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Forrest Gump (DVD)

Tom Hanks (actor), Robin Wright (actor) and Robert Zemeckis (director)
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Synopsis

The magical story of Forrest Gump, a sweet-natured idiot savant from rural Alabama. As he goes down the road of life, mouthing pithy and quotable homilies, he encounters luminaries such as John Lennon, Elvis Presley and JFK. But all the while he can't forget one special girl from his childhood...

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Review

Rolling Stone, 07/14/1994, p.98-9, "FORREST GUMP is a movie heartbreaker of oddball wit and startling grace..."

Sight and Sound, 10/01/1994, p.41-2, "...A strong sense of narrative coherence....Even more impressive is the use of special effects..."

New York Times, 07/06/1994, p.C9, "...An accomplished feat of cyber-cinema....Hanks's Forrest has an unerring sincerity and charm..."

Chicago Sun-Times, 07/06/1994, p.33, "...A story rich in big laughs and quiet truths..."

Los Angeles Times, 07/06/1994, p.F1, "...There is magic in FORREST GUMP..."

Title Note

Theatrical release: July 6, 1994.

FORREST GUMP made more than $325 million at the domestic box office and more than $675 million worldwide.

The famous, oft-quoted line said by Forrest Gump in the film: "Life is like a box of chocolates," is a total reworking of the original line in the novel which reads: "Let me say this: bein' an idiot is no box of chocolates."

"To make Sinise appear to be a double amputee, the filmmakers relied on a combination of computer artistry, a trick wheelchair that hid Sinise's legs from the knees down and a limber actor... Sinise did suffer a minor leg injury while making 'Gump,' ironically during a scene in which Forrest (Tom Hanks) carries him out of the Vietnam jungle. 'My inner thigh kept bouncing on his shoulder. It was like taking a jackhammer to it,' says Sinise. 'I developed a huge contusion and couldn't bend my leg to get into the wheelchair.'" -- USA TODAY, July 7, 1994

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"Now the really good thing about meetin' the President of the United States is the food."

"My name's Forrest Gump. People call me Forrest Gump!" -- Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks)

"Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you're gonna get" -- Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks)

Release Note

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
2-Disc Set
Disc One:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - English
Dolby Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Robert Zemeckis - Director, Steve Starkey - Producer, and Rick Carter - Production Designer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection

Disc Two:
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical
Featurette - 1. THROUGH THE EYES OF FORREST GUMP
2. THE MAGIC OF MAKEUP
3. THROUGH THE EARS OF FORREST GUMP
4. BUILDING THE WORLD OF GUMP
5. SEEING IS BELIEVING
Screen Tests
Text/Photo Galleries:
Photo Gallery

Product Notes

The title character leads viewers through an accidental travelogue of American social history from the early 1960s through the present in this revisionist fable. Vietnam, desegregation, Watergate and more are presented from the perspective of Hanks' lovably slow-witted character as he finds himself embroiled in situations he can't quite comprehend. Academy Award Nominations: 13, including Best Picture, Best Actor--Tom Hanks, and Best Director. Academy Awards: 6, including Best Picture, Director, Actor and Adapted Screenplay.

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