Forrest Gump Review

Forrest Gump


Release Date: 17th November 1994 - Australia


Production Companies
Paramount Pictures (presents)

Distribution
Paramount Pictures Australia


Genre: Drama

Rating: M

Runtime: 141 minutes


Budget: $55,000,000

Box Office Gross: $678,226,465 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
While not bright, Forrest Gump has accidentally found himself in many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny, keeps fleeing him.


Cast
Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
Robin Wright - Jenny Curran
Sally Field - Mrs. Gump
Gary Sinise - 2nd Lt. Dan Taylor
Mylketi Williamson -

Benjamin Buford "Bubba"

Blue
Haley Joel Osment - Forrest
Gump, Jr
Michael Conner Humphreys - Young Forrest
Hanna Hall - Young Jenny Curran
Peter Dobson - Young Elvis Presley
Rebecca Williams - Nurse at Park Bench
Siobhan Fallon Hogan - School Bus Driver
Sam Anderson - Principal

Margo Moorer - Louise
Harold G. Herthum - Doctor
Richard D'Alessandro - Abbie Hoffman
Hilary Chaplain - Hilary
Isabel Rose - Isabel
Geoffrey Blake - Wesley
Tiffany Salerno - Carla
Marla Sucharetza - Lenore
Nora Dunfee - Elderly Southern Woman
Teresa Denton - Lt. Dan's Fiancée

Kevin Managan - Jenny's Father

Fay Genens - Jenny's Grandmother

Kirk Ward - Earl

Marlena Smalls - Bubba's Mother

Kitty K. Green - Bubba's Great Grandmother

Calvin Gadsden - Sergeant Sims

Aaron Izbicki - Dallas

Michael Burgess - Cleveland

Steven Griffith - Tex

W. Benson Terry - Stanley Loomis
Paul Raczkowski - Man in VW Bug

Joe Stefanelli - John Lennon (Voice)
Joe Alaskey - President Nixon (Voice)
John William Galt - President Johnson (Voice)

Siobhan Fallon Hogan - School Bus Driver

Sonny Shroyer - College Football Coach

Grand L. Bush - Black Panther Leader (Uncredited)

Kevin Davis - Black Panther

Michael Jace - Black Panther

Teddy Lane Jr. - Black Panther (Uncredited)

Mary Ellen Trainor - Jenny's Babysitter

(Uncredited)

Alexander Zemeckis - Young School Bus Boy

(Cameo)

Kurt Russell - Elvis Presley (Voice) (Cameo)

(Uncredited)

Crew
Director - Robert Zemeckis
Based on the Novel - Winston Groom
Screenplay - Eric Roth

Script Supervisor - Susan Malerstein-Watkins
Producers - Wendy Finerman
and Steve Tisch
Producer/Second Unit Director - Steve Starkey
Co-Producer/Unit Production Manager -

Charles Newirth

Casting Director - Ellen Lewis

Technical Advisors - Dale Dye and

Steven T. Perkins
Production Designer - Rick Carter

Production Illustrators - Stefan Dechant,

James Hegedus and Martin A. Kline
Art Directors - Leslie McDonald and
William James Teegarden

Assistant Art Directors - Steve Arnold,

Linda Berger and Tony Fanning
Set Decorator - Nancy Haigh

Property Master - Robin L. Miller
Costume Designer - Joanna Johnston
Makeup Creators and Designers - Hallie D'Amore
and Daniel C. Striepeke
Director of Photography - Don Burgess

Director of Photography: Second Unit -

David M. Dunlap

Additional Photographers: Second Unit -

E.J. Foerster and Christopher Woods

Location Managers - Mary Morgan,

Amy Ness and Peggy Pridemore

First Assistant Director - Bruce Moriarty

First Assistant Director: Second Unit/Second

Assistant Director - Cherylanne Martin
Stunt Coordinator - Bud Davis
Special Effects Supervisor - Allen Hall
Visual Effects Supervisor - Ken Ralston
Visual Effects Art Director: ILM - Doug Chiang

Camera Operator: Vistavision, ILM - Pat Turner
Computer Graphics Supervisors: ILM -

George Murphy and Stephen Rosenbaum

Computer Graphics Sequence Supervisor: ILM -

John Schlag

Director of Production Operations: ILM -

Jeff Mann

General Manager: ILM - Jim Morris
Editor - Arthur Schmidt

Second Assistant Editor - Jeremiah O'Driscoll
Sound Design/Re-Recording Mixer/Sound
Recordist/Supervisor (Uncredited) - Randy Thom

Supervising Sound Editor - Gloria S. Borders

Foley Recordist - Tony Eckert

Foley Artists - Tom Barwick,

Dennie Thorpe and Jennifer Myers (Uncredited)

Re-Recording Mixer - Tom Johnson

Re-Recording/Music Recording Mixer -

Dennis S. Sands

Music - Alan Silvestri

Executive Music Producer - Joel Sill


Awards

1995 Academy Awards
Best Actor - Tom Hanks (Won)
Best Director - Robert Zemeckis (Won)
Best Visual Effects - Ken Ralston,
George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum
and Allen Hall (Won)
Best Film Editing - Arthur Schmidt (Won)
Best Picture (Won)
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Best Supporting Actor - Gary Sinise (Nominated)
Best Production Design - Rick Carter and
Nancy Hingh (Nominated)
Best Cinematography - Don Burgess (Nominated)
Best Sound Effects Editing - Gloria S. Borders

and Randy Thom (Nominated)
Best Makeup - Daniel C. Striepeke,

Hallie D'Amore and Judith A. Cory (Nominated)
Best Original Score - Alan Silvestri
(Nominated)
Best Sound - Randy Thom, Tom Johnson,
Dennis S. Sands and William B. Kaplan (Nominated)


Review
Hello, blog viewers. It's me, Film Guru Lad. Here's the review of what most people consider the best movie of 1994. No, we are not talking about The Lion King. I have already done that one, and it is not the overly dramatic The Shawshank Redemption or the R-rated, violent crime movie Pulp Fiction. Have you guessed it yet? It's the pivotal FORREST GUMP. I see this film as the story of an adventurous man on a journey of self-discovery. His adventure takes us through several life experiences, including the Vietnam War, a meeting with JFK (John F. Kennedy), and his relationship with his love interest, Jenny.

This film explores many of these issues. That's why director Robert Zemeckis tried to make Forrest a memorable American character in an unforgettable picture. And it meets my expectations. The film features famous, well-written lines, including the almost nonsensical, iconic first quote: "Life is like a box of chocolates." The innovative CGI effects are impressive. For example, the scene where Forrest meets JFK is entirely computer-generated. Tom Hanks delivers a remarkable performance as the titular character.

This film takes ideas from other films, such as Being There and Born on the Fourth of July. I don't consider FORREST GUMP an absolute masterpiece, as some moviegoers have labelled it. It has been a worthy film. You can watch it on Blu-ray/DVD or on television. If you saw it first, watch it again.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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