• Tom Hanks gave an Oscar-winning performance as Forrest Gump in the film of the same name. The film was based on the 1986 book Forrest Gump by Winston Groom. Forrest is a remarkable man with a sub-normal IQ, who finds himself at the center of iconic historical events through three decades of American history.

    1. Release date: July 6, 1994
    2. Running time: 141 min
    3. Budget: $55 million
    4. MPAA Rating: PG13
    5. Starring: Tom Hanks, Sally Field, Gary Sinise, Robin Wright
    6. Director: Robert Zemeckis
    7. Screenplay: Eric Roth

  • Forrest Gump Plot

    The audience first meets Forrest and his mother, played by Sally Field, in the 1950s. Forrest's only friend is a girl named Jenny. We learn he has a very low IQ, and his only ability seems to be able to run very fast. As he grows up, attends college, plays football, goes to Vietnam, he meets a variety of people who learn from him and become his friends. By the end of the film we see that his limited IQ has not limited his ability to live a full and rich live, and even experience love and fatherhood.

  • "Life is like..."

    The most timeless quote from the film is one Forrest says while sitting on a bench waiting for a bus, to a stranger: "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." The saying makes a good summary of the film, as well as demonstrates the folksy wisdom that the film imparts.

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