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Forrest Gump (novel) Forrest Gump is a 1986 novel by Winston Groom. The title character retells adventures ranging from shrimp boating and ping pong championships, to thinking about his childhood love, as he bumbles his way through American history, with everything from the Vietnam War to college football becoming part of the story.
A sequel had been in the works, due to the success of the first book and film. [6] Screenwriter Eric Roth submitted a script for the sequel on September 10, 2001, but after the September 11 attacks, there was a sense that "the world had changed" and that the plot of Gump and Co. was no longer relevant.
Box office. $678.2 million [ 2 ] Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. An adaptation of the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom, the screenplay of the film is written by Eric Roth. It stars Tom Hanks in the title role, alongside Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field in ...
Winston Groom. Winston Francis Groom Jr. (March 23, 1943 – September 17, 2020) [ 1 ][ 2 ] was an American author. He is best known for his novel Forrest Gump (1986), which became a cultural phenomenon after being adapted as a 1994 film of the same name, starring Tom Hanks.
Professional ratings. Forrest Gump – Original Motion Picture Score is the original score album for the 1994 film Forrest Gump, directed by Robert Zemeckis. The music was composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri. [1] Silvestri's music was nominated for Best Original Score in the 67th Academy Awards. The album released is not to be confused ...
Forrest Gump (character) Forrest Alexander Gump is the title protagonist of the 1986 novel by Winston Groom, Robert Zemeckis ' 1994 film of the same name, and Gump and Co., the written sequel to Groom's novel. In the film, Forrest is a former college football All-American kick returner, Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, champion ...
Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 1994 Academy Award -winning Tom Hanks film Forrest Gump, and contains music from many well-known American artists. The score, composed by Alan Silvestri, was released separately (as Forrest Gump – Original Motion Picture Score) on the same day. The album was reissued in 2001 with ...
Robert Zemeckis. Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) [ 3 ] is an American filmmaker. He first came to public attention as the director of the action-adventure romantic comedy Romancing the Stone (1984), the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), and the live-action/animated comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).