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Forrest Gump

  • 1994
  • 12
  • 2h 22m
IMDb RATING
8.8/10
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Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
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The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.

  • Director
    • Robert Zemeckis
  • Writers
    • Winston Groom
    • Eric Roth
  • Stars
    • Tom Hanks
    • Robin Wright
    • Gary Sinise
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.8/10
    2.3M
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    208
    41
    • Director
      • Robert Zemeckis
    • Writers
      • Winston Groom
      • Eric Roth
    • Stars
      • Tom Hanks
      • Robin Wright
      • Gary Sinise
    • 3.2KUser reviews
    • 118Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #11
    • Won 6 Oscars
      • 51 wins & 74 nominations total

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    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • Forrest Gump
    Robin Wright
    Robin Wright
    • Jenny Curran
    Gary Sinise
    Gary Sinise
    • Lieutenant Dan Taylor
    Sally Field
    Sally Field
    • Mrs. Gump
    Rebecca Williams
    Rebecca Williams
    • Nurse at Park Bench
    Michael Conner Humphreys
    Michael Conner Humphreys
    • Young Forrest
    Harold G. Herthum
    • Doctor
    • (as Harold Herthum)
    George Kelly
    • Barber
    Bob Penny
    Bob Penny
    • Crony
    John Randall
    • Crony
    Sam Anderson
    Sam Anderson
    • Principal
    Margo Moorer
    Margo Moorer
    • Louise
    Ione M. Telech
    • Elderly Woman
    Christine Seabrook
    • Elderly Woman's Daughter
    John Worsham
    • Southern Gentleman…
    Peter Dobson
    Peter Dobson
    • Young Elvis Presley
    Siobhan Fallon Hogan
    Siobhan Fallon Hogan
    • School Bus Driver
    • (as Siobhan J. Fallon)
    Alexander Zemeckis
    • School Bus Boy
    • Director
      • Robert Zemeckis
    • Writers
      • Winston Groom
      • Eric Roth
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    • Trivia
      When Forrest gets up to talk at the Vietnam rally in Washington, the microphone plug is pulled and you cannot hear him. According to Tom Hanks he said, "Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don't go home at all. That's a bad thing. That's all I have to say about that."
    • Goofs
      When Forrest is given his discharge papers, he sets down his ping-pong paddle and (computerized) ball to salute the officer. When he picks the paddle back up, he also pretends to pick up the ball, which didn't end up getting animated.
    • Quotes

      Jenny Curran: Do you ever dream, Forrest, about who you're gonna be?

      Forrest Gump: Who I'm gonna be?

      Jenny Curran: Yeah.

      Forrest Gump: Aren't-aren't I going to be me?

    • Alternate versions
      In the TBS and the ABC version, the line at the end of the dorm scene is cut, "I think I ruined your roommate's bath robe".
    • Connections
      Edited from The Birth of a Nation (1915)
    • Soundtracks
      Lovesick Blues
      Written by Cliff Friend and Irving Mills

      Performed by Hank Williams

      Courtesy of PolyGram Special Markets

    User reviews3.2K

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    10/10

    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.
    • sundrymules
    • Jun 19, 2005
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 22, 1994 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Forrest Gamp
    • Filming locations
      • Chippewa Square, Savannah, Georgia, USA(bus stop bench)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • The Steve Tisch Company
      • Wendy Finerman Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $55,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $330,455,270
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,450,602
      • Jul 10, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $678,226,465
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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