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Plot:

• A low-intelligence man tells his life's tale to people waiting at a small town bus stop. He has captured fame, fortune and glory, but his one true love has continuously eluded him.
• A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events - in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. Yet, despite all the things he has attained, his one true love eludes him. "Forrest Gump" is the story of a man who rose above his challenges, and who proved that determination, courage, and love are more important than ability.
• The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, etc. The problem is, he's too stupid to realize the significance of his actions. Forrest becomes representative of the baby boomer generation having walked through life blindly.

Director:

• Robert Zemeckis

Writers:

• Winston Groom    (novel)
• Eric Roth    (screenplay)

Producers:

• Wendy Finerman    producer
• Charles Newirth    co-producer
• Steve Starkey    producer
• Steve Tisch    producer

Cast:

• Tom Hanks    Forrest Gump
• Robin Wright Penn    Jenny Curran (as Robin Wright)
• Gary Sinise    Lt. Dan Taylor
• Mykelti Williamson    Pvt. Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue
• Sally Field    Mrs. Gump
• Rebecca Williams    Nurse at Park Bench
• Michael Conner Humphreys    Young Forrest Gump
• Harold G. Herthum    Doctor (as Harold Herthum)
• George Kelly    Barber
• Bob Penny    Crony
• John Randall    Crony
• Sam Anderson    Principal
• Margo Moorer    Louise, Mrs. Gump's Housekeeper
• Ione M. Telech    Elderly Woman
• Christine Seabrook    Elderly Woman's Daughter
• Peter Dobson    Elvis Presley
• Siobhan Fallon    Dorothy Harris, School Bus Driver (as Siobhan J. Fallon)
• Alexander Zemeckis    School Bus Boy
• Logan Livingston Gomez    School Bus Boy
• Ben Waddel    School Bus Boy
• Elizabeth Hanks    School Bus Girl
• Hanna R. Hall    Young Jenny Curran
• Tyler Long    Red Headed Boy
• Christopher Jones    Boy with Cross
• Grady Bowman    Fat Boy
• Kevin Mangan    Mr. Curran, Jenny's Father
• Fay Genens    Jenny's Grandmother
• Frank Geyer    Police Chief
• Rob Landry    Red Headed Teen
• Jason McGuire    Fat Teen
• Pete Auster    Teen with Cross
• Sonny Shroyer    Coach Paul 'Bear' Bryant
• Brett Rice    High School Football Coach
• Ed Davis    High School Football Coach
• Daniel C. Striepeke    Recruiter (as Daniel Striepeke)
• Bruce Lucvia    Kick Off Return Player
• David Brisbin    Newscaster
• Kirk Ward    Earl, Demonstration Observer
• Angela Lomas    Black Student
• Timothy Record    Black Student
• Deborah McTeer    Woman with Child on Park Bench
• Mark Matheisen    Billy, Jenny's Date
• Al Harrington    Local Anchor #1
• Jed Gillin    President John F. Kennedy (voice)
• Bob Harks    University Dean
• Don Fischer    Army Recruiter
• Kenneth Bevington    Army Bus Driver
• Michael Flannery    Bus Recruit
• Gary Robinson    Bus Recruit
• Marlena Smalls    Mrs. Blue, Bubba's Mother
• Kitty K. Green    Bubba's Great-Grandmother
• John Worsham    Southern Gentleman
• Afemo Omilami    Drill Sergeant
• Matt Wallace    Barracks Recruit
• Danté McCarthy    Topless Girl
• Paulie DiCocco    Strip Club Emcee
• Mike Jolly    Club Patron
• Michael Kemmerling    Club Patron
• John Voldstad    Club Patron
• Jeffrey Winner    Club Patron
• Russ Wilson    Pick-up Truck Driver
• Daniel J. Gillooly    Helicopter Gunman
• Calvin Gadsden    Staff Sergeant at Fort Platoon Vietnam
• Aaron Izbicki    Pvt. Dallas from Phoenix
• Michael Burgess    Pvt. Cleveland from Detroit
• Steven Griffith    Tex
• Bill Roberson    Fat Man at Bench
• Michael McFall    Army Hospital Male Nurse
• Eric Underwood    Mail Call Soldier
• Byron Minns    Wounded Soldier
• Stephen Bridgewater    Hospital Officer (as Stephen Wesley Bridgewater)
• Bonnie Ann Burgess    Army Nurse
• Scott Oliver    National Correspondent #1
• John William Galt    President Lyndon B. Johnson (voice)
• Hilary Chaplain    Hilary
• Isabel Rose    Isabel
• Jay Ross    Veteran at War Rally
• Richard D'Alessandro    Abbie Hoffman
• Dick Stilwell    Policeman at War Rally
• Kevin Davis    Black Panther
• Michael Jace    Black Panther
• Geoffrey Blake    Wesley, SDS Organizer
• Tim Perry    Hippie at Commune
• Vanessa Roth    Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend
• Emily Carey    Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend
• Paul Raczkowski    Man in VW Bug
• Valentino    Chinese Ping Pong Player
• Dick Cavett    Himself
• Joe Stefanelli    John Lennon (voice)
• Tiffany Salerno    Cunning Carla, Prostitute at Bar
• Marla Sucharetza    Long-Limbs Lenor, Prostitute at Bar
• Aloysius Gigl    Musician Boyfriend
• Jack Bowden    National Correspondent #4
• Joe Alaskey    President Richard Nixon (voice)
• Lazarus Jackson    Discharge Officer
• W. Benson Terry    Stanley Loomis
• Matt Rebenkoff    Drugged Out Boyfriend
• Peter Bannon    Local Correspondent #2
• Joe Washington    Local Anchor #2
• Nora Dunfee    Elderly Southern Woman on Park Bench
• Nathalie Hendrix    Local Anchor #3
• Hallie D'Amore    Waitress in Cafe
• Chiffonye Cobb    Hannibal Reporter
• Juan Singleton    Hannibal Reporter
• Bobby Richardson    Hannibal Reporter
• Michael Mattison    Taxi Driver
• Lenny Herb    Young Man Running
• Charles Boswell    Aging Hippie
• Timothy McNeil    Wild Eyed Man (as Tim McNeil)
• Haley Joel Osment    Forrest Gump Jr.
• Lonnie Hamilton    The Minister
• Teresa Denton    Susan, Lt. Dan's Fiancée
• Steve DeRellian    Wounded Soldier (as Stephen Derelian)
• John Glenn Harding    Wounded Soldier
• Rob Adams    College Quarterback (uncredited)
• Markus Alexander    Vietnam Vetern (uncredited)
• Neil Armstrong    Himself - Stepping onto the Moon (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Jim Boeke    U of A Assistant Football Coach (uncredited)
• Arthur Bremer    Himself - Shooting George Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Dick Clark    Himself - New Year's Eve (archive footage) (uncredited)
• John Connally    Himself - with JFK in Dallas (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Jim Damron    CBS Correspondent Cooper (uncredited)
• James Ent    Alabama College Photographer #1 (uncredited)
• Gerald Ford    Himself - Assassination Attempt (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Bryan Hanna    Football Coach (uncredited)
• Zach Hanner    Barracks Recruit (uncredited)
• Bob Hope    Himself - in Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Lyndon Johnson    Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Shann Johnson     (uncredited)
• Jim Keller    Hippie at Commune (uncredited)
• Devon Kelly    Jenny's College Roommate (uncredited)
• John F. Kennedy    Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Robert F. Kennedy    Himself - after 1968 California Primary (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Aaron Michael Lacey    National Guardsman (uncredited)
• John Lennon    Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Jacqueline Lovell    Football Fan (uncredited)
• Richard Nixon    Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Elvis Presley    Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Ronald Reagan    Himself - Assassination Attempt (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Mark A. Rich    VA in Hospital (uncredited)
• Kurt Russell    Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
• Brendan Shanahan    Football Player (uncredited)
• William Shipman    Black Panther (uncredited)
• Mary Ellen Trainor    Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
• USC Trojan Marching Band    Alabama Marching Band (uncredited)
• George Wallace    Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Taglines:

• The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump.
• Life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get.