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By: Mr. Ursone. The Plot …. Created in 1994, Forrest Gump tells the story of a low-intelligence man’s life and his own recount of his experiences with some of the most important people and events in America Forrest tells his life’s story to people in a small town waiting at a bus stop
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The Plot … • Created in 1994, Forrest Gump tells the story of a low-intelligence man’s life and his own recount of his experiences with some of the most important people and events in America • Forrest tells his life’s story to people in a small town waiting at a bus stop • He captured fame, fortune and glory, all the while trying to capture his one true love, Jenny
The Setting … • The time frame is the late 1950s through the 1970s • From 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!
Actors & Actresses Tom Hanks as “Forrest Gump” • Big • A League of Their Own • Sleepless in Seattle • Philadelphia • Apollo 13 • Toy Story • Saving Private Ryan • Cast Away • The Green Mile • The DaVinci Code Robin Wright Penn as “Jenny” • The Princess Bride • Message in a Bottle • Unbreakable • White Oleander • Beowulf Gary Sinise as “Lt. Dan” • The Grapes of Wrath • Apollo 13 • The Green Mile • Reindeer Games • The Big Bounce
Director – Robert Zemeckis Tales from the Crypt What Lies Beneath Cast Away Writer – Winston Groom (novel) & Eric Roth (screenplay) Groom wrote “As Summers Die” Roth wrote “Ali”, “Munich”, and “The Good Shepherd” Directors & Writers
Awards Won 6 Oscars • Best Actor in a Leading Role: Tom Hanks • Best Director: Robert Zemeckis • Best Visual Effects: Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, Allen Hall • Best Film Editing: Arthur Schmidt • Best Picture: Wendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, Steve Tisch • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: Eric Roth
Critic Reviews • Rolling 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.”
Trivia • Bill Murray was considered for the role of Forrest • John Travolta & Chevy Chase turned down the role of Forrest Gump • Ice Cube turned down the role of Bubba • Dave 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 later • Tom Hanks' younger brother Jim doubles for him in many of his mindless running sequences.
Memorable Quotes • Forrest Gump • “Stupid is as stupid does” • “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get” • “That’s 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, sauté 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.”
