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Forrest Gump
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
8.462
142 min
Release
1994-06-23
Cast
Tom Hanks
as Forrest Gump
Robin Wright
as Jenny Curran
Gary Sinise
as Lieutenant Dan Taylor
Sally Field
as Mrs. Gump
Mykelti Williamson
as Bubba Blue
Michael Conner Humphreys
as Young Forrest Gump
Hanna Hall
as Young Jenny Curran
Haley Joel Osment
as Forrest Junior
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
as School Bus Driver
Rebecca Williams
as Nurse at Park Bench
Bob Penny
as CronyHarold G. Herthum
as DoctorGeorge Kelly
as BarberJohn Randall
as Crony
Sam Anderson
as Principal Hancock
Margo Moorer
as LouiseIone M. Telech
as Elderly WomanChristine Seabrook
as Elderly Woman's DaughterJohn Worsham
as Southern Gentleman / Landowner
Peter Dobson
as Young Elvis PresleyAlexander Zemeckis
as School Bus BoyLogan Livingston Gomez
as School Bus BoyBen Waddel
as School Bus Boy
Elizabeth Hanks
as School Bus GirlTyler Long
as Red Headed Boy
Christopher Jones
as Boy with CrossGrady Bowman
as Fat BoyKevin Mangan
as Jenny's FatherFay Genens
as Jenny's GrandmotherFrank Geyer
as Police ChiefRob Landry
as Red Headed TeenJason McGuire
as Fat TeenPete Auster
as Teen with Cross
Sonny Shroyer
as Bear Bryant
Brett Rice
as High School Football CoachEd Davis
as High School Football Coach
Daniel C. Striepeke
as RecruiterBruce Lucvia
as Kick Off Return Player
David Brisbin
as Newscaster
Kirk Ward
as EarlAngela Lomas
as Black StudentTimothy Record
as Black StudentDeborah McTeer
as Woman with Child on Park BenchMark Matheisen
as Jenny's Date
Al Harrington
as Local Anchor #1Jed Gillin
as President John F. Kennedy (voice)
Bob Harks
as University Dean
Don Fischer
as Army RecruiterKenneth Bevington
as Army Bus Driver
Michael Flannery
as Bus RecruitGary Robinson
as Bus Recruit
Marlena Smalls
as Bubba's MotherKitty K. Green
as Bubba's Great Grandmother
Afemo Omilami
as Drill SergeantMatt Wallace
as Barracks RecruitDanté McCarthy
as Topless GirlPaulie DiCocco
as EmceeMike Jolly
as Club PatronMichael Kemmerling
as Club Patron
John Voldstad
as Club PatronJeffrey Winner
as Club PatronRuss Wilson
as Pick-up Truck DriverDaniel J. Gillooly
as Helicopter GunmanCalvin Gadsden
as Sargeant SimsAaron Izbicki
as Dallas
Michael Burgess
as Cleveland
Steven Griffith
as Tex
Bill Roberson
as Fat Man at Bench
Michael McFall
as Army Hospital Male NurseEric Underwood
as Mail Call Soldier
Steve DeRelian
as Wounded Soldier
Byron Minns
as Wounded Soldier
Stephen Bridgewater
as Hospital Officer
Bonnie Ann Burgess
as Army NurseScott Oliver
as National Correspondent #1
John William Galt
as President Johnson (voice)Hilary Chaplain
as Hilary
Isabel Rose
as IsabelJay Ross
as Veteran at War Rally
Richard D'Alessandro
as Abbie HoffmanDick Stilwell
as Policeman at War Rally
Kevin Davis
as Black Panther
Michael Jace
as Black Panther
Geoffrey Blake
as WesleyTim Perry
as Hippie at CommuneVanessa Roth
as Hollywood Boulevard GirlfriendEmily Carey
as Hollywood Boulevard GirlfriendPaul Raczkowski
as Man in VW BugValentine
as Chinese Ping Pong Player
Dick Cavett
as Dick CavettJoe Stefanelli
as John Lennon (voice)
Tiffany Salerno
as Carla
Marla Sucharetza
as LenoreAloysius Gigl
as Musician BoyfriendJack Bowden
as National Correspondent #4
Joe Alaskey
as President Nixon (voice)
Lazarus Jackson
as Discharge OfficerW. Benson Terry
as Stanley LoomisMatt Rebenkoff
as Drugged Out BoyfriendPeter Bannon
as Local Correspondent #2Joe Washington
as Local Anchor #2
Nora Dunfee
as Elderly Southern WomanNatalie Hendrix Tate
as Local Anchor #3Hallie D'Amore
as Waitress in Cafe
Jim Hanks
as Forrest Gump Running DoubleChiffonye Cobb
as Hannibal ReporterJuan Singleton
as Hannibal ReporterBobby Richardson
as Hannibal ReporterMichael Mattison
as Taxi DriverLenny Herb
as Young Man Running
Charles Boswell
as Aging HippieTimothy McNeil
as Wild Eyed ManLonnie Hamilton
as The MinisterTeresa Denton
as Lieutenant Dan's Fiancée, Susan
Kurt Russell
as Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Ellen Trainor
as Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
Robb Skyler
as Nicholas Katzenbach (uncredited)
Michael J. Oliver
as Red Headed Teen (uncredited)Bryan Hanna
as Football Coach (uncredited)Greg Brown
as Football Player (uncredited)Brendan Shanahan
as Football Player (uncredited)
Troy Christian
as Cheerleader (uncredited)
Jacqueline Lovell
as Football Fan (uncredited)
Zach Hanner
as Barracks Recruit (uncredited)Aaron Michael Lacey
as National Guardsman (uncredited)William Shipman
as Black Panther (uncredited)Eric Alan Wendell
as Student Protester (uncredited)John Simmit
as Higgins - Protestor on Stage (uncredited)Neal MacMillan
as Student Protester (uncredited)
Beau Lotterman
as Thompson (uncredited)
Teddy Lane Jr.
as Black Panther (uncredited)Jim Keller
as Hippie at Commune (uncredited)
Michael Garvey
as Reporter (uncredited)James Ent
as Alabama College Photographer #1 (uncredited)Jim Damron
as CBS Correspondent Cooper (uncredited)
Darren W. Conrad
as Alabama Football Player (uncredited)Daniel Chamblin
as Southern Landowner (uncredited)
Clint Calvert
as Football Fan (uncredited)
Grand L. Bush
as Black Panther Leader (uncredited)Jim Boeke
as University of Alabama Assistant Football Coach (uncredited)Marcus Batton
as Get the Bikes Bully (uncredited)
Beth Aylward
as Military Officer (uncredited)
Rob Adams
as College Quarterback (uncredited)Joe Abby
as Protestor on Stage (uncredited)
Elvis Presley
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Director
REVIEWS
llgolden
Best movie ever.
bluedevil667
This is the best movie ever!
Geronimo1967
"Forrest" (Tom Hanks) isn't the sharpest tool in the box, but he has an heart of gold and an unparalleled sense of human decency. These laudable characteristics are the result of an upbringing by his mother (Sally Field) which has seen him grow from the bullied young boy from Alabama who discovers that he can run a little faster than your average bear, to a sort of national hero. We learn all this from him as he sits at a bus stop chatting to an initially disinterested nurse, and then to a collection of fellow travellers who learn of his drafting to Vietnam. That's where he meets "Lt. Dan" (Gary Sinese) and his new best friend "Bubba" (Mykelti Williamson) and where his innate sense of what's right saves lives and earns him the plaudits of a grateful nation (and gets his butt-ox on television too!). His army days taught him much, but nothing so useful as a skill at table tennis. Soon on the American ping-pong squad in China, he manages to get an endorsement that allows him to reunite with the hippified, now paraplegic and disillusioned "Lt. Dan" and make a mint shrimp fishing, before returning home to face some fairly predicable family trauma. All of this has been happening against a story of a longing for his one true love. "Jenny" (Robin Wright). They've been friends since childhood, but she has a wandering spirit and though his love was requited, it wasn't what he needed. Might there be a future for them, ever? Robert Zemeckis uses a chronology of events in the USA, starting in the 1950s, to create a template for the story of a man who lived through racial tension, war, bullying and emerged the stronger; the more honourable and despite his low IQ was quite capable of putting those more intellectual around him to shame. The photography that cleverly superimposes him into television broadcasts works entertainingly as he gazes bemusedly out onto a audience that is increasingly warming to him. I will admit, I struggled a bit with the running segment towards the end, but Hanks epitomises determination and integrity with Eric Roth's adaptation of the Groom novel allowing plenty of philosophical food for thought whilst having a laugh at scenarios both serious and ridiculous. Like life itself, this film is like a box of chocolates and though I didn't love them all, there were plenty to enjoy and reflect upon.
