The wonderfully warm, savagely barbed, and hilariously funny novel that inspired iconic film starring Tom Hanks. Go with Forrest to Harvard University, to a Hollywood movie set, on a professional wrestling tour, and into space on the oddest NASA mission ever. It's Forrest Gump as you've never seen him before, but just as lovable as ever.Īt 6'6', 240 pounds, Forrest Gump is a difficult man to ignore, so follow Forrest from the football dynasties of Bear Bryant to the Vietnam War, from encounters with Presidents Johnson and Nixon to powwows with Chairman Mao. 'Superbly controlled satire' Washington Postĭiscover the bestselling novel that inspired the classic Oscar-winning film. I do however recommend reading Groom's Forrest Gump, which is truly different, hilarious, and, like the movie, awe inspiring.THE NOVEL THAT INSPIRED THE 1994 OSCAR-WINNING FILM STARRING TOM HANKS. But, I have to admit, it would have been amazing to see on the big screen.Īpologies for turning this post in a potential WTF, but I had to get that one off my chest. The original story, with production and advertising costs would have probably bankrupted Paramount. With that spoiler, I guess we covered the second reason the original story was not used: IT'S UNBELIEVABLE!!! And finally, Paramount considered Forrest Gump as a loss yet it stands the test of time as a pop cultural symbol and was heavily revered come awards season. Gump arrested, sent to asylum, then sent to NASA, trained as an astronaut, crash lands in Guinea, and ends up farming cotton for cannibals). Very raw, borderline racist, exploitive of the mentally handicapped, and our protagonist ends up in some wild and zany circumstances (Ex. Actually, that's practically how Groom's Forrest Gump is. Imagine if the South Park creators made Forrest Gump. One of the many reasons the original story was not released is because of the content. At 6'6', 240 pounds, Forrest Gump is a difficult man to ignore, so follow Forrest from the football dynasties. Groom's Forrest Gump is one of the most hilarious and non PC books I have ever read, but I can understand why Groom's original story was not released on film. It's Forrest Gump as you've never seen him before, but just as lovable as ever.

I never thought screenwriter Eric Roth would deviate so much from the original material. But nothing could prepare me for the original novel by Winston Groom. I loved the story in where a man, no matter their condition, could be a part of history, in background or before the world. I loved the movie then, loved it still as I've grown up, even cry from time to time when I hear Alan Silvestri's soul stirring title score. I remember the first time seeing the movie with my father in 1994.

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