Forrest Gump a movie of your life's story," though "Whether they get it right or wrong, it doesn't matter." The first chapter of the book suggests the real-life events surrounding the film have been incorporated into Forrest's storyline, and that Forrest got a lot of media attention as a result of the film. During the course of the sequel novel, Gump runs into Tom Hanks and at the end of the novel in the film's release, including Gump going on "The David Letterman Show" and attending the Academy Awards. Forrest Gump Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film based on the
Forrest Gump 1,500 extras were used. At each successive take, the extras were rearranged and moved into a different quadrant away from the camera. With the help of computers, the extras were multiplied to create a crowd of several hundred thousand people. The film received generally positive reviews. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 73% of critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 7.3/10, based on a sample of 91 reviews. The website's critical consensus states, ""Forrest Gump" may be an overly sentimental film with a somewhat problematic message, but its sweetness and charm are