TY - ADVS AU - Tisch,Steve AU - Finerman,Wendy AU - Zemeckis,Robert AU - Hanks,Tom AU - Wright,Robin AU - Sinise,Gary AU - Williamson,Mykelti AU - Field,Sally AU - Silvestri,Alan AU - Starkey,Steve AU - Roth,Eric AU - Groom,Winston ED - Paramount Pictures Corporation. TI - Forrest Gump SN - 0792174844 AV - CM DVD 01061 U1 - 791.43/72 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Hollywood, CA PB - Paramount Pictures KW - People with mental disabilities KW - United States KW - Drama KW - Love KW - Filmdrama's KW - gtt KW - Komische films KW - Feature films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired KW - Comedy films KW - gsafd N1 - Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994; Based on the novel by Winston Groom; Special features: Commentary by director Robert Zemeckis, producer Steve Starkey, and production designer Rick Carter; and by producer Wendy Finerman; Through the eyes of Forrest Gump (documentary) (ca. 29 min.); The magic of makeup; Through the ears of Forrest Gump (sound design); Building the world of Gump (production design); Seeing is believing (the visual effects); photo gallery; screen tests; theatrical trailer; Director of photography, Don Burgess ; editor, Arthur Schmidt ; music, Alan Silvestri ; production designer, Rick Carter ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; produced by Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey ; screenplay by Eric Roth ; directed by Robert Zemeckis; Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field; MPAA rating: PG-13 N2 - The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, etc. The problem is, he doesn't realize the significance of his actions. Forrest comes to embody a generation ER -