Have you ever wondered how it was even remotely possible for Andy Dufresne to reattach his poster of Raquel Welch to the wall of his prison cell after escaping? How about the substances that The Shawshank Redemption's producers used as a substitute for excrement as Andy crawled through a sewage pipe full of rancid waste? There's so many little tidbits that you may have missed while you watched Shawshank, and while most have seen the film hundreds of times due to syndication, there's still so many fine details that you won't notice until you continuously watch or read up about one of the greatest prison dramas ever made. Below is a list of things you didn't already know about The Shawshank Redemption. From alternative casting choices to receiving complaints about animal cruelty, there's more than just a few secrets about the film that you've likely never heard of. Andy and Red's relationship in the film is by far and away one of the most convincing friendships ever shown on the silver screen, but what the film doesn't overtly tell you is just as equally rewarding as the thought-provoking dialogue that the film has. So, take a gander and see if there are any nuggets of information here that you've missed or not never heard of.
Joe is a freelance games journalist who, while not spending every waking minute selling himself to websites around the world, spends his free time writing. Most of it makes no sense, but when it does, he treats each article as if it were his Magnum Opus - with varying results.
