rita hayworth and the shawshank redemption

RITA HAYWORTH AND THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION MOVIE
RITA HAYWORTH AND THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION TRIAL

Red finds a buried tin, with a note from Andy, and a sum of money. Red hick-hikes to Buxton, and finds the field and tree Andy has told him about. Red is paroled and begins to make a life for himself outside of the prison. Red knows this is Andy letting him know all is well, and he is heading to Mexico. A while after Red gets a blank postcard from a small town in Texas (McNary), near the U. On the night of his escape, once through the prison walls, Andy broke into a sewage pipe and crawled 500 yards through it, and finally came out into a ditch beyond the grounds of Shawshank prison. Andy had been spending his evenings, since getting his rock hammer, slowly digging through the prison walls. The warden removes the poster and finds a man-sized tunnel cut through the walls of the prison.

The warden is looking in Andy’s cell when he discovers a poster covering the wall, now Raquel Welch. Several weeks pass, and on one morning Andy is discovered missing at roll call. Andy tells Red that when he gets out of Shawshank, to locate a specific tree in a specific field in this town. ” Andy tells Red of a town in Buxton in Maine, that was a special place for him and his wife. Red starts to worry about Andy, stating that he is “talking funny. Andy tells Red of his dream of moving to Mexico, and settling in the small town of Zihuatanejo on the Pacific coastline. In Andy’s disappointed state he talks at length with Red. When Andy returns from solitary confinement he finds Tommy gone, along with any chance of Andy’s freedom.

RITA HAYWORTH AND THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION MOVIE

In the movie Tommy is shot by guard Hadley. Tommy will not talk of the information he has, and he gets transferred to a minimum security prison.

Norton is concerned about loosing Andy, and makes a deal with Tommy. Norton interviews Tommy about the information he has. When Andy argues with him warden Norton sends Andy to solitary confinement, to remind Andy of his place in the prison hierarchy. Warden Norton dismisses the story, telling Andy to ignore this made up story.

RITA HAYWORTH AND THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION TRIAL

Andy sees the possibility of a new trial since this evidence would prove his innocence. This is clearly the real killer of Andy’s wife. Tommy tells another prisoner, who tells Andy, that Tommy had had a cellmate at a different prison who bragged about killing a rich golfer and some hot-shot banker’s wife, and the banker getting jailed for it. This cash has to be laundered, and Andy does this for free, for continued protection in the prison, and the sake of the library.Ī new prisoner called Tommy comes to Shawshank prison. Other companies cannot compete with this low-cost labor, and often bribe warden Norton not to bid on contracts. One of the many wardens in the novel (there is only one Warden, Norton, in the movie) starts a program called “Inside-Out”, in which inmates work outside the prison for very low wages. Andy helps several other inmates to get their high school diplomas and degrees. Andy then starts to write twice weekly.Īndy’s persistent work grows the library greatly. Andy receives no response to his letters, until one day he does receive money (books in the movie). The state only spends prison money on bars, not books. The other inmates and guards think he is wasting his time. Andy sends weekly letters to the state senate asking for funds for books. When Brooks the librarian is paroled, Andy takes over the librarian role. In the movie all prisoners have their own cell. He soon leaves though, mentioning a “bad draft” in the cell whilst he was there.

In the book Andy does share his cell briefly with an Indian called Normaden. Andy is also able to occupy his cell on his own, unlike most other inmates.

In return the guards get Andy protection from Bogs and the other Sisters. The prison employees use Andy to complete their tax returns, loan applications and other similar financial tasks. As with his life outside, Andy becomes a successful financial advisor inside the prison. This is a major event in the story as Andy become well regarded with his inmate friends and the guards. Andy offers to complete the paperwork in exchange for some beers for himself and his fellow work detail prisoners. Buy Andy continues and explains that there is a loophole which allows Hadley to keep his entire inheritance, without paying tax. Andy approach’s Hadley, who nearly throws him off the roof. The other guards are enthusiastic for him, however Hadley complains about the tax he will have to pay on the inheritance. Whilst on the roof Hadley, the chief of the guard, is telling the other guards how he has been left an inheritance by his wealthy brother. Red, being the influential man he is, discretely arranges for the guards to ensure that Red and his pals get the work detail. Obviously prisoners are keen to leave the prison even if it means hard labor. The prison agrees to provide prisons to tar the roof of a building. Red notices that Andy is uncharacteristically nervous and excited when asking for the poster.

Rita hayworth and the shawshank redemption