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Andy Dufresne:
Not me. I didn't shoot my wife, and I didn't shoot her lover. Whatever mistakes I made, I've paid for them and then some. That hotel, that boat... I don't think that's too much to ask.Red:I don't think you oughta be doin' this to yourself, Andy. This is just shitty pipe dreams. I mean Mexico is way the hell down there and you're in here, and that's the way it is.Andy Dufresne:Yeah, right, that's the way it is. It's down there and I'm in here. I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living, or get busy dying.Red: Andy!Andy Dufresne:Red, if you ever get out of here, do me a favor.Red:Sure, Andy. Anything.Andy Dufresne:There's a big hayfield up near Buxton. You know where Buxton is?Red:Well, there's, there's a lot of hayfields up there.Andy Dufresne:One in particular. It's got a long rock wall, with a big oak tree at the north end, it's like something out of a Robert Frost poem. It's where I asked my wife to marry me. We went there for a picnic and made love under that oak, and I asked and she said yes.Andy Dufresne:Promise me, Red, if you ever get out, find that spot. At the base of that wall you'll find a rock that has no earthly business in a Maine hayfield. A piece of black, volcanic glass. There's something buried under it I want you to have.Red:What, Andy? What's buried under there?Andy Dufresne: You'll have to pry it up, to see
Not me. I didn't shoot my wife, and I didn't shoot her lover. Whatever mistakes I made, I've paid for them and then some. That hotel, that boat... I don't think that's too much to ask.Red:I don't think you oughta be doin' this to yourself, Andy. This is just shitty pipe dreams. I mean Mexico is way the hell down there and you're in here, and that's the way it is.Andy Dufresne:Yeah, right, that's the way it is. It's down there and I'm in here. I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living, or get busy dying.Red: Andy!Andy Dufresne:Red, if you ever get out of here, do me a favor.Red:Sure, Andy. Anything.Andy Dufresne:There's a big hayfield up near Buxton. You know where Buxton is?Red:Well, there's, there's a lot of hayfields up there.Andy Dufresne:One in particular. It's got a long rock wall, with a big oak tree at the north end, it's like something out of a Robert Frost poem. It's where I asked my wife to marry me. We went there for a picnic and made love under that oak, and I asked and she said yes.Andy Dufresne:Promise me, Red, if you ever get out, find that spot. At the base of that wall you'll find a rock that has no earthly business in a Maine hayfield. A piece of black, volcanic glass. There's something buried under it I want you to have.Red:What, Andy? What's buried under there?Andy Dufresne: You'll have to pry it up, to see
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Not me
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I didn't shoot my wife and I didn't shoot her lover
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Whatever mistakes I made I've paid for them and then some
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That hotel that boat
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I don't think that's too much to ask
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You shouldn't be doing this to yourself
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This is just shitty pipe dreams
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Mexico is way down there and you're in here
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and that's the way it is
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Yeah right That's the way it is
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It's down there and I'm in here
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I guess it comes down to a simple choice
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Get busy living
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or get busy dying
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If you ever get out of here do me a favor
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Sure Andy Anything
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There's a big hayfield up near Buxton You know where Buxton is
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A lot of hayfields up there One in particular
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It's got a long rock wall with a big oak tree at the north end
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It's like something out of a Robert Frost poem
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It's where I asked my wife to marry me
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We went there for a picnic
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and made love under that oak
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and I asked and she said yes
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Promise me Red
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If you ever get out
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find that spot
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At the base of that wall there's a rock that has no earthly business in Maine
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Piece of black volcanic glass
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Something's buried under it I want you to have
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What Andy
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What's buried under there
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You'll have to pry it up
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Movie Summary
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
