Movie connections for
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

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References

Grande illusion, La (1937)
 -  prison escape strategy
Brute Force (1947)
Harvey (1950)
 -  The scene where Andy is describing how he is helping the warden launder money(Hes in the Library talking to Red)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
The Great Escape (1963)
 -  Andy uses the same method of getting rid of the dirt from his tunnel.
One Million Years B.C. (1966)
 -  Poster on Wall
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Patton (1970)
Deliverance (1972)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Brubaker (1980)
Norte, El (1983)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Lik Wong (1991)

Referenced in

"The Nanny: The Whine Cellar (#2.10)" (1994)
 -  The film is mentioned by name.
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
 -  Dolores tells Joe that he's going to have "a long stay in Shawshank prison", for what he's done to Selina.
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
Duke Nukem 3D (1996) (VG)
Daijiga umule pajinnal (1996)
 -  poster can be seen in room
Striptease (1996)
Fools Rush In (1997)
 -  A shot of Alex in the rain looks like a shot from Shawshank Redemption
Con Air (1997)
He Got Game (1998)
Pleasantville (1998)
 -  Where toby maguire raises his arms in the scene where it starts raining.
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (1998) (TV)
Instinct (1999)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Track of the Moon Beast (#11.7)" (1999)
 -  Mike: The Iguana Redemption.
Muppets from Space (1999)
 -  The hole that Rizzo makes behind a sexy poster of the "Mice Girls" is a reference to the hole Andy Dufresne makes in the film behind various posters of female movie stars when he escapes from prison.
The Brothers (2001/I)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
The Score (2001)
Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
Bandits (2001)
The Last Castle (2001)
The Majestic (2001)
Dust: An Extraordinary Correspondence (2002)
The Execution of Wanda Jean (2002)
 -  The credits list music cues from "The Shawshank Redemption."
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)
 -  Grandma escaping from jail through the sewer
Road to Perdition (2002)
Gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón, La (2003)
Holes (2003)
3 Deewarein (3 Walls) (2003)
Bad Boys II (2003)
 -  Sentence is used: Same shit, different day. (12 minutes after the start)
"The Simpsons: The Wandering Juvie (#15.16)" (2004)
 -  The sign in the warden's office ("HIS JUDGEMENT COMETH AND THAT RIGHT SOON") is identical to one seen in the warden's office in the 1994 movie
Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at 'The Shawshank Redemption' (2004) (V)
 -  Documentary is about the film
Behind the Tunes: Man from Wackyland - The Art of Bob Clampett (2004) (V)
 -  Referenced by title
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy (2004) (V)
 -  This title is referenced.
Boyish Man (2005) (V)
 -  Gary says he loves The Shawshank Redemption at one point during the show, after talking about prison life.
"Reno 911!: Released from Prison (#3.1)" (2005)
 -  Referenced in Jonesy's poem
The Producers (2005)
 -  When Leo Bloom talks about bringing the account books to the authorities, at the end he says he might even get a good job in the prison library, just like Andy Dufresne, who got the job from good behavior.
The DiCaprio Code (2006)
 -  When Morgan has Tom surrounded, he breaks into a Shawshank monologue
"Drawn Together: The Lemon AIDS Walk (#2.12)" (2006)
 -  Wooldoor's naration after getting out of mall security is the same as brooks' when he gets out of shawshank
I-See-You.Com (2006)
 -  When released from prison they talk about Morgan Freeman of Shawshank Redemption.
Puff, Puff, Pass (2006)
 -  The Shawshank Redemption is mentioned and referenced many times throughout the film.
50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.
Miracles and Mystery: Creating 'The Green Mile' (2006) (V)
 -  mentioned a few times
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Dead & Deader (2006) (TV)
 -  "Get us up out of Shawshank."
"Bones: The Girl in the Gator (#2.13)" (2007)
 -  Sully: That's not even a Bible verse, the judgment thing, it's a line from Shawshank!
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
Disturbia (2007)
 -  Kale says his mother is like the warden in "Shawshank".
"My Name Is Earl: My Name Is Inmate #28301-016: Part 1 (#3.1)" (2007)
 -  Earl's cell mate, Ralph, escapes by digging a tunnel behind a poster of a pretty lady (Dolly Parton).
"Trading Spaces: Denver: Hudson Street (#7.3)" (2007)
 -  At the very end of the episode, one of the homeowners mentions Shawshank when dealing with the "rocks"
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once

Features

Gilda (1946)
The Sound of Music (1965)

Featured in

MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special (1995) (TV)
The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995) (TV)
 -  clips
The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995) (TV)
The Race to Save 100 Years (1997)
"Zomergasten: (#11.3)" (1998)
 -  A fragment of this film is shown in this episode
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (2001) (TV)
Rita (2003) (TV)
Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at 'The Shawshank Redemption' (2004) (V)
 -  clips shown
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
 -  clips
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV)
 -  clips shown
50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips shown.
"A Current Affair: ACA by Request" (2006)
 -  Some clips from this movie are shown during an interview with Tim Robbins.
"20 to 1: Movie Heroes & Villains (#5.1)" (2007)
 -  Some clips from this movie are shown in a segment on Andy Dufresne.

Spoofed in

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
 -  the scene with frank dumping the dirt
Duke Nukem 3D (1996) (VG)
Spy Hard (1996)
Half Baked (1998)
Muppets from Space (1999)
"South Park: Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000 (#4.2)" (2000)
 -  before cartman is about to ride on the sled near the end of the episode he has a monologue about 'life on the outside' similar to red at the end of shawshank redemption
Chicken Run (2000)
Scary Movie (2000)
The SharkTank Redemption (2000)
Super Troopers (2001)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
The Slim Shady Show (2001) (V)
 -  One episode, entitled "The Slimshank Redemption", directly spoofs The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)
"Robot Chicken: The Munnery (#2.12)" (2006)
 -  Alfonso Freeman spoofs his father's character
"SuperNews!: Shawskank Redemption (#1.39)" (2007)
 -  Parodies the plot, locations and characters of this film
"Family Guy: McStroke (#6.8)" (2008)
 -  The Monopoly man in prison complete with an impersonation of Morgan Freeman narrating.

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