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Robert Zemeckis Cites Norman Rockwell as an Inspiration

Norman Rockwell captured America best, and "Forrest Gump" begins in the fictional Alabama town of Greenbow. Forrest's childhood scenes were shot in Varnville, South Carolina, which has a small-town feel similar to the aesthetic of a Norman Rockwell painting. The scene with Forrest sitting outside the principal's office was inspired by the Rockwell painting, The Young Lady with the Shiner.

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