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Not really true. It is based on a novel (fictional) by Winston Groom.

//Actually, the character Forrest Gump was inspired by a decorated war hero named Samuel Davis. But Davis was not a shrimp boat captain, champion ping pong player or college graduate.//

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Is there a movie called Forrest Gump?

Yeah. It is based on a true story


Did the movie Forrest Gump reveal the true identity of the person in the film?

No, the movie Forrest Gump did not reveal the true identity of a mentally retarded person.


Is Frorest Gump a true story?

No. many of the events that happen during forrest's life are true, be he himself is fictional.


On whom is Forrest Gump based?

Forrest Gump was inspired by real life war hero Sammy Davis.


How much of the Forest Gump movie is true?

Very little. Forrest Gump the movie was based on a novel by Winston Broom, which is classified as fiction. The inspiration for the novel was a real man named Samuel Davis, Jr. I believe the real Forrest had a form of autism. He was also a war hero. Forrest Gump, the movie, did revolve around many true historic events in American life from the 1950's through the 1980's.


True or False Bill Murray was considered for the role of Forrest Gump?

True.


When did Forest Gump die?

the movie was not a true story, therfore he never did die


Is the story line in forest gump based on a true story?

There are many histoical events within the movie such as: The US Presidents, the Viet Nam War, the opening of relations to mainland China, civil rights activism, the computer age. All of these are historical facts. Actor Tom Hanks would not accept the role of Gump unless the historical events were accurate.


Did Forrest Gump really reveal the Watergate scandal?

No, there's nothing at all about the movie that's true. (I mean, some of the things, like Watergate and the Vietnam War, really did happen, but Gump is a fictional character.)


What are some cultural changes from the movie Forrest Gump?

The movie time-line covered about 30 years. Begining in the 1950's with Gump as a child through the 1980's. Gump's formative years were spent in the idealized 50's which gave way to the civil unrest of the 1960's, followed by the disco era in the late 1970's to AIDS in the 1980s. Using true historical facts and events with music from the appropriate time period, Forrest Gump covers the cultural evolution of America in the latter half of the 20th century.


What are some inccuracies in the movie Forrest Gump?

Many of the event in the movie Forrest Gump are historically accurate, as demanded by the star Tom Hanks. The war, civil rights, renewed relations with China and the AIDs epidemic are all true.


What major films came out in 1994?

The Shawshank Redemption, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, Quiz Show, Speed, True Lies, Legends of the Fall, The Lion King, Star Trek: Generations, Reality Bites, The Mask, Natural Born Killers, The Net, Three Colors: Red are some that were released in 1994.