Factual error: During the 1972 New Year's Eve celebration, Forrest drinks a Dr. Pepper with a logo that wasn't devised until around the mid 80s.
Forrest Gump (1994)
Plot summary
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Tom Hanks, Sally Field, Gary Sinise, Robin Wright, Robin Wright Penn
The life and times of Forrest Gump, growing up in the twentieth century. Forrest makes friends as Bubba and Dan plays on the football team, fights in Vietnam, plays Table Tennis professionally, opens a shrimp company all while innocently trying to discover how the world works, and while trying to get back to his greatest friend, Jenny. After he finds Jenny, they fall in love and have a son named Forrest Jr, and when Jenny dies, Forrest is left to bring up his son on his own. The film ends with Forrest sending his son on his first day of school telling him that he loves him.
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Drill Sergeant: Why did you put that gun together so fast, Private?
Forrest Gump: Because you told me to, Drill Sergeant!
Trivia: Dave Chappelle was originally offered the role of Bubba in Forrest Gump in a pre-production stage. He was concerned that the character was racially demeaning, so he turned down the part. He has since admitted to regretting the decision.
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Answer: Johnson refers to Lyndon Johnson, the US President.
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