The Shawshank Redemption: The Shooting Script

Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
Frank Darabont, with this one work, declares himself a special talent.


Stephen King, from his introduction
A miraculous triumph of art over the buck.


Fade In
Intriguing...Genuine insights and anecdotes on a film already considered by many to be a true classic.


Creative Screenwriting
Excellent ...the added value sets this book apart from other published scripts and makes it a worthy read.


Book Description
The first book in the Newmarket Shooting Script Series reissued with new material to coincide with the Warner Bros. theatrical re-release and special 10th anniversary DVD launch of this modern classic. This expanded edition draws from the many new extras that are being created for the DVD, including 90 minutes of commentary by Darabont, documentary material on the making of the film, and a tribute parody of the film. Nominated for 7 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay, The Shawshank Redemption, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, is an extraordinary tale of hope and survival inside a maximum security prison. Based on a Stephen King novella, Frank Darabont's screenplay follows the complex twenty-year relationship between two convicts who have little in common—except friendship. Darabont personally wrote and/or assembled all of the content in The Shawshank Redemption: The Shooting Script, as follows: Introductions by King and Darabont on the movie's genesis The shooting script in its original form ("the one I wrote, the one Castle Rock decided to make, the one my cast and crew dealt with every day") Detailed analysis of script-to-screen changes (26 pages) showing why and how scenes were cut, and how some scenes were handled technically Two storyboard sequences, with commentary Stills section (35 photos) Afterword by Darabont about his experience in Hollywood ("It took me nine years of saving, struggling, and honing my craft before I started making my living as a writer.") 35 b/w photos, plus storyboards


About the Author
Frank Darabont, a three-time Oscar® nominee, is one of only six filmmakers in history whose first two feature films have received nominations for the Best Picture Academy Award®: 1994's The Shawshank Redemption was nominated for 7 Oscars®, and 1999's The Green Mile was nominated for 4 Oscars®. His most recent feature as director was The Majestic (2001). Currently, Darabont is executive producing the thriller Collateral, starring Tom Cruise. His next film as director will be an adaptation of Ray Bradbury's science fiction classic Fahrenheit 451.


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Author Biography: Frank Darabont, a three-time Oscar® nominee, is one of only six filmmakers in history whose first two feature films have received nominations for the Best Picture Academy Award®: 1994's The Shawshank Redemption was nominated for 7 Oscars®,and 1999's The Green Mile was nominated for 4 Oscars®. His most recent feature as director was The Majestic (2001). Currently, Darabont is executive producing the thriller Collateral, starring Tom Cruise. His next film as director will be an adaptation of Ray Bradbury's science fiction classic Fahrenheit 451.


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