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Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. An adaptation of the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom, the screenplay of the film is written by Eric Roth. It stars Tom Hanks in the titular role, alongside Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field in lead roles.
Forrest was born near the small town of Greenbow, Alabama.His father was absent during his life, and his mother said he was "on vacation". His mother named Forrest after their ancestor Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Scotch-Irish American [2] and a noted Confederate general in the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
Forrest Gump. (novel) Forrest Gump is a 1986 novel by Winston Groom. The title character retells adventures ranging from shrimp boating and ping pong championships, to thinking about his childhood love, as he bumbles his way through American history, with everything from the Vietnam War to college football becoming part of the story.
Winston Groom. Winston Francis Groom Jr. (March 23, 1943 – September 17, 2020) [1][2] was an American author. He is best known for his novel Forrest Gump (1986), which became a cultural phenomenon after being adapted as a 1994 film of the same name, starring Tom Hanks.
Dave Mason, the 'Forrest Gump of rock,' shares tales of Traffic, Beatles in memoir. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY. September 10, 2024 at 8:01 AM. Dave Mason is most recognized for his spell as the ...
Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 1994 Academy Award -winning Tom Hanks film Forrest Gump, and contains music from many well-known American artists. The score, composed by Alan Silvestri, was released separately (as Forrest Gump – Original Motion Picture Score) on the same day. The album was reissued in 2001 with ...
List of accolades received by. Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump is a 1994 romantic comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. With a screenplay by Eric Roth and starring popular actor Tom Hanks, the film premiered in Los Angeles, California on June 23, 1994. It was released in the United States and Canada on July 6 ...
Robert Zemeckis. Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) [3] is an American filmmaker. He first came to public attention as the director of the action-adventure romantic comedy Romancing the Stone (1984), the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), and the live-action/animated comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).