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Confidence votes 15.4K. According 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. According 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.
20 things you may not know about 'Forrest Gump' as the movie celebrates 20 years. Forrest Gump, which ran onto the big screen on July 6, 1994, was based on the book written by Mobile native Winston Groom. Like many movies based on books, the screenplay doesn't follow the book. Writer Eric Roth made the love story primary and Forrest Gump's adventures secondary. Roth also added Gump needing braces as a child and his run across the United States. However, in talking with Groom, he doesn't appear miffed at the liberties.