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The Shawshank Redemption T-Shirt
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$62.00
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Measurements Pit-to-Pit: 21" Length: 28"
Condition Shows character consistent with age.
The Details
Almost nobody bought a ticket. The Shawshank Redemption opened in the fall of 1994 into the teeth of Pulp Fiction and Forrest Gump, underperformed badly — the unwieldy title took much of the blame — and then got rescued in stages: seven Oscar nominations, a big second life at the video store, and finally the top of IMDb's all-time user rankings, where it has sat for years. Merch followed the same arc; period Shawshank shirts barely exist, with one nineties promo reportedly circulating as a Hollywood Video giveaway. The design here goes painted-poster montage on the front — Red front and center under his cap, Andy lit by the storm he timed his breakout to, warden and guards stacked behind — then switches to a photo collage on the back, the two of them behind bars in film-strip panels. The shirt's whole subject is the most famous second chance in American film, and the design leans on faces rather than the rain-soaked triumph shot, which is the harder, better choice.
Black heavyweight short sleeve cotton tee with The Shawshank Redemption graphic. Single stitch.
The Shawshank Redemption, with Andy and Red in the front print and further stills on the reverse.
Crawled through a river of foulness and came out clean on the other side.
Sourcing We source these shirts from thrift stores, estate sales, and directly from bootleg and overprint collectors.
$62.00