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Cactus Classic Cinema: “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994) - Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman - 2:20 pm Matinee

  • Cactus Theater 1812 Buddy Holly Ave Lubbock, TX, 79401 (map)

One of the great films of the 1990s, this classic was a major career milestone for actor Morgan Freeman.

The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American prison drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The film tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. Over the following two decades, he befriends a fellow prisoner, contraband smuggler Ellis "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), and becomes instrumental in a money laundering operation led by the prison warden Samuel Norton (Bob Gunton). William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, and James Whitmore appear in supporting roles.

Rated R

Matinee screening at 2:20 pm - preceded by approx 20 mins of shorts.

Running time: 2 hours, 22 mins

General admission seating....$7 (or included with Season Pass)