Using Ex-Cons As Extras
The residents of Mansfield, Ohio were initially overjoyed that The Shawshank Redemption was being filmed in their community. It would not only help to enhance tourism, but it would also mean that some of the locals would appear as extras in the film. Many people signed up to play extra inmates, but their regular jobs interfered, and many could only labor for one day. To fill the roles, the filmmakers went to a halfway house to collect extras. Many of them had even served time in prison.
Using Ex Cons As Extras
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