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 been to many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny, keeps fleeing from 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 Fiancee

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. I am here to present a review of what most people have considered 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 Shawshank Redemption or the R-rated violent crime movie Pulp Fiction. Have you guessed it yet? It's the pivotal FORREST GUMP. My interpretation of this film is about an adventurous man on a journey of self-discovery. His adventure takes us through different life experiences, such as the Vietnam War, meeting JFK (John F. Kennedy) and his loving relationship with his love interest, Jenny.

These are just a few of the things that this film explores. That's why director Robert Zemeckis was trying to make Forrest a memorable American character for an unforgettable picture. And it meets my expectations. This film has famous, well-written lines like the almost nonsensical and honoured 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 is a fabulous actor who delivers a remarkable performance as the titular character.

This film has seemingly taken ideas from other films, such as Being There and Born on the Fourth of July. I don't consider FORREST GUMP the greatest masterpiece some moviegoers have labelled. It has been a worthy film. Either see it on Blu-ray/DVD or simultaneously watch it on the television channel or again if you already saw it first.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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