnnyDepp, TomCruise, NicolasCage, and CharlieSheen were all considered to play Andy as well.

** ClintEastwood, HarrisonFord, PaulNewman, and RobertRedford were all considered to play Red.

** Did anybody else notice that the Captain is actually [[SpongeBobSquarePants Mr. Krabs]]?

** As did KevinCostner, in order to make ''{{Waterworld}}''. Needless to say, he regrets it.

*** He is also [[SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Lex]] [[JusticeLeagueUnlimited Luthor]] and [[Highlander The Kurgan]]

** Did anybody else notice that the Captain is actually Mr. Krabs?

*** JohnnyDepp, TomCruise, NicolasCage, and CharlieSheen were all considered to play Andy as well.

* The mug shot shown on Red's parole paperwork is a photo of MorganFreeman's son Alfonso. Alfonso also has a cameo at the beginning of the movie, he's the inmate who says "Fresh fish! Fresh fish today! We're reeling 'em in!" as the bus carrying Andy comes in.
** He also starred as ''Fred'' Redding in the parody short ''The [=SharkTank=] Redemption''.

* RealityIsUnrealistic: This movie was criticized for portraying prison guards as using beatings to control inmates, [[http://www.correctionsone.com/treatment/articles/2017869-ACLU-suing-Corrections-Corp-of-America/ but that is exactly what real-life prison guards do.]]

* During the Warden's welcoming speech to the new prisoners he declares, "You can give your heart to Jesus but your ass belongs to me." The same line is spoken by Gunny Hartman in the film FullMetalJacket.

* The mug shot shown on Red's parole paperwork is a photo of MorganFreeman's son Alfonso. Alfonso also has a cameo at the beginning of the movie- He's the inmate who says "Fresh fish! Fresh fish today! We're reeling 'em in!" as the bus carrying Andy comes in.