Question: Being the mid to late 1960s, how did Andy acquire plastic bags? The first was used to bust out of prison; the second was a thinner bag used to protect the letter and cash Red finds in the tin box buried along the stone wall. Plastic wasn't easy to come by at that time.
wizard_of_gore
24th Mar 2025
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
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Answer: Plastic bags were definitely in use by that time. The first generation of plastic garment bags, trash bags, etc. was all introduced in the 1950s.
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