The Huge BLOOPER in Shawshank Redemption That Nobody Noticed Until Now

Did you know that The Shawshank Redemption was based upon a novella by Stephen King and that the author let director Frank Darabont adapt said novella essentially for free?

An early directorial effort from The Walking Dead’s Frank Darabont, 1994’s The Shawshank Redemption didn’t perform as expected upon release but has slowly but surely risen in stature to become a modern classic. There are many cool facts about the movie that fans might not know, including that it was based upon a novella by Stephen King. Not only that, but Stephen sold the rights to the novella for only $1,000 and then returned the check to the director after seeing the premiere because he was so satisfied.

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