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Forrest Gump, Paramount Pictures presents a Steve Tisch/Wendy Finerman production ; a Robert Zemeckis film ; produced by Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey ; screenplay by Eric Roth ; directed by Robert Zemeckis

Label
Forrest Gump, Paramount Pictures presents a Steve Tisch/Wendy Finerman production ; a Robert Zemeckis film ; produced by Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey ; screenplay by Eric Roth ; directed by Robert Zemeckis
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for drug content, some sensuality and war violence
Main title
Forrest Gump
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
47981929
Responsibility statement
Paramount Pictures presents a Steve Tisch/Wendy Finerman production ; a Robert Zemeckis film ; produced by Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey ; screenplay by Eric Roth ; directed by Robert Zemeckis
Runtime
141
Series statement
Widescreen DVD collection
Summary
The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, etc. The problem is, he doesn't realize the significance of his actions. Forrest comes to embody a generation
Table Of Contents
Forrest Gump -- Behind the magic of Forest Gump
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
resource.cinematographer
resource.filmeditor
resource.musician
resource.screenwriter
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