While visiting in Washington, D.C., Forrest befriends activist Abbie Hoffman, who invites him to speak about his experience in Vietnam with the thousands of attendees of the anti-war protest. However, in what becomes one of the most pivotal scenes of the movie, onlookers are unable to hear what Forrest says because his microphone is unplugged.
So, this is what Forrest Gump really said when he spoke at the Vietnam Rally in D.C: “Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don’t go home at all. That’s a bad thing. That’s all I have to say about that.”
Robin Wright
Robin Wright gained critical acclaim for her performance as Jenny, Forrest’s childhood friend, and love interest. She received nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe. The actress first gained attention for playing Kelly Capwell in the NBC Daytime soap opera, Santa Barbara, from 1984-1988.
She also starred in the Netflix series, House of Cards, for which she made $500,000 per episode. Other famous actresses turned down the opportunity to play Jenny, like Jodie Foster, Nicole Kidman, and Demi Moore.
Oh, Brother Where Art Thou?
Often times, in the more physically taxing scenes of films, actors require a body double. While it's not easy to match the actors, usually the industry finds a way, especially if it's just a moment's shot. Luckily for him, they didn't have to look very far for a convincing double, they just had to check his family tree. For many of the running scenes, we actually see Tom Hanks's younger brother Jim.
Jim Hanks who, back then, was a fantastic runner, also had the advantage of sharing a resemblance to his brother (obviously). Not only does Jim play Tom Hank’s body double in Forrest Gump, due to their similar tone of voice, he has also substituted for his brother in various Toy Story video games. So when the award-winning actor is not available, he's able to pass the job on to his younger brother.
"People Call Me Forrest Gump"
The iconic line that people love so much- “My name is Forrest Gump. People call me Forrest Gump” wasn’t originally in the script. Tom Hanks ad-libbed the line and the film’s director Robert Zemeckis loved the line and kept it in. Forrest says this line in the scene where he introduces himself to Bubba for the first time. We can’t imagine the film without it.
Of course, if anyone knows anything about movies, that line is clearly a homage to the James Bond line, "They call me Bond, James Bond." As much as we love Gump for his many traits such as his kind heart, and great work ethic, he lacks that certain suave Bond quality. Which, in fact, is what makes the line so funny and memorable!
Haley Joel Osment's Debut
The 90s child actor Haley Joel Osment was everyone's favorite on-screen kid for years. His endearing face landed him countless roles, many of them even dramas and thrillers (how can anyone forget The Sixth Sense?) And it all started with Forrest Gump. Osment was only six-years-old when got the chance to play Forrest's son in this Academy Award-winning film, and boy was he adorable!
Years later he remarked on what it was like to play Tom Hanks' son. The actor, who is now 32 (and has a majestic beard) said that Hanks was was “a great first cinema Dad.” He sure was everyone's favorite on-screen son. Haley went onto play a string of films at a very young age. The good news, he's still acting and even graduated from Tisch's School of the Arts.