Question: is shawshank redemption based on a true story?
Answer: The Shawshank Redemption is based on a Stephen King novella The Shawshank Redemption isn't based on a true story, and Frank Darabont didn't come up with it by himself, either. ... I did not feel there was a place for Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption in an industry consumed with Predators and Terminators."