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The Shawshank Redemption

The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie

Favorites include Red's Irish-name joke, a guard's bathroom announcement, the trust-your-wife line, and Red's final parole speech.

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  • The exchange asking why Red is called Red and answering that he may be Irish is one participant's favorite.
  • A guard abruptly announcing that he is leaving to use the bathroom is chosen as another favorite line.
  • The roof-scene question about trusting one's wife is another favorite.
  • Red's final parole speech about regretting the young person who committed his crime is praised as one of the movie's many possible choices.