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Bill Murray was considered for the role; John Travolta and Chevy Chase both turned it down. Dave Chappelle, David Allen Grier and Ice Cube all turned down the role of Bubba (Chappelle said he thought that the movie would bomb). Terry Gilliam and Barry Sonnenfeld both turned down the opportunity to direct.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoAccording to the "Forrest Gump" trivia page on IMDb (The internet Movie Database), Bill Murray had been considered for the part of Forrest Gump and both John Travolta and Chevy Chase turned down the part. Tom Hanks went on to win the 1995 'Best Actor' Academy Award Oscar for his performance.
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∙ 11y agoJohn Travolta was originally supposed to play the role of Forrest Gump, but he turned it down.
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∙ 11y agoBill Murry, Chevy Chase and John Travolta all turned down the role of Forrest Gump. I can't imagine anyone but Tom Hanks as Forrest.
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∙ 11y agoMichael Conner Humphreys
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Where can the Forest Gump soundtrack be purchased?
iTunes, the program most widely used to download music, is a great place where the Forest Gump soundtrack can be purchased. It can also be purchased on Amazon, another great source for digitally downloading music.
What is Louis Tomlinson's favourite movie?
Forrest Gump. His favourite movie is Forrest Gump. :)
Who was the person staying with the gump's who had guitar?
Elvis Presley
What films used Jimi Hendrix's songs?
Heres a famous movie that used All Along the Watchtower. It was used in Forrest Gump. They also used Purple Haze in the movie Awakenings (1990)
What are the instruments used in theme song of Forrest Gump?
I think it was an orchestra with a lot of strings.
Name one forest in US?
FUN ANSWER: Gump.
What is forest gumps real name?
Forrest Gump
What is a name of a famous forest?
For one... * it's Forrest* ... Forrest Gump example: "He's got a daddy named Forrest too!?"
Is david spade in forest gump?
No.
Is there a man who runs across the US?
yes his name is Forest Gump
What is the full name of the charachter buuba gump in the movie forest gump?
Benjamin Bueford Blue! but people call him...........bubba.
What was the name of the woman forest loved all his life?
Jenny! Forest Gump is an amazing movie
What movie did Tom Hanks make the most money in?
Forest Gump
What is jenny's last name in forest gump?
Jenny's last name is Curran.
Who was director of Forrest Gump?
The director of Forest Gump was Robert Zemeckis.
What is forest gumps nick names?
Forest, Gump
Which is Most popular forest gump or Star Trek?
That's tough because that are both popular, but I would say Forest Gump. People seem to know about both, but they seem to like forest gump better.
