Cellblock alert! Spoilers ahead!
I. Stephen King\, Different Seasons, "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption". Stephen King, Frank Darabont, and "Rita Hayworth" ; Fifteen differences between King's novella and Darabont's film ; Stephen King talking Shawshank
II. The Shawshank production: making of the movie. The cast ; The prison that would be King's Shawshank ; The filming sites ; Scene one ; Cabin fever: Linda Dufresne and Glenn Quentin's love affair ; On the set with Morgan Freeman ; James Whitmore: the old pro as the old con ; The shoot ; Extras, extras! Read all about 'em! ; Twenty-five scenes never filmed ; The canine redemption
III. Postproduction, release, reviews, discovery. Postproduction ; On the cutting room floor: twenty-five dropped scenes ; The title fight: to keep Rita or keep her out ; Release and box office ; Reviews ; Awards season ; Hope never dies: American discovers Shawshank
IV: The Shawshank interpretation, afterlife, and legacy. Redemption ; Hope ; Friendship ; Symbolism in the film: discovering the twelve disciples on the roof ; The Shawshank attraction: the film's growing appeal ; The Shawshank trail: pilgrimages to the film locations ; The Shawshank fans ; The road to Zihuatanejo
Appendix IL The king of Shawshank: a portrait of the writer in 1994
Appendix II: Frank Darabont: adapting King and remembering Shawshank
Appendix III: cast and credits for The Shawshank Redemption.
