The Shawshank Redemption · written by Frank Darabont · 1994

Red lies awake, afraid of what Andy might do.

Scene 176 of 249 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act three

Save the Cat: Break into Three
Red

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 1:30 into a 1:57 film

The story so farBefore scene 176

After a banker is wrongly imprisoned for murder, he uses patience, expertise, and friendship to survive Shawshank and build a path to freedom.

Scenes 1–8
Andy’s former life and conviction frame a banker whose apparent control has vanished.
Scenes 9–10
Inside prison, Andy needs a way to survive without surrendering the inner self he is trying to protect.
Scenes 11–30
Andy enters Shawshank and confronts its violence, hierarchy, and rules.
Scenes 31–154
He adapts through Red’s help, builds the library, and slowly earns trust while preparing for freedom.
Scenes 155–156
Tommy reveals that another inmate confessed to the murders, offering Andy a route to prove his innocence.
Scenes 157–166
Norton refuses to help and has Tommy killed, costing Andy the legal hope he had found.
Just before
Scene 173
A guard buzzes Andy through the cellblock gate.
Scene 174
Andy pauses outside Red’s cell; they exchange a silent, worried look.
Scene 175
In his cell, Andy finishes the final chess piece and looks up at the poster.
Scene 176
This scene

176INT -- RED'S CELL -- NIGHT (1966)

Red sits in the dark, a bundle of nerves, trying to hold himself still. He feels like he might scream or shake to pieces. The seconds tick by, each an eternity.

RED (V.O.)

I have had some long nights in

stir. Alone in the dark with

nothing but your thoughts, time can

draw out like a blade..

A FLASH OF LIGHTNING outside his window sends harsh barred shadows jittering across the cell. A storm breaking.

RED (V.O.) (CONT'D)

That was the longest night of my

life...