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More than 50 vehicles signed up
for the “Escape 2016 - Shelby to Shaw-
shank” cruise through the local coun-
tryside on Thursday. It began with a
parade lap of Mid-Ohio and continued
through Shelby, Ohio, ending up at the
Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield.
The prison was used to film the movie,
“The Shawshank Redemption,” which
was based on a Stephen King novella,
set in 1947 in Maine.
When the movie was released in
1994 it was regarded as something of
a box office disappointment, even
though it was nominated for seven
academy awards (without winning
anything) and received outstanding
reviews. It starred Morgan Freeman
and Tim Robbins. The film became
popular after being broadcast on cable
television, where it seems like it runs
about once a week. It has since re-
ceived numerous awards.
The SHELBY AMERICAN
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