10 Things You Didn't Know About Forrest Gump

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[KLondike]

Hanks couldn't quite figure out the right voice until he heard the real speech pattern of the actor who played young Forrest. Hanks was doing an impersonation of magic legs Forrest.

[Sureokay]

Forrest Gump is a masterpiece that I hope they never try to remake, redo, reboot or re anything. Just leave it alone.

[BusterGutts]

Through the movie Forrest says “was” but when he visits his mom on her death bed, it’s here where she says “is”.

[wstine]

Life is like a Minty's "10 Things You Didn't Know About..." video. You never know what you're gonna get.

[skullraptor]

bonus fun fact: Kurt Russel also plays a part in 3000 Miles to Graceland as a member of a Casino Robber gang that all dress up as Elvis for their heist.

[Linusgump]

My doctor always says, “Life is like sex with Jenny. You never know what you’re going to get, but hopefully penicillin will make it go away.”

[candjim]

The thing I love'd about Forest Gump was the fact he was always the most genuine and sincere character. He never pretended to be someone he was not.

[trinaq]

I always thought that Forrest Jr. looked familiar, but didn't realise until watching "The Movies that Made Us" documentary that he was played by Haley Joel Osment, five years before "The Sixth Sense." He was discovered in a pizza commercial, and the casting directors thought that he would be perfect for the role.

[ketocajun]

The movie ended beautifully, left you happy & sad for Forrest because of the ending of his journey loving Jenny but the beginning of his love/adventure with his son. It was a movie of a life lived fully. It shines like a beacon of hope for everyone.

[zfrueqw]

What makes the WB decision to not make Forest Gump even funnier is that fact Kurt Russell starred in the executive decision movie while providing the voice of Elvis in Forest Gump. Either way he got paid.

[MorbinNecrim]

Forrest Gump will always be one of the greatest films of all time

[gmcnut]

I saw Forrest Gump multiple times in the theater and watch it at least once a year. It's definitely in my top ten favorites.

[geraldmantanona]

Fact 11: Michael Connor Humphreys, the boy who played the young Forrest Gump enlisted in the US Army when he was a young adult & deployed to Iraq (Anbar province) with 1st Armored Division. He later served in the famous 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One) and got out in 2008. 😃🇺🇸👍🏾

[AnnieBananie]

A “Forrest Gump in Space” was sort of made … by MAD Magazine. In the 90’s they did an Apollo 13 parody where instead Hanks and Senise play Gump and Lt. Dan in the premiss of Apollo 13, where hilarity ensues.
Also, does anyone remember MAD TV’s “Gump Fiction”?

[VictorHernandez-sdfw]

Forrest Gump somewhat went into space.
The next time you watch Apollo 13, you can pretend Tom Hanks was reprising his role as Forrest Gump for the film. And as a bonus, you can pretend Gary Sinise grew back his legs.

[jvondd]

Saying "My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates" makes sense because at this point in time, his mother has passed away, so he can only refer to her in the past tense.

[Surreal]

The "box of chocolates" line is just another line that got misquoted even at the time. It was a line used everywhere at the time so it got mangled by everyone including other writers who used it as a punchline. It's like "Beam me up, Scotty" or "Play it again, Sam".

[jasonhill]

OK. I'm starting a petition for Minty to consider doing a review of Fight Club. Thumbs up for Yeah, thumbs down for Nay.

[yurdp]

His mama was dead in the chronology of the story when he said it so “was” makes sense for his simple way of thinking. When his mama said it to him she used “is”.

[AtheistOrphan]

“You ever been with a girl Forest?” - That scene with his er, ‘premature’ problem always makes me laugh!