145 Fun Facts About Forrest Gump

Who played the adult Forrest Gump?

Tom Hanks won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Forrest Gump.

Who directed the 1994 film "Forrest Gump"?

Robert Zemeckis won the Academy Award for Best Director for his work on "Forrest Gump."

Which actress played Forrest's childhood friend and love interest, Jenny Curran?

Robin Wright played Jenny Curran, earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the role.

What was the full given name of Forrest's Army friend, known to everyone as 'Bubba'?

Bubba's full name was Benjamin Buford Blue, a shrimp-obsessed Army recruit; Forrest later names the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company after him.

What food item does Forrest famously compare life to?

Forrest's mother famously tells him, "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

Forrest and Bubba serve in the Mekong Delta with which U.S. Army unit?

Forrest and Bubba serve with the 9th Infantry Division, the U.S. Army division that fought in the Mekong Delta; its patch is worn on their uniforms in the Vietnam scenes.

What company did Lieutenant Dan invest Forrest's Bubba Gump Shrimp Company earnings in?

Lieutenant Dan invested Forrest's shrimping profits in what he called "some kind of fruit company," which turned out to be Apple.

In which role does Forrest star for the University of Alabama football team?

Forrest plays kick returner for Alabama; the coach signs him after seeing him outrun bullies across a football field, and his touchdown returns make him an All-American.

Which famous musician did a young Forrest Gump teach some dance moves to?

Elvis Presley boards at Mrs. Gump's house, and young Forrest's stiff-legged dancing in his braces gives him his hip-swinging moves.

Who played Lieutenant Dan Taylor, Forrest's platoon leader in Vietnam?

Gary Sinise received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Lieutenant Dan.

How many Academy Awards did "Forrest Gump" win in total?

Six Oscars went to Forrest Gump: Picture, Director, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Visual Effects and Film Editing, with Hanks winning Best Actor for the second year running.

Forrest Gump tells his life story from a bus-stop bench in Chippewa Square in which historic Southern city?

Savannah, Georgia hosted the bench scenes, but the bench itself was a prop; it now sits in a Savannah museum rather than in Chippewa Square.

In what year was "Forrest Gump" originally released in the United States?

The film premiered in the United States on July 6, 1994.

At the University of Alabama, Forrest Gump witnesses which civil rights showdown?

Forrest witnesses George Wallace's 1963 'Stand in the Schoolhouse Door'; in the scene he returns a book dropped by one of the two Black students Wallace tried to bar.

In which Alabama coastal town does Forrest buy his boat and set up as a shrimper?

Forrest buys his shrimp boat in Bayou La Batre, Bubba's Alabama hometown, keeping the promise the two made in Vietnam to go into the shrimping business together.

Who wrote the screenplay for "Forrest Gump"?

Eric Roth wrote the screenplay, adapting Winston Groom's 1986 novel, and won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Where is Forrest staying when he unwittingly exposes a political scandal by reporting flashlights across the way?

After his ping-pong fame Forrest is put up at the Watergate Hotel; his call to security about flashlights across the way exposes the 1972 break-in.

What phrase did Forrest Gump's mother often tell him, which later became a famous line?

Mrs. Gump frequently reminded Forrest that "Stupid is as stupid does," a quote that reflects her wisdom and his innocent perspective.

While recovering from his Vietnam wound, Forrest Gump becomes a national celebrity in which sport, even playing in China?

Ping-pong is the sport; the film drops Forrest into the real early-1970s 'ping-pong diplomacy' thaw, sending him to China on the U.S. table-tennis team.

On his cross-country run, Forrest Gump first reaches the Atlantic at the Marshall Point Lighthouse in which northeastern state?

Maine's Marshall Point Lighthouse in Port Clyde is where Forrest reaches the Atlantic, touches the deck and turns around to run back west.

Who played young Forrest Gump?

Michael Conner Humphreys played the younger version of Forrest Gump, and his accent influenced Tom Hanks' portrayal of the adult character.

Which actress, only ten years older than Tom Hanks, played his mother in the film?

Sally Field played Mrs. Gump, despite being only 10 years older than Tom Hanks, who had previously played her love interest in 'Punchline'.

Whose 'Imagine' does Forrest Gump supposedly inspire during a talk show appearance?

John Lennon gets 'no possessions' and 'no religion too' from Forrest's description of China, a joke the film builds from Lennon's real appearance on Cavett.

What does young Jenny pray to become while hiding in the cornfield?

Hiding from her abusive father, young Jenny prays, 'Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far, far, far away from here.'

What major protest did Forrest Gump accidentally speak at in Washington D.C.?

Forrest, after being mistaken for a speaker, delivered an impromptu speech at a large anti-Vietnam War rally at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Which president arranges a Washington hotel room for Forrest after his table-tennis fame?

Nixon, like Kennedy, Johnson and Wallace, appears through digitally altered archival footage.

What was Forrest's IQ, the score that nearly kept him out of public school?

Forrest was initially deemed to have a below-average IQ of 75, which almost prevented him from attending public school.

What popular band's song "Fortunate Son" is featured prominently during Forrest's time in Vietnam?

Creedence Clearwater Revival's 1969 song 'Fortunate Son' plays as Forrest and Bubba's helicopter arrives in Vietnam.

Which relative of Tom Hanks plays the girl on the school bus who refuses young Forrest a seat?

Elizabeth Hanks turns him away just before Jenny offers a seat.

Forrest Gump met President Lyndon B. Johnson, who personally awarded him with what?

President Johnson presented Forrest with the Medal of Honor for his bravery in saving fellow soldiers during the Vietnam War.

What city was Forrest Gump's fictional hometown of Greenbow, Alabama, primarily filmed in?

While set in Alabama, many of the scenes depicting Greenbow were filmed in Varnville, South Carolina.

Which actor provided the uncredited voice for the famous singer boarding at Mrs. Gump's house?

Kurt Russell supplied the uncredited voice of Elvis in the boarding-house scene; Russell had already played Presley in the 1979 TV film Elvis.

At the anti-war rally where Forrest Gump is pushed on stage, he meets which Yippie activist, later a Chicago Seven defendant?

Abbie Hoffman hands Forrest the microphone at the March on the Pentagon, and the huge crowd around the Reflecting Pool was created with visual effects.

What object is seen floating in the opening and closing scenes of the movie?

A white feather drifts down to Forrest's feet in the opening and floats away at the end; Tom Hanks read it as destiny shaped by chance.

Which Alabama author wrote the 1986 novel Forrest Gump, earning $350,000 for the film rights plus a share of net profits?

Winston Groom's 3 percent of net profits famously paid out nothing at first, because Hollywood accounting showed the blockbuster running at a loss.

Forrest Jr. actor Haley Joel Osment was cast after the casting director saw him in a 1993 ad for which brand?

Osment was spotted in a Pizza Hut commercial; Forrest Gump, in which he plays Forrest Jr., was his feature-film debut.

What was Lieutenant Dan's family legacy, which he felt Forrest had denied him by saving his life?

Lieutenant Dan came from a long line of men who had died in every American war, and he felt it was his destiny to do the same.

What did Mama call the leg braces young Forrest wore?

Narrating, Forrest recalls that Mama said his first pair of shoes, the leg braces, were his 'magic shoes' that would take him anywhere.

During his cross-country run, Forrest Gump indirectly inspired the creation of what iconic symbol?

While on his run, Forrest wipes mud off his face with a t-shirt, leaving a muddy imprint that inspires the creation of the smiley face.

Which song plays in the film but never made the official soundtrack album?

Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Free Bird', heard while Jenny stands on the hotel balcony ledge, was left off both the 1994 soundtrack album and its 2001 reissue.

Jenny's fatal illness is never named on screen, but the novel's author intended it to be which disease?

In his 1995 sequel novel Gump & Co., Winston Groom wrote that Jenny died of hepatitis C, though the filmmakers have said they had HIV/AIDS in mind.

What weather event helped Forrest and Lieutenant Dan finally succeed at shrimping?

Hurricane Carmen wiped out all other shrimping boats in the area, leaving the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company as the sole operational business.

What was the first thing Jenny said to Forrest on the school bus?

Jenny says 'You can sit here if you want' after every other child on the bus refuses Forrest a seat on his first day of school.

What was the name of the University of Alabama football coach who recruited Forrest Gump?

Forrest's incredible speed caught the attention of the legendary University of Alabama football coach, Bear Bryant.

Who composed the film's orchestral score?

Alan Silvestri composed the score, including the piano 'Feather Theme', and earned an Oscar nomination for it as Robert Zemeckis's regular composer.

At the end of Forrest Gump, Lieutenant Dan walks again on 'magic legs', prosthetics made from which material?

Titanium alloy legs, 'what they use on the space shuttle', let Dan walk into Forrest's wedding, a long way from the man who cursed God from the mast in the storm.

What was the first President Forrest Gump met?

Forrest's first presidential encounter was with John F. Kennedy after his football achievements at the University of Alabama.

Forrest Gump was Paramount's highest-grossing film until which 1997 release overtook it?

Titanic, distributed by Paramount domestically in 1997, passed Forrest Gump's roughly $678 million worldwide gross; its director James Cameron, like Zemeckis, won the Best Director Oscar.

Where were many of the Vietnam War scenes really filmed?

The jungle scenes were shot on Hunting Island, a state park on the South Carolina coast, with nearby Fripp Island also used.

Forrest says that from their first day at school, he and Jenny were 'like' what?

Forrest says he and Jenny were 'like peas and carrots' from their first day at school, when she let him share her seat on the bus.

In what year does the framing story at the Savannah bus stop take place?

The bench scenes are set in 1981, when Forrest takes the bus to find Jenny in Savannah; Jenny dies the following year, 1982.

Why is young Forrest fitted with leg braces?

To correct a curved spine is the doctor's reason, which is why the braces breaking off as Forrest flees his tormentors reads as a small miracle.

Whose dropped book does Forrest return when Black students enroll at the University of Alabama?

Vivian Malone Jones, one of the two Black students enrolling at the University of Alabama in 1963, drops a book that Forrest picks up and hands back.

Which host interviews Forrest alongside John Lennon?

Cavett played a de-aged version of himself.

Where does Forrest spend New Year's Eve 1971 with Lieutenant Dan?

Forrest spends New Year's Eve 1971 with Lieutenant Dan in New York City, where Dan lives after the war; they ring it in at a bar with two women, Carla and Lenore.

What does Forrest endorse to earn the money for his shrimp boat?

A ping-pong paddle endorsement pays for the boat, a neat payoff for the table-tennis fame Forrest found while recovering from his Vietnam wound.

Of what does Forrest's mother die?

'Mama had got the cancer and died on a Tuesday,' Forrest says; at her deathbed she tells him that death is just a part of life.

In what year does Jenny return to stay with Forrest before he begins his run?

Jenny comes back to Greenbow in 1976 and leaves the morning after they sleep together; Forrest then sets off running 'for no particular reason' from his front porch.

How long does Forrest's cross-country run last?

Forrest runs for three years, two months, 14 days and 16 hours, then stops in the middle of a desert road and walks home.

Where does Forrest bury Jenny?

Forrest buries Jenny under their tree, the big oak where they played as children; in his graveside monologue he says, 'I had you placed here under our tree.'

Which historical figure does Tom Hanks briefly play in a Birth of a Nation scene?

Tom Hanks appears in Klan robes as Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Confederate general Mrs. Gump says Forrest was named after, in a doctored Birth of a Nation clip.

Where on his body is Forrest shot in Vietnam?

Forrest is shot in the buttocks while carrying wounded platoon mates to safety; he later famously shows the wound to President Johnson at the White House.

Which actress played young Jenny?

Hanna R. Hall played young Jenny, the girl who lets Forrest share her seat on the school bus; Robin Wright took over as the adult Jenny.

What name does Forrest paint on his shrimp boat?

Forrest names the boat Jenny, after Jenny Curran, saying a boat should have a name; Lieutenant Dan later climbs aboard to keep his promise to be first mate.

What is the name of Lieutenant Dan's fiancée at the end of the film?

Lieutenant Dan arrives at Forrest's wedding walking on new prosthetic legs and introduces his fiancée, Susan.

Which actress played Bubba's mother?

Forrest gave her Bubba's share of the business.

What did Mykelti Williamson wear throughout filming to create Bubba's look?

Mykelti Williamson wore a lip attachment throughout the shoot to give Bubba his protruding lower lip.

Which actor physically played Elvis Presley in the boarding-house scene?

Peter Dobson played Elvis on screen in the boarding-house scene, with another actor's uncredited voice dubbed in for the singing.

Who plays Jenny's abusive SDS boyfriend Wesley?

Geoffrey Blake plays Wesley, the Berkeley SDS president who hits Jenny at the Black Panther meeting and gets pummeled by Forrest.

Which actress plays bus driver Dorothy Harris?

Siobhan Fallon Hogan plays Dorothy Harris, the bus driver who picks up young Forrest and, years later, Forrest Jr.

Which Dukes of Hazzard actor played Forrest's Alabama football coach?

Sonny Shroyer, Deputy Enos Strate on The Dukes of Hazzard, played the Alabama coach who recruits Forrest.

Roughly how many chapters of the novel does the film primarily follow before skipping ahead?

The film primarily follows the novel's first eleven chapters, then skips ahead to the book's ending with the shrimp business and Forrest Jr., dropping the astronaut, wrestler and chess subplots.

Which two producers acquired the film rights to Winston Groom's novel?

Wendy Finerman and Steve Tisch acquired the rights, set the project up at Warner Bros. and later took it to Paramount, sharing the Best Picture Oscar.

Which Paramount chairwoman brought the project to her studio?

Sherry Lansing, who became Paramount's chairman in late 1992, picked the project up from Warner Bros. in turnaround and got it made.

Which script did Paramount give Warner Bros. in exchange for the rights?

Paramount gave Warner Bros. the script for Executive Decision, the airliner thriller Warner released in 1996, in exchange for the rights.

Which director left Forrest Gump to make Addams Family Values?

Barry Sonnenfeld was attached to direct but left for Addams Family Values (1993); the director hired in his place went on to win the Oscar for the film.

Which actor turned down Forrest, then later called it a mistake?

John Travolta passed on Forrest and made Pulp Fiction instead, later admitting that turning the role down was a mistake.

Which prison-drama role did Hanks drop to make Forrest Gump?

Hanks was offered Andy Dufresne, the wrongly convicted banker Tim Robbins went on to play, but chose Forrest Gump instead.

Which actor did Winston Groom envision playing Forrest?

Winston Groom pictured John Goodman as Forrest, a far bulkier man in the novel; the film, he said, took the character's 'rough edges' off.

Who served as Tom Hanks's running double?

Jim Hanks doubled in the running scenes.

Which actress turned down the role of Jenny?

Jodie Foster turned down the role of Jenny, and the part went to Robin Wright.

Which comedian regretted turning down Bubba, believing the film would flop?

Dave Chappelle turned down Bubba, thinking the film would flop, and later said he regretted it.

Which rapper auditioned for a role in the film?

Tupac Shakur auditioned for the role of Bubba but lost the part to Mykelti Williamson.

Around which South Carolina town was most filming done?

Most filming was based around Beaufort, South Carolina, whose Lowcountry islands and marshes stood in for Alabama, Vietnam and the shrimping scenes.

Which North Carolina road has a stretch nicknamed 'Forrest Gump Curve'?

The 'Forrest Gump Curve' is a bend on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Grandfather Mountain, where the run's mountain-road shot was filmed.

Who paid for the running sequence when the studio's budget ran dry?

Zemeckis and Hanks, the director and star, paid for the running sequence themselves in exchange for a share of the film's gross when Paramount balked at the cost.

Along which South Carolina waterway was the Gump family home set built?

The Gump house set was built along the Combahee River near Yemassee, South Carolina, and was dismantled after filming.

Which university campus stood in for Alabama in most of the college scenes?

Additional scenes were shot in Monument Valley and Glacier National Park.

Which North Carolina mansion hosted additional filming?

The Biltmore Estate in Asheville hosted additional filming; Forrest runs along its tree-lined approach road during the cross-country montage.

Which effects house handled the film's visual effects?

Industrial Light & Magic handled the effects under Ken Ralston, compositing Hanks into archival footage and erasing Gary Sinise's legs.

How were Gary Sinise's legs removed on screen after the amputation?

Sinise's lower legs were wrapped in blue fabric and then painted out frame by frame by a roto-paint team, leaving the stumps in view.

About how many extras were used to create the Reflecting Pool crowd?

About 1,500 extras were filmed repeatedly, repositioned for each take, and computers multiplied them into a crowd of several hundred thousand.

What was the film's production budget?

The production budget was $55 million; the film went on to gross more than $678 million worldwide.

Which film narrowly lost to Forrest Gump on its opening weekend?

True Lies beat it the following weekend.

Which film did Forrest Gump pass to become Paramount's top domestic grosser?

In its tenth week Forrest Gump passed Raiders of the Lost Ark, which had held Paramount's domestic record since 1981.

Which 2007 film finally passed Forrest Gump as the top film solely distributed by Paramount?

Shrek the Third (2007), which Paramount distributed worldwide under its DreamWorks Animation deal, was the first solely Paramount-distributed film to out-gross Forrest Gump.

Which 2006 film surpassed Forrest Gump as Tom Hanks's highest-grossing?

The Da Vinci Code (2006) grossed about $758 million worldwide, ending Forrest Gump's twelve-year run as Tom Hanks's biggest hit.

Why was the film called a 'successful failure'?

Hollywood accounting inflates expenses to minimize profit sharing.

Which grade did CinemaScore audiences give the film?

Rotten Tomatoes has it at 75%.

Which critic called the film 'Warm, wise, and wearisome as hell'?

Anthony Lane of The New Yorker summed it up as 'Warm, wise, and wearisome as hell', while Roger Ebert called it 'a magical movie'.

How much did Hanks and Zemeckis each earn thanks to gross-percentage deals?

Hanks took a percentage of the gross instead of a salary and earned about $40 million from the film, as did Zemeckis.

Which Best Actor Oscar had Hanks won the year before Forrest Gump?

Hanks won Best Actor for Philadelphia (1993) and again for Forrest Gump, the first back-to-back Best Actor wins since Spencer Tracy in 1937 and 1938.

How many Golden Globes did the film win?

The film won three Golden Globes, for Best Picture (Drama), Best Director and Best Actor (Drama) for Hanks, out of seven nominations.

Which two Saturn Awards did the movie win?

Forrest Gump won the Saturn Awards for Best Fantasy Film and Best Supporting Actor, the latter for Gary Sinise.

Where does the 'box of chocolates' line rank on AFI's 100 Movie Quotes list?

AFI placed the 'box of chocolates' line 40th on its 2005 list of 100 Movie Quotes; the film itself was 71st on the 1998 AFI 100 Movies list.

In what year was the film added to the National Film Registry?

The Library of Congress added Forrest Gump to the National Film Registry in 2011, citing in part its digital insertion of Gump into archive footage.

Which magazine ranked the film fourth on its list of the best conservative movies of 25 years?

National Review placed Forrest Gump fourth on its 2009 list of the best conservative movies of the previous 25 years; critics had debated its politics on CNN's Crossfire.

Which presidential candidate said the film's message was that the American Dream is within everybody's reach?

Bob Dole, then Senate Republican leader and later the 1996 nominee, said the film's message was that the American Dream is within everybody's reach.

Why did Zemeckis insist all soundtrack music be by American artists?

Music producer Joel Sill compiled the 32 songs.

How many discs made up the original 1994 Forrest Gump soundtrack album?

The 1994 soundtrack was a two-disc set of 32 tracks spanning the 1950s to the 1980s, compiled by music producer Joel Sill.

Which two songs were added to the soundtrack's 2001 reissue?

The 2001 Special Collector's Edition added Jackson Browne's 'Running on Empty' and Fleetwood Mac's 'Go Your Own Way', both heard during the cross-country run.

Why did Roth, Zemeckis and Hanks shelve the 2001 sequel script?

Eric Roth turned in the sequel script on September 10, 2001; after the September 11 attacks the next day, he, Zemeckis and Hanks felt the story was no longer relevant and shelved it.

What does Forrest tell readers on the first page of Gump and Co.?

In the sequel he even meets Tom Hanks.

Which Bollywood star led the 2022 authorized remake Laal Singh Chaddha?

Aamir Khan starred as Laal Singh Chaddha, with Kareena Kapoor as Rupa, the film's counterpart to Jenny.

Under what ring name does Forrest wrestle in the novel?

In the novel Forrest wrestles as 'The Dunce', a heel booked to lose; he also becomes a NASA astronaut.

Which animal wrecks the spaceship in the novel, stranding Forrest in New Guinea?

Cannibals capture them and their chief teaches Forrest chess.

About how many copies did the novel initially sell?

The novel sold about 30,000 copies after its 1986 release; the film pushed sales past a million more.

How long did Groom take to complete the novel?

Groom wrote Forrest Gump in about six weeks, dashing off the opening chapter first and finishing the rest in a single burst.

In which city was Winston Groom born?

Winston Groom was born in Washington, D.C., in 1943 and grew up in Mobile, Alabama, after his family moved south.

Which school did Winston Groom attend, joining Army ROTC?

Winston Groom graduated from the University of Alabama in 1965, where he joined Army ROTC before serving in Vietnam.

Which soft drink fiasco does Forrest help create in Gump and Co.?

In Gump & Co. Forrest helps create New Coke, the 1985 flop; he also runs the Exxon Valdez aground.

Which historic event does Forrest trigger with a punted football in Gump and Co.?

The ball flies over the wall and people start swinging sledgehammers.

In which city did the first Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurant open in 1996?

The first Bubba Gump Shrimp Company opened on Cannery Row in Monterey, California, in 1996, launched by Rusty Pelican Restaurants with Paramount.

Which Houston-based restaurant group bought the Bubba Gump chain in 2010?

Landry's, the Houston-based restaurant group, bought Bubba Gump Shrimp Company in 2010, fourteen years after the chain's first restaurant opened.

Which 1984 comedy gave Tom Hanks his first big film lead?

Splash (1984), Ron Howard's mermaid comedy, gave Hanks his first big film lead; Big and A League of Their Own followed.

Which time-travel trilogy brought the film's director to prominence?

Back to the Future (1985) made Zemeckis a top director, and he followed it with Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and two Back to the Future sequels.

Which theater company did Gary Sinise co-found?

Gary Sinise co-founded Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1974 and won a 1983 Obie for directing its production of True West off-Broadway.

Which CSI: NY detective did Gary Sinise play?

Sinise played Detective Mac Taylor, head of the crime lab, across CSI: NY's 2004 to 2013 run.

Which soap opera first brought Robin Wright attention?

Robin Wright played Kelly Capwell on NBC's Santa Barbara from 1984 to 1988 before her film breakthrough in The Princess Bride.

Which Netflix character did Robin Wright play from 2013 to 2018?

Claire Underwood was Wright's role for all six seasons of House of Cards, and she ended up fronting the show's final season without Kevin Spacey.

For which two films did Sally Field win Best Actress Oscars?

Sally Field won Best Actress for Norma Rae (1979) and Places in the Heart (1984); her later nomination was for Mary Todd Lincoln in Lincoln.

Which 1960s ABC sitcoms made Sally Field a star?

Gidget (1965–66) and The Flying Nun (1967–70), both on ABC, made Sally Field a television star before Smokey and the Bandit made her a film star.

Which August Wilson play did Mykelti Williamson perform in on Broadway and film?

Mykelti Williamson played Gabriel Maxson in Fences, in Denzel Washington's 2010 Broadway revival and again in the 2016 film.

In what year did Alan Silvestri begin scoring Robert Zemeckis's films?

Silvestri began with Romancing the Stone in 1984 and scored nearly every Zemeckis film after it, including Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Cast Away.

Which 1999 film brought Haley Joel Osment an Oscar nomination?

Osment earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination for The Sixth Sense (1999), five years after his feature debut as Forrest Jr.

Who hosted the 67th Academy Awards, where Forrest Gump won Best Picture?

David Letterman hosted the 67th Academy Awards in March 1995, a night remembered for his 'Oprah... Uma' bit.

How many Oscar nominations did Forrest Gump receive, the most that year?

Forrest Gump led the 1995 ceremony with thirteen nominations and won six, including Best Picture.

Which director's films account for three of Ken Ralston's five visual effects Oscars?

Roger Rabbit, Death Becomes Her and Forrest Gump; he also won for Cocoon and Return of the Jedi.

Forrest stops running on a Monument Valley highway in which US state?

The shot of Forrest stopping on US Route 163, nicknamed Forrest Gump Point, is in Utah near Mexican Hat; Monument Valley straddles the Utah–Arizona line.

To composite Hanks into archive footage, he was first filmed against a screen of which colour?

Hanks was shot against a blue screen with reference markers so ILM could line him up with the old footage; the archival figures' lips were digitally altered for new dialogue.

Tom Hanks said he signed on to Forrest Gump after how long reading the script?

Hanks said he committed to the film after an hour and a half with the script, taking a percentage of the gross instead of an upfront salary.

In which film did Tom Hanks and Dave Chappelle appear together?

Dave Chappelle played Kevin, the sidekick at Joe Fox's bookstore chain, opposite Hanks in You've Got Mail (1998).

In its second weekend, Forrest Gump slipped to number two behind which action film?

True Lies, James Cameron's Schwarzenegger action film, opened at number one on July 15, 1994, pushing Forrest Gump to second in its second weekend.

On which day of the week did Forrest Gump open in US theatres on July 6, 1994?

July 6, 1994 fell on a Wednesday; the film played two weekdays before its first full weekend, when it took about $24.5 million.

What does Jenny throw at her childhood home when she and Forrest walk past it?

Jenny hurls rocks at the run-down house where her father abused her, then slumps in the road; Forrest reflects, 'Sometimes I guess there just aren't enough rocks.'