![]() English Recipe : : Forrest Gump (1/9). A SAVANNAH STREET - DAY (1. The falling feather. A city, Savannah, is revealed in the background. The feather floats down toward the city below. The feather drops down toward the street below, as people walk past and cars drive by, and nearly lands on a man's shoulder. He walks across the street, causing the feather to be whisked back on its journey. The feather floats above a stopped car. The car drives off right as the feather floats down toward the street. The feather floats under a passing car, then is sent flying back up in the air. A MAN sits on a bus bench. The feather floats above the ground and finally lands on the man's mudsoaked shoe. The latest Tweets from Forrest Gump (@Esepinchewey). La vida es como una caja de chocolates. A los gordos les dura menos. Forrest Gump with Jenny. Because his father was absent during his life, reportedly 'on vacation', raised by his mother, who named him after Civil War Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was also first Grand Wizard. Young Forrest: Momma says my back is as crooked as a question mark. These shoes are gonna make me as straight as an arrow. They're my magic shoes. Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti. The man reached down and picks up the feather. His name is FORREST GUMP. He looks at the feather oddly, moves aside a box of chocolates from an old suitcase, then opens the case. Inside the old suitcase are an assortment of clothes, a pingpong paddle, toothpaste and other personal items. Forrest pulls out a book titled . Forrest closes the suitcase. Something in his eyes reveals that Forrest may not be all there. Forrest looks right as the sound of an arriving bus is heard. ![]() Originally released in theaters by Paramount Pictures, Forrest Gump stars Hanks in the title role, a man who — despite his sub-normal IQ — led an extraordinary life, with a ringside seat to many of the most memorable.Forrest remains on the bus bench as the bus continues on. A BLACK WOMAN in a nurse's outfit steps up and sits down at the bus bench next to Forrest. ![]() The nurse begins to read a magazine as Forrest looks at her. FORREST: Hello. My name's Forrest, Forrest Gump. He opens a box of chocolates and holds it out for the nurse. FORREST: You want a chocolate? The nurse shakes her head, a bit apprehensive about this strange man next to her. FORREST: I could eat about a million and a half of these. My momma always said, . You never know what you're gonna get. I'll bet you could walk all day in shoes like that and not feel a thing. I wish I had shoes like that. BLACK WOMAN: My feet hurt. FORREST Momma always says there's an awful lot you could tell about a person by their shoes, Where they're going, Where they've been. The black woman stares at Forrest as he looks down at his own shoes. FORREST: I've worn lots of shoes. I bet if I think about it real hard I could remember my first pair of shoes. Forrest closes his eyes tightly. FORREST: Momma said they'd take my anywhere. COUNTRY DOCTOR'S OFFICE - GREENBOW, ALABAMA - DAY - 1. It is young Forrest as he sits in a doctor's office. FORREST (V. O.): She said they was my magic shoes. Forrest has been fitted with orthopedic shoes and metal leg braces. DOCTOR: All right, Forrest, you can open your eyes now. Let's take a little walk around. The doctor sets Forrest down on its feet. Forrest walks around stiffly. Forrest's mother, MRS. GUMP, watches him as he clanks around the room awkwardly. DOCTOR: How do those feel? His legs are strong, Mrs. As strong as I've ever seen. But his back is as crooked as a politician. Forrest walks foreground past the doctor and Mrs. Gump. DOCTOR: But we're gonna straighten him right up now, won't we, Forrest? A loud thud is heard as, outside, Forrest falls. MRS. Gump and young Forrest walk across the street. Forrest walks stiffly next to his mother. FORREST (V. O.): Now, when I was a baby, Momma named me after the great Civil War hero, General Nathan Bedford Forrest.. The photo turns into live action as the General dons a hooded sheet over his head. The General is in full Ku Klux Klan garb, including his horse. The General rides off, followed by a large group of Klan members dressed in full uniform. FORREST (V. O.): She said we was related to him in some way. And, what he did was, he started up this club called the Ku Klux Klan. They'd all dress up in their robes and their bedsheets and act like a bunch of ghosts or spooks or something. They'd even put bedsheets on their horses and ride around. And anyway, that's how I got my name. Gump and Forrest walk across the street. FORREST (V. O.): Momma said that the Forrest part was to remind me that sometimes we all do things that, well, just don't make no sense. Forrest stops suddenly as his brace gets stuck. Forrest's brace is caught in a gutter grate. Gump bends down and tries to free Forrest. Two old cronies sit in front of a barber shop and watch. MRS. GUMP: Just wait, let me get it. Mrs. Gump struggles to pull the stuck brace from the grate. MRS. Wait, get it this way. Hold on. Forrest pulls his foot out of the grate. MRS. Gump helps Forrest up onto the sidewalk. She looks up and notices the two old man. MRS. What are you all staring at? Haven't you ever seen a little boy with braces on his legs before? Mrs. Gump and Forrest walk along the sidewalk past the two old men. Gump holds tightly onto Forrest's hand. MRS. GUMP: Don't ever let anybody tell you they're better than you, Forrest. If God intended everybody to be the same, he'd have given us all braces on our legs. FORREST (V. O.): Momma always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them. OAK ALLEY/THE GUMP BOARDING HOUSE . Gump and Forrest walk along a dirt road. A row of mailboxes stands left. FORREST (V. O.): We lived about a quarter mile of Route 1. Greenbow, Alabama. That's in the county of Greenbow. Our house had been in Momma's family since her grandpa's grandpa's grandpa had come across the ocean about a thousand years ago. Something like that. Mrs. Gump and Forrest walk along the Gump Boarding House driveway. FORREST (V. O.): Since it was just me and Momma and we had all these empty rooms, Momma decided to let those rooms out. Mostly to people passing through. Like from, oh, Mobile, Montgomery, place like that. That's how me and Mommy got money. Mommy was a real smart lady. MRS. GUMP: Remember what I told you, Forrest. You're no different than anybody else is. Mrs. Gump heads Forrest to the porch. She bends down to look Forrest in the eye. MRS. GUMP: Did you hear what I said, Forrest? You're the same as everybody else. You are no different. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE – DAY . GUMP: Well, we're all different, Mr. Hancock. The principal sighs, then stands up. I met the principal and all. The principal stands in front of Mrs. Forrest, sitting left, listens. PRINCIPAL: I want to show you something, Mrs. Now, this is normal. The principal holds up a chart with a designations according to I. Q. The state requires a minimum I. Q. He's gonna have to go to a specialschool. Now, he'll be just fine. MRS. GUMP: What does normal mean, anyway? He might be a bit on the slow side, but my boy Forrest is going to get the same opportunities as everyone else. He's not going to some special school to learn to how to re- tread tires. We're talking about five little points here. There must be something can be done. We don't want to see anybody left behind. GUMP: He's on vacation. GUMP BOARDING HOUSE – NIGHT . Loud organic male grunts are heard coming from inside the house. Forrest sits on the swing as the grunts continue. The principal steps out of the Gump House and wipes the sweat from his face. Forrest is sitting on the porch. PRINCIPAL: Well, your momma sure does care about your schooling, son. Mm- mm- mm. The principal wipes the sweat from his neck, then looks back at Forrest. PRINCIPAL: You don't say much, do you? Forrest grunts, imitating him. The principal, embarrassed, turns and walks away. GUMP BOARDING HOUSE/FORREST'S BEDROOM . Gump reads from the book . GUMP: Finally, he had to try it. It looked easy, but, oh, what happened. First there.. FORREST: Momma, what's vacation mean? MRS. GUMP: Vacation? FORREST: Where Daddy went? MRS. GUMP: Vacation's when you go somewhere, and you don't ever come back. Forrest lies down on his bed and looks up. FORREST (V. O.): Anyway, I guess you could say me and Momma was on our own. GUMP BOARDING HOUSE – DAY . A milkman steps down from the porch. FORREST (V. O.): But we didn't mind. Our house was never empty. There was always folks comin' and goin'. MRS. Gump steps forward and speaks to all the boarders. MRS. GUMP: It's suppa, everyone. Forrest.. A MAN WITH A CANE steps left across the hall. MAN WITH CANE: My, my. That sure looks special. Mrs. Gump looks into a sitting room and informs the boarders about dinner. MRS. GUMP: Gentlemen, would you care to join us for supper? Hurry up and get it before the flies do. I prefer you don't smoke that cigar so close to mealtime. FORREST (V. O.): Sometimes we had so many people stayin' with us that every room was filled with travelers. You know, folks livin' out of their suitcases, and hat cases, and sample cases. MRS. GUMP: Well, you go ahead and start. I can't find Forrest. Mrs. Gump walks up the stairs. MRS. Forrest.. FORREST (V. O.): One time a young man was staying with us, and he had him a guitar case. Mrs. Gump looks into Forrest's room. She hears singing coming from another room and walks over to a closed door. Gump opens the door, revealing a young man with long sideburns as he plays the guitar and sings. Forrest holds onto a broom and dances oddly. The young man is ELVIS PRESLEY. ELVIS PRESLEY: (sings) . I told you not to bother this nice young man. ELVIS: Oh, no, that's all right, ma'am. I was just showin' him a thing or two on the guitar here. MRS. GUMP: All right, but your supper's ready if y'all want to eat. ELVIS: Yeah, that sounds good. Gump leaves and closes the door. Elvis sits back down. Forrest stands left, and looks himself in a mirror. ELVIS: Say, man, show me that crazy little walk you just did there. Slow it down some. Forrest begins to dance again as Elvis plays the guitar and sings. ELVIS: (sings) . This one night me and Momma.. Gump and Forrest walk along a sidewalk. A television inside a store window reveals Elvis Presley as he performs . Gump and Forrest watch the television. Elvis dances around in the same manner Forrest did. A woman in the audience screaming and applauding. ELVIS: (sings) You ain't nothin' but a hound dog.. MRS. GUMP: This is not children's eyes. Mrs. Gump walks away, pulling Forrest with her. Forrest stops and takes one last look. Elvis continues to perform over the television. ELVIS: (sings) . SAVANNAH/BUS BENCH – DAY . The black nurse looks at him. FORREST: Must be hard being a king. This marks Bubba Gump!
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