These Forrest Gump Facts Are Better Than a Box of Chocolates

National Recognition

The Library of Congress selected Forrest Gump for preservation in the US National Film Registry in 2011. The film is described as being “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.”

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The More You Know

  • 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.
  • Michael Myers’ mask in "Halloween" is William Shatner’s face.
  • Some of the velociraptor noises in "Jurassic Park" are actually tortoises mating.
  • Like Facebook, Star Wars was originally prefixed by the definite article ‘The’. Much cleaner without it.
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