原版小说作者斯蒂芬·金曾通过一美元宝贝计划(Dollar Baby)帮助新导演树立名声。1983年,该片的导演弗兰克·德拉邦特用1美元从斯蒂芬手中买下《房间里的女人》的电影改编版权并拍成短片,这也是两人的首次合作。
《肖申克的救赎》台词
1、It takes a strong man to save himself, and a great man to save another.
坚强的人只能救赎自己,伟大的人才能拯救他人
2、Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
希望是美好的,也许是人间至善,而美好的事物永不消逝
3、There is something inside ,that they can't get to , that they can't touch. That's yours.
那是一种内在的东西, 他们到达不了,也无法触及的,那是你的。
4、You know some birds are not meant to be caged, their feathers are just too bright.
你知道,有些鸟儿是注定不会被关在牢笼里的,它们的每一片羽毛都闪耀着自由的光辉。
5、I guess it comes down to a simple choice:get busy living or get busy dying.
我想可以归结为一个简单的问题:忙碌地活着或者忙碌地死去。