Life is like a box of chocolates — and Tom Hanks, as Forrest Gump, takes us on a gentle, unforgettable journey through forty years of American history.
Released in 1994, Forrest Gump stars Hanks as Forrest, a kind-hearted man from Alabama whose simple outlook carries him through the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, professional football and a shrimping business, always returning to his childhood love, Jenny, played by Robin Wright.
Hanks plays Forrest without condescension. He is innocent, loyal and funny, and the film’s famous encounters with history work because Forrest remains the same decent person in every decade.
It is a signature role, and the one that won Hanks the Academy Award for Best Actor, because it is both a technical marvel and a deeply human story, told through a performance audiences never forget.