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, Sally Field, Robin Wright

Top 250 #18 | Won 6 Oscars. Another 38 wins & 44 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	...	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, create the smiley, write bumper stickers and songs, donating to people and meeting 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:

love | bus stop | running | bus | simple man | 

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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

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 July 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Форрест Гамп

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£11,302,303 (UK) (11 November 1994)

Gross:

£15,803,823 (UK) (14 April 1995)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

142 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the 1988 movie Punchline, Sally Field plays a love interest for Tom Hanks's character; in this movie, released six years later, she plays his character's mother.

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Goofs

The woman on the bench in Savannah tells Forrest to go a few blocks ahead to Henry St. though it is actually behind them.

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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

Spoofed in Division III: Football's Finest (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Camelot"
(1960)
by Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe

User Reviews

Forrest Gump is a movie masterpiece that won't be forgotten and will continue to inspire

He may have been good in Philadelphia but be is excellent in Forrest Gump.Tom Hanks delivers another great performance in his career by portraying the lovable,king yet not so intelligent character Forrest Gump.It is also Tom Hanks' second straight win for the Best Actor Oscar which he becomes the second man to do said accomplishment after Spencer Tracy.Whilst not as dramatic as Philadelphia,Tom Hanks' performance is just as great in this movie and this movie could possibly be the film of Tom Hanks' career as he used to be a comedy guy who turned to drama in a way which would paved for future stars such as Jim Carrey(The Truman Show),Reese Witherspoon(Walk the Line) and Will Ferrell(Stranger Than Fiction) to name a few.Also staring in this great movie classic are Robin Wright-Penn who plays Jenny,Gary Sinise who was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of Lieutenant Dan Taylor,Mykelti Williamson as Forrest's best friend and shrimper Benjamin Buford"Bubba" Blue and Sally Field as Mrs.Gump.This film was nominated for a total of thirteen Academy Awards but won six of them which include Best Film Editing,Best Visual Effects,Best Adapted Screenplay,Best Picture,Best Director-Robert Zemeckis and Best Actor-Tom Hanks.This is one masterpiece of a movie that will not be forgotten about in a long time.Bravo!