953 nut 69,404 #1 Posted 3 hours ago October 14, 1994, The Shawshank Redemption had a limited premiere in the USA on September 23, 1994, followed by a wider release on October 14, 1994; it initially wasn't a big box office hit but became a beloved classic over time. 4 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 80,754 #2 Posted 3 hours ago Set in Buxton Maine. Actual town, but totally fictional in setting. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 32,563 #3 Posted 3 hours ago Great movie!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 9,334 #4 Posted 2 hours ago Loved the book(s) and the movie. Great example of how a lot of people are judged by their looks or circumstance. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 69,404 #5 Posted 2 hours ago Most movies don't pull me in to the tragic circumstances the way Shawshank did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 13,071 #6 Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 2 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Set in Buxton Maine. Actual town, but totally fictional in setting. I was told the Prison Building was in Lexington Ohio, next door to the sister Division of my last Employer. It was actually a State Hospital, I recall.... Correction - A retired State Reformatory, in Mansfield County, Ohio - down the road a piece... https://www.mrps.org/inside-shawshank/ Edited 1 hour ago by ri702bill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 13,071 #7 Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, ebinmaine said: but totally fictional in setting. Like the town of Quahog, RI - the setting for "Family Guy". While traveling for my last employer, I was asked several times If there really was a Town of Quahog in Rhode Island & if I lived near it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
