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* [[Acclaimed Flop]]: The film did quite poorly at the box office despite good reviews. |
* [[Acclaimed Flop]]: The film did quite poorly at the box office despite good reviews. |
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* [[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. |
* [[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. |
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* [[Mean Character Nice Actor]]: Quite a few. |
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: Quite a few. |
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** Captain Hadley is a sadistic prison officer, but his actor [[Clancy Brown]] is one of the nicest guys in both the film and TV industry. He described the filming location as "a horrible monument to inhuman treatment of men by men" and stated that he had a problem acting out some of the brutal [[No Holds Barred Beatdown|No Holds Barred Beatdowns]] he had to dish out to the prisoners. |
** Captain Hadley is a sadistic prison officer, but his actor [[Clancy Brown]] is one of the nicest guys in both the film and TV industry. He described the filming location as "a horrible monument to inhuman treatment of men by men" and stated that he had a problem acting out some of the brutal [[No Holds Barred Beatdown|No Holds Barred Beatdowns]] he had to dish out to the prisoners. |
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*** In the same vein, Brown received multiple offers from former corrections officers to help him develop the character, all of which he turned down because he didn't want his performance to reflect badly on real COs. |
*** In the same vein, Brown received multiple offers from former corrections officers to help him develop the character, all of which he turned down because he didn't want his performance to reflect badly on real COs. |
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