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肖申克的救赎THESHAWSHANKREDEMPTION
THESHAWSHANKREDEMPTION
by
FrankDarabont
Baseduponthestory
RitaHayworthandShawshankRedemption
byStephenKing
1INT--CABIN--NIGHT(1946)
Adark,emptyroom.
Thedoorburstsopen.AMANandWOMANenter,drunkand
giggling,hornyashell.Nosooneristhedoorshutthan
they'reallovereachother,rippingatclothes,pawingat
flesh,mouthslockedtogether.
Hegropesforalamp,triestoturniton,knocksitover
instead.Hellwithit.He'sgotmoreurgentthingstodo,like
gettingherblouseopenandhishandsonherbreasts.She
arches,moaning,fumblingwithhisfly.Heslamsheragainst
thewall,rippingherskirt.Wehearfabrictear.
Heentersherrightthenandthere,roughly,upagainstthe
wall.Shecriesout,hittingherheadagainstthewallbutnot
caring,grindingagainsthim,clawinghisback,shiveringwith
thesensationsrunningthroughher.Hecarriesheracrossthe
roomwithherlegswrappedaroundhim.Theyfallontothebed.
CAMERAPULLSBACK,exitingthroughthewindow,traveling
smoothlyoutside...
2EXT--CABIN--NIGHT(1946)2
...torevealthebungalow,remoteinawoodedarea,the
lovers'criesspillingintothenight...
...andwedriftdownawoodedpath,thesoundsofrutting
passiongrowingfainter,minglingnowwiththenightsoundsof
cricketsandhootowls...
...andwebegintohearFAINTMUSICinthewoods,tinnyand
incongruous,andstillwekeepPULLINGBACKuntil...
...acarisrevealed.A1946Plymouth.Parkedinaclearing.
3INT--PLYMOUTH--NIGHT(1946)3
ANDYDUFRESNE,mid-20's,wirerimglasses,three-piecesuit.
Undernormalcircumstancesarespectable,solidcitizen;hardly
dangerous,perhapsevenmeek.Butthesecircumstancesarefar
fromnormal.Heisdisheveled,unshaven,andverydrunk.A
cigarettesmoldersinhismouth.Hiseyes,flintyandhard,are
rivetedtothebungalowupthepath.
Hecanhearthemfuckingfromhere.
Heraisesabottleofbourbonandknocksitback.Theradio
playssoftly,painfullyromantic,tauntinghim:
Yousteppedoutofadream...
Youaretoowonderful...
Tobewhatyouseem...
Heopenstheglovecompartment,pullsoutanobjectwrapped
inarag.Helaysitinhislapandunwrapsitcarefully--
--revealinga.38revolver.Oily,black,evil.
Hegrabsaboxofbullets.Spillsthemeverywhere,allover
theseatsandfloor.Clumsy.Hepicksbulletsoffhislap,
loadingthemintothegun,onebyone,methodicalandgrim.
Sixinthechamber.Hisgazegoesbacktothebungalow.
Heshutsofftheradio.Abruptsilence,exceptforthedistant
lovers'moans.Hetakesanothershotofbourboncourage,then
opensthedoorandstepsfromthecar.
4EXT--PLYMOUTH--NIGHT(1946)4
Hiswingtipshoescrunchongravel.Loosebulletsscatterto
theground.Thebourbonbottledropsandshatters.
Hestartsupthepath,unsteadyonhisfeet.Thecloserhe
gets,thelouderthelovemakingbecomes.Louderandmore
frenzied.Theloversarereachingaclimax,theirsoundsof
passiondegeneratingintorhythmicgaspsandgrunts.
WOMAN(O.S.)
Ohgod...ohgod...ohgod...
Andylurchestoastop,listening.Thewomancriesoutin
orgasm.ThesoundslamsintoAndy'sbrainlikeanicepick.He
shutshiseyestightly,wishingthesoundwouldstop.
Itfinallydoes,dyingawaylikeasirenuntilallthat'sleft
istheshallowgaspingandpantingofpost-coitus.Wehear
languorouslaughter,moansofsatisfaction.
WOMAN(O.S.)
Ohgod...that'ssooogood...you're
thebest...thebestIeverhad...
Andyjuststandsandlistens,devastated.Hedoesn'tlooklike
muchofakillernow;he'sjustasadlittlemanonadirt
pathinthewoods,tearsstreamingdownhisface,aloadedgun
heldlooselyathisside.Apatheticfigure,really.
FADETOBLACK:
1STTITLEUP
5INT--COURTROOM--DAY(1946)5
THEJURYlistenslikeagalleryofmannequinsondisplay,
pale-facedandstupefied.
D.A.(O.S.)
Mr.Dufresne,describethe
confrontationyouhadwithyour
wifethenightshewasmurdered.
ANDYDUFRESNE
isonthewitnessstand,handsfolded,suitandtiepressed,
hairmeticulouslycombed.Hespeaksinsoft,measuredtones:
ANDY
Itwasverybitter.Shesaidshe
wasgladIknew,thatshehatedall
thesneakingaround.Shesaidshe
wantedadivorceinReno.
D.A.
Whatwasyourresponse?
ANDY
ItoldherIwouldnotgrantone.
D.A.
(referstohisnotes)
I'llseeyouinHellbeforeIsee
youinReno.Thosewerethewords
youused,Mr.Dufresne,according
tothetestimonyofyourneighbors.
ANDY
Iftheysayso.Ireallydon't
remember.Iwasupset.
FADETOBLACK:
2NDTITLEUP
D.A.
Whathappenedafteryouandyour
wifeargued?
ANDY
Shepackedabagandwenttostay
withMr.Quentin.
D.A.
GlennQuentin.Thegolfproatthe
FalmouthHillsCountryClub.The
manyouhadrecentlydiscoveredwas
herlover.
(Andynods)
Didyoufollowher?
ANDY
Iwenttoafewbarsfirst.Later,
IdecidedtodrivetoMr.Quentin's
homeandconfrontthem.They
weren'tthere...soIparkedmycar
intheturnout...andwaited.
D.A.
Withwhatintention?
ANDY
I'mnotsure.Iwasconfused.Drunk.
IthinkmostlyIwantedtoscarethem.
D.A.
Youhadagunwithyou?
ANDY
Yes.Idid.
FADETOBLACK:
3RDTITLEUP
D.A.
Whentheyarrived,youwentup
tothehouseandmurderedthem?
ANDY
No.Iwassoberingup.Irealized
shewasn'tworthit.Idecidedto
letherhaveherquickiedivorce.
D.A.
Quickiedivorceindeed.A.38
caliberdivorce,wrappedina
handtoweltomuffletheshots,
isn'tthatwhatyoumean?
Andthen
youshotherlover!
ANDY
Ididnot.Igotbackinthecar
anddrovehometosleepitoff.
Alongtheway,Istoppedandthrew
mygunintotheRoyalRiver.Ifeel
I'vebeenveryclearonthispoint.
D.A.
Yes,youhave.WhereIgethazy,
though,isthepartwherethe
cleaningwomanshowsupthenext
morningandfindsyourwifeandher
loverinbed,riddledwith.38
caliberbullets.Doesthatstrike
youasafantasticcoincidence,Mr.
Dufresne,orisitjustme?
ANDY
(softly)
Yes.Itdoes.
D.A.
I'msorry,Mr.Dufresne,Idon't
thinkthejuryheardthat.
ANDY
Yes.Itdoes.
D.A.
Doeswhat?
ANDY
Strikemeasafantasticcoincidence.
D.A.
Onthat,sir,weareinaccord...
FADETOBLACK!
4THTITLEUP
D.A.
Youclaimyouthrewyourguninto
theRoyalRiverbeforethemurders
tookplace.That'sratherconvenient.
ANDY
It'sthetruth.
D.A.
YourecallLt.Mincher'stestimony?
Heandhismendraggedthatriver
forthreedaysandnaryagunwas
found.Sonocomparisoncanbemade
betweenyourgunandthebullets
takenfromthebloodstainedcorpses
ofthevictims.That'salsorather
convenient,isn'tit,Mr.Dufresne?
ANDY
(faint,bittersmile)
SinceIaminnocentofthiscrime,
sir,Ifinditdecidedlyinconvenient
thegunwasneverfound.
FADETOBLACK:
STHTITLEUP
6INT--COURTROOM--DAY(1946)6
TheD.A.holdsthejuryspellboundwithhisclosingsummation:
D.A.
Ladiesandgentlemen,you'veheard
alltheevidence,youknowallthe
facts.Wehavetheaccusedatthe
sceneofthecrime.Wehavefoot
prints.Tiretracks.Bullets
scatteredonthegroundwhichbear
hisfingerprints.Abrokenbourbon
bottle,likewisewithfingerprints.
Mostofall,wehaveabeautiful
youngwomanandherloverlying
deadineachother'sarms.Theyhad
sinned.Butwastheircrimeso
greatastomeritadeathsentence?
HegesturestoAndysittingquietlywithhisATTORNEY.
D.A.
IsuspectMr.Dufresne'sanswerto
thatwouldbeyes.Ifurther
suspecthecarriedoutthat
sentenceonthenightofSeptember
21st,thisyearofourLord,1946,
bypumpingfourbulletsintohis
wifeandanotherfourintoGlenn
Quentin.Andwhileyouthinkabout
that,thinkaboutthis...
Hepicksuparevolver,spinsthecylinderbeforetheireyes
likeacarnivalbarkerspinningawheeloffortune.
D.A.
Arevolverholdssixbullets,not
eight.Isubmittoyouthiswasnot
ahot-bloodedcrimeofpassion!
Thatcouldatleastbeunderstood,
ifnotcondoned.No,thiswas
revengeofamuchmorebrutaland
cold-bloodednature.Consider!
Four
bulletspervictim!
Notsixshots
fired,buteight!
Thatmeanshe
firedthegunempty...andthen
stoppedtoreloadsohecouldshoot
eachofthemagain!
Anextrabullet
perlover...rightinthehead.
(afewJURORSshiver)
I'mdonetalking.Youpeopleare
alldecent,God-fearingChristian
folk.Youknowwhattodo.
FADETOBLACK:
6THTITLEUP
7INT--JURYROOM--DAY(1946)7
CAMERATRACKSdownalongtable,movingfromoneJURORtothe
next.Thesedecent,God-fearingChristiansarechowingdownon
anicefriedchickendinnerprovidedthembythecounty,
smackinggreasylipsandgnawingcobbettesofcorn.
VOICE(O.S.)
Guilty.Guilty.Guilty.Guilty...
WefindtheFOREMANattheheadofthetable,sortingvotes.
FADETOBLACK:
7THTITLEUP
8INT--COURTROOM--DAY(1946)8
Andystandsbeforethedias.THEJUDGEpeersdown,framedbya
carvedfriezeofblindLadyJusticeonthewall.
JUDGE
Youstrikemeasaparticularlyicy
andremorselessman,Mr.Dufresne.
Itchillsmybloodjusttolookat
you.Bythepowervestedinmeby
theStateofMaine,Iherebyorder
youtoservetwolifesentences,
backtoback,oneforeachofyour
victims.Sobeit.
Herapshisgavelaswe
CRASHTOBLACK:
LASTTITLEUP.
9ANIRON-BARREDDOOR9
slidesopenwithanenormousCLANG.Astarkroomwaitsbeyond.
CAMERAPUSHESthrough.SEVENHUMORLESSMENsitsidebysideat
alongtable.Anemptychairfacesthem.Wearenowin:
INT--SHAWSHANKHEARINGSROOM--DAY(1947)
REDenters,removeshiscapandwaitsbythechair.
MAN#1
Sit.
Redsits,triesnottoslouch.Thechairisuncomfortable.
MAN#2
Weseebyyourfileyou'veserved
twentyyearsofalifese