Thursday, June 13, 2013

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: $678,226,133 (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 show you a review I like to talk about that 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 going through 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.

It is to name 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

2 comments:

  1. I found Forrest Gump surprising good, however I am not crazy about it as some are. I have not seen Lion King since I was a kid, although I am not a fan of Disney animated films.

    -James

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    1. That's a big and interesting thing, I too wasn't a big fan of Disney and you forgot to mention about Pulp Fiction and I wasn't hoping you want to review it. I'm still in underage which I won't be allowed to see Quentin Taratino's movie or to write it down but good for you.

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