Cruise almost played this iconic '90s role!
The Big Picture The Shawshank Redemption is one of the most critically acclaimed films of all time. It has that movie magic in it where everything seems to have gone perfectly for it. It may not have been a box-office hit in its time of 1994, but the film continues to gain more and more of a following over the years. It's a tale of the injustices and corruption of the prison system and it handles its weighty topics with care.
Though he was considered, Tom Cruise apparently had little interest in working with Darabont. He would only agree to join the film if Rob Reiner would supervise the project, despite liking the script himself. Due to Darabont's insistence on keeping creative control, he refused, and that was that. Darabont took a risk, one that didn't really pay off till later when it finally got traction.
'The Shawshank Redemption' Didn't Need Tom Cruise Despite Cruise being a box-office draw, one that could have possibly made the film more financially successful, he is the wrong choice for the role. He is an amazing action star, famous for the long-running Mission: Impossible franchise and the phenomenon that was Top Gun: Maverick last year. He even has some fantastic drama roles too, like Lt. Daniel Kaffee in A Few Good Men. But he never feels particularly soft in any of them.
Andy Dufresne is a very reserved person. He is not cocky, which a lot of Cruise's roles tend to be. His timid nature is what throws off nearly everyone in the prison, from his best friend Red to even the corrupt Warden Norton . Red believes that Andy has taken his own life before he believes he could have successfully escaped. Andy was patient, he played nice, and he waited years to fully enact his plan.
Frank Darabont's theatrical debut was not a box-office success, but it succeeded in all other respects. It's a fantastic film, perhaps even a perfect one, and it rightfully deserves all the praise it now gets. His other Stephen King films, like The Green Mile and the outlier that is the sci-fi horror film The Mist, are equally great and well-made.
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