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The Shawshank Redemption The Rewatchables
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The Shawshank Redemption

The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

David Proval wins one ballot and Bob Gunton another; William Sadler, the actor playing Boggs, Brian Libby, and Boggs's silent accomplice are alternatives.

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  • Bob Gunton is recognizable chiefly as Shawshank's warden even though he has many other credits.
  • William Sadler is immediately recognized as the prisoner called Hayward in the transcript despite initial uncertainty about the actor's name.
  • The actor playing Boggs is recognized from Aliens, suggesting the role may have fixed his screen identity.
  • Brian Libby is recognized from Silent Rage as the prisoner Floyd.
  • David Proval wins one ballot because the panel knows his face and Richie Aprile role without initially knowing his name.
  • Bob Gunton wins another ballot because the participant did not recognize him from many other films.
  • Boggs's muscular, nearly silent accomplice receives a separate shout-out for making a strong physical impression.
The Shawshank Redemption The Rewatchables
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The Shawshank Redemption

Casting What-Ifs

Tom Hanks, Kevin Costner, and Tom Cruise were considered for Andy; Brad Pitt for Tommy; James Gandolfini for Boggs; Johnny Depp and Nicolas Cage were rumored; and Rob Reiner proposed Cruise and Harrison Ford.

This discussion recalls a choice from an earlier episode.

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  • Tom Hanks was offered Andy but could not accept because of Forrest Gump; the panel prefers Tim Robbins because the role became inseparable from him.
  • Kevin Costner was offered Andy and is considered a credible alternate, although the panel thinks Robbins better preserves doubt about Andy.
  • Tom Cruise attended table readings but declined over the director's inexperience; the panel thinks his intensity would distort Andy.
  • Brad Pitt was intended for Tommy before Thelma & Louise created other opportunities; the panel thinks his presence would make Tommy disproportionately prominent.
  • James Gandolfini was intended for Boggs but chose True Romance instead.
  • Johnny Depp and Nicholas Cage are discussed as rumored Andy possibilities whose dreaminess or intensity could have fit parts of the role.
  • Rob Reiner offered Frank Darabont three million dollars and another financed project for the right to direct with Cruise as Andy and Harrison Ford as Red.
  • Jon Favreau auditioned for the fresh-fish prisoner and later called it his worst audition.
  • Bob Gunton's height helped him plausibly share clothes with the taller Tim Robbins for the escape plot.
  • Tom Cruise is suggested instead for Tommy Williams.
  • The hosts imagine Cruise preparing for the pipe crawl by practicing with Navy SEALs.
  • Favreau is reported to have used the failed audition as motivation to lose weight before Swingers.
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The Shawshank Redemption

1994

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