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mella
Posts: 647
Feb 16, 2011 4:20pm
One of the top 5 movies of all time. Along with Sargent York.
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Feb 16, 2011 4:34pm
Great great movie.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Feb 16, 2011 5:04pm
redstreak one;680810 wrote:The scene with the guard above when he is arrested and is getting read his rights, my cousin was an extra in that scene. He is the state trooper to the right side of the guard! Loved this movie, just watched for the billionth time last night!
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Feb 16, 2011 5:38pm
I'd rank it as one of my all-time favorites.
Based (pretty accurately, with the exception of Red going from a white guy to Morgan Freeman) on a novella by Stephen King from Different Seasons, which also had "The Body" which became the movie Stand By Me.
Based (pretty accurately, with the exception of Red going from a white guy to Morgan Freeman) on a novella by Stephen King from Different Seasons, which also had "The Body" which became the movie Stand By Me.
Little Danny
Posts: 4,288
Feb 16, 2011 6:02pm
I think Shawshank was much better movie than Gump. However, I think Shawshank is much more of a "guy movie" whereas Gump appealed to a broader audience (meaning the ever important female and young people demographics). What's more, this was during the run where Tom Hanks was the hottest actor in Hollywood (Philadelphia, A League of Their Own, Apollo 13, You Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle) and was not going to be stopped.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Feb 16, 2011 8:03pm
Love this movie. Watch it pretty often too.
Neat that a lot of the scenes were filmer around and in Mansfield and Ashland.
Neat that a lot of the scenes were filmer around and in Mansfield and Ashland.
Mohican00
Posts: 3,394
Feb 16, 2011 8:54pm
I Wear Pants;681272 wrote:Love this movie. Watch it pretty often too.
Neat that a lot of the scenes were filmer around and in Mansfield and Ashland.
From what I've heard they're tearing down the "cell block," a chunk of the old Westinghouse factory where the prison scenes were filmed. Unfortunate
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Feb 16, 2011 9:04pm
I think they already did a while ago. The following brochure is from 2008 and says the cell block is no longer there.
http://www.mansfieldtourism.com/upload/documents/shawshank%20brochure%20fall%202008%283%29.pdf
http://www.mansfieldtourism.com/upload/documents/shawshank%20brochure%20fall%202008%283%29.pdf
Mohican00
Posts: 3,394
Feb 16, 2011 9:09pm
The location is still standing but they're beginning to tear down the Westinghouse buildings.
iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Feb 16, 2011 9:13pm
Love this movie (hence the signature). Wish I had the DVD of it still." Fear can hold you prisoner, hope can set you free."
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Feb 16, 2011 9:17pm
thedynasty1998;680904 wrote:And just when I didn't think I could love it anymore, I toured the Mansfield Reformatory and gained even more of an appreciation.
I toured it too...it was pretty sweet
Sykotyk
Posts: 1,155
Feb 16, 2011 9:48pm
Definitely a top-5 all-time movie for me.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Feb 16, 2011 11:22pm
When I was going to Ashland I would make my ATM usage coincide with my runs around town (like exercise run not grocery type run) so I could use the Huntington that it was filmed it. Sure there was a Huntington ATM in the student center but it wasn't part of the Shawshank set so...thedynasty1998;680904 wrote: And just when I didn't think I could love it anymore, I toured the Mansfield Reformatory and gained even more of an appreciation.
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bwcomet89
Posts: 633
Feb 17, 2011 2:59am
This movie is one of my all-time favorite movies, and when Family Guy spoofed it, it became one of my all-time favorite episodes.
Fab4Runner
Posts: 6,196
Feb 17, 2011 9:37am
Definitely one of my all time favorites. I grew up in the Mansfield area so it has an extra special place in my heart.
Great acting, writing, direction, technical work...great everything.
Great acting, writing, direction, technical work...great everything.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Feb 17, 2011 10:20am
thedynasty1998;680904 wrote:Forrest Gump has a great soundtrack to it, which might give it a slight edge to some people. However, Shawshank is the GOAT in my opinion.
And just when I didn't think I could love it anymore, I toured the Mansfield Reformatory and gained even more of an appreciation.
are they still giving tours?
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Feb 17, 2011 10:34am
Hesston;681055 wrote:i need to catch this flick again, rented it years ago, need to sit down with a few cold ones and take it in
10 bucks at walmart right now
OSH
Posts: 4,145
Feb 17, 2011 10:37am
Love the movie also.
Dated a girl once that had a cousin/uncle (I can't remember now, it was 6ish years ago) that was an extra in it. He was one of the guards that was present when Andy Dufresne was first bussed to Shawshank. Whoop-de-do, I know. But she was a pretty cool girl and was pretty excited to have someone that close to her in a movie like that.
Dated a girl once that had a cousin/uncle (I can't remember now, it was 6ish years ago) that was an extra in it. He was one of the guards that was present when Andy Dufresne was first bussed to Shawshank. Whoop-de-do, I know. But she was a pretty cool girl and was pretty excited to have someone that close to her in a movie like that.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Feb 17, 2011 11:18am
vball10set;681748 wrote:are they still giving tours?
Yes, they start up again in May.
http://www.mrps.org/pages/tours
I did the Hollywood tour, we were advised that was the best one.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Feb 17, 2011 11:47am
thanks-- I may have to take a drive this spring
Fab4Runner
Posts: 6,196
Feb 17, 2011 12:25pm
vball10set;681830 wrote:thanks-- I may have to take a drive this spring
I'd like to suggest some other things for you to see in the area...but there are none, lol. Too bad they don't give tours on Saturdays...you could go in July and then stop by the Ox Roast in Shiloh, OH for the best beef sammich of all time.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Feb 17, 2011 1:20pm
^^^lol--well, if you happen to think of anything else between now and spring, be sure and let me know 
thedynasty1998
Posts: 6,844
Feb 17, 2011 2:34pm
I Wear Pants;681518 wrote:When I was going to Ashland I would make my ATM usage coincide with my runs around town (like exercise run not grocery type run) so I could use the Huntington that it was filmed it. Sure there was a Huntington ATM in the student center but it wasn't part of the Shawshank set so...
I went to Ashland and never knew this. I'm assuming you are talking about the one downtown (if it's fair to call it a downtown)?
I always found it funny that that Huntington was downtown and there was a second, and newer Huntington on Clermont about two miles away. Never made a lot of sense to me.
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Feb 17, 2011 4:33pm
Perhaps the only better movie in my book is 'One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest', which is the greatest, and gets better every time you watch it -- you always pick up on something new.
'McMurphy' --- simply fantastic .......
'McMurphy' --- simply fantastic .......
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Feb 17, 2011 5:38pm
QuakerOats;682190 wrote:Perhaps the only better movie in my book is 'One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest', which is the greatest, and gets better every time you watch it -- you always pick up on something new.
'McMurphy' --- simply fantastic .......
OFOTCN is a great fucking movie...it's top 5 for me