Forrest Gump (1994)
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A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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... Forrest Gump
... Jenny Curran
... Lieutenant Dan Taylor
... Mrs. Gump
... Bubba Blue
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Release Date:
1994-06-23
Run Time:
142 min
MMPA Rating:
PG-13
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Forrest Gump
Best movie ever.
This is the best movie ever!
"Forrest" (Tom Hanks) isn't the sharpest tool in the box, but he has an heart of gold and an unparalleled sense of human decency. These laudable characteristics are the result of an upbringing by his mother (Sally Field) which has seen him grow from the bullied young boy from Alabama who discovers that he can run a little faster than your average bear, to a sort of national hero. We learn all this from him as he sits at a bus stop chatting to an initially disinterested nurse, and then to a collection of fellow travellers who learn of his drafting to Vietnam. That's where he meets "Lt. Dan" (Gary Sinese) and his new best friend "Bubba" (Mykelti Williamson) and where his innate sense of what's right saves lives and earns him the plaudits of a grateful nation (and gets his butt-ox on television too!). His army days taught him much, but nothing so useful as a skill at table tennis. Soon on the American ping-pong squad in China, he manages to get an endorsement that allows him to reunite with the hippified, now paraplegic and disillusioned "Lt. Dan" and make a mint shrimp fishing, before returning home to face some fairly predicable family trauma. All of this has been happening against a story of a longing for his one true love. "Jenny" (Robin Wright). They've been friends since childhood, but she has a wandering spirit and though his love was requited, it wasn't what he needed. Might there be a future for them, ever? Robert Zemeckis uses a chronology of events in the USA, starting in the 1950s, to create a template for the story of a man who lived through racial tension, war, bullying and emerged the stronger; the more honourable and despite his low IQ was quite capable of putting those more intellectual around him to shame. The photography that cleverly superimposes him into television broadcasts works entertainingly as he gazes bemusedly out onto a audience that is increasingly warming to him. I will admit, I struggled a bit with the running segment towards the end, but Hanks epitomises determination and integrity with Eric Roth's adaptation of the Groom novel allowing plenty of philosophical food for thought whilst having a laugh at scenarios both serious and ridiculous. Like life itself, this film is like a box of chocolates and though I didn't love them all, there were plenty to enjoy and reflect upon.
Cast & Crew of
Forrest Gump
Cast
... Forrest Gump
... Jenny Curran
... Lieutenant Dan Taylor
... Mrs. Gump
... Bubba Blue
... Young Forrest Gump
... Young Jenny Curran
... Forrest Junior
... School Bus Driver
... Nurse at Park Bench
... Crony
... Doctor
... Barber
... Crony
... Principal Hancock
... Louise
... Elderly Woman
... Elderly Woman's Daughter
... Southern Gentleman / Landowner
... Young Elvis Presley
... School Bus Boy
... School Bus Boy
... School Bus Boy
... School Bus Girl
... Red Headed Boy
... Boy with Cross
... Fat Boy
... Jenny's Father
... Jenny's Grandmother
... Police Chief
... Red Headed Teen
... Fat Teen
... Teen with Cross
... Bear Bryant
... High School Football Coach
... High School Football Coach
... Recruiter
... Kick Off Return Player
... Newscaster
... Earl
... Black Student
... Black Student
... Woman with Child on Park Bench
... Jenny's Date
... Local Anchor #1
... President John F. Kennedy (voice)
... University Dean
... Army Recruiter
... Army Bus Driver
... Bus Recruit
... Bus Recruit
... Bubba's Mother
... Bubba's Great Grandmother
... Drill Sergeant
... Barracks Recruit
... Topless Girl
... Emcee
... Club Patron
... Club Patron
... Club Patron
... Club Patron
... Pick-up Truck Driver
... Helicopter Gunman
... Sargeant Sims
... Dallas
... Cleveland
... Tex
... Fat Man at Bench
... Army Hospital Male Nurse
... Mail Call Soldier
... Wounded Soldier
... Wounded Soldier
... Hospital Officer
... Army Nurse
... National Correspondent #1
... President Johnson (voice)
... Hilary
... Isabel
... Veteran at War Rally
... Abbie Hoffman
... Policeman at War Rally
... Black Panther
... Black Panther
... Wesley
... Hippie at Commune
... Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend
... Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend
... Man in VW Bug
... Chinese Ping Pong Player
... Dick Cavett
... John Lennon (voice)
... Carla
... Lenore
... Musician Boyfriend
... National Correspondent #4
... President Nixon (voice)
... Discharge Officer
... Stanley Loomis
... Drugged Out Boyfriend
... Local Correspondent #2
... Local Anchor #2
... Elderly Southern Woman
... Local Anchor #3
... Waitress in Cafe
... Forrest Gump Running Double
... Hannibal Reporter
... Hannibal Reporter
... Hannibal Reporter
... Taxi Driver
... Young Man Running
... Aging Hippie
... Wild Eyed Man
... The Minister
... Lieutenant Dan's Fiancée, Susan
... Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
... Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
... Nicholas Katzenbach (uncredited)
... Red Headed Teen (uncredited)
... Football Coach (uncredited)
... Football Player (uncredited)
... Football Player (uncredited)
... Cheerleader (uncredited)
... Football Fan (uncredited)
... Barracks Recruit (uncredited)
... National Guardsman (uncredited)
... Black Panther (uncredited)
... Student Protester (uncredited)
... Higgins - Protestor on Stage (uncredited)
... Student Protester (uncredited)
... Thompson (uncredited)
... Black Panther (uncredited)
... Hippie at Commune (uncredited)
... Reporter (uncredited)
... Alabama College Photographer #1 (uncredited)
... CBS Correspondent Cooper (uncredited)
... Alabama Football Player (uncredited)
... Southern Landowner (uncredited)
... Football Fan (uncredited)
... Black Panther Leader (uncredited)
... University of Alabama Assistant Football Coach (uncredited)
... Get the Bikes Bully (uncredited)
... Military Officer (uncredited)
... College Quarterback (uncredited)
... Protestor on Stage (uncredited)
... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
... Screenplay
... Producer
... Director
... Producer
... Original Music Composer
... Director of Photography
... Producer
... Editor
... Casting
... Stunts
... Production Design
... Art Direction
... Set Decoration
... Greensman
... Art Department Coordinator
... Hairstylist
... Greensman
... CG Supervisor
... Visual Effects Editor
... Set Costumer
... Music Editor
... Greensman
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Stunt Coordinator
... Art Department Coordinator
... Leadman
... Set Designer
... Sound Effects Editor
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Art Direction
... Set Designer
... Visual Effects Editor
... Location Manager
... Makeup Artist
... Assistant Art Director
... CG Supervisor
... Still Photographer
... Location Manager
... Dialect Coach
... Hairstylist
... Makeup Artist
... Leadman
... Location Manager
... Unit Publicist
... Greensman
... Leadman
... Assistant Art Director
... Sound Effects Editor
... Set Costumer
... First Assistant Editor
... Hairstylist
... Assistant Art Director
... Visual Effects Art Director
... Set Designer
... Camera Operator
... Costume Supervisor
... Leadman
... Set Costumer
... Transportation Coordinator
... Construction Coordinator
... Set Designer
... Costume Supervisor
... Choreographer
... Co-Producer
... Costume Design
... Storyboard Artist
... Special Effects
... Production Sound Mixer
... Novel
... Visual Effects
... Driver
... Hair Designer
... Production Assistant
... Special Effects Supervisor
... Post Production Supervisor
... Post Production Supervisor
... Script Supervisor
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Assistant Editor
... Makeup Artist
... Storyboard Artist
... Seamstress
... Gaffer
... First Assistant Camera
... Transportation Captain
... Transportation Co-Captain
... First Assistant Director
... Color Timer
... Production Illustrator
... Picture Car Coordinator
... Sound Mixer
... Location Scout
... Carpenter
... Utility Stunts
... Production Coordinator
... Assistant Sound Editor
... Orchestrator
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Lighting Technician
... Boom Operator
... Unit Production Manager
... Vocal Coach
... Craft Service
... Makeup Designer
... Stunts
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Electrician
... Executive In Charge Of Production
... Painter
... Construction Foreman
... Driver
... Grip
... Executive Music Producer
... Projection
... Rigging Grip
... Casting Associate
... Production Accountant
... Foley Editor
... Foley Artist
... Dialogue Editor
... Foley Artist
... Dialogue Editor
... Foley Recordist
... Assistant Sound Designer
... Dialogue Editor
... Set Dresser
... Second Unit Director of Photography
... ADR Editor
... Foley Editor
... Property Master
... Costume Illustrator
... Assistant Camera
... Second Assistant Camera
... Additional Second Assistant Director
... Extras Casting
... General Manager
... Second Second Assistant Director
... Conductor
... Assistant Accountant
... Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
... Best Boy Grip
... Assistant Property Master
... Graphic Designer
... Camera Loader
... Dolly Grip
... Location Assistant
... First Company Grip
... Costumer
... Visual Effects Editor
... Technical Advisor
... Title Designer
... Special Effects Assistant
... Chief Lighting Technician
... Production Assistant
... Second Company Grip
... Stunt Double
... Costume Assistant
... Second Unit Director
... Casting Assistant
... Negative Cutter
... Special Effects Technician
... Assistant Location Manager
... Production Secretary
... Assistant Production Coordinator
... Researcher
... Assistant Editor
... Second Company Grip
... Stunt Double
... Second Assistant Director
... Second Assistant Director
... Sound Designer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Stunts
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