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[[File:forrest-gump-p111.jpg|thumb|350px|Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.]] |
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{{quote|''"His buddy Bubba was a shrimp lovin' man |
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His friend with no legs he called Lt. Dan |
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His girlfriend Jenny was kind of a slut |
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He went to the White House; showed [[Lyndon B. Johnson|LBJ]] his butt"''|[[Filk Song|"Gump"]], [["Weird Al" Yankovic|Weird Al Yankovic]] (to the tune of The Presidents of the United States of America's "Lump")}} |
''He went to the White House; showed [[Lyndon B. Johnson|LBJ]] his butt"''|[[Filk Song|"Gump"]], [["Weird Al" Yankovic|Weird Al Yankovic]] (to the tune of The Presidents of the United States of America's "Lump")}} |
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{{quote|[[Hello]]. [[The Name Is Bond, James Bond|My name is Forrest. Forrest Gump.]]}} |
{{quote|[[Hello]]. [[The Name Is Bond, James Bond|My name is Forrest. Forrest Gump.]]}} |
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The film was a major box office hit, earning $677,387,716 worldwide (behind only ''[[The Lion King]]'' that year). The critics loved it; it went on to win six Oscars and numerous other awards. Thought by some to be one of Hanks' most memorable movies, ''Forrest Gump'' is also acclaimed for its soundtrack, peppered with dozens of iconic songs of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s -- [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Bob Dylan]], the Four Tops, [[Simon and Garfunkel]] and [[Jefferson Airplane]] are just some of the artists heard. |
The film was a major box office hit, earning $677,387,716 worldwide (behind only ''[[The Lion King]]'' that year). The critics loved it; it went on to win six Oscars and numerous other awards. Thought by some to be one of Hanks' most memorable movies, ''Forrest Gump'' is also acclaimed for its soundtrack, peppered with dozens of iconic songs of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s -- [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Bob Dylan]], the Four Tops, [[Simon and Garfunkel]] and [[Jefferson Airplane]] are just some of the artists heard. |
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* [[Accidental Athlete]]: Forrest ends up as a running back on Bear Bryant's University of Alabama team when a couple of bullies chase him and he ends up running through the school field when the team was practicing. It helps when you consider exactly who he was seen by. For those of you unaware, Paul "Bear" Bryant is universally considered to be one of the greatest American football coaches of all time. |
* [[Accidental Athlete]]: Forrest ends up as a running back on Bear Bryant's University of Alabama team when a couple of bullies chase him and he ends up running through the school field when the team was practicing. It helps when you consider exactly who he was seen by. For those of you unaware, Paul "Bear" Bryant is universally considered to be one of the greatest American football coaches of all time. |
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* [[Achievements in Ignorance]]: Forrest is so dense that he routinely attempts things other people wouldn't even consider, and so single-minded that he puts his maximum effort into everything he does. As a result, he meets spectacular success while the skeptics are left scratching their heads. |
* [[Achievements in Ignorance]]: Forrest is so dense that he routinely attempts things other people wouldn't even consider, and so single-minded that he puts his maximum effort into everything he does. As a result, he meets spectacular success while the skeptics are left scratching their heads. |
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