Forrest Gump 1994

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 136 min

genre: comedy-drama

theme: epic

director: Robert Zemeckis

Score: 9 / 10

Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. It is an adaptation of the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field.

Plot

As a boy in 1951, Forrest Gump has an IQ of 75, and is fitted with leg braces to correct a curved spine. He lives in Greenbow, Alabama, with his mother, who runs a boarding house and encourages him to live beyond his disabilities. On his first day of school, Forrest meets a girl named Jenny Curran, and the two become best friends. Jenny is a victim of sexual abuse by her father; she is eventually removed from his custody.

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author	Eric Roth Winston Groom
award	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film National Board of Review Award for Best Film National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
contentLocation	Alabama Arizona New York City San Francisco Vietnam Washington, D.C.
director	Robert Zemeckis
editor	Arthur Schmidt
events	culture of the United States destiny history of the United States love Vietnam War
genre	comedy-drama
keywords	a curved spine abusive boyfriend all-american football team ambush american soldiers antiwar apple computer basic training begin best friend boarding house bus stop college football all-america team engage fight in vietnam first day of school flee forrest gump handicap hippie hurricane carmen intellectual disability iq of 75 john f. kennedy leg brace lieutenant life story lyndon b. johnson march on the pentagon medal of honor meet new year opposition to united states involvement in the vietnam war pass ping-pong ping-pong diplomacy return home richard nixon run run away scoliosis sexual abuse sexual encounter shrimp shrimp fishery shrimping business strip club suicide attempt table tennis the dick cavett show the white house train u.s. army united states army university of alabama volunteer walk watergate complex wedding guest white house
musicBy	Alan Silvestri
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Sound Editing Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
producer	Steve Starkey Steve Tisch Wendy Finerman
productionCompany	AFI Catalog of Feature Films
publisher	Paramount Pictures
recordedAt	Ambassador Hotel Arizona California Maine North Carolina Paramount Studios Santa Monica South Carolina Utah
theme	epic narrative war