These Forrest Gump Facts Are Better Than a Box of Chocolates

The More You Know

• They designed E.T.'s face by combining Albert Einstein, Carl Sandburg and a pug dog.
• In 1982, Spileberg’s kids classic stayed in the US top ten for ten months.
• Often derided as a mega-flop, Waterworld actually took home nearly $90m more in worldwide box office than its estimated budget.
• Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who played the character of ‘Fogell/McLovin’ in the coming-of-age indie flick ‘Superbad,’ was only 17 when filming took place. Being a minor at the time, his mother was required to be on the set during the filming of his sex scene.