Forrest Gump Trivia Questions

The director wanted an authentic Southern accent, so they cast local Mississippi boy Humphreys over hundreds of other child actors who faked it.

Jim Hanks, Tom's lookalike brother, doubled for him in long-distance running scenes because Tom is not a natural runner.

Sinise's legs were wrapped in a blue fabric and later digitally erased in post-production. He also wore special prosthetic stumps for certain scenes.

The boat was named after Jenny Curran, the character. Zemeckis's wife's name is not Jenny, and no crew member's spouse had that name either.

Hanna Hall wore her own long hair for the role. The myth likely comes from confusion with Robin Wright's short haircut later in the film.

The line 'Run, Forrest, run!' was actually scripted and spoken by Robin Wright's character, not improvised by Hanks. It's a common myth that many famous movie lines were ad-libbed.

The film's visual effects team seamlessly integrated Hanks into archival footage and digitally erased Gary Sinise's lower legs. It won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1995.

The feather was actually a real feather filmed with careful choreography and wind machines. CGI was only used to remove the wires and strings holding it.