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Editor's Note
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 Tom Hanks's loveably slow-witted Forrest Gump as he finds himself embroiled in situations he can't quite comprehend. Hanks leads an excellent cast, featuring Robin Wright Penn as Jenny, Forrest's lifelong love; Gary Sinise as the irascible Lt. Dan, his Vietnam superior; Mykelti Williamson as Bubba, a shrimp-loving soldier; and Sally Fields as his devoted mother. Robert Zemeckis's emotional, heartwarming film garnered 13 Academy Award nominations and six wins, including Best Picture, Director, Actor--Tom Hanks, and Adapted Screenplay.
Plot Summary
The magical story of Forrest Gump, a sweet-natured idiot savant from rural Alabama. As he goes down the road of life, mouthing pithy and quotable homilies, he encounters luminaries such as John Lennon, Elvis Presley and JFK. But all the while he can't forget one special girl from his childhood...
| Features | Region [unknown] | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Spanish | | DTS HD Master Audio - English, French, Spanish | | Subtitles - English, French, Spanish |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 11/3/2009 |
| Running Time: 141 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1994 | | UPC: 00097360746655 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Academy Awards (1994) |  | Winner, Best Picture | | Tom Hanks, Winner, Best Actor | | Robert Zemeckis, Winner, Best Director | | Eric Roth, Winner, Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Memorable Quotes| "Now the really good thing about meetin' the President of the United States is the food." | | "My name's Forrest Gump. People call me Forrest Gump!" ---- Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) | | "Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you're gonna get" ---- Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"FORREST GUMP is a movie heartbreaker of oddball wit and startling grace..." 07/14/1994 p.98-9Sight and Sound
"...A strong sense of narrative coherence....Even more impressive is the use of special effects..." 10/01/1994 p.41-2 New York Times
"...An accomplished feat of cyber-cinema....Hanks's Forrest has an unerring sincerity and charm..." 07/06/1994 p.C9 Los Angeles Times
"...There is magic in FORREST GUMP..." 07/06/1994 p.F1 Chicago Sun-Times
"...A story rich in big laughs and quiet truths..." 07/06/1994 p.33 |
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