Forrest Gump
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.
Awards
Cast
- Aaron Izbicki
- Afemo Omilami
- Al Harrington
- Alexander Zemeckis
- Aloysius Gigl
- Angela Lomas
- Ben Waddel
- Bob Harks
- Bob Penny
- Bobby Richardson
- Bonnie Ann Burgess
- Brett Rice
- Bruce Lucvia
- Byron Minns
- Calvin Gadsden
- Charles Boswell
- Chiffonye Cobb
- Christine Seabrook
- Christopher Jones
- Daniel C. Striepeke
- Daniel J. Gillooly
- Danté McCarthy
- David Brisbin
- Deborah McTeer
- Dick Cavett
- Dick Stilwell
- Don Fischer
- Ed Davis
- Elizabeth Hanks
- Emily Carey
- Eric Underwood
- Fay Genens
- Frank Geyer
- Gary Robinson
- Gary Sinise
- Geoffrey Blake
- George Kelly
- Gerald Ford
- Grady Bowman
- Grand L. Bush
- Haley Joel Osment
- Hallie D'Amore
- Hanna R. Hall
- Harold G. Herthum
- Hilary Chaplain
- Ione M. Telech
- Isabel Rose
- Jack Bowden
- Jacqueline Lovell
- Jason McGuire
- Jay Ross
- Jed Gillin
- Jeffrey Winner
- Joe Alaskey
- Joe Stefanelli
- Joe Washington
- John Lennon
- John Randall
- John Voldstad
- John William Galt
- John Worsham
- Juan Singleton
- Kenneth Bevington
- Kevin Davis
- Kevin Mangan
- Kirk Ward
- Kitty K. Green
- Kurt Russell
- Lazarus Jackson
- Lenny Herb
- Logan Livingston Gomez
- Lonnie Hamilton
- Margo Moorer
- Mark Matheisen
- Marla Sucharetza
- Marlena Smalls
- Mary Ellen Trainor
- Matt Rebenkoff
- Matt Wallace
- Michael Burgess
- Michael Conner Humphreys
- Michael Flannery
- Michael Jace
- Michael Kemmerling
- Michael Mattison
- Michael McFall
- Mike Jolly
- Mykelti Williamson
- Natalie Hendrix
- Nora Dunfee
- Paul Raczkowski
- Paulie DiCocco
- Pete Auster
- Peter Bannon
- Peter Dobson
- Rebecca Williams
- Richard D'Alessandro
- Rob Landry
- Robin Wright
- Russ Wilson
- Sally Field
- Sam Anderson
- Scott Oliver
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan
- Sonny Shroyer
- Stephen Bridgewater
- Steve DeRelian
- Steven Griffith
- Teresa Denton
- Tiffany Salerno
- Tim Perry
- Timothy McNeil
- Timothy Record
- Tom Hanks
- Tyler Long
- Valentine
- Vanessa Roth
- W. Benson Terry
- William Acy "Billy" Roberson Jr