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Bubba
Benjamin "Bubba" Buford Blue Was Born Bubba was born to a poor shrimping family in Louisiana in 1943. He would go on to become Forrest's best friend. -
My Name is Forrest, Forrest Gump
Forrest was born to a single mother. While he had below-average intelligence, he was raised by a loving mother who believed in him. As a boy, he wore leg braces, but worked hard to move past his disabilities. -
"you can sit here if you want"
Grump has his first day at school but when the bus picks him up no one wants to sit beside him :( But a nice cutie named Jenny allows him to sit beside her and Gump doesn't love another girl for the next 30 or so years(probably more) -
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Civil Rights Movement
The movie briefly shows Martin Luther King Jr. giving his "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. This alluded to the civil rights movement that was occurring, which was when African Americans advocated to have the same rights as white Americans. Activists groups such as the SCLC, SNCC, and others used positive protesting, while groups such as the Black Panthers were more violent and radical
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Vietnam War
In the movie, Forrest enlists in the military and after being trained, he is sent to fight in Vietnam. The war America was fighting in Vietnam was due to America trying to enforce containment, the spread of communism. The movie showed the horrible conditions soldiers faced, such as dense forests, nonstop rain, and the guerrilla warfare used by the Viectong -
Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis Presley!
In the movie, Gump's mother allows lots of visitors over to her house, and one of these visitors just so happen to our good boi Elvis Presley. He plays guitar for Forrest and allows him to dance to his song. Later, Elvis becomes a very popular Rock 'n' Roll artist, and Forrest sees Elvis jammin' on the television, doing the dance moves he saw Forrest doing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dVy1f8yx-I&t=13s -
The Hippie Movement
The Hippie Movement began in the 1960s and was very influential on American politics, law and every day life. This was a time where predominantly the youth started reflecting on social values and experimentation then became the new social norm. The counterculture started as a youth movement and their ideas on all things political, social, cultural and every day values were much different then what American citizens had ever seen before. -
JFK
Crowds of excited people lined the streets and waved to the Kennedys. The car turned off Main Street at Dealey Plaza around 12:30 p.m. As it was passing the Texas School Book Depository, gunfire suddenly reverberated in the plaza. Bullets struck the president's neck and head and he slumped over toward Mrs. Kennedy. The governor was also hit in the chest. -
Gump in the Army
After graduating from college, Gump enlists into the military and meet his good best friend Bubba and the General calls Gump a genius because he said he'll do what the General tells him to and because he can assemble a rifle quickly -
Lt. Dan
Forrest joined the army to fight in Vietnam. In a single attack, Forrest saved a number of his fellow soldiers. He carried them out, one by one. In the attack, his commanding officer, Lieutenant Dan lost both legs. -
"I want to go home"
If I'd have known this was going to be the last time me and Bubba was gonna talk, I'd of thought of something better to say.
F- Hey, Bubba.
B - Hey, Forrest.
F- Forrest, why did this happen?
B- You got shot.
Then Bubba said something I won't ever forget.
"I want to go home."
Bubba was my best good friend. And even I know that ain't something you can find just around the corner. Bubba was going to be a shrimping boat captain, but instead, he died right there by that river in Vietnam. -
Lincoln Memorial
On October 21, 1967, a large number of people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to protest the war in Vietnam. Forrest spoke at the rally. -
Black Panthers
Forrest's girlfriend Jenny drags him into a Black Panther party, and he gets in a BIT of trouble. The black panthers were a violent group who advocated for civil rights. Founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, started the black power movement, has communist ideology, and doesn't like Martin Luther King Jr. or his peaceful protesting
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Received Presidential Medal of Honor
On January 1, 1969, Forrest Gump received the Presidential Medal of Honor for his valor in a time of war. -
Table Tennis Competition
As a member of the U.S. Army Table Tennis Team, Forrest travelled to China to compete in a goodwill tournament. -
Dick Cavett Show
Forrest appears on the Dick Cavett television program with John Lennon. He described his trip to China, inspiring the song, "Imagine". -
Watergate Break-In
On another visit to Washington D.C., President Nixon provided Forrest with a room at the Watergate Hotel. While there, he witnessed the Watergate break-in. -
New Year's Eve
Forrest spent New Year's Even with Lieutenant Dan. Dan was wheelchair-bound, angry and drunk. He agreed to be Forrest's second mate when Forrest got his shrimping operation. -
Hurricane Carmen
Dan made peace with his fate on the mast of the shrimping boat during Hurricane Carmen. Dan thanked Forrest for saving him, and the two became quite rich. -
Apple
Forrest learned that Dan has invested in Apple Computer and the two have become even wealthier. Forrest gave much of his money away. -
Run Forrest!
Following a night with Jenny Curran, the local girl who had been kind to him throughout childhood and adolescence, Forrest began running. He ran all the way across the country. -
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Run Forrest!
Following a night with Jenny Curran, the local girl who had been kind to him throughout childhood and adolescence, Forrest began running. He ran all the way across the country. -
"I'm pretty tired. I think I'll go home now."
Jenny saw Forrest on television and contacted him. She asked to meet him, and introduced him to his son, named Forrest. Jenny was already dying of an unknown illness, but the two marry. -
"I named him after his daddy"
After Jenny gets her life back together, she invites Gump to her new house to tell him that she's dying but also that she's had a child and that it belongs to Gump. Jenny soon after asks Gump to marry her -
Momma always said dyin' was a part of life.
On March 22, 1982, Jenny died, leaving Forrest and their son behind. The viewer first met Forrest sitting on a bus stop, and this is where the film ends, when Forrest waits, a single father, for his son.
