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Forrest Gump (1994) 8.8
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Reviews: 1,267 user | 139 critic | 19 from Metacritic.com Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him. Director:Robert Zemeckis |
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Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low I.Q. but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His 'mama' teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam, finding new friends called Dan and Bubba, he wins medals, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, starts a ping-pong craze, create the smiley, write bumper stickers and songs, donating to people and meeting the president several times. However, this is all irrelevant to Forrest who can only think of his childhood sweetheart Jenny Curran. Who has messed up her life. Although in the end all he wants to prove is that anyone can love anyone. Written by aliw135
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Life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for drug content, some sensuality and war violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 July 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Форрест Гамп See more »Filming Locations:
Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$55,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£11,302,303 (UK) (11 November 1994)Gross:
£15,803,823 (UK) (14 April 1995)Company Credits
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Forrest Gump: Hello. My name's Forrest, Forrest Gump. You want a chocolate?
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(1965)
Music by Burt Bacharach
Lyrics by Hal David
Performed by Jackie DeShannon (as Jackie De Shannon)
Courtesy of EMI Records USA.
a division of ERG under license from CEMA Special Markets
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Following the success of the movie, Winston Groom wrote a sequel novel, 'Gump & Co.' (1995), which referenced the movie as if it had been released in Forrest's world (he mentions that the movie was an inaccurate telling of his life - and brought him unwanted press attention). Forrest also meets Tom Hanks in the novel. See more »Goofs
Several times during the movie, road signs for US 17 are visible. US 17 does not run through Alabama. It does run through the SC coast where the movie was filmed. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Forrest Gump: Hello. My name's Forrest, Forrest Gump. You want a chocolate?
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Soundtracks
What The World Needs Now Is Love(1965)
Music by Burt Bacharach
Lyrics by Hal David
Performed by Jackie DeShannon (as Jackie De Shannon)
Courtesy of EMI Records USA.
a division of ERG under license from CEMA Special Markets
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This is a powerful yet charming movie; fun for its special effects and profound in how it keeps you thinking long after it's over. Like others, I've seen this movie more than once. One comment I've never heard is that Forrest's simplicity is almost zen-like. I should read the novel to get the author's intention (I remember some people preferring the book and complaining that no one at the Academy Awards gave him any credit.) But rather than an implication that you should do what you're supposed to do and believe in God and you'll win in the end, I see it as zen-like, i.e., living in the moment and not having expectations or particular cravings (other than his loving Jenny.) So he ends up just stumbling into all the major historical events of the time. Granted, he achieves this only because he doesn't have the brains to think otherwise and actually have expectations, but so many of our problems are because we do have higher intellect and desires, which ironically makes us unhappy because we know what we are missing. We love our cats and dogs for the same simplicity and always being in the moment. There's a line in the movie wondering if everything is predestined or happens randomly or it's a combination of both. It is something to mull over for a long time.