The character of Brooks, the James Whitmore character in Shawshank, is really a bit of a, it’s a branch philosophy off the tree of Birdman of Alcatraz. I think he was impressed that I knew the movie, but it’s definitely one of my favorites of that genre. The Library of Congress has added the film to the National Registry, and it’s entrenched at No. It’s the thing in the Stephen King story that I responded to that seemed like a very timeless kind of idea.”. It’s so much more effective than going, “OK, cut, let’s reset.” And then I’ll look at [the cast and crew] and the energy dissipates, like letting air out of a ballon. What was he scouting? Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! That was done very, very well, and I really enjoyed it. ", Circling back to The Shawshank Redemption, Darabont expresses gratitude for the continuing relevance of the film and recognizes its enduring legacy. "But we couldn't convince people to actually go see the movie, because, I think it appeared to be kind of a bleak film. FACEBOOK It was definitely an inspiration for what I was doing, and for him to be there and to walk up to me with such a big heart and a big spirit, and for him to take 15 minutes out of his schedule to encourage a young filmmaker prepping his first movie? Darabont identifies his actual wife, Sara Rae, who is not listed. I’m not the guy you’d want to hire to direct a superhero movie, and that seems to be the big focus these days — my kind of filmmaking might be a little bit quaint. It’s mind-blowing. He was so kind and so encouraging. DARABONT: Yeah, Brubaker was actually his first film, that’s right. Throughout his career, wherein he created The Walking Dead and follow-up features such as The Green Mile and The Mist, Darabont is often reminded of a piece of filmmaking advice that he received from screenwriter and Kramer vs. Kramer director Robert Benton: "Every day of filmmaking feels like a failure, because you had to give up something." The lifetime gross is $28,341,469. Though, as the director explains, it wasn't good news from the beginning. by “There’s a certain sincerity that people do respond to, a certain openheartedness that people want to experience.”, Related We’ll see if there’s any gas left in the tank for me, but I’ve got a couple of things I would love to do. Trilby Beresford That was back in the day where something you really wanted to see would play on television, but if you did, half the time entire sections of the movie were edited out and you had to suffer through the commercials — the movie couldn’t weave its magic on you. The intrinsic nature of art to the human experience is just one topic Darabont discussed during an interview with IndieWire about “Shawshank,” his career, and the state of the industry today. DARABONT: Oh, yeah. DARABONT: I’m just exceptionally gratified by all of it. So I loved the revival houses. And, indeed, it’s not my movie, in truth it now belongs to everybody who likes it. "I can't believe it's been 25 years, my god!" I feel that, too, when a filmmaker does that for me.
According to Box Office Mojo, the film originally opened in 33 theaters and made $727,327.
Deliver a story with honest sentiment in it without it becoming overly sentimental. I am absolutely certain that I could not make that movie today.
If those things line up, then you’ve got something that might stick around awhile. That’s very smart. Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox. If we got too close to that line we would try to side-step and do a little dance around it.
But as far as the emotional level of the communication, it’s just a very honest and very beautiful scene. Your interactions with fans must be intense…. Oh my gosh, he was such a very gifted director. But every time I watch it I do think, “That’s a pretty good movie.” And I do have an appreciation for that, but at the same time it really doesn’t feel like my movie anymore. He’s just so damn good. I love it that you didn’t have to call “cut” after every take. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. Related I think it was tone more than anything, and of course, you know, those moments you hunt them down in the editing room, as well. DEADLINE: There aren’t many movies that shift in the public’s perception as dramatically as Shawshank, which was a box office disappointment in its original theatrical release but now is routinely ranked among cinema’s all-time favorites. It’s almost impossible to imagine “The Shawshank Redemption” being released today; it’s not the sort of film studios make. You pointed the camera and let the actors do what they do. DEADLINE: It’s a cosmic-level coincidence.
"It just...never went away.". “The Shawshank Redemption” tells a story of human kindness in the most unkind place: prison. Grateful that the movie has hung in the way it has but also grateful for the fact that it keeps finding a new generation of viewers because the older generation wants to share it with their younger generations.
The character of Brooks, the James Whitmore character in Shawshank, is really a bit of a, it’s a branch philosophy off the tree of Birdman of Alcatraz. I think he was impressed that I knew the movie, but it’s definitely one of my favorites of that genre. The Library of Congress has added the film to the National Registry, and it’s entrenched at No. It’s the thing in the Stephen King story that I responded to that seemed like a very timeless kind of idea.”. It’s so much more effective than going, “OK, cut, let’s reset.” And then I’ll look at [the cast and crew] and the energy dissipates, like letting air out of a ballon. What was he scouting? Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! That was done very, very well, and I really enjoyed it. ", Circling back to The Shawshank Redemption, Darabont expresses gratitude for the continuing relevance of the film and recognizes its enduring legacy. "But we couldn't convince people to actually go see the movie, because, I think it appeared to be kind of a bleak film. FACEBOOK It was definitely an inspiration for what I was doing, and for him to be there and to walk up to me with such a big heart and a big spirit, and for him to take 15 minutes out of his schedule to encourage a young filmmaker prepping his first movie? Darabont identifies his actual wife, Sara Rae, who is not listed. I’m not the guy you’d want to hire to direct a superhero movie, and that seems to be the big focus these days — my kind of filmmaking might be a little bit quaint. It’s mind-blowing. He was so kind and so encouraging. DARABONT: Yeah, Brubaker was actually his first film, that’s right. Throughout his career, wherein he created The Walking Dead and follow-up features such as The Green Mile and The Mist, Darabont is often reminded of a piece of filmmaking advice that he received from screenwriter and Kramer vs. Kramer director Robert Benton: "Every day of filmmaking feels like a failure, because you had to give up something." The lifetime gross is $28,341,469. Though, as the director explains, it wasn't good news from the beginning. by “There’s a certain sincerity that people do respond to, a certain openheartedness that people want to experience.”, Related We’ll see if there’s any gas left in the tank for me, but I’ve got a couple of things I would love to do. Trilby Beresford That was back in the day where something you really wanted to see would play on television, but if you did, half the time entire sections of the movie were edited out and you had to suffer through the commercials — the movie couldn’t weave its magic on you. The intrinsic nature of art to the human experience is just one topic Darabont discussed during an interview with IndieWire about “Shawshank,” his career, and the state of the industry today. DARABONT: Oh, yeah. DARABONT: I’m just exceptionally gratified by all of it. So I loved the revival houses. And, indeed, it’s not my movie, in truth it now belongs to everybody who likes it. "I can't believe it's been 25 years, my god!" I feel that, too, when a filmmaker does that for me.
According to Box Office Mojo, the film originally opened in 33 theaters and made $727,327.
Deliver a story with honest sentiment in it without it becoming overly sentimental. I am absolutely certain that I could not make that movie today.
If those things line up, then you’ve got something that might stick around awhile. That’s very smart. Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox. If we got too close to that line we would try to side-step and do a little dance around it.
But as far as the emotional level of the communication, it’s just a very honest and very beautiful scene. Your interactions with fans must be intense…. Oh my gosh, he was such a very gifted director. But every time I watch it I do think, “That’s a pretty good movie.” And I do have an appreciation for that, but at the same time it really doesn’t feel like my movie anymore. He’s just so damn good. I love it that you didn’t have to call “cut” after every take. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. Related I think it was tone more than anything, and of course, you know, those moments you hunt them down in the editing room, as well. DEADLINE: There aren’t many movies that shift in the public’s perception as dramatically as Shawshank, which was a box office disappointment in its original theatrical release but now is routinely ranked among cinema’s all-time favorites. It’s almost impossible to imagine “The Shawshank Redemption” being released today; it’s not the sort of film studios make. You pointed the camera and let the actors do what they do. DEADLINE: It’s a cosmic-level coincidence.
"It just...never went away.". “The Shawshank Redemption” tells a story of human kindness in the most unkind place: prison. Grateful that the movie has hung in the way it has but also grateful for the fact that it keeps finding a new generation of viewers because the older generation wants to share it with their younger generations.
The character of Brooks, the James Whitmore character in Shawshank, is really a bit of a, it’s a branch philosophy off the tree of Birdman of Alcatraz. I think he was impressed that I knew the movie, but it’s definitely one of my favorites of that genre. The Library of Congress has added the film to the National Registry, and it’s entrenched at No. It’s the thing in the Stephen King story that I responded to that seemed like a very timeless kind of idea.”. It’s so much more effective than going, “OK, cut, let’s reset.” And then I’ll look at [the cast and crew] and the energy dissipates, like letting air out of a ballon. What was he scouting? Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! That was done very, very well, and I really enjoyed it. ", Circling back to The Shawshank Redemption, Darabont expresses gratitude for the continuing relevance of the film and recognizes its enduring legacy. "But we couldn't convince people to actually go see the movie, because, I think it appeared to be kind of a bleak film. FACEBOOK It was definitely an inspiration for what I was doing, and for him to be there and to walk up to me with such a big heart and a big spirit, and for him to take 15 minutes out of his schedule to encourage a young filmmaker prepping his first movie? Darabont identifies his actual wife, Sara Rae, who is not listed. I’m not the guy you’d want to hire to direct a superhero movie, and that seems to be the big focus these days — my kind of filmmaking might be a little bit quaint. It’s mind-blowing. He was so kind and so encouraging. DARABONT: Yeah, Brubaker was actually his first film, that’s right. Throughout his career, wherein he created The Walking Dead and follow-up features such as The Green Mile and The Mist, Darabont is often reminded of a piece of filmmaking advice that he received from screenwriter and Kramer vs. Kramer director Robert Benton: "Every day of filmmaking feels like a failure, because you had to give up something." The lifetime gross is $28,341,469. Though, as the director explains, it wasn't good news from the beginning. by “There’s a certain sincerity that people do respond to, a certain openheartedness that people want to experience.”, Related We’ll see if there’s any gas left in the tank for me, but I’ve got a couple of things I would love to do. Trilby Beresford That was back in the day where something you really wanted to see would play on television, but if you did, half the time entire sections of the movie were edited out and you had to suffer through the commercials — the movie couldn’t weave its magic on you. The intrinsic nature of art to the human experience is just one topic Darabont discussed during an interview with IndieWire about “Shawshank,” his career, and the state of the industry today. DARABONT: Oh, yeah. DARABONT: I’m just exceptionally gratified by all of it. So I loved the revival houses. And, indeed, it’s not my movie, in truth it now belongs to everybody who likes it. "I can't believe it's been 25 years, my god!" I feel that, too, when a filmmaker does that for me.
According to Box Office Mojo, the film originally opened in 33 theaters and made $727,327.
Deliver a story with honest sentiment in it without it becoming overly sentimental. I am absolutely certain that I could not make that movie today.
If those things line up, then you’ve got something that might stick around awhile. That’s very smart. Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox. If we got too close to that line we would try to side-step and do a little dance around it.
But as far as the emotional level of the communication, it’s just a very honest and very beautiful scene. Your interactions with fans must be intense…. Oh my gosh, he was such a very gifted director. But every time I watch it I do think, “That’s a pretty good movie.” And I do have an appreciation for that, but at the same time it really doesn’t feel like my movie anymore. He’s just so damn good. I love it that you didn’t have to call “cut” after every take. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. Related I think it was tone more than anything, and of course, you know, those moments you hunt them down in the editing room, as well. DEADLINE: There aren’t many movies that shift in the public’s perception as dramatically as Shawshank, which was a box office disappointment in its original theatrical release but now is routinely ranked among cinema’s all-time favorites. It’s almost impossible to imagine “The Shawshank Redemption” being released today; it’s not the sort of film studios make. You pointed the camera and let the actors do what they do. DEADLINE: It’s a cosmic-level coincidence.
"It just...never went away.". “The Shawshank Redemption” tells a story of human kindness in the most unkind place: prison. Grateful that the movie has hung in the way it has but also grateful for the fact that it keeps finding a new generation of viewers because the older generation wants to share it with their younger generations.
Tim Robbins Blames 'Shawshank' Box Office Flop on Title No One Could Remember That’s why we focused on all of that in the Academy campaign when we were running the “For your consideration ads.” The idea was, “Let’s put as many of these review quotes as we can to counteract that narrow L.A. and New York perception.”. 1 on IMDb’s ranking of its users’ favorite films of all time, topping The Godfather. 'Euphoria' Wins Emmy for Contemporary Makeup. He adds, "So this interesting slow burn happened, where the movie just started to find its audience, accrue credibility and attract a kind of devotion that is amazing, humbling and surreal. 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I love the idea that people will get a chance to see the movie as we intend for them to see it — which is on a big screen in a theater, hopefully with other people. I’m so proud of both those guys. The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption.It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. And you sound like Tim Robbins with The Electric Company [reference]. Get our latest storiesin the feed of your favorite networks. he exclaims, adding that he recently visited Mansfield, Ohio, where the movie was shot and where the prison is set in the film, to take part in panels and autograph signings. And what a crazy thing to meet you here.”. In Ellis “Red” Boyd’s third and final parole hearing, he finally says what the parole board was hoping to hear, and is granted release more than 40 years after he was first I’m struck by it again and again because you think of Shawshank and Morgan is the person that you think about. Of course it was preceded by his stint on The Electric Company, which was very meaningful for me as a child. That’s what Tim kept saying on the set. The trophies went to Forrest Gump, but the nominations got the film back in theaters (it added another $12 million in box office). Anyway, I look over and see the guy leading the way and I thought to myself: “Gee, that guy looks an awful lot like John Frankenheimer.” He looked over and saw me, and I thought: “Oh my God, that is John Frankenheimer!” He totally stopped and changed gears and came in my direction. When we were scouting prisons to use, we were down to really two choices. He was quite an inspiration to me the Shawshank project. As he got older, Darabont sought out L.A.'s revival houses "that existed before videotapes in the early Jurassic," viewing films like Lawrence of Arabia, Slaughterhouse Five, The Wild Bunch, A Clockwork Orange and Doctor Strangelove. I couldn’t believe it. Today, Shawshank is widely hailed as a classic. Ahead of the 25th anniversary of Darabont's 1994 directorial debut, The Shawshank Redemption, which Fathom Events and TCM Big Screen Classics are re-releasing in theaters from Sept. 22 to 25, the filmmaker happily summons his memories of shooting the Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins-starrer that earned seven Oscar nominations. The Shawshank Redemption (1) 2 Std. Deadline talked recently to Darabont about the curious path and burnished legacy of The Shawshank Redemption. It just kind of keeps hanging in there and that’s remarkably gratifying, you know? ", Near the end of the interview, I bring Darabont's attention to the fact that his IMDb profile indicates that he picked up writing skills partially from his childhood friend Cody Hills. I think it’s his career-best performance. DARABONT: Well, the thing that strikes me — and this is kind of tying back to your earlier question about viewing of the movie now — the one thing that strikes me when I revisit the film is just how great, and how subtle, and how pitch-perfect the work of Tim Robbins is throughout the movie. Der Knast-Alltag ist extrem hart. I have to agree with that. My big brother Andy took me to see Robinson Crusoe on Mars at the World Theater on Hollywood Boulevard — which is no longer there — it was full-color, on the big screen, [and it] blew my mind," recalls director Frank Darabont. Strangelove” or “The Graduate” on a big screen or seeing it at home. The fact that it’s still even noticed on IMDb is amazing, let alone the fact that it’s listed number one. The turnaround for the penitentiary epic arrived in early 1995 in the form of seven Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture and another for Darabont’s script about the unlikely friendship between two inmates in a Maine prison. DEADLINE: With your interest in the genre, you must have talked to Morgan Freeman about Brubaker. I really think that was probably the key thing in my thinking going in. There was nothing complicated about those set-ups.
The character of Brooks, the James Whitmore character in Shawshank, is really a bit of a, it’s a branch philosophy off the tree of Birdman of Alcatraz. I think he was impressed that I knew the movie, but it’s definitely one of my favorites of that genre. The Library of Congress has added the film to the National Registry, and it’s entrenched at No. It’s the thing in the Stephen King story that I responded to that seemed like a very timeless kind of idea.”. It’s so much more effective than going, “OK, cut, let’s reset.” And then I’ll look at [the cast and crew] and the energy dissipates, like letting air out of a ballon. What was he scouting? Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! That was done very, very well, and I really enjoyed it. ", Circling back to The Shawshank Redemption, Darabont expresses gratitude for the continuing relevance of the film and recognizes its enduring legacy. "But we couldn't convince people to actually go see the movie, because, I think it appeared to be kind of a bleak film. FACEBOOK It was definitely an inspiration for what I was doing, and for him to be there and to walk up to me with such a big heart and a big spirit, and for him to take 15 minutes out of his schedule to encourage a young filmmaker prepping his first movie? Darabont identifies his actual wife, Sara Rae, who is not listed. I’m not the guy you’d want to hire to direct a superhero movie, and that seems to be the big focus these days — my kind of filmmaking might be a little bit quaint. It’s mind-blowing. He was so kind and so encouraging. DARABONT: Yeah, Brubaker was actually his first film, that’s right. Throughout his career, wherein he created The Walking Dead and follow-up features such as The Green Mile and The Mist, Darabont is often reminded of a piece of filmmaking advice that he received from screenwriter and Kramer vs. Kramer director Robert Benton: "Every day of filmmaking feels like a failure, because you had to give up something." The lifetime gross is $28,341,469. Though, as the director explains, it wasn't good news from the beginning. by “There’s a certain sincerity that people do respond to, a certain openheartedness that people want to experience.”, Related We’ll see if there’s any gas left in the tank for me, but I’ve got a couple of things I would love to do. Trilby Beresford That was back in the day where something you really wanted to see would play on television, but if you did, half the time entire sections of the movie were edited out and you had to suffer through the commercials — the movie couldn’t weave its magic on you. The intrinsic nature of art to the human experience is just one topic Darabont discussed during an interview with IndieWire about “Shawshank,” his career, and the state of the industry today. DARABONT: Oh, yeah. DARABONT: I’m just exceptionally gratified by all of it. So I loved the revival houses. And, indeed, it’s not my movie, in truth it now belongs to everybody who likes it. "I can't believe it's been 25 years, my god!" I feel that, too, when a filmmaker does that for me.
According to Box Office Mojo, the film originally opened in 33 theaters and made $727,327.
Deliver a story with honest sentiment in it without it becoming overly sentimental. I am absolutely certain that I could not make that movie today.
If those things line up, then you’ve got something that might stick around awhile. That’s very smart. Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox. If we got too close to that line we would try to side-step and do a little dance around it.
But as far as the emotional level of the communication, it’s just a very honest and very beautiful scene. Your interactions with fans must be intense…. Oh my gosh, he was such a very gifted director. But every time I watch it I do think, “That’s a pretty good movie.” And I do have an appreciation for that, but at the same time it really doesn’t feel like my movie anymore. He’s just so damn good. I love it that you didn’t have to call “cut” after every take. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. Related I think it was tone more than anything, and of course, you know, those moments you hunt them down in the editing room, as well. DEADLINE: There aren’t many movies that shift in the public’s perception as dramatically as Shawshank, which was a box office disappointment in its original theatrical release but now is routinely ranked among cinema’s all-time favorites. It’s almost impossible to imagine “The Shawshank Redemption” being released today; it’s not the sort of film studios make. You pointed the camera and let the actors do what they do. DEADLINE: It’s a cosmic-level coincidence.
"It just...never went away.". “The Shawshank Redemption” tells a story of human kindness in the most unkind place: prison. Grateful that the movie has hung in the way it has but also grateful for the fact that it keeps finding a new generation of viewers because the older generation wants to share it with their younger generations.