Forrest Gump (1994)
Front Cover Actor
Tom Hanks Forrest Gump
Robin Wright Penn Jenny Curran
Gary Sinise Lt. Dan Taylor
Mykelti Williamson Bubba Blue
Sally Field Mrs. Gump
Michael Conner Humphreys Young Forrest
Hanna R. Hall Young Jenny Curran
Haley Joel Osment Forrest Junior
Afemo Omilami Drill Sergeant
Bob Penny Cronie
Robin Wright Penn Jenny Curan (as Robin Wright)
Mykelti Williamson Bubba
Rebecca Williams Nurse at Park Bench
Harold G. Herthum Doctor (as Harold Herthum)
George Kelly Barber
Movie Details
Genre Drama; Comedy
Director Robert Zemeckis
Writer Winston Groom; Eric Roth
Language English
Audience Rating PG13
Running Time 2 hr 22 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
"Stupid is as stupid does," says Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks in an Oscar-winning performance) as he discusses his relative level of intelligence with a stranger while waiting for a bus. Despite his sub-normal IQ, Gump leads a truly charmed life, with a ringside seat for many of the most memorable events of the second half of the 20th century. Entirely without trying, Forrest teaches Elvis Presley to dance, becomes a football star, meets John F. Kennedy , serves with honor in Vietnam, meets Lyndon Johnson , speaks at an anti-war rally at the Washington Monument, hangs out with the Yippies, defeats the Chinese national team in table tennis, meets Richard Nixon , discovers the break-in at the Watergate, opens a profitable shrimping business, becomes an original investor in Apple Computers, and decides to run back and forth across the country for several years. Meanwhile, as the remarkable parade of his life goes by, Forrest never forgets Jenny ( Robin Wright Penn ), the girl he loved as a boy, who makes her own journey through the turbulence of the 1960s and 1970s that is far more troubled than the path Forrest happens upon. Featured alongside Tom Hanks are Sally Field as Forrest's mother; Gary Sinise as his commanding officer in Vietnam; Mykelti Williamson as his ill-fated Army buddy who is familiar with every recipe that involves shrimp; and the special effects artists whose digital magic place Forrest amidst a remarkable array of historical events and people. — Mark Deming
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 369
In Collection Yes
Purchase Date 8/4/2003
Tape Label 127
Product Details
Format VHS
Region Region 1
Release Date 2003
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Links
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