Forrest Gump

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In 1981, sitting at a bus stop in Savannah, Georgia, Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) recounts his extraordinary life story to strangers who sit beside him. In 1950s Greenbow, Alabama, young Forrest (Michael Conner Humphreys) wears leg braces to correct a curved spine. With an IQ of 75, he meets Jenny (Hanna Hall), the only child who lets him sit next to her on the school bus, beginning a lifelong love . When his leg braces break while fleeing bullies, Forrest discovers he can run incredibly fast, earning a football scholarship to the University of Alabama and meeting President Kennedy . After college, Forrest joins the Army and befriends Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue (Mykelti Williamson) in basic training, promising to go into the shrimping business together after the war . In Vietnam, their platoon is ambushed; Bubba is killed and their commanding officer, Lieutenant Dan Taylor (Gary Sinise), loses both legs. Forrest rescues several soldiers and receives the Medal of Honor . While recovering, he discovers a talent for ping-pong, eventually competing in China and appearing on television with John Lennon . Discharged from the army, Forrest fulfills his promise by buying a shrimping boat, with Lieutenant Dan eventually joining him. After their boat survives a hurricane, they strike it rich, creating the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company . Throughout the years, Forrest intermittently reunites with Jenny (Robin Wright), who struggles with a self-destructive path stemming from childhood trauma. He proposes, but she declines. After running across the country for over three years, Forrest returns home to find Jenny has a son, Forrest Jr. Jenny, now ill, marries Forrest before her death. The film ends with Forrest sending his son off on his first day of school, continuing the cycle of life .

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