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By: Mr. DeCarlo
The Plot Created in 1994, Forrest Gump tells the story of a
low-intelligence mans life and his own recount of his experiences
with some of the most important people and events in AmericaForrest
tells his lifes story to people in a small town waiting at a bus
stopHe captured fame, fortune and glory, all the while trying to
capture his one true love, JennyThe Setting The time frame is the
late 1950s through the 1970sFrom life in Greenbow, Alabama, to
fighting in Vietnam, protesting in Washington, D.C. to living on a
boat, and then back to life in Alabama & a small-town bus stop
Forrest Gump has it all!
Characters & PersonalitiesForrest GumpKind, low-IQ man,
always loved Jenny & finds himself in some of lifes most
influential eventsJenny CuranForrests childhood friend, she has a
troubled childhood and wild adult life. She always cared for
Forrest.Lt. Dan TaylorForrests superior officer in military, Lt.
Dan becomes crippled and eventually finds himself as Forrests
life-long friendPvt. Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' BlueFriend of Forrests
in military Bubba dies and Forrest carries through with his
life-long dream of owning a shrimping boatMrs. GumpLoving mother of
Forrest, intelligent woman who would do anything for her son
Actors & ActressesTom Hanks as Forrest GumpBigA League of
Their OwnSleepless in SeattlePhiladelphiaApollo 13Toy StorySaving
Private RyanCast AwayThe Green MileThe DaVinci CodeRobin Wright
Penn as JennyThe Princess BrideMessage in a BottleUnbreakableWhite
OleanderBeowulfGary Sinise as Lt. DanThe Grapes of WrathApollo
13The Green MileReindeer GamesThe Big BounceDirectors &
WritersDirector Robert ZemeckisTales from the CryptWhat Lies
BeneathCast AwayWriter Winston Groom (novel) & Eric Roth
(screenplay)Groom wrote As Summers DieRoth wrote Ali, Munich, and
The Good Shepherd
AwardsWon 6 OscarsBest Actor in a Leading Role: Tom HanksBest
Director: Robert ZemeckisBest Visual Effects: Ken Ralston, George
Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, Allen HallBest Film Editing: Arthur
SchmidtBest Picture: Wendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, Steve TischBest
Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: Eric
Roth
Critic ReviewsRolling Stone Forrest Gump is a movie
heart-breaker of oddball wit and startling grace
Washington Post This is a captivating experience. Tom Hanks is
superb
San Francisco Chronicle Forrest Gump is a picaresque fable about
a pure, good-hearted Southerner with an IQ of 75, and what happens
when he's thrust into a series of history-making
situations.TriviaBill Murray was considered for the role of
ForrestJohn Travolta & Chevy Chase turned down the role of
Forrest GumpIce Cube turned down the role of BubbaDave Chappelle
turned down the role of Bubba, thinking the movie would bomb and
has since admitted to deeply regretting it.The Vietnam scenes of
Forrest Gump were shot on what is now the Ocean Creek Golf Course
on Fripp Island, SC.# Gary Sinise's lower legs were wrapped in a
special blue fabric that allowed them to be optically removed from
the film by computer laterTom Hanks' younger brother Jim doubles
for him in many of his mindless running sequences.Memorable
QuotesForrest GumpStupid is as stupid doesLife is like a box of
chocolates, you never know what youre gonna getThats all I have to
say about that
Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You
can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saut it. Dey's uh,
shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried,
stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp,
pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and
potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about
it.
One of the Many Memorable Scenes
