Forrest Gump (1994)

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writers (WGA):

Winston Groom (novel)
Eric Roth (screenplay)

Release Date:

6 July 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | War

Tagline:

The story of a lifetime.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Love | Vietnam | Table Tennis | 1950s | 1970s

Awards:

Won 6 Oscars. Another 32 wins & 38 nominations

Cast

Tom Hanks	...	Forrest Gump
Robin Wright Penn	...	Jenny Curran (as Robin Wright)
Gary Sinise	...	Lt. Dan Taylor
Mykelti Williamson	...	Pvt. Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue
Sally Field	...	Mrs. Gump
Rebecca Williams	...	Nurse at Park Bench
Michael Conner Humphreys	...	Young Forrest Gump
Harold G. Herthum	...	Doctor (as Harold Herthum)
George Kelly	...	Barber
Bob Penny	...	Crony
John Randall	...	Crony
Sam Anderson	...	Principal
Margo Moorer	...	Louise, Mrs. Gump's Housekeeper
Ione M. Telech	...	Elderly Woman
Christine Seabrook	...	Elderly Woman's Daughter
Peter Dobson	...	Elvis Presley
Siobhan Fallon	...	Dorothy Harris, School Bus Driver (as Siobhan J. Fallon)
Alexander Zemeckis	...	School Bus Boy
Logan Livingston Gomez	...	School Bus Boy
Ben Waddel	...	School Bus Boy
Elizabeth Hanks	...	School Bus Girl
Hanna Hall	...	Young Jenny Curran (as Hanna R. Hall)
Tyler Long	...	Red Headed Boy
Christopher Jones	...	Boy with Cross
Grady Bowman	...	Fat Boy
Kevin Mangan	...	Mr. Curran, Jenny's Father
Fay Genens	...	Jenny's Grandmother
Frank Geyer	...	Police Chief
Rob Landry	...	Red Headed Teen
Jason McGuire	...	Fat Teen
Pete Auster	...	Teen with Cross
Sonny Shroyer	...	Coach Paul 'Bear' Bryant
Brett Rice	...	High School Football Coach
Ed Davis	...	High School Football Coach
Daniel C. Striepeke	...	Recruiter (as Daniel Striepeke)
Bruce Lucvia	...	Kick Off Return Player
David Brisbin	...	Newscaster
Kirk Ward	...	Earl, Demonstration Observer
Angela Lomas	...	Black Student
Timothy Record	...	Black Student
Deborah McTeer	...	Woman with Child on Park Bench
Mark Matheisen	...	Billy, Jenny's Date
Al Harrington	...	Local Anchor #1
Jed Gillin	...	President John F. Kennedy (voice)
Bob Harks	...	University Dean
Don Fischer	...	Army Recruiter
Kenneth Bevington	...	Army Bus Driver
Michael Flannery	...	Bus Recruit
Gary Robinson	...	Bus Recruit
Marlena Smalls	...	Mrs. Blue, Bubba's Mother
Kitty K. Green	...	Bubba's Great-Grandmother
John Worsham	...	Southern Gentleman
Afemo Omilami	...	Drill Sergeant
Matt Wallace	...	Barracks Recruit
Danté McCarthy	...	Topless Girl
Paulie DiCocco	...	Strip Club Emcee
Mike Jolly	...	Club Patron
Michael Kemmerling	...	Club Patron
John Voldstad	...	Club Patron
Jeffrey Winner	...	Club Patron
Russ Wilson	...	Pick-up Truck Driver
Daniel J. Gillooly	...	Helicopter Gunman
Calvin Gadsden	...	Staff Sergeant at Fort Platoon Vietnam
Aaron Izbicki	...	Pvt. Dallas from Phoenix
Michael Burgess	...	Pvt. Cleveland from Detroit
Steven Griffith	...	Tex
Bill Roberson	...	Fat Man at Bench
Michael McFall	...	Army Hospital Male Nurse
Eric Underwood	...	Mail Call Soldier
Byron Minns	...	Wounded Soldier
Stephen Bridgewater	...	Hospital Officer (as Stephen Wesley Bridgewater)
Bonnie Ann Burgess	...	Army Nurse
Scott Oliver	...	National Correspondent #1
John William Galt	...	President Lyndon B. Johnson (voice)
Hilary Chaplain	...	Hilary
Isabel Rose	...	Isabel
Jay Ross	...	Veteran at War Rally
Richard D'Alessandro	...	Abbie Hoffman
Dick Stilwell	...	Policeman at War Rally
Kevin Davis	...	Black Panther
Michael Jace	...	Black Panther
Geoffrey Blake	...	Wesley, SDS Organizer
Tim Perry	...	Hippie at Commune
Vanessa Roth	...	Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend
Emily Carey	...	Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend
Paul Raczkowski	...	Man in VW Bug
Dick Cavett	...	Himself
Joe Stefanelli	...	John Lennon (voice)
Tiffany Salerno	...	Cunning Carla, Prostitute at Bar
Marla Sucharetza	...	Long-Limbs Lenor, Prostitute at Bar
Aloysius Gigl	...	Musician Boyfriend
Jack Bowden	...	National Correspondent #4
Joe Alaskey	...	President Richard Nixon (voice)
Lazarus Jackson	...	Discharge Officer
W. Benson Terry	...	Stanley Loomis
Matt Rebenkoff	...	Drugged Out Boyfriend
Peter Bannon	...	Local Correspondent #2
Joe Washington	...	Local Anchor #2
Nora Dunfee	...	Elderly Southern Woman on Park Bench
Nathalie Hendrix	...	Local Anchor #3
Hallie D'Amore	...	Waitress in Cafe
Chiffonye Cobb	...	Hannibal Reporter
Juan Singleton	...	Hannibal Reporter
Bobby Richardson	...	Hannibal Reporter
Michael Mattison	...	Taxi Driver
Lenny Herb	...	Young Man Running
Charles Boswell	...	Aging Hippie
Timothy McNeil	...	Wild Eyed Man (as Tim McNeil)
Haley Joel Osment	...	Forrest Gump Jr.
Lonnie Hamilton	...	The Minister
Teresa Denton	...	Susan, Lt. Dan's Fiancée
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve DeRellian	...	Wounded Soldier (as Stephen Derelian)
John Glenn Harding	...	Wounded Soldier
Joe Abby	...	Protestor on Stage (uncredited)
Rob Adams	...	College Quarterback (uncredited)
Markus Alexander	...	Vietnam Vetern (uncredited)
Neil Armstrong	...	Himself - Stepping onto the Moon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Keri-Anne Bilotta	...	Hippie (uncredited)
Jim Boeke	...	University of Alabama Assistant Football Coach (uncredited)
Arthur Bremer	...	Himself - Shooting George Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
Troy Christian	...	Cheerleader (uncredited)
Dick Clark	...	Himself - New Year's Eve (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Connally	...	Himself - with JFK in Dallas (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jim Damron	...	CBS Correspondent Cooper (uncredited)
James Ent	...	Alabama College Photographer #1 (uncredited)
Gerald Ford	...	Himself - Assassination Attempt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christopher James Hall	...	Governor (uncredited)
Bryan Hanna	...	Football Coach (uncredited)
Zach Hanner	...	Barracks Recruit (uncredited)
Bob Hope	...	Himself - in Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lyndon Johnson	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shann Johnson	...	(uncredited)
Jim Keller	...	Hippie at Commune (uncredited)
Devon Kelly	...	Jenny's College Roommate (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert F. Kennedy	...	Himself - after 1968 California Primary (archive footage) (uncredited)
Aaron Michael Lacey	...	National Guardsman (uncredited)
John Lennon	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jacqueline Lovell	...	Football Fan (uncredited)
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elvis Presley	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan	...	Himself - Assassination Attempt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mark A. Rich	...	VA in Hospital (uncredited)
Kurt Russell	...	Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Brendan Shanahan	...	Football Player (uncredited)
William Shipman	...	Black Panther (uncredited)
Mary Ellen Trainor	...	Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
USC Trojan Marching Band	...	Alabama Marching Band (uncredited)
George Wallace	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Zemeckis

Writing credits (WGA)
Winston Groom		(novel)
Eric Roth		(screenplay)

Produced by
Wendy Finerman	....	producer
Charles Newirth	....	co-producer
Steve Starkey	....	producer
Steve Tisch	....	producer

Original Music by
Alan Silvestri

Cinematography by
Don Burgess

Film Editing by
Arthur Schmidt

Casting by
Ellen Lewis

Production Design by
Rick Carter

Art Direction by
Leslie McDonald
William James Teegarden		(as Jim Teegarden)

Set Decoration by
Nancy Haigh

Costume Design by
Joanna Johnston

Makeup Department
Fríða Aradóttir	....	hair designer
Fríða Aradóttir	....	hair stylist
Jay Cannistraci	....	makeup artist
Hazel Catmull	....	hair stylist
Judith A. Cory	....	hair designer
Judith A. Cory	....	hair stylist
Hallie D'Amore	....	makeup designer
Sharon Kalb	....	hair stylist: extras
Sharon Kalb	....	makeup artist: extras
William A. Kohout	....	hair stylist (as Bill Kohout)
Susan Schuler-Page	....	hair stylist
Rick Sharp	....	makeup artist
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup creator
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup designer
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	facial hair maker (uncredited)
Craig Lyman	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Dale Miller	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)
Betty Lou Skinner	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Steven J. Boyd	....	post-production supervisor
Charles Newirth	....	unit production manager
Rick Porras	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dana J. Kuznetzkoff	....	second assistant director (as Dana Kuznetzkoff)
Cherylanne Martin	....	first assistant director: second unit
Cherylanne Martin	....	second assistant director
Bruce Moriarty	....	first assistant director
Steve Starkey	....	second unit director
Eric Tignini	....	second second assistant director
David H. Venghaus Jr.	....	second second assistant director
Lennie Appelquist	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Carol Bawer	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
William Alford	....	set dresser (as William E. Alford)
Steve Arnold	....	assistant art director
Paige Augustine	....	lead person
Linda Berger	....	assistant art director
Rufus Best	....	construction foreperson
Thomas E. Brown	....	paint foreperson
John Ceniceros	....	property assistant
Clifton T. Cooper	....	property assistant
James M. Davis	....	general foreperson
Stefan Dechant	....	production illustrator (as Stefan Paul Dechant)
Robert E. Denne	....	production painter
Stephen I. Erdberg	....	property master: second unit
Tony Fanning	....	assistant art director (as Anthony Fanning)
James C. Feng	....	set designer
Frank M. Fleming	....	set dresser
Michael Gastaldo	....	assistant property master
Claire Gaul	....	lead person
Daniel J. Gillooly	....	greensperson: second unit
Robert Greenfield	....	lead person (as Robert Greenfield Jr.)
Michael J. Hall	....	construction foreperson
Anna E. Hayward	....	art department researcher
James Hegedus	....	production illustrator
Hugo Herrera	....	greensperson
Samuel Ray Jablonski	....	painter: second unit
Jim C. Johnson	....	props buyer
Erin Kemp	....	set designer
Martin A. Kline	....	production illustrator
Erkki Lamppu	....	construction foreperson
Peter Lamppu	....	construction foreperson (as Peter T. Lamppu)
Elizabeth Lapp	....	set designer
Kacy Magedman	....	art department coordinator
Kevin Mangan	....	greensperson
Edward J. McCarthy	....	set dresser
James P. Meehan	....	on-set dresser
Robin L. Miller	....	property master (as Robin Miller)
Dan Ondrejko	....	greensperson (as Daniel L. Ondrejko)
James Passanante	....	paint foreperson
Jeff Passanante	....	construction coordinator
Lauren E. Polizzi	....	set designer
Wendy Richardson	....	art department coordinator (as Wendy E. Richardson)
Paul M. Rohrbaugh III	....	construction foreperson
Paul M. Rohrbaugh III	....	paint foreperson
Eric Rosenberg	....	graphic designer
Chris L. Spellman	....	lead person (as Chris Spellman)
Barry Spencer	....	construction foreperson
Jim Stubblefield	....	property assistant (as D. James Stubblefield)
Mark Weissenfluh	....	set dresser
Victoria A. Zamora	....	construction accountant
Richard F. Anderson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jamie Arbuckle	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Patrick Fuhrman	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Lillian Heyward	....	signwriter (uncredited)
Dean F. Janik	....	signwriter (uncredited)
George Lee	....	painter (uncredited)
Maureen McGuire	....	property assistant (uncredited)
John W. Morgan	....	scenic painter (uncredited)
Jack Reeves	....	painter (uncredited)
Greg Sanger	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Michael A. Wells	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Louis Zamora	....	labor foreman (uncredited)
Jeff Zook	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Tom Barwick	....	foley artist
Phil Benson	....	assistant sound designer
David Franklin Bergad	....	assistant sound editor (as David Bergad)
Gloria S. Borders	....	supervising sound editor
Tony Eckert	....	foley recordist
D.G. Fisher	....	cable person
Sue Fox	....	adr editor (as Suzanne Fox)
Clare C. Freeman	....	foley editor (as Clare Freeman)
Jonathan Gaynor	....	sound mixer: second unit (as Jonathan S. Gaynor)
Scott Guitteau	....	assistant sound editor
Karen Harding	....	assistant sound editor
Samuel H. Hinckley	....	assistant sound editor (as Samuel Hinckley)
Pat Jackson	....	sound effects editor
Tom Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer
William B. Kaplan	....	production sound mixer
Larry Oatfield	....	sound effects editor (as E. Larry Oatfield)
Earl Sampson	....	boom operator (as Earl F. Sampson)
Dennis S. Sands	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Claire Sanfilippo	....	dialogue editor
Robert Shoup	....	sound effects editor
Dianna Stirpe	....	dialogue editor
Ewa Sztompke	....	dialogue editor
Patti Tauscher	....	assistant sound editor
Randy Thom	....	sound designer
Randy Thom	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Marian Wilde	....	foley editor
Tina Canny	....	machine room operator (uncredited)
Sean England	....	machine room operator (uncredited)
Trevor Pressman	....	sound design intern (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Christopher Lee Foster	....	special effects
Steven C. Foster	....	special effects
Allen Hall	....	special effects supervisor
Ray O. Hardesty	....	special effects
Bruce E. Merlin	....	special effects
Joe Montenegro	....	special effects foreperson (as Joe M. Montenegro)
Matthew Hall Ozmandias	....	special effects
James L. Roberts	....	special effects foreperson
Ken Gorrell	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Anthony Grow	....	special effects intern (uncredited)
Michael J. Hudson	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Thomas Kittle	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Julie Adrianson-Neary	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Jon Alexander	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Leah Anton	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Randall K. Bean	....	senior scanning operator: ILM
Kathleen Beeler	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Ken Beyer	....	computer graphics systems engineer: ILM
Patricia Blau	....	executive in charge of production: ILM
Andrea Bronzo	....	computer graphics assistant: ILM
Greg Butler	....	computer graphics technical assistant: ILM
Anne Calanchini	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM
Eric Chauvin	....	digital matte painter: ILM
Doug Chiang	....	visual effects art director: ILM
Michael Conte	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Gail Currey	....	computer graphics production manager: ILM
Peter Daulton	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Debbie Denise	....	visual effects producer: ILM
Lisa Drostova	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Timothy Eaton	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Mike Ellis	....	scanner operator: ILM (as Michael Ellis)
Bob Finley III	....	chief lighting technician: ILM (as Robert Finley III)
Scott Frankel	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Carl N. Frederick	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Joe Fulmer	....	first company grip: ILM
George Gambetta	....	scanner operator: ILM
Tim Geideman	....	optical line-up: ILM
Howard Gersh	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Bart Giovanetti	....	computer graphics artist: ILM (as Bart Giovannetti)
Timothy Greenwood	....	projectionist: ILM
Andy Hendrickson	....	computer graphics systems engineer: ILM
David Heron	....	chief rigging lighting technician: ILM
Rebecca Heskes	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Mark Holmes	....	Sabre digital compositor: ILM
John Horn	....	computer graphics software developer: ILM
David Horsley	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Sandy Houston	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Lincoln Hu	....	Sabre developer: ILM
Lincoln Hu	....	senior technical director: ILM
Greg Hyman	....	assistant editor: ILM
Tim Irvin	....	computer graphics systems engineer: ILM
Brad Jerrell	....	chief lighting technician: ILM
Megan L. Jones	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM
Douglas S. Kay	....	senior manager for digital operations: ILM (as Douglas Scott Kay)
Thomas Lassen	....	computer graphics sequence producer (as Thomas Plau)
Thomas Lassen	....	computer graphics sequence supervisor (as Thomas Plau)
Jennifer Lee	....	optical line-up: ILM
John Lewis	....	computer graphics software developer: ILM
James Lim	....	optical camera: ILM (as James C. Lim)
Nancy Luckoff	....	computer graphics systems coordinator: ILM
Mike MacKenzie	....	vistaglide engineer: ILM
Greg Maloney	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Jeff Mann	....	director of production operations: ILM
Robert Marinic	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Bill Mather	....	digital matte painter: ILM
Mary McCulloch	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Mickey McGovern	....	co-visual effects editor: ILM (as Michael McGovern)
Dan McNamara	....	electronic effects editor: ILM
Michael Min	....	computer graphics technical assistant: ILM
Terry Molatore	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Steve Molin	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Jim Morris	....	general manager: ILM
Craig Mullins	....	digital matte painter: ILM
George Murphy	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
Patrick T. Myers	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Patrick Neary	....	computer graphics technical assistant: ILM
Kerry Nordquist	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Eddie Pasquarello	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Bob Patterson	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Josh Pines	....	scanning supervisor: ILM
Ken Ralston	....	visual effects supervisor
Craig Ring	....	computer graphics technical assistant: ILM
Louis Rivera	....	negative cutter: ILM
Stephen Rosenbaum	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
Thomas Rosseter	....	computer graphics artist: ILM (as Tom Rosseter)
Penny Runge	....	plate photography coordinator: ILM
John Schlag	....	computer graphics sequence supervisor: ILM
Alex Seiden	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Linda Siegel	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Heather Smith	....	production assistant: ILM
Duncan Sutherland	....	camera engineer: ILM
David Tanaka	....	assistant editor: ILM
Chad Taylor	....	associate digital compositor: ILM
Erik Tiemens	....	storyboard artist: ILM
John Torrijos	....	computer graphics technical assistant: ILM (as John C. Torrijos)
Kristen D. Trattner	....	dirt removal: ILM
Yusei Uesugi	....	digital matte painter: ILM
Brian Van't Hul	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Lisa Vaughn	....	scanning coordinator: ILM
Bruce Vecchitto	....	optical supervisor: ILM
John Whisnant	....	scanner operator: ILM
Tom Williams	....	executive in charge of digital effects: ILM
Richard Brooks Burton	....	gyrosphere technician (uncredited)
Craig Clark	....	digital animator (uncredited)
David Dozoretz	....	concept artist (uncredited)
Russell Earl	....	digital artist (uncredited)
George Hull	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Marshall Richard Krasser	....	digital rotoscoper: ILM (uncredited)
Stewart Lew	....	CG modeller (uncredited)
Kevin Willmering	....	digital rotoscope and paint: ILM (uncredited)

Stunts
Keith Campbell	....	stunts
Jay Caputo	....	stunts
Christy Cotton	....	stunts
Bud Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Dane Farwell	....	stunts
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunts
Stephen Moore	....	stunts
Denise Lynne Roberts	....	stunts (as Denise Roberts)
Erik Stabenau	....	stunts (as Eric Stabenau)
Keith Woulard	....	stunts
Joey Anaya	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Joey Box	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Tyler C. Daum	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Kristi Frankenheimer	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Michael Haynes	....	stunts (uncredited)
Keith Lewis	....	stunts (uncredited)
Michael Owen	....	stunts (uncredited)
Denney Pierce	....	stunts (uncredited)
Allen Robinson	....	stunt double: Tom Hanks (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ismael Araujo Jr.	....	grip
Josh Bleibtreu	....	first assistant camera
Lawrence L. Bolding	....	grip
Kat Bueno	....	grip
Phillip V. Caruso	....	still photographer
Andrew Casey	....	second assistant camera
David R. Christensen	....	lighting technician (as David Christensen)
Peter Clarson	....	chief lighting technician
J. Patrick Daily	....	first company grip
John 'Jay' Devlin	....	second company grip
David M. Dunlap	....	director of photography: second unit
Scott Fawley	....	grip
Rachel A. Flores	....	grip
E.J. Foerster	....	additional photographer: second unit
Rocky W. Ford	....	grip
John Gazdik	....	first assistant camera: VistaVision
Edward A. Gutentag	....	second assistant camera (as Edward Gutentag)
Paul Hazard	....	lighting technician
Robert Hill	....	first assistant camera: VistaVision
Jeff 'Moose' Howery	....	dolly grip
Chris Johnson	....	camera loader (as Christopher W. Johnson)
Kent H. Jorgensen	....	first company grip: second unit
Ian Kelly	....	video engineer
Meg Lane	....	lighting technician
Bobby Mancuso	....	first assistant camera: second unit
John Maninger	....	lighting technician
John R. Manocchia	....	chief rigging lighting technician
E. Scott Mayhugh	....	first rigging grip (as Earl 'Scoti' Mayhugh)
Jack E. McLean Jr.	....	chief rigging lighting technician (as Jack McLean)
Glenn E. Moran	....	lighting technician
John Murphy	....	crane grip (as John W. Murphy)
Henry E. O'Briant III	....	lighting technician
Patrick B. O'Brien	....	second assistant camera
Vance Piper	....	first assistant camera: VistaVision
Andy Ryan	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Charles Seabrook	....	grip
Chris Squires	....	camera operator
Russ St. John	....	first rigging grip
Kathina Szeto	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Daniel E. Teaze	....	second assistant camera
Pat Turner	....	camera operator: VistaVision camera (as Patrick Turner)
Francis X. Valdez III	....	lighting technician
Tom West	....	second company grip
Eric Whitehead	....	second company grip
Christopher Woods	....	additional photographer: second unit
Kathleen Beall	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Joseph R. Collins	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Dan Cornwall	....	electrician (uncredited)
Tim Davies	....	grip (uncredited)
Daniel Flannery	....	theatrical lighting consultant (uncredited)
Mark Gutterud	....	first assistant camera: VistaVision (uncredited)
Michael Kelem	....	gyrosphere camera operator (uncredited)
Richard Kelley	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Troy Kohrs	....	grip (uncredited)
Chad Rivetti	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Andy Ryan	....	gaffer: second unit (uncredited)
Sam Taybi	....	best boy grip: additional photography (uncredited)

Casting Department
David Brymer	....	casting associate
Tona B. Dahlquist	....	extras casting
Tracy Kilpatrick	....	casting associate
Ben Wexler	....	casting assistant
Rich King	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Michael Shortt	....	casting: day players (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patricia Bercsi	....	set costumer (as Patricia C. Bercsi)
Betty Birkowski	....	costumer
John D. Bronson	....	costume supervisor (as John Daniel Bronson)
Armand Coutu	....	costumer
Jessica Fasman	....	assistant costume designer (as Jessica S. Fasman)
Rudolph Garcia	....	set costumer (as Rudolph Eric Garcia)
Alleene C. Keith	....	seamstress
Michelle Kurpaska	....	costumer
Thomas E. Mastrolia	....	costumer
Marjorie McCown	....	assistant costume designer
Wendy Moynihan	....	costumer
Karen Naser	....	cutter/fitter
Robert W. Numbers	....	uniform costumer
Natalie Nye	....	seamstress
Lance Robinson	....	costumer: second unit
Steve Shubin	....	set costumer
Jean M. Soderlind	....	costumer
Diana Wilson	....	key costumer (as Diana J. Wilson)
Pamela Wise	....	key costume supervisor
Craig Bilodeau	....	costume assistant (uncredited)
Dan Bronson	....	costume supervisor (uncredited)
Barbara Marko Friedman	....	costumer (uncredited)
Tom Macdonald	....	costumer (uncredited)
Robin Richesson	....	costume illustrator (uncredited)
Annalisa Strickland	....	costumer (uncredited)
Thomas F. Timlin Jr.	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Mark Herman	....	assistant editor (as Mark S. Herman)
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer
Jeremiah O'Driscoll	....	second assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Carin-Anne Strohmaier	....	first assistant editor
Fred Toye	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
David Bifano	....	scoring coordinator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Kenneth Karman	....	music editor (as Ken Karman)
Jill Meyers	....	music clearance
William Ross	....	orchestrator
Dennis S. Sands	....	music mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Dennis S. Sands	....	music recordist (as Dennis Sands)
Joel Sill	....	executive music producer
Alan Silvestri	....	conductor
Christiane Steffen	....	vocal coach: Ms. Wright
Sally Stevens	....	choral director
Jacqueline Tager	....	assistant music editor
Jon Charles	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Mike Deasy	....	musician (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson	....	musician: tuba (uncredited)
Scott Stambler	....	music editor: temp music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Randy Cantor	....	transportation captain
Tyler C. Daum	....	transportation captain: picture car (as Tyler Daum)
Al J. Hersh	....	transportation captain: picture car (as Al Hersh)
Tammy High	....	transportation office coordinator
Joel Marrow	....	transportation coordinator
Wayne Roberts	....	transportation co-captain
Joseph Sullivan	....	driver
Eddie Lee Voelker	....	transportation captain
Jim DePue	....	driver: bus (uncredited)
Paulie DiCocco	....	driver: Tom Hanks (uncredited)
Christopher Kuder	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Zach Aiken	....	production assistant
Stephanie Antosca	....	assistant location manager
Thomas Bianco	....	assistant accountant
Toby Blue	....	production assistant
Nigel Boyd	....	key fitter
Steven J. Boyd	....	archival research coordinator
Billy Brashier	....	location projectionist (as Billy R. Brashier)
Laura Bryant	....	assistant location manager
John W. Burn	....	marine coordinator
Deborah Cahn	....	assistant: Mr. Zemeckis
Susan Carpenter	....	production assistant
Michael Clemens	....	production assistant
Leslie Cook	....	dance sequence stager and choreographer
Ivana Crvelin	....	assistant to line producer
Jamie Daddio	....	production secretary (as Jamie H. Fishman)
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach
Dale Dye	....	technical advisor (as Captain Dale Dye)
Ron Eisenman	....	first aid (as Ronald Eisenman)
Karen Ettline-Bloomer	....	production secretary
J. Ellen Evans	....	additional continuity
Sharon Felder	....	production assistant
Leigh French	....	adr loop group supervisor
Jamie Gordon	....	assistant: Ms. Finerman
Dori Green	....	production assistant
Jim Hanks	....	running double
Elizabeth Harrison	....	assistant location manager
Debra James	....	production coordinator: Washington D.C.
Ricky Jay	....	illusion wheelchair designer
Mara Kerum	....	caterer
Lisa Knudson	....	assistant accountant
Paul Kostick	....	assistant: Mr. Hanks
Larry Madrid	....	animal trainer
Susan Malerstein	....	script supervisor (as Susan Malerstein-Watkins)
Jean Maninger	....	production secretary (as Jean M. Maninger)
Hayley B. Miller	....	assistant: Mr. Starkey
Mary Morgan	....	location manager
Amy Ness	....	location manager
Terry Odem	....	assistant: Mr. Hanks
Amy Panzer	....	craft service
Steven T. Perkins	....	technical advisor
Miles A. Perman	....	production assistant (as Miles Perman)
Julian Michael Philips	....	stand-in: Mr. Hanks
Rick Porras	....	archival research coordinator
Peggy Pridemore	....	location manager
Cynthia Quan	....	production accountant
Roger Quon	....	assistant accountant
Willie Radcliff	....	craft service (as Willie L. Radcliff)
Matt Rebenkoff	....	production assistant (as Matthew C. Rebenkoff)
Timothy Record	....	production assistant
Darin Rivetti	....	production assistant
David M. Rodriguez	....	assistant accountant
Jane E. Russell	....	unit publicist
Kevin Schmidt	....	production assistant
Matthew Schmidt	....	production assistant
Shana Sigmond	....	researcher
Kelly Stewart	....	first aid
Girard Swan	....	production assistant (as James Swan)
Clarissa Troop	....	assistant production coordinator
Bill Tyler	....	production assistant
Michael Webber	....	illusion wheelchair designer
Dana Williams	....	production coordinator
Rebekah Williams	....	assistant location manager
Dolores K. Wood	....	production assistant (as Deloris K. Wood)
Kristin Cauldwell	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Robert 'Rock' Galotti	....	weapons coordinator (uncredited)
Tony Gardner	....	special properties (uncredited)
Dori Greenberg	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Brett Haas	....	location scout (uncredited)
Willis Baxter Johnson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Alan Jones	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Charlie Puritano	....	researcher (uncredited)
Brian Ransom	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kenny Rivenbark	....	remote head technician/crane operator (uncredited)
Nina Saxon	....	title designer (uncredited)
David Scheer	....	production associate (uncredited)
Leon Watkins	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Carolyn West	....	double: "Jenny" (uncredited)
Carolyn West	....	stand-in: Jenny (uncredited)

Thanks
Glen Brunman	....	special thanks
Lindsey Buckingham	....	special thanks
Robert J. Groden	....	thanks
Robert W. Smith	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1994) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Lucernafilm - Alfa (1994) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1997) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Cinéma International Corporation (CIC) (1995) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (1995) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Award Winning Collection)
• Paramount Home Video (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (laserdisc)
• Pioneer Entertainment (laserdisc)
• Prem'er Video Fil'm (Russia) (VHS)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Argentina)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Spain)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (UK)

Special Effects

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Other Companies

• Atlantic Cine Equipment  cranes
• BEL.com  special props
• CBS News Archives  thanks
• Central Casting  extras casting
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Du Art Film Laboratories  dailies
• Epic Soundtrax  soundtrack published by
• Film Preservation Associates  thanks
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• NBC News Archives  historical news footage
• NBC News Archives  thanks
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  thanks (as NASA)
• Nina Saxon Film Design  titles
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Post Logic Studios  digital film mastering
• Sherman Grinberg Film Libraries  thanks
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• Streamline Film Archives  thanks
• Technicolor  dailies
• The Casting Group  extras casting
• Tony's Food Service  catering
• UCLA Film and Television Archive  thanks
• Warriors  military advisors

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

142 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG (TV rating) | Finland:K-12 (re-rating) | Finland:K-14 (original rating) | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | South Korea:15 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:14 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | Israel:PG | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Poland:15 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Warner Bros. gave up the rights to the film in 1988, in exchange for the rights to Executive Decision (1996), because the studio felt that the project had lost its commercial promise in the wake of Rain Man (1988).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Forrest stops running, there are no shadows in the overhead shots (overcast weather) but a clear shadow from his cap in the close-up of his face.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Stone & Ed (2008)

Soundtrack:

Webster's Boomer

The zen of Forrest Gump.

This is a powerful yet charming movie; fun for its special effects and profound in how it keeps you thinking long after it's over. Like others, I've seen this movie more than once. One comment I've never heard is that Forrest's simplicity is almost zen-like. I should read the novel to get the author's intention (I remember some people preferring the book and complaining that no one at the Academy Awards gave him any credit.) But rather than an implication that you should do what you're supposed to do and believe in God and you'll win in the end, I see it as zen-like, i.e., living in the moment and not having expectations or particular cravings (other than his loving Jenny.) So he ends up just stumbling into all the major historical events of the time. Granted, he achieves this only because he doesn't have the brains to think otherwise and actually have expectations, but so many of our problems are because we do have higher intellect and desires, which ironically makes us unhappy because we know what we are missing. We love our cats and dogs for the same simplicity and always being in the moment. There's a line in the movie wondering if everything is predestined or happens randomly or it's a combination of both. It is something to mull over for a long time.