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

"My Name is Forrest, Forrest Gump."

When Forrest and Bubba first meet, Hanks actually improvised his iconic greeting. Bubba says: "My given name is Benjamin Buford Blue,  but people call me Bubba." Forrest replies:  "My name is Forrest Gump. People call me Forrest Gump." The iconic line wasn't scripted at all, but Zemeckis loved the charm it held and left it in.

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