Daily Dialogue — January 26, 2017

“Get busy livin’ or get busy dyin’.”

— The Shawshank Redemption (1994), screenplay by Frank Darabont, novella by Stephen King

The Daily Dialogue theme this week: Callback.

Trivia: Although a very modest hit in theaters, it became one of the highest-grossing video rentals of all time.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Such a powerful line. At a pivotal moment in both men’s lives. Andy says it, then escapes prison. Red says it, then escapes the fate that befell Brooks… and chooses to head off to Mexico… to see his old friend Andy.