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Forrest Gump (1994)

142 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   6 July 1994 (USA)
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Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny, eludes him.

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writers:

Winston Groom (novel), Eric Roth (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Hanks Tom Hanks ...
Rebecca Williams Rebecca Williams ...
Sally Field Sally Field ...
Michael Conner Humphreys Michael Conner Humphreys ...
Young Forrest
Harold G. Herthum Harold G. Herthum ...
Doctor (as Harold Herthum)
George Kelly George Kelly ...
Bob Penny Bob Penny ...
John Randall John Randall ...
Sam Anderson Sam Anderson ...
Margo Moorer Margo Moorer ...
Louise
Ione M. Telech Ione M. Telech ...
Christine Seabrook Christine Seabrook ...
John Worsham John Worsham ...
Southern Gentleman / Landowner
Peter Dobson Peter Dobson ...
Siobhan Fallon Siobhan Fallon ...
School Bus Driver (as Siobhan J. Fallon)
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Storyline

Forrest, Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low IQ 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. Who has messed up her life. Although in the end all he wants to prove is that anyone can love anyone. Written by aliw135  

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Plot Keywords:

Love | Bus | Running | Simple Man | Bus Stop  | See more »

Taglines:

The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for drug content, some sensuality and war violence See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Форест Гъмп See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

AUD 4,585,770 (Australia) (19 November 1994)

Gross:

$677,387,716 (Worldwide) (25 November 2011)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

David Alan Grier, Ice Cube and Dave Chappelle turned down the role of Bubba. Chappelle thought the movie would bomb, and has since admitted to deeply regretting not taking the role. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: In 1974, one of Forrest's shrimping attempts yields, among other pieces of garbage, a Mello Yello can. Mello Yello was introduced in 1979, and the can bears the revised logo introduced circa 1989. See more »

Quotes

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

"Sweet Home Alabama"
(1974)
by Ronnie Van Zant, Edward King (as Ed King) & Gary Rossington
Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Courtesy of MCA Records See more »