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In 1993, Alfonso dove into acting himself, gaining his first on-camera role as the Fresh Fish Con in The Shawshank Redemption. Since then, he has amassed an impressive list of credits in film, television, stage, commercials, and voiceover.
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Jul 28, 2020 · Alfonso Freeman appears further on in The Shawshank Redemption as one of the cons berating the "fresh fish" on Andy's first night in prison. That means that his first acting credit actually...
Alfonso Freeman ... Fresh Fish Con: Vincent Foster ... Hungry Fish Con (as V.J. Foster) John E. Summers ... New Fish Guard: Frank Medrano ... Fat Ass: Mack Miles ... Tyrell: Alan R. Kessler ... Laundry Bob: Morgan Lund ... Laundry Truck Driver: Cornell Wallace
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Freeman's son Alfonso has a cameo as a young Red in mug shot photos, and as a prisoner shouting "fresh fish" as Andy arrives at Shawshank. Among the extras used in the film were the former warden and former inmates of the reformatory, and active guards from a nearby incarceration facility.
- $73.3 million
- Thomas Newman
- $25 million
- Niki Marvin
- Morgan Freeman wasn’t sure if he was auditioning for Red or Andy. Freeman loved Stephen King’s short story, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, but he wasn’t sure which part he should audition for when he got the script.
- Andy and Red’s first conversation lasted all day. Andy and Red’s first conversation in the prison yard where Red is playing baseball might only last a few minutes on film, but the scene took nine hours to shoot.
- Tim Robbins had to adjust his acting for Brooks’ pet crow. The crow that Brooks keeps as a pet wasn’t the best at squawking on command, which meant that Tim Robbins had to carefully time his lines around the crow.
- The movie didn’t make much of a splash in theaters. The movie is a fan favorite and considered by many to be one of the best movies of all time, but it didn’t exactly break any records at the box office.
Oct 14, 1994 · The Shawshank Redemption: Directed by Frank Darabont. With Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler. Over the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.
