Forrest Gump [DVD]

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Alexander, Bryan (July 5, 2019). "Is there a real Forrest Gump? 25 years after Tom Hanks' film, we have answers". USA Today . Retrieved August 14, 2023. National Film Registry More Than a Box of Chocolates". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017 . Retrieved June 2, 2019. a b c d e Wang, Jennifer Hyland (Spring 2000). " "A Struggle of Contending Stories": Race, Gender, and Political Memory in Forrest Gump". Cinema Journal. 39 (3): 92–102. doi: 10.1353/cj.2000.0009. JSTOR 1225535. S2CID 144899487. ProQuest 222244908. Daly, Sean (July 1, 2001). "Haley Joel Osment on Robots and Reality" (Fee required). The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on October 9, 2018 . Retrieved July 2, 2009. Iconic Roles and the Stars Who Regret Turning Them Down". Celebs.Answers.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014 . Retrieved April 1, 2014.

In 1981, a man named Forrest Gump recounts his life story to strangers who happen to sit next to him at a bus stop. Plot: What’s it about? Video: How does it look? Audio: How does it sound? Supplements: What are the extras? The Bottom Line Plot: What’s it about? Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Dorothy Harris: The school bus driver who drives Forrest, and later his son, to school All Time Box Office Domestic Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018 . Retrieved December 11, 2019.The scene where Forrest spots Jenny at a peace rally at the Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., required visual effects to create the large crowd of people. Over two days of filming, approximately 1,500 extras were used. [51] At each successive take, the extras were rearranged and moved into a different quadrant away from the camera. With the help of computers, the extras were multiplied to create a crowd of several hundred thousand people. [33] [51] Reception [ edit ] Box office [ edit ] Through the Ears of Forrest Gump: Sound Design– Several instances of sound were showcased here and we learn a bit more about what it takes to score the sound of a film. In addition to the film's multiple awards and nominations, it has also been recognized by the American Film Institute on several of its lists. The film ranks 37th on 100 Years...100 Cheers, 71st on 100 Years...100 Movies, and 76th on 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition). In addition, the quote "Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get," was ranked 40th on 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes. [97] The film also ranked at number 61 on Empire 's list of the 100 Greatest Movies of All Time. [98] Michael Conner Humphreys as young Forrest Gump: Hanks revealed in interviews that instead of having Michael copy his accent, he copied Michael's unique Southern accented drawl into the older character's accent. The film is based on the 1986 novel by Winston Groom. Both center on the character of Forrest Gump. However, the film primarily focuses on the first eleven chapters of the novel before skipping ahead to the end of the novel, with the founding of Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. and the meeting with Forrest Jr. In addition to skipping some parts of the novel, the film adds several aspects to Gump's life that do not occur in the novel, such as his needing leg braces as a child and his run across the United States. [20]

Gump's long absence from the DVD format was conspicuous, but Paramount has finally delivered with a shrimpboat-load of material befitting this fondly remembered film. The two-disc set even includes a cross-promotional coupon for—you guessed it—a box of chocolates. Facts About Forrest Gump". Archived from the original on August 2, 2022 . Retrieved August 2, 2022.a b Horn, John (May 25, 1995). " 'Forrest Gump' Has Yet to Make a Net Profit". The Journal Record. FindArticles. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007 . Retrieved July 1, 2009. a b Tyler, Josh (March 7, 2007). "Forrest Gump Gets A Sequel". Cinema Blend. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010 . Retrieved October 21, 2010. Forrest Gump-(Seeing is Believing: The Visual Effects of Forrest Gump-Vietnam) (DVD). Paramount Pictures. August 28, 2001. Forrest Gump-(Through the eyes of Forrest Gump) (DVD). Paramount Pictures. August 28, 2001. Event occurs at 12:29. Gump & Co. | Book by Winston Groom - Simon & Schuster. Books.simonandschuster.com. June 2010. ISBN 9781451607543 . Retrieved 2012-11-24.

Forrest Gump: Special Collector's Edition Paramount Home Video Starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, The 5.1 sound mix handles both subtle atmospherics, like rear speaker countryside effects, every bit as well as it delivers powerful bass during the 'Nam scenes. Through the Ears of Forrest Gump looks at the sound effects, and is more interesting than the normal effects documentaries found on many discs. The Magic of Makeup explores the subtleties of Gump's appearance throughout the film, and the not-so-subtle transformation of Sally Field into an old woman. Rounding out Disc 2 are screen tests for Robin Wright, the then-unknown Haley Joel Osment, and others, plus a handful of production photos and two theatrical trailers. Screen Tests – If you want to see a really young Haley Joel Osment, he can be found here. Others are shown as well. a b Mills, Bart (July 8, 1994). "In 'Forrest Gump,' Historical Figures Speak for Themselves" (Fee required). Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011 . Retrieved June 13, 2010.King, Susan (August 16, 1996). " 'Letterbox' Brings Wide Screen Home". Times Staff Writer. Los Angeles Times. p.96. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023 . Retrieved March 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Photo gallery and trailers. The main trailer uses the music from "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story". It's a popular choice and can be heard again in the TV teasers for "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". Lowman, Rob (August 28, 2001). "Video Enchanted Forrest the Much-beloved "Forrest Gump" Arrives on DVD with Sweetness Intact" (Fee required). Beacon Journal. Archived from the original on October 9, 2018 . Retrieved July 2, 2009. There's an old philosophical question: Who is happier, the fool content to spend his days occupied by the simple pleasures of a push-pin toy, or the intellectual, who fills his time wrestling with the unanswerable riddles of the universe? It's a difficult conundrum, and one probably not on the forefront of the minds of the millions of fans of the celebrated movie Forrest Gump. Gump & Co. (alternatively titled Forrest Gump and Co.) is a 1995 novel by Winston Groom. It is the sequel to his 1986 novel Forrest Gump and the Academy Award-winning 1994 film of the same name starring Tom Hanks. It was written to chronicle Forrest's life throughout the 1980s. [1] Synopsis [ edit ]