Thousand Oaks is a city in southeastern Ventura County, California, United States. It is in the northwestern part of the Greater Los Angeles Area, approximately 35 miles (56 km) from Downtown Los Angeles and is less than 15 mi (24 km) from the Los Angeles city neighborhood of Woodland Hills.
Tom Hanks, I owe you so much of my heart. 1. Talk to strangers, you never know who you are going to meet. Forrest Gump is almost entirely a story told by a man sitting on a park bench, waiting for the number 9 bus as he talks to anyone who will sit down next to him.
Answer Wiki. Question: Was anything actually wrong with Forrest mentally (such as slight mental retardation)? Is is possible that he was normal but had just been sheltered, hadn't socialized with any kids at a normal age, etc.? Answer: Gump is stated, in the book at least... to have an IQ of around 75.