Forrest Gump (1994)

Directed by

Robert Zemeckis

Written by

Winston Groom, Eric Roth

Cast

Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Sally Field, Robin Wright, Mykelti Williamson, Haley Joel Osment, Hanna R. Hall, Mary Ellen Trainor

Genre

drama film, comedy film, tragicomedy, coming-of-age film, American football film, historical drama

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 22m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 29,979 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man with a low IQ and a good heart accidentally influences major events in American history. It follows his life from childhood through adulthood as he pursues his childhood love.

whimsicalsentimentalupliftingpoignantsweepingearnestnostalgicheartfelt

What happens

Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. An adaptation of the 1986 novel by Winston Groom, the film's screenplay was written by Eric Roth. It stars Tom Hanks in the title role, alongside Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field in lead roles. The film follows the life of an Alabama man named Forrest Gump (Hanks) and his experiences in the 20th-century United States. Principal photography took place between August and December 1993, mainly in the tri-states Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Extensive visual effects were used to incorporate Hanks into archived footage and to develop other scenes. The soundtrack features songs reflecting the different periods seen in the film. Various interpretations have been made of the protagonist and the film's political symbolism. Forrest Gump was released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on July 6, 1994, and received widespread critical acclaim for Zemeckis's direction, the performances (particularly those of Hanks and Sinise), story, writing, emotional weight, visual effects, music, character development and screenplay. The film was a major success at the box office: it became the top-grossing film in the United States released that year and earned over US$678 million worldwide against a $55 million budget during its theatrical run, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 1994, behind The Lion King, and the fourth-highest-grossing film ever at the time, behind only Jurassic Park ($914 million at the time), The Lion King ($763 million at the time), and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ($701 million at the time). The soundtrack sold over 12 million copies. Forrest Gump is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made, and won six Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Hanks, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, and Best Film Editing. It received many award nominations, including Golden Globes, British Academy Film Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2011, the Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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