[Kim]

I just finished watching The Shawshank Redemption for the 23849283284th time - it has to be one of the most touching and powerful movies I know. :thumb: :thumb: Such a great story and an even better cast. If any of you haven't seen it - rent it, its well worth it.

I also have a great appreciation for that movie. Robbins and Freeman both give perhaps the best performances of their careers.

However, I am somewhat biased, I supposed. All the courtroom scenes were filmed in the Wyandot County Courthouse, located in my tiny rural hometown of Upper Sandusky, OH (population 6,000). Furthermore my uncle appears as an 'extra' in the scene depicting "Red's" final parole board hearing (when he finally gives his honest, straigtforward anwer to the question of whether or not he feels he has been 'rehabilitated') - he is seated at right end of the table (facing left) when the entire panel is shown at the onset of the scene.

Since, my uncle has passed away, and I always think its neat to see him in Living Technicolor any of the thousands of times TBS runs that picture....

Wow, that's awesome! Next time I watch the movie I'll keep a lookout for your uncle. You happen to know anything about the prison building they used in that movie? Pretty impressive too.

Regarding the cast, Robbins and Freeman do an excellent job, absolutely. But it's not just them. The prison warden, the guards, the other inmates - they're all damn good in my opinion.

[The Horrible Esthete]

You happen to know anything about the prison building they used in that movie? Pretty impressive too.

Yes, I do! It's the old Ohio State Reformatory, located in Mansfield, Ohio - I've been inside (it's now defunct and operates as a museum), and it is very impresive.



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[wpghipfan]

Hey folks...

Further with the movie thread: what is everyone's favorite mob movie? Goodfellas takes the cake, im my opinion, followed ever-so-closely by The Godfather.

Anyone?

Rory
Halifax

[The Horrible Esthete]

Hey folks...

Further with the movie thread: what is everyone's favorite mob movie? Goodfellas takes the cake, im my opinion, followed ever-so-closely by The Godfather.

Anyone?

Rory
Halifax

I love the ones you mentioned, but my fav is Millers Crossing....

[Tthip]

Johnny Dangerously - sorry - I just love that movie.
And no one ever said it had to be a drama.

[jen]

Hey folks...

Further with the movie thread: what is everyone's favorite mob movie?
Rory
Halifax

In addition to Goodfellas, I would have to say The Bronx Tale.

Also, I agree with everyone on the Shawshank Redemption...we own the dvd and yet everytime it is on t.v. with commercials, I still watch it. It is one of those movies that just draws you(me) in everytime.

Also, that is super cool about your uncle, Esthete...I know exactly which one he is

[wpghipfan]

Jen!! Thank you for mentioned A Bronx Tale. I forgot about that one. Such an underrated movie, but one of the best, for sure. Now that you mention it, I think that'll be watched tonight!

Rory

[The Horrible Esthete]

Also, that is super cool about your uncle, Esthete...I know exactly which one he is

What was really cool about that whole production was standing on a streetcorner on a beautiful morning at about 7:00 am, in my rural Ohio hometown, shooting the shit with Tim Robbins! No one even noticed us (him) - it was like he was any other resident. He was incredibly friendly and down-to-earth, sipping his cup of coffee and nodding along as he actually listened to what I had to say!!

Something I'll never forget.....

[grooveless touque]

Boy have you had a different experience from me...at 8:30am on a FRIGID day on the Halifax waterfront with a bone-chilling wind coming off the water and a potential ice storm looming on the horizon, I was an extra on a Harrison Ford set. I got to say three words to him and he put his finger up in the air to stop me, then turned away and walked off. Not a pleasant reception!

If Sandusky is so small, how come I've heard of it? It's just one of those classic Midwestern-sounding names I'd remember if I heard it, and I am sure I HAVE heared it somewhere...

[wpghipfan]

Esthete, that is cool! Tim Robbins is class. My closest brush with celebrity was sitting at the same lunch table as Harrison Ford, the director of K-19: The Widowmaker, and two other extras, before we headed out on the submarine for an afternoon of shooting, here in Halifax. That was a day I'll never forget. He and the director were chatting, and the rest of us kept quiet, but that was cool. Also, during one of the breaks on the sub, Liam Neeson was sitting with all of us on the deck, reading a novel, while Mr Ford was up in his private room. Liam was a man of the people for the whole shoot

Oh, and I served Kevin Spacey at the restaurant I work at while he was here filming The Shipping News..... another good movie...

Rory
Halifax

[Tthip]

Rory - can we see you in the film?

[wpghipfan]

Yes, but you have to have a sharp eye. There are three or four places in the movie, with no more than 2 seconds each time, where you can see me. It's more towards the end of the movie. If you have the DVD, I could probably search thru the movie and get some exact times for you...

Rory
Halifax

[Tthip]

Actually - I have the DVD - but let me watch it again first.

[wpghipfan]

Right on... but keep in mind that I am the epitome of what an extra should be: I'm either running by, sitting there, or walking in a far-off shot. Boy was that a great two weeks!

Rory

[The Horrible Esthete]

If Sandusky is so small, how come I've heard of it? It's just one of those classic Midwestern-sounding names I'd remember if I heard it, and I am sure I HAVE heared it somewhere...

Sandusky (of Black Sheep fame....or was it Tommy Boy? I can never remember ...) is a much bigger town located on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Sandusky River. Upper Sandusky is about 80 miles south and west, and the headwaters of the river. It was a major American Indian settlement at on point, and today is nothing more than a farm community.