The Movies

[spacediver]

Yep. King wrote it under a pen name, "Bachman". Also, unknown to even many King fans, King wrote Running Man, which the 80's Schwarzenegger movie was based on.

King wrote shawshank redemption under his regular name. It was part of "Different Seasons" (which also contained "The Body", which became the film "Stand by Me")

So I've heard. I don't watch prison movies.

What's the reason for you not watching "prison movies"?

[Tim K]

So I've heard. I don't watch prison movies.

Why not?

[Mark Rippetoe]

What's the reason for you not watching "prison movies"?

I don't like prisons. I like cowboys, outer space, swords, and scary movies.

[I, Claudius]

... I like cowboys ...

My all-time favourite John Ford movie, "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962).

"This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."



Leticia García‏*@Ms_Golightly 13 hours ago
#Kurosawa with #Soderbergh, #Scorsese, #Lelouch, #Cousteau, #Gavras, #Bertolucci, #Taviani brothers, #BilleAugust & #Wajda, Cannes, 1990

[George Christiansen]

Shawshank Redemption is an incredible movie, and to think of it as a simply "prison movie" is as useless as characterizing 2001 a space Odyssey as a "spaceship movie".

Definitely.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Does it take place in a prison? Are the characters in the movie prisoners? I do not enjoy watching prisoners in prison, any more than I like going to the zoo. At least 2001 has a spaceship.

[spacediver]

Does it take place in a prison? Are the characters in the movie prisoners? I do not enjoy watching prisoners in prison, any more than I like going to the zoo. At least 2001 has a spaceship.

Most of it takes place in a prison, but it's a fantastic story, and Stephen King's genius and humanity shines through in the form of Andy Dufresne's character (played by Tim Robbins). And Morgan Freeman is wonderful in it.

It's a movie I make a habit of watching every several years, and I find it good rehab for the soul.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Most of it takes place in a prison, but it's a fantastic story, and Stephen King's genius and humanity shines through in the form of Andy Dufresne's character (played by Tim Robbins). And Morgan Freeman is wonderful in it.

It's a movie I make a habit of watching every several years, and I find it good rehab for the soul.

I'm happy that you enjoy it.

[Mark E. Hurling]

Most of it takes place in a prison, but it's a fantastic story, and Stephen King's genius and humanity shines through in the form of Andy Dufresne's character (played by Tim Robbins). And Morgan Freeman is wonderful in it.

It's a movie I make a habit of watching every several years, and I find it good rehab for the soul.

You want a movie that begins and ends in a prison?

Point Blank with Lee Marvin. He prefigured Dirty Harry and his .44 magnum in San Francisco by some several years.

[Steve Hill]

I'm happy that you enjoy it.

Dammit, man! Don't you understand?!? *I* enjoyed and therefore cannot conceive of any reason why YOU wouldn't!