Forrest Gump

He wore special socks that allowed his legs to be removed in editing.

The creators of Forrest Gump hired Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) to digitally remove Gary Sinese's legs using a method called Video Chroma Keying. It is essentially the "green screen" method as used in films like "The Matrix" and "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," but used much more specifically. ILM covered Sinese's legs in socks of a specified green color. These colored pixels are then removed from the picture during post-production, allowing another picture to be inserted in their place; in this case, the background images of whatever was behind Sinese's legs in each shot were inserted.

Impairment or LD does not deprive us of happiness and sucess, it molds us to be somebody.

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The character Lt. Dan first appeared in Forrest's life while he did his stint in the US Army during the Vien Nam war. They reconnected while Gump was in New York City after the war and again when Gump was shrimping on the Bayou. Lt. Dan was to become a constant in Gump's life as shown in Lt. Dan's handling of BubbaGump Shrimp money and later at Forrest's and Jenny's wedding. Although Forrest had few friends during his lifetime, the one's he had were very loyal and actually considered themselves lucky to be accepted by Gump. We all need a Gump in our lives. But I don't think the movie ever specified where Dan Taylor was from.

During his tour of duty in Vietnam, Forrest was shot in the buttocks.

While in Vietnam Lt. Dan told Forrest and Bubba to 'keep your heads down and change your socks every time we stop'. In that tropical climate infections can become lethal within hours, so dry feet was important. The rule about keeping heads down is obvious.

By todays standards a sophisticated name. In old English times he who came from the woods usually came with craft and survival methods of living and teaching. of old English decent. Transferred use of the English surname which arose in the 13th century in the form of de Foresta (of the forest): hence, "dweller or worker in the forest."

The name Forrest has been interpreted as meaning....for rest. One of rest, selected for or to receive

other meanings of the name Forest/Forrest - immense, very calm, sedative. variety, tranquility and abundance. It means provider. supporter of life. or cradle.

When Forrest began to speak, a vandal pulled the plugs on the amplification system so that the crowd could not hear what he had to say. According to the "Forrest Gump" trivia page on IMDb (Internet Movie Database), Tom Hanks says that Forrest said, "Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don't go home at all. That's a bad thing. That's all I have to say about that."

''Fortunate Son'' was the CCR song in the movie ''Forrest Gump''.

>>That would be Alan Silvestri who wrote the Forrest Gump theme song played throughout the movie.<<

No, that's not correct. Although Silvestri did the wonderful score to FG, the trailer music was scored by John Beal.

http://www.composerjohnbeal.com/comingsoon.html

The song is actually called, "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" written by Paul Gayten and Robert Guidry. It was performed by Clarence "Frogman" Henry.

Forrest Gump is very much a 'mood piece', lacking any clearly evident theme, yet purposefully evoking feelings of nostalgia in "Baby Boomers". The films use of a 'simple minded' character to experience popular events and moods of the 1960's, 70's, and 80's clearly was intended to abandon judgment in favor of a more 'mirrored effect'.

According to the "Forrest Gump" trivia page on IMDb (The Internet Movie Database), Bill Murray had been considered for the part of Forrest Gump and both John Travolta and Chevy Chase turned down the part. Tom Hanks went on to win the 1995 'Best Actor' Academy Award Oscar for his performance.

Most people do. Gump has become an American icon.

There are two Vietnam water scenes. The first scene is when the troops are fanned out across a rice field. The song playing is "All Along the Watchtower" written by Bob Dylan and performed by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The other scene is when the troops are wading single-file in a river and the rains begin. The song playing is "Soul Kitchen", written and performed by The Doors.

His mother named him after Nathan Bedford Forrest, a noted Confederate general in the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, who is supposedly related to Gump. She intended his name to be a reminder that "sometimes we all do things that, well, just don't make no sense."

Source: answers.com

The Production Budget for Forrest Gump was $55,000,000.

His friend in the army was "Bubba" (Pvt. Benjamin Buford Blue). He also liked: Lieutenant Dan Taylor. He was fond of a girl named Jenny Curran. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109830/

To dangle and swing

Bubba's full name is Pvt. Benjamin Buford Blue and is played by Mykelti Williamson.

The theme of the movie "The Pursuit of Happiness" revolves around the struggles of life and how it is possible to overcome them with steadfastness in occupation. In the movie, Chris Gardner struggles through financial difficulties and ends up being a million dollar stock broker.

There are many histoical events within the movie such as: The US Presidents, the Viet Nam War, the opening of relations to mainland China, civil rights activism, the computer age. All of these are historical facts. Actor Tom Hanks would not accept the role of Gump unless the historical events were accurate.

Forrest Gump met President Kennedy while a member of the All-American football team. He met President Johnson to receive the Medal of Honor. He met President Nixon to receive an award for player of the year while on the national table tennis team.

"Fortunate Son" by John Fogerty. Performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

No, Jake Gyllenhaal is not in Forrest Gump. The lead role of Forrest Gump is played by Tom Hanks, not Jake Gyllenhaal. Jake Gyllenhaal is a talented actor known for his roles in movies such as Brokeback Mountain, Nightcrawler, and Donnie Darko, but he did not appear in Forrest Gump.