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Forrest Gump ran across the country, but Tom Hanks certainly didn’t. In fact, most of his distantly shot running scenes were done by his younger brother, Jim Hanks!
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These Forrest Gump Facts Are Better Than a Box of Chocolates
The More You Know
- The Lion King was originally known as King of the Jungle until someone at Disney finally remembered that lions don’t actually live in jungles.
- The filming of 'The Godfather' was disrupted by an actual Mafia member, Joe Colombo. Producer Al Ruddy met with him and reviewed the script, striking the word "Mafia" completely from the movie. Colombo and his pals also managed to elbow their way into casting and ended up as extras in the film.
- The director of Cannibal Holocaust had to prove in court that the actors were still alive and didn’t get killed during the movie.
- While filming Rocky IV, Dolph Lundgren punched Sylvester Stallone's chest so hard, his heart slammed against his breastbone, causing it to swell and his systolic blood pressure shot to over 200. Filming was halted as Stallone was flown to a nearby hospital and spent eight days in intensive care.