Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. It stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and Sally Field.
The movie follows the life of Forrest Gump (Hanks), a slow-witted but kind-hearted man from Alabama who witnesses and unwittingly influences several defining historical events in the 20th century United States.
