Q 01/05

In what year was The Shawshank Redemption released in cinemas?

A) 1995

B) 1997

C) 1999

D) 1994

Answer · why

D) 1994

It opened the same autumn as Pulp Fiction and was quickly buried by bigger films, only finding its audience on video and cable.

Q 02/05

Who wrote and directed The Shawshank Redemption?

A) Frank Darabont

B) Jonathan Demme

C) Barry Levinson

D) Ron Howard

Answer · why

A) Frank Darabont

Frank Darabont turned down a seven-figure offer to let a bigger name direct his script, taking a pay cut to make it his first cinema feature.

Q 03/05

Which author wrote the novella that The Shawshank Redemption is based on?

A) Stephen King

B) Richard Price

C) John Grisham

D) Cormac McCarthy

Answer · why

A) Stephen King

Stephen King granted the rights because he had enjoyed the director's short film of another of his stories, The Woman in the Room.

Q 04/05

What is the full title of the 1982 novella behind The Shawshank Redemption?

A) Marilyn Monroe and Shawshank Redemption

B) Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

C) Ava Gardner and Shawshank Redemption

D) The Shawshank Redemption of Andy Dufresne

Answer · why

B) Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption lost its first three words on screen because the director feared people would expect a biopic of the actress.

Q 05/05

Which film shares a source book with The Shawshank Redemption?

A) Stand by Me

B) The Goonies

C) The Outsiders

D) Dead Poets Society

Answer · why

A) Stand by Me

Stand by Me came from The Body in the same 1982 book, Different Seasons, and its director offered millions to direct Shawshank himself.