Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump is the lead character of the eponymous 1985 novel by Winston Groom, and of the 1994 Paramount Pictures film based on the novel. The film was a huge commercial success, although Paramount, in line with Hollywood accounting, claimed it was a commercial failure, and did not pay Groom his share of the profits. As such, Groom has refused to allow the novel's sequel, Gump and Co., to be filmed, stating that he could not in good conscience sell the rights to film the sequel to a failure. The film garnered a total of 13 Academy Award nominations, of which it won 6, including Best Picture and Best Director. The film differs substantially from the book on which it was based.

Trivia

The adaptation of the novel is one of three films starring Tom Hanks, including Apollo 13 and Saving Private Ryan, in which socks play a role in the plot. During his service in the Vietnam War the main advice Forrest Gump receives from Lieutenant Dan is to keep his feet clean and dry and to change his socks often. In Apollo 13, a mission control operator who, in addition to Lieutenant Dan, was portrayed by Gary Sinise, walks the crew through a crucial process involving socks. Finally, in Saving Private Ryan, Hank's character and his men use socks to create "sticky bombs" to destroy the German tanks during the confrontation at the bridge.

Related Topics:
Apollo 13 - Saving Private Ryan - Vietnam War - Gary Sinise - Sticky bombs

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"Weird Al" Yankovic's parody song Gump was inspired by the film, and the song's video parodies some of the film's elements and devices.

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