Forrest Gump Page #10

Synopsis: Slow-witted Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) has never thought of himself as disadvantaged, and thanks to his supportive mother (Sally Field), he leads anything but a restricted life. Whether dominating on the gridiron as a college football star, fighting in Vietnam or captaining a shrimp boat, Forrest inspires people with his childlike optimism. But one person Forrest cares about most may be the most difficult to save -- his childhood love, the sweet but troubled Jenny (Robin Wright). EXT. A SAVANNAH STREET - DAY (1981) A feather floats through the air. The falling feather. A city, Savannah, is revealed in the background. The feather floats down toward the city below. The feather drops down toward the street below, as people walk past and cars drive by, and nearly lands on a man's shoulder. He walks across the street, causing the feather to be whisked back on its journey. The f
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Robert Zemeckis
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Won 6 Oscars. Another 40 wins & 67 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.8
Metacritic:
82
Rotten Tomatoes:
72%
PG-13
Year:
1994
142 min
$330,000,000
Website
20,695 Views


JENNY:

Have you ever been with a girl,

Forrest?

FORREST:

I sit next to them in my home

economics class all the time.

DJ:

(over radio)

You're listening to WHHY in

Birmingham, the clear A.M. voice of

Northern Alabama. I'm Joel Dorn...

Forrest looks at Jenny as she removes her bra. Forrest looks

away, a bit shamed. Jenny takes his hand and guides it up to

her breast.

DJ:

(over radio)

...coming to you on a night that is

anything but clear. The weatherman

says that rain's gonna fall all night

long so stay with us, get warm, get

cozy, get under the covers to the

cool sounds of WHHY.

Forrest looks over at Jenny's breasts, the shudder as he has

an orgasm.

FORREST:

Ohh... Oh... I'm sorry. Sorry.

JENNY:

It's okay.

DJ:

(over radio)

...444-6789, with ya till sunrise,

playing the music you want to hear

when you want to hear it. If you

have a request or dedication, give

us a call. We guarantee you'll hear

your requests within one hour.

Forrest breathes heavily. Jenny puts her bra back on.

JENNY:

It's all right.

Jenny leans over and puts her head on Forrest's shoulder.

DJ:

(over radio)

Candy is on the line tonight. Candy's

answering the phones, give Candy

your request, your dedication, and

ask her why she won't go out with

me, would you? Here's more music.

JENNY:

It's okay.

FORREST:

Oh, I'm dizzy.

A song is coming over the radio. Jenny hugs Forrest.

JENNY:

I bet that never happened in home

ec.

FORREST:

No.

Jenny laughs and kisses Forrest on the cheek. Forrest and

Jenny hug on the bed as Jenny's roommate pretends to be

asleep, but is listening, horrified, with her eyes open.

FORREST:

I think I ruined your roommate's

bathrobe.

JENNY:

I don't care. I don't like her,

anyway.

EXT. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA/FOOTBALL STADIUM - DAY (1963)

Forrest runs across the field as the defending team chases

him. The crowd yells for Forrest. They flip a sign that reads:

"Go Forrest."

CROWD:

Run! Run! Run!

Forrest runs along the field. The crowd cheers.

CROWD:

Run! Run! Run!

Forrest runs into the end zone. The band members rush toward

Forrest with their hands up, signaling him to stop. The crowd

flips over cards, creating a sign that reads "STOP."

CROWD:

Stop!

Forrest stops in the end zone as he hears the crowd yells.

The band motions for Forrest to stop and stay in the end

zone. A group of defending players fall over each other in

the end zone. Forrest looks as the crowd cheers wildly.

FORREST (V.O.)

College ran by real fast 'cause I

played so much football.

BLACK AND WHITE PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL - DAY (1963)

The White House with the words "The eyes and ears of the

world Paramount News" superimposed.

FORREST (V.O.)

They even put me on a thing called

the All-America Team where you get

to meet the President of the United

States.

BLACK AND WHITE NEWSREEL

PRESIDENT KENNEDY holds an autographed football as the All-

American Team stands behind him. Forrest is among the players

in suits.

ANNOUNCER:

(over newsreel)

President Kennedy met with the

Collegiate All-American Football

Team at the Oval Office today.

INT. WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION AREA - DAY (1963)

The All-American players mingle around the food table. Forrest

steps up to the table. A large spread of food and soda is on

the table.

FORREST (V.O.)

Now, the real good thing about meeting

the President of the United States

is the food.

Forrest takes a bottle of Dr. Pepper from the buffet table.

Numerous bottle of Dr. Pepper are displayed on the table. A

servant opens the bottle for him.

FORREST (V.O.)

They put you in this little room

with just about anything you'd want

to eat or drink. And since number

one, I wasn't hungry, but thirsty...

Forrest begins to guzzle the Dr. Pepper.

FORREST (V.O.)

...and number two, they was free, I

musta drank me about fifteen Dr.

Peppers.

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Eric Roth

Eric Roth (born March 22, 1945) is an American screenwriter. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump (1994). He also co-wrote the screenplays for several Oscar-nominated films: The Insider (1999), Munich (2005), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). more…

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