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"The Shawshank Redemption" quotes

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Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.

Director: Frank Darabont
Writer: Stephen King, Frank Darabont
Production: N/A
Genre: drama
Year: 1994
MetaScore: 81/100
ImdbRating: 9.3
BoxOffice: $28,767,189
Released: 14 Oct 1994
Awards: Nominated for 7 Oscars. 21 wins & 43 nominations total
That isn't soapstone - The Shawshank Redemption 00:24 That isn't soapstone And you gave it to him - The Shawshank Redemption 00:20 And you gave it to him I guess it comes down to a simple choice really - The Shawshank Redemption 00:12 I guess it comes down to a simple choice really If they ever trace any of those accounts - The Shawshank Redemption 00:24 If they ever trace any of those accounts Remember Red - The Shawshank Redemption 00:10 Remember Red Sometimes it makes me sad though - The Shawshank Redemption 00:35 Sometimes it makes me sad though Well are you - The Shawshank Redemption 00:36 Well are you I have no idea to this day what those two Italian ladies were singing about - The Shawshank Redemption 00:36 I have no idea to this day what those two Italian ladies... I find I'm so excited I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head - The Shawshank Redemption 00:32 I find I'm so excited I can barely sit still or hold a... Let me tell you something my friend - The Shawshank Redemption 00:10 Let me tell you something my friend That's the beauty of music They can't get that from you - The Shawshank Redemption 00:33 That's the beauty of music They can't get that... 40 years I've been asking permission to piss - The Shawshank Redemption 00:09 40 years I've been asking permission to piss Same old shit Different day - The Shawshank Redemption 00:04 Same old shit Different day But I'm telling you these walls are funny - The Shawshank Redemption 00:35 But I'm telling you these walls are funny The Count Of Monte Crisco - The Shawshank Redemption 00:28 The Count Of Monte Crisco So they let you tote that record player down there huh - The Shawshank Redemption 00:11 So they let you tote that record player down there huh I like to think the last thing that went through his head - The Shawshank Redemption 00:12 I like to think the last thing that went through his head And he says I believe this boy's about to have himself an accident - The Shawshank Redemption 00:22 And he says I believe this boy's about to have himself... She was beautiful - The Shawshank Redemption 00:29 She was beautiful Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank Prison - The Shawshank Redemption 00:30 Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank Prison I don't know - The Shawshank Redemption 00:08 I don't know Dear Red - The Shawshank Redemption 00:35 Dear Red The first night's the toughest No doubt about it - The Shawshank Redemption 00:30 The first night's the toughest No doubt about it We sat and drank with the sun on our shoulders and felt like free men - The Shawshank Redemption 00:24 We sat and drank with the sun on our shoulders and felt like... I have no enemies here - The Shawshank Redemption 00:25 I have no enemies here Not long after the Warden deprived us of his company - The Shawshank Redemption 00:36 Not long after the Warden deprived us of his company If you ever get out of here do me a favor - The Shawshank Redemption 00:37 If you ever get out of here do me a favor Salvation lies within - The Shawshank Redemption 00:04 Salvation lies within There's a harsh truth to face - The Shawshank Redemption 00:36 There's a harsh truth to face You know what the Mexicans say about the Pacific - The Shawshank Redemption 00:17 You know what the Mexicans say about the Pacific And that also is very convenient Isn't it Mr Dufresne - The Shawshank Redemption 00:16 And that also is very convenient Isn't it Mr Dufresne When you're gonna swallow mein then you're gonna swallow Rooster's - The Shawshank Redemption 00:36 When you're gonna swallow mein then you're gonna... I haven't made up my mind - The Shawshank Redemption 00:35 I haven't made up my mind Well what - The Shawshank Redemption 00:36 Well what I could see why some of the boys took him for snobby - The Shawshank Redemption 00:30 I could see why some of the boys took him for snobby You're gonna fit right in - The Shawshank Redemption 00:12 You're gonna fit right in Yeah right That's the way it is - The Shawshank Redemption 00:05 Yeah right That's the way it is Perhaps it's time you tried a new profession - The Shawshank Redemption 00:30 Perhaps it's time you tried a new profession Where it came from That's where I come in - The Shawshank Redemption 00:35 Where it came from That's where I come in You don't understand I'm not supposed to be here - The Shawshank Redemption 00:10 You don't understand I'm not supposed to be here Get busy living or get busy dying - The Shawshank Redemption 00:10 Get busy living or get busy dying I don't belong here - The Shawshank Redemption 00:13 I don't belong here Any questions - The Shawshank Redemption 00:22 Any questions I want him found - The Shawshank Redemption 00:08 I want him found So I'm backing out the door right - The Shawshank Redemption 00:25 So I'm backing out the door right I must admit I didn't think much of Andy first time I laid eyes on him - The Shawshank Redemption 00:12 I must admit I didn't think much of Andy first time I... Two things never happened again after that - The Shawshank Redemption 00:21 Two things never happened again after that That's tax deductible You can write that off - The Shawshank Redemption 00:35 That's tax deductible You can write that off Can you get her - The Shawshank Redemption 00:19 Can you get her Tommy Williams came to Shawshank in 1965 - The Shawshank Redemption 00:26 Tommy Williams came to Shawshank in 1965 I just don't understand what happened in there That's all - The Shawshank Redemption 00:36 I just don't understand what happened in there... There must be a con like me in every prison in America - The Shawshank Redemption 00:20 There must be a con like me in every prison in America Ever bother you - The Shawshank Redemption 00:22 Ever bother you Pleased to see you reading this - The Shawshank Redemption 00:28 Pleased to see you reading this Y Y You couldn't play something good huh Hank Williams or something - The Shawshank Redemption 00:09 Y Y You couldn't play something good huh Hank Williams... What is your malfunction you fat barrel of monkey spunk - The Shawshank Redemption 00:05 What is your malfunction you fat barrel of monkey spunk You could argue he'd done it to curry favor with the guards - The Shawshank Redemption 00:17 You could argue he'd done it to curry favor with the... Hell what about me Crazy old fool damn near cut my throat - The Shawshank Redemption 00:08 Hell what about me Crazy old fool damn near cut my throat His first night in the joint Andy Dufresne cost me two packs of cigarettes - The Shawshank Redemption 00:10 His first night in the joint Andy Dufresne cost me two packs... I don't read so good - The Shawshank Redemption 00:15 I don't read so good What the Christ is this happy horse shit - The Shawshank Redemption 00:10 What the Christ is this happy horse shit Not me - The Shawshank Redemption 00:33 Not me Or you will do the hardest time there is - The Shawshank Redemption 00:36 Or you will do the hardest time there is Son son son Six wardens have been through here in my tenure - The Shawshank Redemption 00:15 Son son son Six wardens have been through here in my tenure If I hear so much as a mouse fart in here the rest of the night - The Shawshank Redemption 00:12 If I hear so much as a mouse fart in here the rest of the... Red are you saying that Andy is innocent - The Shawshank Redemption 00:17 Red are you saying that Andy is innocent It's my life Don't you understand my life - The Shawshank Redemption 00:04 It's my life Don't you understand my life The man likes to play chess - The Shawshank Redemption 00:07 The man likes to play chess That tall drink of water with the silver spoon up his ass - The Shawshank Redemption 00:05 That tall drink of water with the silver spoon up his ass The following April Andy did tax returns for half the guards at Shawshank - The Shawshank Redemption 00:35 The following April Andy did tax returns for half the guards... One day when I've got a long white beard - The Shawshank Redemption 00:08 One day when I've got a long white beard Fat Ass - The Shawshank Redemption 00:36 Fat Ass I wish I could tell you that Andy fought the good fight - The Shawshank Redemption 00:36 I wish I could tell you that Andy fought the good fight And that's how it came to pass that on the second to last day of the job - The Shawshank Redemption 00:32 And that's how it came to pass that on the second to... Well if it was a toothbrush I wouldn't a question I'd just quote a price - The Shawshank Redemption 00:08 Well if it was a toothbrush I wouldn't a question... Get your ass out here boy You're holding up the show - The Shawshank Redemption 00:36 Get your ass out here boy You're holding up the show You'll understand when you see the rock hammer - The Shawshank Redemption 00:36 You'll understand when you see the rock hammer But then in the spring of 1949 the powers that be decided that - The Shawshank Redemption 00:27 But then in the spring of 1949 the powers that be decided... King me - The Shawshank Redemption 00:13 King me What's he in here for anyway - The Shawshank Redemption 00:08 What's he in here for anyway What was his name - The Shawshank Redemption 00:20 What was his name Sure can - The Shawshank Redemption 00:09 Sure can 30 years - The Shawshank Redemption 00:09 30 years Are you gonna open it or stand there with your thumb up your butt - The Shawshank Redemption 00:07 Are you gonna open it or stand there with your thumb up your... I haven't seen such a sorry looking heap of m m maggot shit in all my life - The Shawshank Redemption 00:06 I haven't seen such a sorry looking heap of m m maggot... Let's see how the score comes out - The Shawshank Redemption 00:20 Let's see how the score comes out The boys always go fishing with first timers - The Shawshank Redemption 00:35 The boys always go fishing with first timers He's got his fingers in a lot of pies I hear What you hear isn't half of it - The Shawshank Redemption 00:36 He's got his fingers in a lot of pies I hear What you... I must say I'm sorry to be losing your business - The Shawshank Redemption 00:37 I must say I'm sorry to be losing your business

Cast

Andy Dufresne - Tim Robbins
Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding - Morgan Freeman
Warden Norton - Bob Gunton
Heywood - William Sadler
Captain Hadley - Clancy Brown