Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. It is an adaptation of the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field.
Theatrical release poster
The shrimping boat Gump used in the film
Gump with President Kennedy. A variety of visual effects were used to incorporate Hanks into archive footage with various historical figures and events.
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Robert Lee Zemeckis is an American filmmaker. He first came to public attention as the director of the action-adventure romantic comedy Romancing the Stone (1984), the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), and the live-action/animated comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). He subsequently directed the satirical black comedy Death Becomes Her (1992) and then diversified into more dramatic fare, including Forrest Gump (1994), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director. The film also won the Best Picture.
Zemeckis in 2015
Overseeing the filming of Contact (1997)
Zemeckis' star on Walk of Fame, Hollywood, LA
Zemeckis with wife Leslie Harter, at the French premiere of Flight, January 2013