Forrest Gump, official trailer, under fair use.

Forrest Gump Fun Facts

A peculiar thing about the movie Forrest Gump was that American bands and artists did all the movie's soundtracks.

The original movie had more than 30 soundtracks. Get to know Forrest Gump fun facts you may not hear before.

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The character of Benjamin Buford blue in the movie was nicknamed Bubba. During the Vietnam war, he was the best friend of Forrest.

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Toma Hanks was having a cold and suffering from Influenza, and despite that, he shot the Football running scene for Forrest Gump.

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The most symbolic scene in the movie Forrest Gump is the opening scene where a feather lands next to Forrest.

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In the movie Forrest Gump, the scenes of Vietnam were actually shot in South Carolina though most of the film was shot in Savannah and Georgia.

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To improve the Vietnam scene in the movie Forest Gump, over 20 Palmetto trees were planted in South Caroline.

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In the movie Forrest Gump, Jenny was used to intravenous drugs, due to which she died of Hepatitis C, which is a blood-borne illness.

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Forrest Gump is a super box office movie of its times. It took only 66 days for the movie to cross the $250 million mark.

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The wheelchair that Sinse sits on in the movie was designed by Rickey Jay, a known magician and special effects wizard.

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In the movie Forrest Gump, Forrest has attended the University of Alabama, where he was part of the football team.

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Born in Alabama, Forrest in the movie Forrest Gump was without his father the entire life while his mother used to tell him that he was on vacation.