Forrest Gump Trivia Questions

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

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.

Hanks would actually jog between setups on location to maintain Forrest's restless energy. Crew members sometimes had to run alongside him to adjust his microphone.

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.

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.

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 film pioneered 'face replacement' CGI to insert Tom Hanks into historical footage and replace the legs of actors. It won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.

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.