Detailed item info | Movie description | The title character leads viewers through an accidental travelogue of American social history from the early 1960s through the present in this revisionist fable. Vietnam, desegregation, Watergate and more are presented from the perspective of Hanks' lovably slow-witted character as he finds himself embroiled in situations he can't quite comprehend. Academy Award Nominations: 13, including Best Picture, Best Actor--Tom Hanks, and Best Director. Academy Awards: 6, including Best Picture, Director, Actor and Adapted Screenplay.
| | Credits | | Cast: | David Brisbin, Gary Sinise, Haley Joel Osment, Mykelti Williamson, Robin Wright, Sally Field, Tom Hanks |
| | Details | | Sound: | HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, |
| | Notes | Theatrical release: July 6, 1994.
FORREST GUMP made more than $325 million at the domestic box office and more than $675 million worldwide.
The famous, oft-quoted line said by Forrest Gump in the film: "Life is like a box of chocolates," is a total reworking of the original line in the novel which reads: "Let me say this: bein' an idiot is no box of chocolates."
"To make Sinise appear to be a double amputee, the filmmakers relied on a combination of computer artistry, a trick wheelchair that hid Sinise's legs from the knees down and a limber actor... Sinise did suffer a minor leg injury while making 'Gump,' ironically during a scene in which Forrest (Tom Hanks) carries him out of the Vietnam jungle. 'My inner thigh kept bouncing on his shoulder. It was like taking a jackhammer to it,' says Sinise. 'I developed a huge contusion and couldn't bend my leg to get into the wheelchair.'" -- USA TODAY, July 7, 1994
| | Editorial reviews | "FORREST GUMP is a movie heartbreaker of oddball wit and startling grace..."
Rolling Stone - p.98-9 - Peter Travers
"...A strong sense of narrative coherence....Even more impressive is the use of special effects..."
Sight and Sound - p.41-2 - Leslie Felperin
"...An accomplished feat of cyber-cinema....Hanks's Forrest has an unerring sincerity and charm..."
New York Times - p.C9 - Janet Maslin
"...There is magic in FORREST GUMP..."
Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (07/06/1994)
"...A story rich in big laughs and quiet truths..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (07/06/1994)
| | Awards | 1994 Academy Awards, Best Actor: Tom Hanks
1994 Academy Awards, Best Adapted Screenplay: Eric Roth
1994 Academy Awards, Best Director: Robert Zemeckis
1994 Academy Awards, Best Picture
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