Interesting Facts about Forrest Gump

In 1994, an American classic was made. Robert Lee Zemeckis directed a movie based on a novel by Winston Groom 'Forrest Gump'. Leading role went to Tom Hanks, who gave one of the best performances in his career. Emotional and funny, the movie was highly rated by critics and viewers, and also performed exceptionally well at the box office. Here are some of the facts that perhaps you didn't know about this all-time favourite classic:
Bubba Gump Restaurantso

One of Forrest Gump's war friends, Bubba, had a dream of becoming the king of the shrimp business. Sadly, he died in the Vietnam War, but Forrest Gump went on and fulfilled Bubba's dream in his honour. In real life, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. has restaurants across the United States and around the world as well. You can find the famous restaurant in China, Japan, Mexico and Malaysia, and in front of every one of them, there is a bench with Forrest's suitcase on it, and his snickers bellow the bench. The interesting fact is that this restaurant chain didn't exist before the movie came out.

Real Footage

There is a real footage in the movie from 1968 that was used for a ceremony when Forrest Gump met Lyndon B. Johnson to receive his Medal of Honor. Forrest's head was digitally superimposed on the body of Sammy L. Davis, who did, in fact, receive this award for his service in Vietnam. This gave the illusion that Forrest was actually standing face to face with President Lyndon Johnson.

War Scenes

The Vietnam War scenes were actually filmed on a golf course on Fripp Island, just off the coast of South Carolina. Of course, computer-generated imagery (CGI) worked its magic to conjure the feeling of the muddy ground, the raucous jungle, the reedy swamps.

Jenny's Death

Jenny, Forrest Gump's friend and the girl he loves, dies in the movie just one year after they get married. It was never revealed in the movie what sort of virus killed her, but we are led to believe that the reason was AIDS, since the story took place in the '60s when this virus was at its peak in the United States. The author Winston Groom, however, had something else in mind when he wrote the book. So in his sequel novel, Bubba & Co., Groom reveals that Jenny, in fact, died from hepatitis C by which she was infected during her drug-usage years.

Forrest's Famous Accent

Everyone loved Forrest Gump's strange accent in the movie. It gave the character distinctive charm. Tom Hanks' co-star Michael Conner Humphrey, who played young Forrest actually had that accent, which Hanks learned to like, so eventually, they decided that Forrest Gump should speak with that accent as well. Michael Conner Humphrey himself got plenty of critical acclaim for this movie, e.g. he received the Young Artist Award.

Lieutenant Dan

Tough but vulnerable, Lieutenant Dan, played by Gary Sinise, was one of the important characters in the movie. Crippled by war, Lieutenant Dan's injuries had to look realistic. In 1994, Hollywood didn't have the sophisticated special effects it has today, so the digital team had Gary wear a blue fabric that neatly concealed his lower legs, achieving the desired convincing illusion.

Long Scene with Robin

Robin Wright had a bad cold when the nightclub scene was shot. The shooting took all day until they brought the scene to perfection, and for the entire day Robin barely had any clothes on. Nevertheless, she gave a spectacular performance like a true professional.

More CGI Magic

A ping pong match may be interesting to watch, but it is really tough to follow a fast-moving ball which bounces and ricochets off of surfaces faster than the average eye can follow. To shoot such a scene is a challenge by itself, especially when you have actors who are not experienced ping-pong players. So CGI made magic once again. There was no ball bouncing when the match was filmed. The ping-pong ball was added later, designed to hit the paddle and create an illusion of a real match.

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