How the film "Forest Gump" was filmed: footage from the filming and interesting facts about the film (25 photos)

The film "Forest Gump" with Tom Hanks, released in 1994, became a real hit. Therefore, it is not even surprising that he managed grab 6 Oscars, including Best Actor, Best director and in the category "best film".





The film turned out to be of such high quality and interesting that we just could not help but tell you interesting facts from the filming of this paintings. And of course, we will definitely show you a variety of interesting shots from the filming.

1. Instead of a fixed fee, Tom Hanks agreed to receiving interest from the income of the picture. In the end, he did not lose, because it earned him around $40 million.



2. Tom's relatives also took part in the filming of the film "Forest Gump" Hanks. For example, one of the girls on the school bus was played by a girl Actor - Elizabeth Hanks. And in some scenes where Forest runs, the actor replaced by his brother.





But the very first boy who did not want Forest to sit next to him was played by the son of Robert Zemeckis.

3. The role of Forrest Gump was offered to actors like Bill Murray, John Travolta and Chevy Chase. But they all refused, thanks to which The role went to Tom Hanks, who won an Oscar for it. A John Travolta later admitted that he regretted turning down the role.



4. Many elements in the film were made using computer. So for example, when Forest plays ping-pong, in fact there was no ball, and he just waved his racket. The ball is painted over later.



5. Surely, many of you remember the scene when Tom Hanks had to give a heartfelt speech about the Vietnam War in the square, but his microphone was turned off. As Hanks himself said, he spoke about following:

"When people go to the Vietnam War, they come back home without legs, and some do not return at all. That's all I am I wanted to talk about the Vietnam War.



It is clear that this speech was dedicated to his friend Bubba and Lieutenant Dan. But due to the fact that he was turned off the microphone, it reached us just the last sentence.



By the way, during this speech you can see a huge number of people, but in fact, 1500 people took part in the filming of this scene extras. The rest were drawn on the computer.

6. In order to put Forest in real footage with famous personalities (US Presidents, John Lennon, etc.), Hanks filmed separately against a blue background, and then inserted into real historical footage.



7. To show Lieutenant Dan legless, actor Gary Sinise wore blue tights, which were then removed on the computer. IN some moments, especially when Dan tries to climb on his own on a chair, you can see that he is leaning on his invisible legs.



8. By the way, Gary Sinise was so inspired by his character that he even founded his own band called "Lt. Dan Band", with whom he traveled to military units to support the soldiers.



9. Actress Sally Field, who played Forest Gump's mother, is only 10 years older than Tom Hanks.



But the most interesting thing is that in the film "Punchline" (1988) Tom Hanks and Sally Field starred. And in this film there were even romantic scenes between their characters.



10. After the success of the picture, the studio bosses thought about continuation. But Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis refused this undertakings, and no one wanted to shoot a sequel without them. Hanks himself He said that he would never star in sequels.

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True, a little later he nevertheless made an exception, voicing cowboy Woody in three sequels to Toy Story, as well as having played in two sequels to the film "The Da Vinci Code" ("Angels and Demons" and "Inferno").



11. To create the effect of strong wind during a storm, jet engines were used.

12. Observant viewers noticed that in all the photographs Forest is depicted with his eyes closed, including on advertising banner.



12. Many people remember the phrase that Forest said: "I name is Forrest Gump. Everyone calls me Forrest Gump." This phrase was pure impromptu Tom Hanks and it was not in the script. But Robert Zemeckis liked her so much that he decided to include her in the film.



13. The falling feather was filmed in a very interesting way. When the feather was in the air, it was controlled with a fishing line and fan to give it the desired trajectory. The pen itself was shot on chromakey (blue background), and then superimposed on the main background with using computer effects.



Moreover, when the pen falls directly on the sneaker Forest, we see computer graphics, which then changes to a pre-captured frame with a real pen, which replaces the computer model. That's the magic of cinema.



14. Many have noticed a blunder in which the car is already catching up Forest, but when he turns, he is already at a distance several tens of meters from the car. Actually it's not a bug. So the creators wanted to show how fast Gump can be.



Another thing is interesting. When Tom Hanks turned, he immediately left for outside the camera, and Forest, running in the distance, is already Hanks' understudy.



15. In the scene with a football match, relatively a small number of extras who acted as spectators. For in order to show the fullness of the stadium, they were filmed in different places, and then joined the frames.



16. Actor Mykelti Williamson, who played the role of Bubba, hung on special fishing lines during the rescue scene, as otherwise Tom Hanks wouldn't pick it up. But Forest is strong, so he is able to raise a strong Bubba.



17. The scene with John Lennon. Frames were taken to reproduce this scene from the Dick Cavett show, where Lennon sat with Yoko Ono. As you know Yoko Ono was replaced by Forest Gump, but the role of Dick Cavett was invited Dick Cavett himself, rejuvenating him a little with makeup.



By the way, John Lennon in this scene speaks with words from his songs.



18. The film "Forest Gump" is based on the novel by Winston Groom, although it differs somewhat from the original. Many commented that the film turned out much more interesting than the original ..



19. In 1995 (after the release of the film) Winston released the second part of the book. The sequel to the novel talks about how the film "Forest Gump" had a negative impact on the protagonist himself. Moreover, in Forest even met Tom Hanks in the book. Fortunately, the sequel is not began to shoot.

20. While filming the scene where Jennie plays the guitar nude, actress Robin Wright was sick with the flu, but she steadfastly withstood the shooting of this scene, which lasted for about a day.