The Shawshank Redemption

Other mistake: When the cons are drinking beer on top of the roof, the man that finished his bottle gestures for another. The guy takes out an already-opened bottle of the bucket horizontally, the beer should've poured out.

Upvote valid corrections to help move entries into the corrections section.

Suggested correction: The bottle is only horizontal for a second as he lifts it; enough time for some of the contents to pour out but not all.

Other mistake: When the opera records are being played, the camera stops near a loudspeaker in the main yard. There are two terminals for the wiring of the speaker, but no wire is to be seen; however, music is heard coming from that speaker.

More for The Shawshank Redemption

Mistakes

Character mistake: Red says that Andy crawled to freedom through 500 yards - 'just shy of half a mile'. 500 yards is far less than half a mile; in fact, it's less than a third of a mile. It is however just shy of half a kilometer, which may be what King was thinking of when he wrote the book.

More mistakes in The Shawshank Redemption

Quotes

Red: Andy Dufresne - who crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side.

More quotes from The Shawshank Redemption

Trivia

Trivia: In the original novel that the Shawshank Redemption is based on, Red is an Irishman which is where his nickname came from. In the movie, when Andy asks Red where his nickname came from, Red pauses and says "Maybe it's because I'm Irish" with a hint of sarcasm.

More trivia for The Shawshank Redemption

Questions

Question: Did the Warden know about the "Randall Stevens" character? At first it would seem that he didn't, since Andy used the identity to clean out the bank accounts and escape to Mexico. On the other hand, how could the Warden make deposits and withdrawals (before Andy's escape) from his bank accounts without noticing?

Matty Blast

Chosen answer: He probably only knows the name. He doesn't want to know anymore, so he can pin the blame on Andy should anything go wrong. He no doubt hasn't even considered that Andy might have ID so he can access the accounts after his escape.

Grumpy Scot

Also, Andy indicated that the deposits were night deposits, which were in envelopes. So, the warden may not have known the "Randall Stevens" name.

More questions & answers from The Shawshank Redemption

Join the mailing list

Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.