Forrest Gump
(Steve Tisch/Wendy Finerman Productions; Paramount Pictures; July 6,1994; 142 minutes)
Screenplay by Eric Roth
Based on the novel by Winston Groom
Produced by Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch and Steve Starkey
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Forrest
Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film, based on the 1986 novel of
the same name by Winston Groom and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary
Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and Sally Field. The story depicts the life
of Forrest Gump, slow witted and kindhearted man from Alabama. As a
boy in 1956, young Forrest has an I.Q. of 75 and is fitted with leg
braces to correct a curved spine. His mother runs a boarding house and
encourages him to live beyond his disabilities. Among their temporary
tenants is a young Elvis Presley, who plays the guitar and incorporates
the boy's jerky dance movements into his performances. On his first day
of school Forrest meets a girl named Jenny Curran, and the two become
best friends.. Bullied, Forrest flees from a group of children, but
when his braces break off, he is revealed to be a fast runner. With
this talent he receives a football
scholarship to
the University of Alabama in 1962, where he is coached by Bear Bryant,
becomes a top kick off returner, is named to the All-American team
travels to the White House and meets President John F. Kennedy. In his
first year of college he witnessed the governor, George Wallace, stand
in the schoolhouse door refusing to admit Vivian Malone. After
graduating college in 1966, Forrest enlisted in the army. During basic
training he befriended a fellow soldier named Benjamin Buford Blue
(nicknamed Bubba) who convinced Forrest to go into the shrimping
business with him. Later that year they are sent to Vietnam, while
there their platoon is ambushed and "Bubba" is killed in action.
Forrest saves several wounded platoon mates. Forrest is awarded the
Medal of Honor for his heroism by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Discharged from the army Forrest returns home endorses a company
that
makes ping pong paddles and used the earnings to buy a shrimping boat
in Bayou La Batre, fulfilling his promise to "Bubba." Initially the
company has little success. After their boat becomes the only boat to
survive hurricane Carmen, they pull a huge amount of shrimp and he
created the profitable Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Dan, one of the men he
saved in Vietnam, became partners and the two became millionaires.
Forrest gave half of his earnings to Bubba's family for having inspired
the shrimping venture. Jenny and Forrest were separated for a very long
period of time and when they got back together a son was the result of
their union. He was named Forrest Gump Jr. Jenny dies a year after they
were married. The film ends with Forrest sending his son off on his
first day of school. Forrest Gump also stars Haley Joel Osment, Dick
Cavett (as himself),Geoffrey Blake, Hanna R. Hall,
and
many others. Forrest Gump was nominated for 13 Academy Awards and won 6
Oscars, including Best Picture (Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch and Steve
Starkey), Best Director (Robert Zemeckis), Best Screenplay based on
material previously produced or published (Adapted Screenplay)(Eric
Roth), Best Film Editing (Arthur Schmidt) and Best Visual Effects (Ken
Ralston, George Murphy, Allen Hall and Stephen Rosenbaum) and known for
these quotes: "Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates, you
never know what you're gonna get." And Mama said "Stupid is as stupid
does." Forrest Gump had 32 songs including "Hound Dog", Blowin in the
Wind," California Dreamin' ","What the World Needs Now is Love", Mrs.
Robinson", "Turn, Turn, Turn(to everything there is a season),
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head", "Sweet Home Alabama ", "On the Road
Again ","Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree", "Get Down Tonight", "Free Bird" and more. You'll never more about Forrest Gump.
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