What is Forrest Gump?
{{about|the 1994 movie|the book|Forrest Gump (novel)}} {{Infobox movie | name = Forrest Gump | image = | caption = | director = [[Robert Zemeckis]] | producer = [[Wendy Finerman]]<br />[[Steve Tisch]]<br />[[Charles Newirth]] | writer = '''Screenplay:'''<br />[[Eric Roth]]<br />'''Novel:'''<br />[[Winston Groom]] | starring = [[Tom Hanks]]<br />[[Robin Wright Penn|Robin Wright]]<br />[[Gary Sinise]]<br />[[Mykelti Williamson]]<br />[[Sally Field]]<br />[[Haley Joel Osment]] | music = [[Alan Silvestri]] | editing = [[Arthur Schmidt]] | distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]] | released = July 6, 1994 | runtime = 141 [[minute]]s | country = [[United States]] | language = English | budget = [[United States dollar|$]]55,000,000 | gross = $677,387,716 }} '''''Forrest Gump''''' is a [[1994 in movies|1994]] [[United States|American]] [[epic movie|epic]] [[comedy movie|comedy]]-[[drama movie|drama]] [[romance movie]].<ref>{{ cite news |last=Balani |first=Ayushi |date=17 March 2023 |title=Top 10 romantic movies to watch with your bae this Valentine's Week |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/top-10-romantic-movies-to-watch-with-your-bae-this-valentines-week-1208417 |work=[[Pinkvilla]] |access-date=21 August 2023 }}</ref> It is based on the 1986 [[Forrest Gump (novel)|book of the same name]] by [[Winston Groom]]. '''Forrest Gump''' is the main [[fictional character|character]] of both the movie and book. The movie earned much [[money]] in [[movie theater|theaters]]. It earned [[United States dollar|$]]677 million worldwide during its theatrical run. It earned more money than any other movie in [[North America]] that year. The movie was [[wikt:nominate|nominated]] for a total of 13 [[Academy Awards]]. It won six of these, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]], [[Academy Award for Directing|Best Director]] ([[Robert Zemeckis]]), and [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] ([[Tom Hanks]]). The Fo