Behind the Scenes
Director
Robert Zemeckis wasn't the producers' first choice to make Forrest Gump; that was Terry Gilliam. He wasn't even the second choice; that was Barry Sonnenfeld.They both rejected the offer, which work...
Screenwriter
The screenplay for Forrest Gump comes to us from a guy named Eric Roth, who also co-wrote the screenplays for The Insider, Munich, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. That's quite a resume, Mr...
Production Studio
If you want to get all technical about it, Forrest Gump was produced by four individuals—Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey, and Charles Newirth—instead of a single company. But, it was...
Production Design
Camera TrickeryForrest Gump might look like your typical sentimental drama from the mid-'90s. And, in a way, it is. But, you might not have noticed that this movie was using some pretty sophisticat...
Music (Score)
Like the movie, Alan Silvestri's score for Forrest Gump tends toward the sentimental and gentle side of things. Just a quick listen to the opening credits demonstrates that Silvestri's music is a l...
Fandoms
You can't make a movie as popular as Forrest Gump without seeding a few fan sites on the Internet. Feeling argumentative? Check out this group for some online forums where people can discuss questi...