During his escape, after he crawls into his tunnel that he spent 19 years chiseling away at, Andy Dufresne puts his poster of Racquel Welch back up, thereby cov
Why was Brooks released in The Shawshank Redemption? The Warden would have Tommy killed to prevent Andy from having any chance of a retrial. So why is Brooks n
In The Shawshank Redemption, Andy conjures up the identity of Randall Stephens as a front for laundering money. He then assumes this identity after escaping fro
Early in The Shawshank Redemption, Red says: Yes, sir. I'm a regular Sears and Roebuck. Who is he referring to here?
The last sentences of the screenplay for "The Shawshank Redemption" read: A MAN is meticulously stripping the old paint and varnish by hand, face hidd
In "The Shawshank Redemption", Andy is shown hiding the rock hammer in a bible whose pages have been carved out in the shape of the hammer. The question is: h
In The Shawshank Redemption, just prior to Fat Ass' murder by Captain Hadley, we see Heywood mouthing "Shut up, man" (at around 14 seconds into that clip). What
I have seen some claims that Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (played by Morgan Freeman) from The Shawshank Redemption was actually just a figment of Andy's imagination
In the movie The Shawshank Redemption, when Andy first comes to Red (for smuggling a rock hammer), they have this dialogue: Andy: Thank you... Mr. er...? Red:
In the Shawshank Redemption, what is the purpose or significance of leaving your name on the wall? Andy saw the previous names in his cell, and wanted to add
In The Shawshank Redemption, Andy asks Red to get him a rock-hammer. But, how did Andy get money to buy this hammer? If I recall correctly, he didn't carry an
In the Hollywood movie, The Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne is shown to stick a picture of Rita Hayworth on the wall of his cell which is used as a cover to
In The Shawshank Redemption, there are several similarities between the character of Brooks Hatlen and a real life prison inmate named Robert Stroud a.k.a. "The
Andy comes to know that he is not guilty from a new prisoner, which he tries to avoid listening to. Before that even he was doubtful of his innocence. Now after
I'm wondering how did Andy write the letter to Red before actually going to prison in The Shawshank Redemption? He tells Red how to find it and tells him about
In The Shawshank Redemption, upon Andy's escape and the discovery of his clothes and the pickaxe, why wasn't there a mug shot of him along with the newspaper st
I watched The Shawshank Redemption countless times. This question occurred to me tonight for the very first time. When the Warden opened the safe at the end of
Andy locks himself there to play music. Why would he do that? I get the philosophical aspect but it is a great risk. He is gaining favour with the prisoners but
In The Shawshank Redemption, the officer said to a prisoner: Do you speak English, butt-steak? What does it mean to describe someone as a butt-steak?
How did Andy make such a large tunnel with such a little hammer? Please help explain because I am confused. The tunnel is so big and the hammer is so small!