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. The film follows the life of an Alabama man named Forrest Gump (Hanks) and his experiences in the 20th-century United States. Principal photography took place between August and December 1993, mainly in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Extensive visual effects were used to incorporate Hanks into archived footage and to develop other scenes. The soundtrack features songs reflecting the different periods seen in the film. Forrest Gump was released in the United States on July 6, 1994, and received widespread critical acclaim for Zemeckis's direction, performances (particularly those of Hanks and Sinise), visual effects, music, and screenplay. The film was a major success at the box office: it became the top-grossing film in the United States released that year and earned over US$678.2 million worldwide during its theatrical run, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 1994, behind The Lion King. The soundtrack sold over 12 million copies. Forrest Gump won six Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Hanks, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, and Best Film Editing. It received many award nominations, including Golden Globes, British Academy Film Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Various interpretations have been made of the protagonist and the film's political symbolism. In 2011, the Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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Are you coming along? Mama said not to be taking rides from strangers. This is the bus to school. I'm Forrest. Forrest Gump. - I'm Dorothy Harris. - Well, now we ain't strangers anymore.

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This seat's taken.

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It's taken!

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You can't sit here.

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FORREST: You know, it's funny what a young man recollects, 'cause I don't remember being born. I don't recall what I got for my first Christmas, and I don't know when I went on my first outdoor picnic. But I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest voice in the wide world.

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JENNY: You can sit here if you want.

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I had never seen anything so beautiful in my life. She was like an angel. Well, are you gonna sit down, or aren't you?

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What's wrong with your legs? Nothing at all, thank you. My legs are just fine and dandy.

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I just sat next to her on that bus and had a conversation all the way to school. ...my back's crooked like a question mark. These are going to make me... And next to Mama, no one ever talked to me or asked me questions.

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Are you stupid or something? Mama says, "Stupid is as stupid does."

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- I'm Jenny. - I'm Forrest. Forrest Gump.

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From that day on, we was always together. Jenny and me was like peas and carrots.

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She taught me how to climb. Come on, Forrest, you can do it. I showed her how to dangle. "...a good little monkey and..." She helped me learn how to read, and I showed her how to swing. Sometimes we'd just sit out and wait for the stars. - Mama's gonna worry about me. - Just stay a little longer. For some reason, Jenny didn't never want to go home. Okay, Jenny, I'll stay. She was my most special friend.

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My only friend.

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Now, my mama always told me that miracles happen every day. Some people don't think so, but they do.

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Hey, dummy!

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Are you retarded, orjust plain stupid? - "Look, I'm Forrest Gimp." - JENNY: Just run away, Forrest.

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Run, Forrest! Run away! Hurry! - Get the bikes! - BOY 1: Hurry up! Let's get him! - Come on! - Look out, dummy, here we come! We're gonna get you!

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Run, Forrest, run! Run, Forrest!

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Come back here, you!

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