Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama movie directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Area. The movie relies on the 1986 novel of the identical identify by Winston Groom. The movie tells the story of Forrest Gump, a slow-witted however kind-hearted man from Alabama who witnesses and influences a number of defining historic occasions in america within the latter half of the twentieth century.
The movie was a important and industrial success, grossing over $677 million worldwide towards a manufacturing finances of $55 million. It received six Academy Awards, together with Greatest Image, Greatest Director, and Greatest Actor for Hanks. The movie is taken into account one of many biggest movies of all time and is usually included in lists of the perfect American movies.
