Forrest Gump

Three times. 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.

There can't be a sequel to ''Forrest Gump'', because all the problems were already resolved at the end of the movie. ''Forrest Gump'' is in essence a love story, as well as a "finding yourself" story: Forrest spends decades trying to win Jenny over, and he finally does. They have a son together, and even though Jenny dies, Forrest is at peace with himself because he finally won her love, and because he has a piece of her left to live for (their son, Forrest Jr.).

At the beginning of the movie we see the lone feather drifting through the breeze. This feather symbolizes Forrest. He spends his youth roaming around, going wherever life takes him, trying to find his place in the world. At the end of the movie, after Forrest puts Forrest Jr. on the bus to school, we see the feather again. This time it symbolizes how things have come "full circle" to the end. Forrest has found his love, and his place in life (back at the house he grew up in, raising Forrest Jr.). The feather also symbolizes a new beginning. Forrest Jr. is beginning the same path his father took (the same path we all follow) to find his own place in life.

The only possible sequel, then, would have to be about Forrest Jr.'s life. But again, since all the themes and issues that were explored in the movie are resolved at the end, it does not easily lend itself to a sequel. Any sequel would have to invent a whole new set of problems for Forrest Jr. to overcome. Since there is no mention of any such problems in the original movie, this would be unavoidably contrived.

I disgree with the person answering above .

There is a sequel in book form called Gump and Co.

It chronicles the adventures of Forest and the raising of his son.

I have not read the book, but I read the summary on the back of the book.

I used to won it, but never got to actually read it. I am not sure what happened to it.

So there is a possibility it could be made into a sequel.

Interesting. I am curious to know what it could possibly be about, because I just don't see any way of continuing the story without running into the classic sequel problem: that a truly good movie/book resolves everything at the end and thus there is nothing more to write about.

Edited later to add: I've been thinking, and actually, I stand by my original answer. I don't think there can be a sequel to the movie ''Forrest Gump''. The fact that there is a sequel to the book is really moot, since the book and the movie are very different.

For example, Jenny doesn't die in the book. She lives to form a band with Forrest in the sequel. Big plot changes like that make a world of difference. The movie really can't have a sequel, because it wrapped up everything neatly at the end, and the book didn't. The book left itself open to a sequel.

I came across this information that contradicts what my collegue states above about no sequel and Jennys fate in the sequel book. Also, it would show Forrest raising his son in the 80s and 90s. There have been sequels made with less plot concept.

The sequel's storyline keeps to the storyline of the immensely successful '', by having Jenny die. A film adaptation of the book is planned to be released in Christmas 2012.

Bubba was a fictional character.

When Forrest went to the White House to meet President Kennedy, he was wearing a brown suit with an off-white shirt. He had a brown tie with a non-descript pattern of blue and white, plus a pocket square that was also blue with white, but did not match the tie. When he was introduced to President Johnson, he was wearing his military uniform.

Lieutenant Dan Taylor was portrayed excellently by Gary Sinise.

Lt. Dan invested the Bubba Gump shrimp boat money into Apple Computer. This is the 'fruit' company Forrest metions in the movie.

The song is "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by the Byrds. It is on the Forrest Gump soundtrack (not all the songs that are featured in the movie are on the soundtrack, but this one is).

Because forrest is just as simple as George and simple

Green Bow

The film is often noted for not having a distinct climax, but generally, critics agree that due to the timing and emotional response to the anti-war rally scene in which Forrest and Jenny reunite in the center of the Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., that that scene can be considered the climax of the film.

She rented out rooms in her house.

Actually, there was no person named Bubba Gump. That was the name of Gump's shrimp boat business. But Gump's friend Bubba Blue died from injuries in the Viet Nam War.

It depends on what you mean by 'run'. The movie Forrest Gump had a very long run of 42 months in theaters, earning right under $330 million. Gump himself, on his cross-country run took 3 years, 2 months, 14 days and 16 hours.

The city of Greenbow, in the county of Greenbow, as Forrest liked to say, was entirely fictional. Many of the scenes were filmed in Varnville, SC. But as with many movies, there are many different locations used. The character Forrest Gump was well-travelled so a diverse collection of locations were needed.

As a young boy, he met Elvis Presley while he was renting a room at Gump House. He was introduced to President John F. Kennedy when Forrest was a member of the All-American Football Team. He met President Johnson when Forrest was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. He met Abbie Hoffman at a peace rally in Washington, D.C. While appearing on "The Dick Cavett" show, he met Dick Cavett and John Lennon. He later met President Nixon as a member of the National Table Tennis Team.

Yes... of Bruce Willis getting out of the shower but it is not full frontal if that's what you're after.

I had heard that there were around 1500 extras for the peace ralley scene. But I can't verify this number. The crowd was not listed on IMDb so the exact number may be lost to history,

What friendship should be about, unconditional love and respect. Their loyalty to each other was never compromised. Forrest was the stronger of the two.

Bill Murray was considered for the role; John Travolta and Chevy Chase both turned it down. Dave Chappelle, David Allen Grier and Ice Cube all turned down the role of Bubba (Chappelle said he thought that the movie would bomb). Terry Gilliam and Barry Sonnenfeld both turned down the opportunity to direct.

Using historical events, Gump went to ASU in the late 1960's.

The guy in question was Abbie Hoffman, played by actor Richard D'alessandro. Hoffman liked to rouse the crowd by yelling obscenities. According to Forrest, he "liked to say the 'F' word…a lot. 'F' this and 'F' that. And every time he said the 'F' word, people, for some reason, well, they cheered."

The character Forrest Gump was a simple man who loved God, country and his momma. He was honest and loyal and despite his limitations led an amazing life and was an inspiration to an entire generation of people. Tom Hanks played Gump to perfection, I can imagine nobody else in that role.

The New Year's Eve party where Forrest and Lt. Dan meet Carla and Lenore at the bar took place on December 31, 1971. This is evidenced by the Dick Clark show from Times Square when the ball drops and 1972 lights up, welcoming in the new year.

The Waterboy is generally considered to be a spoof of Forrest Gump.