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* [[Acclaimed Flop]]: The film did quite poorly at the box office despite good reviews.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: The mug shot shown on Red's parole paperwork is a photo of [[Morgan Freeman]]'s son Alfonso. Alfonso also has a cameo at the beginning of the movie, he's the inmate who says "Fresh fish! Fresh fish today! We're reeling 'em in!" as the bus carrying Andy comes in.
* [[Insert Cameo]]: The hands loading the gun in the beginning of the film belong to director Frank Darabont.
** He also starred as ''Fred'' Redding in the parody short ''The SharkTank Redemption''.
* [[Reality Is Unrealistic]]: This movie was criticized for portraying prison guards as using beatings to control inmates, [http://www.correctionsone.com/treatment/articles/2017869-ACLU-suing-Corrections-Corp-of-America/ but prison guards have been known to do exactly that in real life.]
* [[Throw It In]]: Tim Robbins ad-libbed Andy Dufresne turning up the volume on the speaker in defiance of Norton telling him to turn it off.
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