1 Forrest Gump Every transformation is accompanied by a blue plaid shirt.
2 The actor of Forrest Gump's mother in the play is only 10 years older than Tom Hanks.
3 The scene where Forrest sits in the hallway of the school, his mother talks to the headmaster, inspired by Norman Rockwell's painting "The Girl with the Dark Circles."
4 Tom Hanks' younger brother Jim Hanks doubled his speed during his numerous runs.
5 Hanks spent a half time reading the script and then signed the contract, the only condition being historical accuracy.
6 When Forrest Gump was talking at a Vietnam War rally in Washington, the microphone plug was pulled and you couldn't hear him.
The red-haired girl in school bus 7 is Hanks' daughter, Elizabeth Hanks.
8 This famous chair has been removed and put into the museum to prevent damage.
9 Forrest Gump National Run was inspired by real events: In 1982, 16-year-old Louis Michael Figueroa ran from New Jersey to San Francisco to raise money for the American Cancer Society, inspiring Forrest Gump to spread the film.
The shoes that Jenny gave Forrest Gump as a gift were Nike's 1974 Cortez running shoes.
11 Jenny's last name in the original book is Curran, but it is never said in the movie.
There are 6 songs from the 12-door band in the movie, more than other bands.
13 There are no balls in the table tennis game in the film, all of which are post-production additions.
14 According to writer Winston Groom, John Goodman was the perfect Forrest Gump in his mind.
15 Almost all of John Lennon's dialogue in the film comes from his song "Imagine.".