no cachet for Tom Hanks and the rejection (with subsequent regret) of John Travolta, the 10 secrets

March 5, 1995 Forrest Gump triumphs at the 21st edition of the People’s Choice Awards, a popular event that rewards the best films and characters of the television and cinema season. A few weeks later Robert Zemeckis’ film, inspired by the novel of the same name by Winston Groom, will be awarded at the Oscars with 6 statuettes (Best Film, Best Director, Best Leading Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing and Best Special Effects) . The protagonist of the film is Tom Hanks who plays Forrest Gump, a man born in the 1940s with an IQ bordering on normality. Thanks to favorable circumstances Forrest not only manages to have a life full of successes, marry Jenny (Robin Wright) the girl he has always loved and overcome tragedies such as the Vietnam War, but also inspires contemporary icons such as Elvis Presley and John Lennon and meets characters who would later mark the 20th century. The film rewrites 30 years of American history, has a notable impact on popular culture and achieves great success with critics and audiences. Forrest Gump hits the box office: costing 55 million dollars, it grosses 678. While waiting to see it again on Sky Cinema 2 at 2.20pm, here are 10 things you perhaps don’t know about the film.