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Forrest Gump (1994)
Release Date: July 6, 1994 |
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Description: Forrest Gump is a simple man with good intentions. He struggles 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, and finding new friends called Dan and Bubba, he wins medals, starts a table tennis craze, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, creates the smiley, writes bumper stickers and songs, donates to people and meets the president several times. However, non of this means much to Forrest who can only think of his childhood sweetheart Jenny and how to win her love.
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for drug content, some sensuality and war violence.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise |
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 Forrest Gump [DVD] (1994) DVD
Winner of six Oscars, including Best Picture, Director and Actor, Robert Zemeckis' modern-day "Candide" stars Tom Hanks as the simple-minded but good-hearted Forrest, whose life is a series of accidental encounters with the memorable people and pivotal events of the '50s, '60s and '70s. Endearing mix of comedy and drama also stars Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field as Mama Gump. 141 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English; audio commentary by Zemeckis, others; "making of" documentary; featurettes; screen tests; photo gallery; theatrical trailers. Two-disc set.
Best Picture Academy Award Winners Collection [DVD] DVD
Eight-disc set includes "The Godfather," "Terms of Endearment," "Forrest Gump," "Braveheart" (1995), "Titanic" (1997), "American Beauty," and "Gladiator" (2000).
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