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Rebecca Williams | ... | |
Sally Field | ... | ||
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Michael Conner Humphreys | ... | |
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Harold G. Herthum | ... |
Doctor
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George Kelly | ... |
Barber
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Bob Penny | ... |
Crony
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John Randall | ... |
Crony
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Sam Anderson | ... | ||
Margo Moorer | ... |
Louise
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Ione M. Telech | ... |
Elderly Woman
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Christine Seabrook | ... | |
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John Worsham | ... |
Southern Gentleman /
Landowner
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Peter Dobson | ... | ||
Siobhan Fallon Hogan | ... |
School Bus Driver
(as Siobhan J. Fallon)
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Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low I.Q. but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His 'mama' teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army for service in Vietnam, finding new friends called Dan and Bubba, he wins medals, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, starts a ping-pong craze, creates the smiley, writes bumper stickers and songs, donates to people and meets the president several times. However, this is all irrelevant to Forrest who can only think of his childhood sweetheart Jenny Curran, who has messed up her life. Although in the end all he wants to prove is that anyone can love anyone. Written by aliw135
Winston Groom's Forrest Gump was a novel that was complicated, but (Oscar winning) director Robert Zemeckis brings events together with visual effects that boggle even George Lucas.
And leading the film in this odyssey of American life is Tom Hanks playing Gump (he won his second Oscar for his portrayal) in a film that shows one man who goes through many events in history to find the one he loves. Well done, well acted, and well directed to pythagorean procision. A++