These Forrest Gump Facts Are Better Than a Box of Chocolates

Carried Away

When Gump carries Bubba away from an attack in the Vietnam War, Williamson is actually being dragged by a cable to make Gump look stronger and make him easier to carry.

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The More You Know

  • Novelist and screenwriter Nick Hornby is brother-in-law to novelist and screenwriter Robert Harris.
  • Jackie Chan voiced the Beast in the Chinese dub of The Beauty And The Beast.
  • O.J. Simpson was considered for the lead in "The Terminator".
  • "E.T." and "Poltergeist" started from the same script.
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