Did You Know These Behind-The-Scenes Facts About "Cast Away"?

They Cut a Scene With MLK Jr.

While a recurring theme of the film is Forrest finding himself accidentally surrounded by historical giants like JFK Jr. and John Lennon, there was also a scene that featured Martin Luther King Jr. In it, Forrest meets King and his supporters during a protest right before police are about to shut it down. They unleash their police dogs and they race toward King, but Forrest starts to play fetch with them, rendering them harmless. In typical Forrest fashion, he says to King: "Sorry to interrupt your parade. They just dogs and they don't know any better." If only that scene had made the final cut.