1. John Travolta, Chevy Chase, and Bill Murray all turned down the role of Forrest Gump.
2. In reality, Sally Field is only 10 years older than Tom Hanks.
4. Ice Cube and Dave Chappelle both turned down the role of Bubba.
5. Jenny’s last name is Curran, but it is never said in the film.
6. This was Haley Joel Osment’s first film role.
7. Kurt Russell reportedly provided the voice of Elvis Presley in the film, but was never credited.
10. Tom Hanks’ younger brother Jim Hanks doubled for him in the wide shots of the running sequences.
12. The Doors have a total of six songs in the movie, more than any other band.s_new.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/forrest-gump-12.jpg” alt=”” width=”500″ height=”300″ class=”alignnone size-medium wp-image-14164″ />
13. The line Forrest says when his microphone is turned off at the Vietnam rally is:
“Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don’t go home at all. That’s a bad thing. That’s all I have to say about that.”
14. Forrest always wears a blue plaid shirt in the first scene of each age transition.
