Forrest Gump

Resource Information

The work Forrest Gump represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Green Lake Public Library (Caestecker). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Forrest Gump

Statement of responsibility

Paramount Pictures presents a Steve Tisch/Wendy Finerman production ; a Robert Zemeckis film ; produced by Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey ; screenplay by Eric Roth ; directed by Robert Zemeckis

Contributor

• Sinise, Gary
• Starkey, Steve
• Tisch, Steve
• Williamson, Mykelti
• Wright, Robin, 1966-
• Field, Sally
• Finerman, Wendy
• Zemeckis, Robert, 1952-
• Groom, Winston, 1944-2020
• Hanks, Tom
• Burgess, Don, 1956-
• Roth, Eric, 1945-
• Schmidt, Arthur
• Paramount Pictures Corporation
• Silvestri, Alan

Actor

• Williamson, Mykelti
• Hanks, Tom
• Wright, Robin, 1966-
• Field, Sally
• Sinise, Gary

Cinematographer

• Burgess, Don, 1956-

Director

• Zemeckis, Robert, 1952-

Film editor

• Schmidt, Arthur

Musician

• Silvestri, Alan

Producer

• Starkey, Steve
• Finerman, Wendy
• Tisch, Steve

Screenwriter

• Roth, Eric, 1945-

Subject

• People with mental disabilities
• Romance films
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
• War films
• Comedy films
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Groom, Winston, 1944-2020 -- Film adaptations
• Gump, Forrest (Fictitious character)
• Love

Genre

• War films
• Feature films
• Romance films
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
• Comedy films
• Film adaptations

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, etc. The problem is, he doesn't realize the significance of his actions. Forrest comes to embody a generation

Member of

• Forrest Gump (Motion picture)
• Widescreen DVD collection

Awards note

• Academy Award, 1995: Best Picture, Best Director (Robert Zemeckis), Best Film Editing (Arthur Schmidt), Best Visual Effects, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Tom Hanks), Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Eric Roth).
• Golden Globe, 1995: Best Motion Picture--Drama, Best Director--Motion Picture (Robert Zemeckis), Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture--Drama (Tom Hanks).

Cataloging source

IFJ

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Don Burgess ; editor, Arthur Schmidt ; music, Alan Silvestri ; production designer, Rick Carter ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston

Dewey number

• 791.43/72
• 791.436543

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for drug content, some sensuality and war violence

Language note

English or French language tracks; optional English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired); closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.F677 2001

NLM call number

156444

NLM item number

Paramount Home Entertainment

PerformerNote

Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field

Runtime

141

Series statement

Widescreen DVD collection

Target audience

general

Technique

live action