An inside joke?

[H.Donald]

From the useless information department,of which it will probably interest only me,but....
One of my favorite movies of all time,actually it might be my favorite movie of all time is the ShawShank Redemption with Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins.
Also in the movie was the very fine character actor Clancy Brown.
In it he played the very vile and evil Captain Hadley.I have seen him in many roles and in most of them,as my son when he was young would say,"he's the bad guy".
And as Captain Hadley he was a very,very bad guy.His vicious role as Hadley helped make the movie as powerful as it was.

So,this morning I wake up early and started to channel surf...and came upon the movie,the Guardian with Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher.
I had never seen the movie and it was halfway over,but just as I am about to click,out pops Clancy Brown.Then,I see his uniform...and his name tag says Hadley.Later,sure enough someone calls him Captain Hadley.

Anyway,I chuckle to myself...that after he served time for his crimes at Shawshank,he joined the Coast Guard.

Coincidence?...or inside joke?

[George Bellefontaine]

Coincidence?...or inside joke?

Wow, I didn't pick up on that. Coincidence or inside joke ? Good question.

[John Holmes]

That is pretty interesting! I've not seen either film (I know, I know ShawShank is a must see. And I have every intent to. Somehow, I just keep not getting to it). But, I will make it a priorty.

Good catch, H.Donald!

[Ovation]

This kind of stuff is almost always deliberate, particularly if the reference is to widely praised film.

[Chris D]

Ah, yes, "Shawshank" is definitely a must-see!

[H.Donald]

I still find it interesting how over-looked ShawShank has been.For me,as I said it is my all-time favorite.
Recently,a friend of mine was recovering from surgery.I was going over my films to bring him and mentioned ShawShank.And he had never seen it...he called me a few days later to thank me for a truly fine film.