The Shawshank Redemption · written by Frank Darabont · 1994

Brooks struggles to keep pace bagging groceries in the noisy Foodway.

Scene 91 of 249 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

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Begins 53 min into a 1:57 film

The story so farBefore scene 91

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.
Scene 31
Andy and Red begin the friendship that will carry the film’s argument about hope and connection.
Scene 51
Andy tells Red that prisoners retain an inner life and hope, though Red warns hope can be dangerous.
Just before
Scene 88
Brooks arrives at the Brewster Hotel and sees how little the lodging offers.
Scene 89
A hotel worker leads Brooks to his small room and explains its rules.
Scene 90
Brooks enters the dingy room, unsure what to do with his freedom.
Scene 91
This scene

91INT -- FOODWAY MARKET -- DAY (1954)

Loud. Jangling with PEOPLE and NOISE. Brooks is bagging groceries. Registers are humming, kids are shrieking.

WOMAN

Make sure he double-bags. Last time

your man didn't double-bag and the

bottom near came out.

MANAGER

You double-bag like the lady says,

understand?

BROOKS

Yes sir, double-bag, surely will.

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

It's hard work. I try to keep up,

but my hands hurt most of the time.

I don't think the store manager

likes me very much.