So to celebrate 20 years of rewatching Red and Andy, we present 20 things you might not know about Shawshank, whether it's your favorite film or not. 1. Tom Hanks, Kevin Costner, Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage, Johnny Depp, and Charlie Sheen were all considered for the part of Andy Dufresne.olumbia. W rongly imprisoned for 19 years for the murder of his wife and her lover, Andy Dufresne's struggle in The Shawshank Redemption is probably the most poignant prison story in movie history. Told by the judge, It chills my blood just to look at you..