The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption1994

Director: Frank Darabont
Genre: Crime, Drama
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 film about a banker named Andy Dufresne, who is accused of double murder in the 1940s and begins a life sentence at the fictional Shawshank prison, where he be friends an older inmate named Red. During his long str… more »



[A group of new prisoners is being processed into Shawshank State Prison.]

Norton:
This is Mr. Hadley, captain of the guards. I'm Mr. Norton, the warden. You are convicted felons. That's why they sent you to me. Rule Number One- no blasphemy. I'll not have the Lord's name taken in vain in my prison. The other rules you'll figure as you go along. Any questions?

Inmate:
When do we eat?

[Norton nods to Captain Hadley, who gets right in the new inmate's face]

Byron Hadley:
You eat when we say you eat, you sh*t when we say you sh*t, and you piss when we say you piss! You got that, you maggot-dick motherf***er? [Slams his baton into the new inmate's stomach, causing the man to fall to his knees, gasping for breath]

Norton:
I believe in two things. Discipline, and the Bible. Here you'll receive both. Put your trust in the Lord. Your ass belongs to me. Welcome to Shawshank.

[There might be an edited version in which Norton says "The rest" rather than "Your ass".]

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