While not intelligent, Forrest Gump has accidentally been present at
many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him.
Forrest Gump (1994)
Director:
Robert Zemeckis
Won
6
Oscars.
Another
39 wins & 66 nominations.
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.
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for drug content, some sensuality and war violenceParents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 October 1994 (Philippines)Also Known As:
Форрест ГампBox Office
Budget:
$55.000.000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£11.302.303 (UK) (11 November 1994)Gross:
$329.691.196 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Paramount Pictures
Forrest Gump is not stupid. Although his IQ is 75, he sees the world
far clearer than most. Through his decent, childlike eyes, we too see
things in a less confused and muddled way. In this cheerfully
straight-arrow moral tale, Tom Hanks stars as the "wise fool" Forrest
Gump and delivers yet another Oscar-level performance. Paramount will
win sensational boxoffice with this Robert Zemeckis-directed film.
Raised in the '50s in rural Alabama by a single mother (Sally Field),
Forrest, being "different," must fend for himself, struggling against
not only perceived expectations but boyhood bullies. He unwittingly
finds that he's blessed with a talent — he can run like the wind, which
wins him a football scholarship to play for Bear Bryant at the
University of Alabama. And there's no stopping him after that.
An uplifting saga about one young boy's earnest and good-natured attempts to overcome his disabilities, Forrest Gump
is also a cheeky social satire of the past 40 years of U.S.
social-political history. Eric Roth's screenplay, adapted from Winston
Groom's novel, nimbly intertwines Forrest's life with the seminal social
events and players of the past several decades. Unassuming Forrest,
with his golly-gee enthusiasm and inbred decency, encounters the likes
of Elvis, George Wallace, presidents Kennedy through Nixon, Dick Cavett,
John Lennon and Abbie Hoffman as he graduates from 'Bama, fights in
Vietnam, competes in international ping-pong, founds a shrimping
company, engages in philanthropy and jogs cross-country.
Contrasting Forrest's unassuming innocence with the upheavals and
rancor of the times, the film is a wisely goofy commentary on the
stupidity of smartness.
While Forrest's foray's into the dens of the big and powerful are
cheekily amusing, the film ambles along over a deeper, darker layer:
Forrest's love for his childhood girlfriend, Jenny (Robin Wright). An
abused child, Jenny's life path is a desperate wander to find solid
ground. She falls prey to every social movement and fad of the times;
unlike Forrest, whose unwavering strength and sense of right and wrong
protect him from being caught up in social slides, Jenny's genuflections
reflect her lack of firm values and inner confidence.
To some extent, one could argue that Jenny symbolizes most of us. If
any criticism might be leveled at the film, it is that its most
heart-wrenching moments are too adeptly skirted, but, then again, that's
in keeping with Forrest's strength. Highest praise to Zemeckis, who has
reached a higher maturity plane with his gracefully, technically
eloquent direction.
Carrying his torso in an erect, straight-arched manner, Hanks' body
language is all-telling. With each strange or perplexing situation,
Hanks erupts with the smallest twitch or turn, signaling Forrest's
deep-seated disapproval or, in special other cases, his gleeful,
thankful wonderment. Mykelti Williamson, as Forrest's simple-minded G.I.
buddy, is also outstanding, while Gary Sinise is sympathetic as
Forrest's bitter platoon leader, legless after the Vietnam War. — Duane Byrge, originally published on June 29, 1994.
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