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Forrest Gump (23-Jun-1994)

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Writer: Eric Roth

From novel: Forrest Gump by Winston Groom

Music by: Alan Silvestri

Producers: Wendy Finerman; Steve Tisch; Steve Starkey

Keywords: Comedy, Drama, AIDS, Vietnam War, Boot Camp, Retards, Ping Pong, Explosions

The life of mentally challenged Forrest Gump progresses from his childhood, college football scholarship, Medal of Honor winner in Vietnam, to shrimp tycoon. Gimmicky digital editing has him showing up at numerous moments of historic importance. A melodramatic fable of loyalty and devotion, it won six Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Dick Cavett
Talk Show Host
19-Nov-1936   The Dick Cavett Show
Peter Dobson
Actor
16-Jul-1964   Nowhere Land
Sally Field
Actor
6-Nov-1946   Steel Magnolias
Tom Hanks
Actor
9-Jul-1956   Forrest Gump
Michael Jace
Actor
13-Jul-1970   Det. Julien Lowe on The Shield
Haley Joel Osment
Actor
10-Apr-1988   Saw dead people in The Sixth Sense
Robin Wright Penn
Actor
8-Apr-1966   The Princess Bride
Sonny Shroyer
Actor
28-Aug-1935   Enos on The Dukes of Hazzard
Gary Sinise
Actor
17-Mar-1955   Det. Taylor on CSI: NY
Mykelti Williamson
Actor
4-Mar-1960   Bubba in Forrest Gump

CAST

Tom Hanks   ...   Forrest Gump
Robin Wright Penn   ...   Jenny Curran
Gary Sinise   ...   Lt. Dan Taylor
Mykelti Williamson   ...   Bubba Blue
and
Sally Field   ...   Mrs. Gump
Rebecca Williams   ...   Nurse at Park Bench
Michael Conner Humphreys   ...   Young Forrest
Harold Herthum   ...   Doctor
George Kelly   ...   Barber
Bob Penny   ...   Crony
John Randall   ...   Crony
Sam Anderson   ...   Principal
Margo Moorer   ...   Louise
Ione M. Telech   ...   Elderly Woman
Christine Seabrook   ...   Elderly Woman's Daughter
John Worsham   ...   Southern Gentleman
Peter Dobson   ...   Young Elvis Presley
Siobhan J. Fallon   ...   School Bus Driver
Alexander Zemeckis   ...   School Bus Boy
Logan Livingston Gomez   ...   School Bus Boy
Ben Waddel   ...   School Bus Boy
Elizabeth Hanks   ...   School Bus Girl
Hanna R. Hall   ...   Young Jenny Curran
Tyler Long   ...   Red Headed Boy
Christopher Jones   ...   Boy with Cross
Grady Bowman   ...   Fat Boy
Kevin Mangan   ...   Jenny's Father
Fay Genens   ...   Jenny's Grandmother
Frank Geyer   ...   Police Chief
Rob Landry   ...   Red Headed Teen
Jason McGuire   ...   Fat Teen
Pete Auster   ...   Teen with Cross
Sonny Shroyer   ...   College Football Coach
Brett Rice   ...   High School Football Coach
Ed Davis   ...   High School Football Coach
Daniel Striepeke   ...   Recruiter
Bruce Lucvia   ...   Kick Off Return Player
David Brisbin   ...   Newscaster
Kirk Ward   ...   Earl
Angela Lomas   ...   Black Student
Timothy Record   ...   Black Student
Deborah McTeer   ...   Woman with Child on Park Bench
Mark Matheisen   ...   Jenny's Date
Al Harrington   ...   Local Anchor #1
Jed Gillin   ...   President Kennedy's Voice
Bob Harks   ...   University Dean
Don Fischer   ...   Army Recruiter
Kenneth Bevington   ...   Army Bus Driver
Michael Flannery   ...   Bus Recruit
Gary Robinson   ...   Bus Recruit
Marlena Smalls   ...   Bubba's Mother
Kitty K. Green   ...   Bubba's Great Grandmother
John Worsham   ...   Landowner
Afemo Omilami   ...   Drill Sergeant
Matt Wallace   ...   Barracks Recruit
Danté McCarthy   ...   Topless Girl
Paulie DiCocco   ...   Emcee
Mike Jolly   ...   Club Patron
Michael Kemmerling   ...   Club Patron
John Voldstad   ...   Club Patron
Jeffrey Winner   ...   Club Patron
Russ Wilson   ...   Pick-up Truck Driver
Daniel J. Gillooly   ...   Helicopter Gunman
Calvin Gadsden   ...   Sgt. Sims
Aaron Izbicki   ...   Dallas
Michael Burgess   ...   Cleveland
Steven Griffith   ...   Tex
Bill Roberson   ...   Fat Man at Bench
Michael McFall   ...   Army Hospital Male Nurse
Eric Underwood   ...   Mail Call Soldier
Stephen DeRelian   ...   Wounded Soldier
Byron Minns   ...   Wounded Soldier
Stephen Wesley Bridgewater   ...   Hospital Officer
Bonnie Ann Burgess   ...   Army Nurse
Scott Oliver   ...   National Correspondent #1
John William Galt   ...   President Johnson's Voice
Hilary Chaplain   ...   Hilary
Isabel Rose   ...   Isabel
Jay Ross   ...   Veteran at War Rally
Richard D'Alessandro   ...   Abbie Hoffman
Dick Stilwell   ...   Policeman at War Rally
Kevin Davis   ...   Black Panther
Michael Jace   ...   Black Panther
Geoffrey Blake   ...   Wesley
Tim Perry   ...   Hippie at Commune
Vanessa Roth   ...   Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend
Emily Carey   ...   Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend
Paul Raczkowski   ...   Man in VW Bug
Valentino   ...   Chinese Ping Pong Player
Dick Cavett   ...   Himself
Joe Stefanelli   ...   John Lennon's Voice
Tiffany Salerno   ...   Carla
Marla Sucharetza   ...   Lenore
Aloysius Gigl   ...   Musician Boyfriend
Jack Bowden   ...   National Correspondent #4
Joe Alaskey   ...   President Nixon's Voice
Lazarus Jackson   ...   Discharge Officer
W. Benson Terry   ...   Stanley Loomis
Matt Rebenkoff   ...   Drugged Out Boyfriend
Peter Bannon   ...   Local Correspondent #2
The Hallelujah Singers of Beaufort, SC   ...   Church Choir
Joe Washington   ...   Local Anchor #2
Nora Dunfee   ...   Elderly Southern Woman
Natalie Hendrix   ...   Local Anchor #3
Hallie D'Amore   ...   Waitress in Cafe
Chiffonye Cobb   ...   Hannibal Reporter
Juan Singleton   ...   Hannibal Reporter
Bobby Richardson   ...   Hannibal Reporter
Michael Mattison   ...   Taxi Driver
Lenny Herb   ...   Young Man Running
Charles Boswell   ...   Aging Hippie
Tim McNeil   ...   Wild Eyed Man
Haley Joel Osment   ...   Forrest Junior
Lonnie Hamilton   ...   The Minister
Teresa Denton   ...   Lt. Dan's Fiancée

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