These Forrest Gump Facts Are Better Than a Box of Chocolates

Hometown Homage

The look of Forrest’s hometown came from the paintings of Norman Rockwell. The paintings had a largely American focus, and he illustrated the Saturday Evening Post for 50 years!

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The More You Know

  • Steven Spielberg pops up for a cameo in Vanilla Sky wearing a Pre-Crime baseball cap.
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger practiced with guns every day for a month to prepare for The Terminator.
  • "Dracula" was filmed in English during the day, and in Spanish at night.
  • Pixar’s, UP was the first ever animated film and 3D film to open the Cannes Film Festival.
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