Forrest Gump (1994)

Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him.

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writers:

Winston Groom (novel), Eric Roth (screenplay)

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise

Top Rated Movies #13 | Won 6 Oscars. Another 37 wins & 51 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Hanks	...	Forrest Gump
Rebecca Williams	...	Nurse at Park Bench
Sally Field	...	Mrs. Gump
Michael Conner Humphreys	...	Young Forrest
Harold G. Herthum	...	Doctor (as Harold Herthum)
George Kelly	...	Barber
Bob Penny	...	Crony
John Randall	...	Crony
Sam Anderson	...	Principal
Margo Moorer	...	Louise
Ione M. Telech	...	Elderly Woman
Christine Seabrook	...	Elderly Woman's Daughter
John Worsham	...	Southern Gentleman / Landowner
Peter Dobson	...	Young Elvis Presley
Siobhan Fallon Hogan	...	School Bus Driver (as Siobhan J. Fallon)

Storyline

Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low I.Q. but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His 'mama' teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam, finding new friends called Dan and Bubba, he wins medals, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, starts a ping-pong craze, creates the smiley, writes bumper stickers and songs, donates to people and meets the president several times. However, this is all irrelevant to Forrest who can only think of his childhood sweetheart Jenny Curran, who has messed up her life. Although in the end all he wants to prove is that anyone can love anyone.

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Plot Keywords:

vietnam war | amputee | war hero | love | vietnam | 

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Taglines:

The story of a lifetime.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for drug content, some sensuality and war violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 July 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Forrest Gump: The IMAX Experience

Filming Locations:

Monument Valley, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£11,302,303 (UK) (11 November 1994)

Gross:

$329,691,196 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

142 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.36 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bill Murray, John Travolta and Chevy Chase turned down the role of Forrest Gump. Travolta later admitted that passing on the role was a mistake.

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Goofs

The letter from Apple Computer, dated 1975, uses the 'Apple Garamond' font below the logo. Apple did not use this font before the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Until then, the logo featured the Motter Tektura font. The Garamond font itself was only designed in 1977.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Forrest Gump: Hello. My name's Forrest, Forrest Gump. You want a chocolate?

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Connections

Referenced in Brutal Massacre: A Comedy (2007)

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Soundtracks

(I Don't Know Why) But I Do
(1961)
by Paul Gayten and Robert Charles Guidry (as Robert Guidry)
Performed by Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
Courtesy of MCA Records

User Reviews

Tom Hanks' best performance

This awesome movie is about an innocent man who represents how the world should be: he's loyal, humble, honest, he would never cheat or lie. He does everything with good heart and reaches success at the most important tasks of life.

Only in America he could live such an interesting life: meet Elvis Presley, President Kennedy, John Lennon... He goes to Vietnam's war and he does everything following his heart. He becomes an American hero.

Gary Sinise is a great American actor in his best performance too. He served in Vietnam with Forrest and was also a hero, protecting his men and fighting for his country.

All in all this is a must-see movie for everyone, specially for non-Americans, so we can enjoy American culture and icons, as well as learn some American history, which is very useful.