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How Tom Hanks Saved an Iconic Forrest Gump Scene from Being Cut

One of the most unforgettable scenes in Robert Zemeckis’ 1994 Oscar-winning film Forrest Gump almost never made it into the movie. The sequence where Tom Hanks’ character sets off on a spontaneous ...
WRAL

Chet Hanks enlists dad Tom Hanks for music video that recreates 'Forrest Gump' scenes

CNN — “You Better Run,” not walk, to check this one out. That’s the title of the latest single from Something Out West, a country music duo with actor Chet Hanks and his friend, Drew Arthur. The music ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Forrest Gump’s hard-to-find bench is in Savannah. Just not where you think.

"Forrest Gump" fans try to find the bus stop bench from the famous movie scene when they visit Savannah. The bench is not ...

Tom Hanks paid for the iconic cross-country running scene to be in 'Forrest Gump' himself after the studio said it was too expensive

Hanks said "it wasn't cheap" for the beloved sequence to be made. In return, Hanks got more control in how the movie was made and more of the profits.