Storyline
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
Released
6/23/1994
Runtime
2h 22min
Director
Budget
$55,000,000
Revenue
$677,387,716
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Paramount Pictures, The Steve Tisch Company, Wendy Finerman Productions
Cast
Tom Hanks
Forrest Gump
Robin Wright
Jenny Curran
Gary Sinise
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
Sally Field
Mrs. Gump
Mykelti Williamson
Bubba Blue
Michael Conner Humphreys
Young Forrest Gump
Hanna Hall
Young Jenny Curran
Haley Joel Osment
Forrest Junior
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
School Bus Driver
Rebecca Williams
Nurse at Park Bench
Bob Penny
Crony
Harold G. Herthum
Doctor
George Kelly
Barber
John Randall
Crony
Sam Anderson
Principal Hancock
Margo Moorer
Louise
Ione M. Telech
Elderly Woman
Christine Seabrook
Elderly Woman's Daughter
John Worsham
Southern Gentleman / Landowner
Peter Dobson
Young Elvis Presley
Alexander Zemeckis
School Bus Boy
Logan Livingston Gomez
School Bus Boy
Ben Waddel
School Bus Boy
Elizabeth Hanks
School Bus Girl
Tyler Long
Red Headed Boy
Christopher Jones
Boy with Cross
Grady Bowman
Fat Boy
Kevin Mangan
Jenny's Father
Fay Genens
Jenny's Grandmother
Frank Geyer
Police Chief
Rob Landry
Red Headed Teen
Jason McGuire
Fat Teen
Pete Auster
Teen with Cross
Sonny Shroyer
College Football Coach
Brett Rice
High School Football Coach
Ed Davis
High School Football Coach
Daniel C. Striepeke
Recruiter
Bruce Lucvia
Kick Off Return Player
David Brisbin
Newscaster
Kirk Ward
Earl
Angela Lomas
Black Student
Timothy Record
Black Student
Deborah McTeer
Woman with Child on Park Bench
Mark Matheisen
Jenny's Date
Al Harrington
Local Anchor #1
Jed Gillin
President John F. Kennedy (voice)
Bob Harks
University Dean
Don Fischer
Army Recruiter
Kenneth Bevington
Army Bus Driver
Michael Flannery
Bus Recruit
Gary Robinson
Bus Recruit
Marlena Smalls
Bubba's Mother
Kitty K. Green
Bubba's Great Grandmother
Afemo Omilami
Drill Sergeant
Matt Wallace
Barracks Recruit
Danté McCarthy
Topless Girl
Paulie DiCocco
Emcee
Mike Jolly
Club Patron
Michael Kemmerling
Club Patron
John Voldstad
Club Patron
Jeffrey Winner
Club Patron
Russ Wilson
Pick-up Truck Driver
Daniel J. Gillooly
Helicopter Gunman
Calvin Gadsden
Sargeant Sims
Aaron Izbicki
Dallas
Michael Burgess
Cleveland
Steven Griffith
Tex
Bill Roberson
Fat Man at Bench
Michael McFall
Army Hospital Male Nurse
Eric Underwood
Mail Call Soldier
Steve DeRelian
Wounded Soldier
Byron Minns
Wounded Soldier
Stephen Bridgewater
Hospital Officer
Bonnie Ann Burgess
Army Nurse
Scott Oliver
National Correspondent #1
John William Galt
President Johnson (voice)
Hilary Chaplain
Hilary
Isabel Rose
Isabel
Jay Ross
Veteran at War Rally
Richard D'Alessandro
Abbie Hoffman
Dick Stilwell
Policeman at War Rally
Kevin Davis
Black Panther
Michael Jace
Black Panther
Geoffrey Blake
Wesley
Tim Perry
Hippie at Commune
Vanessa Roth
Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend
Emily Carey
Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend
Paul Raczkowski
Man in VW Bug
Valentine
Chinese Ping Pong Player
Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
Joe Stefanelli
John Lennon (voice)
Tiffany Salerno
Carla
Marla Sucharetza
Lenore
Aloysius Gigl
Musician Boyfriend
Jack Bowden
National Correspondent #4
Joe Alaskey
President Nixon (voice)
Lazarus Jackson
Discharge Officer
W. Benson Terry
Stanley Loomis
Matt Rebenkoff
Drugged Out Boyfriend
Peter Bannon
Local Correspondent #2
Joe Washington
Local Anchor #2
Nora Dunfee
Elderly Southern Woman
Natalie Hendrix Tate
Local Anchor #3
Hallie D'Amore
Waitress in Cafe
Jim Hanks
Forrest Gump Running Double
Chiffonye Cobb
Hannibal Reporter
Juan Singleton
Hannibal Reporter
Bobby Richardson
Hannibal Reporter
Michael Mattison
Taxi Driver
Lenny Herb
Young Man Running
Charles Boswell
Aging Hippie
Timothy McNeil
Wild Eyed Man
Lonnie Hamilton
The Minister
Teresa Denton
Lieutenant Dan's Fiancée, Susan
Kurt Russell
Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Ellen Trainor
Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
Robb Skyler
Nicholas Katzenbach (uncredited)
Michael J. Oliver
Red Headed Teen (uncredited)
Bryan Hanna
Football Coach (uncredited)
Greg Brown
Football Player (uncredited)
Brendan Shanahan
Football Player (uncredited)
Troy Christian
Cheerleader (uncredited)
Jacqueline Lovell
Football Fan (uncredited)
Zach Hanner
Barracks Recruit (uncredited)
Aaron Michael Lacey
National Guardsman (uncredited)
William Shipman
Black Panther (uncredited)
Zhuang Zedong
Self - Chinese Ping Pong Player (archive footage) (uncredited)
Eric Alan Wendell
Student Protester (uncredited)
George Wallace
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John-Michael Steele
Chancellor AL University (uncredited)
John Simmit
Higgins - Protestor on Stage (uncredited)
Michael Satterfield
Alabama U Student (uncredited)
Mark A. Rich
VA in Hospital (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan
Self - Assassination Attempt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elvis Presley
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Darrell O'Cook
Chorister (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Neal MacMillan
Student Protester (uncredited)
Beau Lotterman
Thompson (uncredited)
Andrew Lepper
Civil Rights Marcher (uncredited)
John Lennon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Teddy Lane Jr.
Black Panther (uncredited)
Conor Kennelly
Black Panther (uncredited)
Robert F. Kennedy
Self - after 1968 California Primary (archive footage) (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jim Keller
Hippie at Commune (uncredited)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Russ Isles
Bus Scene (uncredited)
Jenny Inge Devaney
Hippie (uncredited)
Bob Hope
Self - in Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Glenn Harding
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Jeanne Hanna
The Honeymooners (uncredited)
Ellsworth Hanna
The Honeymooners (uncredited)
Christopher James Hall
Governor (uncredited)
Leigh Goodoff
Drum Major (uncredited)
Michael Garvey
Reporter (uncredited)
Gerald Ford
Self - Assassination Attempt (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Ent
Alabama College Photographer #1 (uncredited)
Ryan Duncan
Student Protester (uncredited)
Jim Damron
CBS Correspondent Cooper (uncredited)
Darren W. Conrad
Alabama Football Player (uncredited)
John Connally
Self - with JFK in Dallas (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick Clark
Self - New Year's Eve (archive footage) (uncredited)
Daniel Chamblin
Southern Landowner (uncredited)
Clint Calvert
Football Fan (uncredited)
Grand L. Bush
Black Panther Leader (uncredited)
Arthur Bremer
Self - Shooting George Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jim Boeke
University of Alabama Assistant Football Coach (uncredited)
Keri-Anne Bilotta
Hippie (uncredited)
Marcus Batton
Get the Bikes Bully (uncredited)
Beth Aylward
Military Officer (uncredited)
Neil Armstrong
Self - Stepping onto the Moon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Markus Alexander
Vietnam Veteran (uncredited)
Todd Adamson
Bully on Bike (uncredited)
Rob Adams
College Quarterback (uncredited)
Joe Abby
Protestor on Stage (uncredited)
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