Vietnam veteran, ‘Forrest Gump’ inspiration speaks at Pearl Harbor Remembrance event in Knoxville by: Naomi Hillmer Posted: Dec 7, 2023 / 04:37 PM EST Updated: Dec 7, 2023 / 04:37 PM EST ...

In this episode of “Notes on a Scene,” Rick Carter, Forrest Gump’s production designer, breaks down the “Vietnam” scene from the film. Forrest Gump is now available with a newly ...

From the Watergate scandal to the Vietnam War, the AIDS crisis, desegregation in the South, Hurricane Carmen and more, Forrest Gump is a journey through some of the most important historical ...

A quarter of a century after movie-goers met Forrest Gump, Jenny, Bubba, and Lt. Dan, the critically acclaimed drama will be returning to theaters for a special two-day showing on June 23 and 25 ...

Forrest was supposed to be a heavier man who sat at 242 pounds and stood at 6-foot-6. In the book, he became a wrestler, went to space and even hung out with an orangutan.

1. Take care of your feet The first time we see Lt. Dan is in Vietnam when Gump, played by the legendary Tom Hanks, and his best friend Bubba, report to their new unit.

His single-hearted focus is first noted during basic training, where Forrest assembles a gun in record time. While in Vietnam, Forrest’s focus on saving Bubba made him a war hero.

Forrest Gump has to be among the most parodied movies of all time. Right off the bat, in its first episode, MADtv blended it with that other major film from 1994, Pulp Fiction, and made Gump ...

Gary Sinise and Tom Hanks star in "Forrest Gump." (Paramount) Of course, the greatest gift to moviegoers was Gary Sinise's performance as Lt. Dan Taylor, Forrest Gump's commanding officer in Vietnam.

It’s a story about a 42-man artillery unit just west of Cai Lay, Vietnam, trying to hold off 1,500 swarming members of the North Vietnamese Army early one November morning in 1967.

Forrest Gump took $677 million in global box office after its 1994 opening and earned six Oscars — including best picture, best actor for Hanks and best director for Robert Zemeckis.