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Shawshank returns to Ashland with cast member signing autographs
ASHLAND — Claire Slemmer sat at a table outside a giant vault at Crosby Advisory Group Friday afternoon. She handed out headshots of herself and signed “The Shawshank Redemption” t-shirts and posters. Slemmer, who played a teller in one of the film’s final scenes, returned to Ashland...
'Shawshank' at 30: Actors, director reflect on classic movie in return to filming site
Legendary Frank Darabont, who directed and wrote the screenplay for "The Shawshank Redemption," was right at home in Mansfield on Friday afternoon while talking about his film made in the summer of 1993. Darabont, who is staying in Mansfield this weekend for the "Shawshank" 30th anniversary events and celebration, talked about the script...
‘Shawshank Redemption’ turns 30 this year. The Ohio city where it filmed is celebrating
When the film “Shawshank Redemption" first hit theaters, it was a box office flop. It wasn’t until the film came out on DVD and aired frequently on cable that it gained a lot of traction. Now, thanks to the Stephen King adaptation’s iconic scenes and memorable lines, it’s a classic and IMDB’s No. 1 movie of all time.
Central Ohio native shares how ‘Shawshank Redemption’ changed his life
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — It has been 30 years since the box office hit “Shawshank Redemption” hit theaters, and a central Ohio native who was eager to break into the film industry at that time shared with NBC4 how this movie changed his life. The picture, which captures the relationship between Red and Andy inside […]
From prison to purpose: ‘Shawshank’ director shares movie’s transformative power
MANSFIELD — Director Frank Darabont doesn’t think people ever needed to have served time in prison in order to relate to his iconic “Shawshank Redemption” film. “The movie really does kind of play like a Rorschach test for people and they project their own life difficulties into that movie,” the 65-year-old director said Friday afternoon at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield.
‘Shawshank Redemption’ worth $200 million in economic benefit to Ohio
MANSFIELD — It’s difficult to quantify the value of the iconic “Shawshank Redemption” movie to Mansfield and north central Ohio. The movie, shot primarily at the former Ohio State Reformatory and other nearby locations, likely helped to save the gothic, historic prison, which opened in 1896.
Column: Celebrate ‘Shawshank’ while remembering the horrors of the real OSR
Images that come to mind when you think of the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield likely depend largely on your age. Younger folks likely think of the characters of Red and Andy, Warden Norton and Capt. Hadley and the imaginative prison scenes from “The Shawshank Redemption.”. Maybe you think...
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