Forrest Gump (1994)

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writers (WGA):

Winston Groom (novel)
Eric Roth (screenplay)

Release Date:

6 July 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Suicide Attempt | Throwing Stones | Unrequited Love | Cripple | Stock Footage

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

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

142 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Black and White | Colour (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 (DVD rating) | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M | Finland:K-12 (re-rating) | Iceland:L | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-14 (original rating) | Brazil:14 | 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:

The shrimp boat used in the film now resides in the moat surrounding the Planet Hollywood restaurant in Downtown Disney, at the Disneyworld Resort in Florida. Also, one of the ping-pong paddles used in the film is signed by Tom Hanks and hung up on one of the walls inside the restaurant.

Goofs:

Continuity: Forrest leaves the mower with grass in front of it when he goes to meet Jenny. When they cut back to him, the mower is sitting next to the cut grass, not in the middle of it.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Office: The Deposition (#4.8)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Respect

In my opinion, no film has touched me more than this one.....

Quite simply, the greatest film ever made.

Humour, sadness, action, drama and a Vietnam film all rolled into one.

I'm not a stone cold, heartless villain, but it takes a lot to make me cry when I watch a movie. Bambi's mother, I couldn't care less. Jimmy Stewart in, "Oh, what a wonderful life," - yeah right! The Lion King, when Mufasa bites the big one - on the verge.

But seriously - I bawled my big brown eyes out, on several occasions in this film. A real tear-jerker, and a wonderful character, played to perfection by Tom Hanks. Every bit as worthy for the Oscar as Rooney was to win the Premiership in 2007.

I cannot say it enough: This is THE film of all time. Watch it, and you'll see.