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It really captures the spirit of the movie, after all Forrest Gump is basically a “big kid” that never loses his childhood innocence and awe of life. In comparison the adults around him become jaded with life and burdened by regrets
I really love how the parents of the actor that played young Forest asked him if he wanted to audition for the role just for fun. I love how he got to see that part of acting and go right back to being a child. Wonderful parents! Edit: For people who are correcting me, I am not talking about the actor that played Forest's son. I am talking about the actor that played the young Forest Gump. Watch the video. Don't just look at the thumbnail.
@@fly89 Michael Humphreys, the kid who grew up & joined the military, played Forrest (same character as Tom Hanks). You're talking about the actor for Forrest Jr, Haley Joel Osment.
When my mom and I saw this in the theater, every seat was packed. There was a huge biker looking guy sitting in the seat next to me. During the part where Forrest is talking to Jenny’s grave, I started tearing up. I kept trying to hide it from the biker dude, and suddenly he started open mouthed BAWLING. I knew then that it was okay for me to cry. 🤭
I'm surprised you made it that far. I always tear up when forrest meets his son for the first time and is scared that Forrest jr might be like him. It's so brutal to see how aware Forrest is of his own limitations and wouldn't wish his son to face the same struggles, no matter his success.
as a dad i can say, the moment i held my son the first time, monday mornig, 7:30 a.m. , i cried like a baby, was proud like the whole world and i was happy like no one before.... but, i give you two advises. 1. Wrote all down whats happened before, during and after the birth because you will loose some memories (trust me, i have two kids and my wife know nearby the half of all) . Make a birth diary. 2. make a book and wrote every funny words or situations when they grow up. my kids want to hear once a month her funny wrong words or what they did at some age.
Tom Hanks was up against some blockbuster performances in his Oscar nomination. That was a year they could have given out 5 Oscars in that category. He deserved to win.
This scene (which is obviously in the movie too) sheds a completely different light on the entire movie. Forrest is teased, ridiculed, laughed at, exploited throughout the most parts of the movie. And he takes it lightly because... audience think he's not intelligent enough to understand what's happening to and around him. But here, when he hears that he has a child, his behavior changes fundamentally, because now he fears that his son could be like him and that seems to break him inside. So Forrest knows throughout the movie that he is NOT smart compared to others, but accepts it and doesn't show it. He is not frustrated or felt fear up to this point. But here you can see how he fears for his son's future. That his son could be victimized as he was. That his son could be... unhappy.
No matter how often I watch that movie, that's always the scene when I cry. There's also when Jenny lives with him and he asks her to marry her. And he's like: "I know I'm not smart. But I know what love is." He IS aware of not being smart, but his mother gave him the the tools and confidence to strive in spite of it. "Dumb is as dumb does", anyone?
There’s so many great moments in Forest Gump… but the one that always breaks me is when Jenny shows Forest the scrapbooks she kept of his life… as Forest describes running across the country… Jenny says “ I wish I was with you Forest…” Forest answers “ You were… Jenny…” does me in … every time. What a wonderful movie… 🎥
It took the most sophisticated artists months of debate and study? Where are you getting this from? Tom Hanks describes Forest as a pure man who is completely void of politics or editorializing. Hanks says that he talked to the director about the character questioning what's Forest going to do here? He credits himself and the director for developing the character, and getting the voice from the young actor. There is no mention of the most sophisticated artists debating and studying to construct who the character.
Actual Forrest Gump (Michael Humphreys) served. That puts yet another layer to this masterpiece, and is a real credit to him. The fact he considers his tour of duty more of an accomplishment in his life than his role in the film is the cherry on top. Thank you for sharing, I didn’t know this. Amazing.
Dumb and Dumber, Ace Ventura, The Mask, The Lion King to name a few more as well haha and there’s plenty more that we could name too. 1994 was an unreal year for cinema
@@DPK99ATown I’m a huge fan of Jim Carrey. Especially in Dumb and Dumber. But that kind of movie JUST isn’t in the same league as Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, or Forrest Gump. The Mask and Lion King even less, in opinion. I know the Lion King could be debatable as many has some fond childhood memories regarding the movie… but it’s just that. Not groundbreaking cinema. What movie I would put up there though!, is Leon. A terrific movie with a very young and talented Natalie Portman, and with a Jean Reno in a lifetime performance.
My son was born with severe autism in '99. We are southern and I also raised him with a strong Christian faith. He was diagnosed Savant at 15. He reminds me so much of Forest Gump. So innocent, but very brilliant! Everywhere my son goes, people fall in love with him like Forest. He has also struggled with hard things of this world like Forest too. I am surprised to find that they developed the "Forest Gump" character by watching a child that "seems" to be not on a spectrum of some sort. I assumed they would have studied someone like my son, but that really shows how talented Tom Hanks was with developing this character!
You want to look at Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man. I worked with difficult severely autistic teens when I was in my 20s, then had an autistic (used to be Asperger's Syndrome, mild autistic like behaviors not accompanied by retardation or savantism) son, Rain Man hits so hard on all the points and Hoffman really studied the material and people he needed to get the point across. He is one of the most amazing actors I have ever seen.
5:43 hanks only pulled the manner of speech from the way the young Forest actor was speaking. I can't speculate on how Hanks created the rest of Forest. I just wanted to point out that only the manner of speaking was created from watching the young Forest actor.
Other people have said it here in the comments, I just wanted to chime in too-it was really nice not to have a narrator, or worse yet, an AI narrator, reading a script fit for a tabloid. Thanks for that. And yes, this is one of the greatest movies ever made in my opinion.
Why?? Just can't stand it. I can resist watching a couple of minutes or so but then I have to click off, and I cannot get what isit you guys find in this movie. The sheer fact they had to sweat it in order to build the character proves it is manipulative in nature. Do you really think anyone would accept - let alone love - an idiot? Come on now.
Same. It is the best film that exists in my opinion (out of the ones I have seen, of course). I still remember when I randomly went to see it at the $1 theatre when I was 11. It’s been my favorite movie ever since.
I know people come down on this film but this is truly one of the greatest films ever made. Sincere, feel good film. Nothing cheap or contrived. Just sincere feeling and great filmmaking.
People always have and always will 'come down on' any and every film/novel/album/painting....Whether it's cuz nothing shd be considered 'perfect' as we can always find some issue to nitpick; ppl don't get or appreciate what all the creative work has to offer, so often just seeing the surface aspect(s); or just ppl being contrarian naysayers for petty reasons. Like what you like, love what you love. Screw 'em if they can't take a joke, and joke 'em if they can't take a screw.
oh wow, I had nooo idea that anyone in the entire world looked down on this movie! Unless it was some weirdo somewhere, but at the time and over the years, all I ever saw written or spoken about it was very good.
It’s my absolute favourite film. Only film I’ve ever seen 3 times in the cinema when it was originally released. A beautiful love story about a humble man. Love it.
The moment Bob Zemekis said "I have an idea for a movie..." was the moment this became a classic! Robin Wright Penn, Tom Hanks, and THE SALLY FIELDS!!!!! My Lord, all these decades later, I still remember how I felt leaving the theater. The hope, the inspiration. Just...wow. Thank you for this video!!!
@@firehorsewoman414. absolutely! He did a standout performance as Lt. Dan. And, it set him on a path of working with and for Veterans through various organizations, including his own foundation. I love this man!
Forrest asking if he’s smart or is he like him proves that he knew the whole time he was different. He chose to deal with how he was treated in spite of the hate he got. Brilliant.
I know you all are talking about Tom Hanks. But Robin Wright was killing it in that audition. Not sure if it was an audition or more of a rehearsal. Edit: I realized after posting the comment and when I finished watching the video that they are talking about the boy who played young Forrest, and not Tom Hanks. But still Robin Wright’s acting in this clip seems way more genuine and heartfelt and Tom Hanks’ attempt.
Yeah it's hard to tell, either it was an audition and Tom hadn't flushed out a character at all, or they were just running through it. I agree she kicked his butt in this version of the scene.
@@sarahhelen_yes that makes sense. After watching it all i saw they couldn't figure out how to play Forrest until they cast the kid, and based it on him, which was likely after this.
@@oscarwilde5473 In hindsight, a lot of things should never have happened. It's no reflection on Michael, he had no way of knowing he'd been lied to. Any more than the rest of us knew everything about the deployments we went on might not have been above-board, or not as it was presented. Hindsight is ALWAYS 20/20.
@@oscarwilde5473of course we should have gone into Afghanistan. Supposed to do nothing in response to 9/11? Wild also to suggest that you know Michael would not be proud of his service now.
I got out of the Navy around the time he joined and then turned around and joined the Army because I was patriotic and somehow ended up in Wisconsin instead of Iraq training with Iraqi interpreters. I am literally luckier than the kid who was in Forrest Gump. Don't get me started on how stupid that war was in hindsight, but I respect him far more for doing a tour there than being little Forrest Gump. Can't imagine what happened when his unit found out who he is...or worse if they found out when he was in Basic. Imagine every time he ran in boot...
Tom Hanks really added a lot of humanity that wasn't in Roth's original script. Watch the movie and then read the script and you'll see the magic of good direction and great acting which benefits everyone, including the person adapting the script. Forrest Gump, the character, was way more "impaired" and almost unrelatable in the Roth script. The filmmakers really transformed it. I met Eric Roth and asked him about this and he got really defensive and angry.
of course, since his work was changed and now people think that the movie is better than the source material. Like "Das Boot", the german anti war movie about a Submarine crew in WW2. Based on a book by Buchheim, who was a war correspondend like Lt. Werner in the Movie. And Buchheim disliked the movie. For him, the movie contained way too much action and lacked of psychological depth. And when people approached him and told him how they loved the movie, he got angry too ^^
I would still be thrilled if my novel became a movie in which the actors brought that story alive! I would appreciate any improvements. Mr. Roth has nothing to be ashamed of. Movie producers liked his story. It must have had something special in it to get their attention.
Most wonderful film ever. The look on Forrest's face that would've been at 1:10 where he 's told that young Forrest doesn't have his mental issues makes me tear up everytime and is doing so now typing this. THIS is what's needed in parenting. THIS.
No way! I remember seeing a billboard that said “Gump” for weeks! while my folks were driving me to school. Then it was “Gump Happens” for several more weeks. In my top 5 since the day I saw it. Just can’t believe 32 years!!!
One of my all time favorite movies. Tom Hanks killed it as Forrest Gump. And the beautiful Robin Wright was perfect too. The kids in the movie were also wonderful.
It's fascinating to see the early tests before the accent was developed, but even more interesting is how the body language is there. Really brilliant physical acting.
Jenny was going to have those demons wherever she went. I think it was having her son, and also getting diagnosed with what I assume was AIDS that finally straightened her out. The abuse she suffered as a child definitely would have most likely had an impact on her anyway. You can see the signs with the promiscuity in college, and then posing for Playboy. She definitely had a lot of issues to work through.
As soon as I found out the Michael Connor accent decision, I realized how unnoticed the film would have been without it. A match made in heaven that accentuated Forrest's half-wit and tenderness to PERFECTION
This scene is the most amazing in the movie. Its the first time we learn he's been affected by all the bullies and words and knowing he's not normal. And the first thing he's worried about is that his son is normal. Such good writing.
Every scene with Forrest trying to protect Jenny melted my heart! That movie was great because of its cast, producers, and all the staff involved in the movie that took care of details that made it memorable!
@@stardust949 Oh, yes! My husband and I watched The Sixth Sense a few weeks ago. The scene with Haley and Toni Colette in the car at the accident scene gets me every time. 😢
I used to have a choker like that in 3rd grade (I believe the same year this movie came out) and I wore it CONSTANTLY. It had 3 silver charms instead of 1 though. Grateful I have it on in my school portrait that year. lol.
This was really a beautiful interesting thing to watch. Mad props to the man who played young Forrest and was able to keep his head on straight. They all nailed their performances. Very delicate. ❤❤❤
I was working on a screenplay once and made the mistake of watching Forrest Gump. What I was writing may have been the best thing since Shakespeare; but in my mind, when I saw that scene I turned it off and closed my word processor I wrote on. I was starting to get a little sick feeling because I was watching what perfection looked like. There was just no way I could have come up with that was my thinking. That's how doubt can creep into your mind when creating stuff.
I was worried about how the actor who played Young Forrest would felt about his accent being used for inspiration, but even as a child he understood the role and purpose.
I love the story of the man that played the young Gump. It's amazing that he did this one, turns out, huge role, then just went back to being a kid and then served his country honorably. Amazing!
Michael Conner Humphreys, Thank YOU for serving your country and may God bless you always. Playing the part as "Little Forest" by no means defines who you are as a person, but there will come a time when you will be able to embrace the fact that you, played an extremely iconic part who, after all these years and long after we are gone, will have a positive influence on little children who may feel a little different, like they don't quite fit in, as well as children with special needs.
It's been a joy to watch Tom grow from a 2nd rate comedy actor, to a good actor ....to now, one of the greatest actors to ever live, his depth and versatility is very rare.....Tom is his own movie ❤
This movie came out right after my mom died and I had no idea what it was going to be about, I thought a light movie would help me but I ended up sobbing in the theater and I could let go of all my mother stuff. Everytime I watch this movie I sob like a baby and love it so much!
All the performances in this movie are pure magic. I love seeing the auditions of young Forrest and young Jenny. The sweet chemistry was already there. ❤
Tom Hanks is my all time favorite actor!! He makes every character he plays a character that you forget it’s actually Tom. I admire him so much for that and for being down to earth!!!
Take note of the actors and movies up for the Academy Award that year: Freeman in Shawshank Redemption. Travolta in Pulp Fiction. Nigel Hawethorn in Madness of King George. Wow, what a year.
Forrest Gump is one of my kids’ and mine’s favorite movies. We watched it so many times when they were little that every now and then I’ll have entire conversations with my youngest son in Forrest Gump quotes 😂 When he was middle school age he’d make little boats named Jenny out of any pieces of paper he’d find - receipts were a favorite. I was always finding Jennys everywhere.
I had to wear the same leg braces Forrest had to wear when i was a kid because of a club foot. At the time, the school i went to had 1st grade through high school all in the same building and we all got let out at the same time. Every day i would walk home from school as a first grader, the high school kids would drive by me and call me robot boy as they drove home in their cars. I knew how it made me feel but i never told my parents because i just thought that's what kids did. Luckily, after multiple surgeries, i didn't have to wear those, but i was the first kid in school to get high tops because i could tie them around my ankles so my smaller foot wouldn't slip out. I got made fun because of that for a few years but when every basketball player started wearing them, all the kids in school did as well and suddenly they thought i was a trendsetter. 😂
This film is, and always will be, my favorite of all time. The depth of emotion, the tenderness and pain, beauty and sadness... I get choked up just thinking about it. I CHERISH it, and have watched it many times. I want to watch it again when I know my time is coming, so I can leave with love and goodness in my heart.
@@ammaleslie509 Hanks said they altered it with the same tech they used to insert Forrest into the Kennedy White House scenes. They felt it didn’t feel right considering how much they shaped Forrest up til that point in the film.
Amazing actor who was able to portray a pure soul. The purity of a soul is rare. Ky Dickens, who does the The Telepathy Tapes pocast, reveals to us that gifts are given to the pure in heart. The savants around the world are able to hear the thoughts of people.
i think the first interviewer missed the point. its not necessarily a love story. its about (i think) the American dream: A man with little going for him becomes wildly successful not due to his innate intelligence or generational wealth, but through determination, compassion, and following his heart to do the right thing at every step. Also, he doesnt do just one thing to become great; its his lifetime of small, courageous, selfless steps that lead him to greatness.
@@joetowers4804 Luck favors the prepared. Which isn't the case here. And we only hear about the lucky fools. But chance also favors those who show up, those who try, those who put in the efford. If you don't try, your luck isn't going to be as good.
@@joetowers4804 He won a Medal of Honor for rescuing a bunch of other soldiers, under fire. He headed in to rescue Bubba, saw other dudes, and just saved them as well.
Hacksaw Ridge came to mind. Another “lucky” guy who lived his beliefs, without a gun, yet saved so many while under fire. Almost seems like they are blessed 🤔😇🥰 And good example to learn from, not deride or demean.
@jeanneratterman the difference being that hacksaw ridge was based on real events. They did combine a few characters and his father wrote a letter instead of personally defending him. And the cliff was about 15 to 20 ft shorter and real life. But he also had served on two other Island invasions prior to these events and then equally heroic deeds there and survived. The movie dropped many of his heroic deeds because the director and producer thought the public wouldn't believe it if they showed what Desmond Doss really did.
The audition on it's own was enough to bring me to tears, without having to see the original next to it! This literally broke me down into a puddle of tears! Damn so powerful!
woah superb, I have watched a lot, A LOT OF TIMES this movie but I really never thought about young Forrest, now learning that he was this important is something else.
Seeing the film, back in the day, I left the theatre, tears in my eyes as I thought about my "Jenny". I could watch it over and over and every time would end up with tears falling on my cheeks at the end.
i always thought what Forrest Gump was a quasi hero/parable movie. A pure hearted man plows through Americas highs and lows and comes out alive and an inspiration to us all.
Forrest Gump is my all time favorite movie! I watch it all the time and I think Tom Hanks did an outstanding job and I don't think anyone else could have played it better!
The most brilliant approach to a movie and story telling. Inspiring, yet heart warming, to move an entire humanity to not only be a classic, but a legend. I am not certain if Wilson and Forrest could find any other actor, to be replaced on how the movie were interpreted. Creating unbelievably attachments to those characters. Thanks to those that we may not see, writers, directors, camera men, stunt professionals and those that feed them, includi g the event professionals and us... the viewers, without those cinema goes. These movies could never be what they gave us.
This is my favourite movie of all time….and I’m seventy-two years old! My second favourite is Shawshank Redemption ! All those relationships, the joy, the terror, the humiliations, the triumphs! Just human nature in all its guises….both of them! And both superb in every way….especially the endings! ❤️😊
One of my all-time favourite movies. Recently been watching a few vids behind the scenes and looking at the VFX they used. It's all amazing. Even the CGI stuff was done tastefully and only when necessary. The actors, the music and general film direction is all perfect!
The very last audition scene in this clip, with Forrest’s son, is with Haley Joel Osment, who would go on to brilliantly portray the boy in The Sixth Sense.
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Michael is a hero!
I never knew that Tom Hanks was mimicking the real accent of the child actor. That was such a smart move!
It really captures the spirit of the movie, after all Forrest Gump is basically a “big kid” that never loses his childhood innocence and awe of life. In comparison the adults around him become jaded with life and burdened by regrets
@@rfresa there's an interview on the Graham Norton show where Hanks says more about how he picked up the boy's accent
Absolutely! It gave Forrest a genuine, heartfelt quality.
The boys exaggerated way of speaking.
Mimicking but not perfecting, terrible movie
"Is he smart or is he like ... (me)?" ugh I'm not crying!
That moment was worth the Oscar all by itself
It gets me everytime i watch this movie, and ive seen it like 20 times
@@BellaHikari it's definitely on my need-to-cry short list
Oh it’s a heart wrenching moment 😭
Getting enough Kleenex to watch it again!
I really love how the parents of the actor that played young Forest asked him if he wanted to audition for the role just for fun. I love how he got to see that part of acting and go right back to being a child. Wonderful parents!
Edit: For people who are correcting me, I am not talking about the actor that played Forest's son. I am talking about the actor that played the young Forest Gump. Watch the video. Don't just look at the thumbnail.
that child was the brilliant actor who played the kid in six sense. imagine you are under 10 years old and already acted with Hanks and Willis.
@@fly89 the kid who played Forrest Jr. is who was in Sixth Sense
@@fly89 Michael Humphreys, the kid who grew up & joined the military, played Forrest (same character as Tom Hanks). You're talking about the actor for Forrest Jr, Haley Joel Osment.
Such a beautiful story! Supportive parents make all the difference.
@@fly89 No. That was Forrest's son, not the young Forrest.
Damn the audition was as good as the actual scene.
Accurate.
.... not really
Honestly, I really think that was not the audition, but a rehearsal.
@@pauljohnlongua4093i think its to see how well they can act together so like her second audition?
When my mom and I saw this in the theater, every seat was packed. There was a huge biker looking guy sitting in the seat next to me. During the part where Forrest is talking to Jenny’s grave, I started tearing up. I kept trying to hide it from the biker dude, and suddenly he started open mouthed BAWLING. I knew then that it was okay for me to cry. 🤭
That moment hit everyone-tears are universal.
I'm surprised you made it that far. I always tear up when forrest meets his son for the first time and is scared that Forrest jr might be like him. It's so brutal to see how aware Forrest is of his own limitations and wouldn't wish his son to face the same struggles, no matter his success.
@@PreciousPotat I had already teared up about 50 times by then! =)
and that is why movies are magic
Especially ones made by Zemeckis. Power of Love. ✨✨✨✨✨✨
Tom Hanks is my favorite actor but my goodness, Robin Wright absolutely smashed this audition.. 🏆
After seeing her in several other films and "House Of Cards," I'd say that she's one of the most beautiful people on Earth.
She sure is. I remember first seeing her play Kelly on the soap opera, Santa Barbara. She's a fantastic actress.@@marthawoodworth6907
Robin Wright's performance was unforgettable, truly.
@@Viacinemaashe’s the best thing about the film.
He was my favorite actor until the truth about Epstein's island came out. Bet the kids he molested didn't like him, either. 🫤
I cry every time he says “he’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen” and now that I’m pregnant with my first son it’s so much more intense!
Such a heartfelt moment-hits even deeper with that new perspective!
Congratulations. Trust me, it gets 100x better. 🙂
Congrats!
Enjoy every moment , even the sleep deprived one’s because it’s over in the blink of an eye ❤❤
as a dad i can say, the moment i held my son the first time, monday mornig, 7:30 a.m. , i cried like a baby, was proud like the whole world and i was happy like no one before....
but, i give you two advises. 1. Wrote all down whats happened before, during and after the birth because you will loose some memories (trust me, i have two kids and my wife know nearby the half of all) . Make a birth diary.
2. make a book and wrote every funny words or situations when they grow up. my kids want to hear once a month her funny wrong words or what they did at some age.
I love how Michael Humphreys didn't want to let go of his childhood to pursue acting. I respect that ❤
Same
True dedication to his personal growth.
Congratulations ❤
And his parents let him instead of trying to push him into it anyway.
Agreed! Additionally, I agree with his statement prioritizing the significancy of serving in the Army over Forest Gump
Love how you are telling a story without commentary.
Thanks.
that requires a lot of skill, good job
It's magical.
Just background music that is too loud.
Excellent editing and pacing!! Editors are the unsung heroes of media. ❤
Tom Hanks was up against some blockbuster performances in his Oscar nomination. That was a year they could have given out 5 Oscars in that category. He deserved to win.
It was an incredible year for film. The early 90s in general were special.
Travolta and the other guy weren’t preparing any space on their trophy shelf.
Those were the great movie days! If only we had that now.
Stacked year, but Hanks still stood tall.
@@MSWSB is "the other guy" Morgan Freeman? I think there was real competition that year
This scene (which is obviously in the movie too) sheds a completely different light on the entire movie. Forrest is teased, ridiculed, laughed at, exploited throughout the most parts of the movie. And he takes it lightly because... audience think he's not intelligent enough to understand what's happening to and around him.
But here, when he hears that he has a child, his behavior changes fundamentally, because now he fears that his son could be like him and that seems to break him inside.
So Forrest knows throughout the movie that he is NOT smart compared to others, but accepts it and doesn't show it. He is not frustrated or felt fear up to this point. But here you can see how he fears for his son's future. That his son could be victimized as he was. That his son could be... unhappy.
Pure love reveals Forrest’s deepest hidden fear.
He is not smart enough for school. Yet he excells in the army, in sports, in business and as a loving man.
Yes, that scene was pivotal to his character and meant so much.
that scene is the one scene the completely broke me and still does to this day
No matter how often I watch that movie, that's always the scene when I cry. There's also when Jenny lives with him and he asks her to marry her. And he's like: "I know I'm not smart. But I know what love is."
He IS aware of not being smart, but his mother gave him the the tools and confidence to strive in spite of it. "Dumb is as dumb does", anyone?
There’s so many great moments in Forest Gump… but the one that always breaks me is when Jenny shows Forest the scrapbooks she kept of his life… as Forest describes running across the country… Jenny says “ I wish I was with you Forest…” Forest answers “ You were…
Jenny…” does me in … every time.
What a wonderful movie… 🎥
That line hits right in the heart.
Thanks, you got me crying in the middle of the day😢
Forrest is such a pure mind and soul that it took the most sophisticated artists months of debate and study to construct who he was...
There is something profound in the comment.
That's funny. I was going to say "deconstruct". I honestly think both apply.
🇺🇸💙
It took the most sophisticated artists months of debate and study? Where are you getting this from? Tom Hanks describes Forest as a pure man who is completely void of politics or editorializing. Hanks says that he talked to the director about the character questioning what's Forest going to do here? He credits himself and the director for developing the character, and getting the voice from the young actor. There is no mention of the most sophisticated artists debating and studying to construct who the character.
True purity challenges even the greatest minds.
@@Viacinemaa exactly
Actual Forrest Gump (Michael Humphreys) served. That puts yet another layer to this masterpiece, and is a real credit to him. The fact he considers his tour of duty more of an accomplishment in his life than his role in the film is the cherry on top. Thank you for sharing, I didn’t know this. Amazing.
Thank you for serving Michael. Bless you and keep you safe and well.
It’s sad that it’s considered an accomplishment for serving for a corrupt & violent regime. It’s brainwashing.
Real-life heroism makes the film even richer.
100% agreed
Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption and Forrest Gump - all in one year.
Dumb and Dumber, Ace Ventura, The Mask, The Lion King to name a few more as well haha and there’s plenty more that we could name too. 1994 was an unreal year for cinema
@@DPK99ATown I’m a huge fan of Jim Carrey. Especially in Dumb and Dumber. But that kind of movie JUST isn’t in the same league as Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, or Forrest Gump. The Mask and Lion King even less, in opinion. I know the Lion King could be debatable as many has some fond childhood memories regarding the movie… but it’s just that. Not groundbreaking cinema. What movie I would put up there though!, is Leon. A terrific movie with a very young and talented Natalie Portman, and with a Jean Reno in a lifetime performance.
@Mr.Bear. cannot argue with your adding Leon in there. Incredible movie.
Always found Shawshank quite overrated. Avarage 90's flick that plays way too much in cheesy emotions.
@davidcoombes9298 All those 3 movies were in theaters at the same time!
My son was born with severe autism in '99. We are southern and I also raised him with a strong Christian faith. He was diagnosed Savant at 15. He reminds me so much of Forest Gump. So innocent, but very brilliant! Everywhere my son goes, people fall in love with him like Forest. He has also struggled with hard things of this world like Forest too. I am surprised to find that they developed the "Forest Gump" character by watching a child that "seems" to be not on a spectrum of some sort. I assumed they would have studied someone like my son, but that really shows how talented Tom Hanks was with developing this character!
I find autistic people have the purest souls. Not a nasty bone in their body. If only we were all like that….
💙💙💙💙💙
You want to look at Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man. I worked with difficult severely autistic teens when I was in my 20s, then had an autistic (used to be Asperger's Syndrome, mild autistic like behaviors not accompanied by retardation or savantism) son, Rain Man hits so hard on all the points and Hoffman really studied the material and people he needed to get the point across. He is one of the most amazing actors I have ever seen.
5:43 hanks only pulled the manner of speech from the way the young Forest actor was speaking. I can't speculate on how Hanks created the rest of Forest. I just wanted to point out that only the manner of speaking was created from watching the young Forest actor.
I'd say the honor of developing the character goes to Michael Humphreys, although it is amazing where Tom Hanks took it from there.
I had no idea Micheal set the tone and pace for Forrest's personality. Tom was brilliant to let him do that.
Totally. Michael’s energy shaped the character’s soul.
Other people have said it here in the comments, I just wanted to chime in too-it was really nice not to have a narrator, or worse yet, an AI narrator, reading a script fit for a tabloid. Thanks for that. And yes, this is one of the greatest movies ever made in my opinion.
Thank you!!!
@MakeBelieve-u5k Me too.
Why?? Just can't stand it. I can resist watching a couple of minutes or so but then I have to click off, and I cannot get what isit you guys find in this movie. The sheer fact they had to sweat it in order to build the character proves it is manipulative in nature. Do you really think anyone would accept - let alone love - an idiot? Come on now.
@ropi8739 Lol... 🧌
@@TCBElvisAPresleyNo, but seriously. What is it? I genuinely want to know
Forrest Gump has been and will always be my favorite movie ever. It really has everything
Same. It is the best film that exists in my opinion (out of the ones I have seen, of course). I still remember when I randomly went to see it at the $1 theatre when I was 11. It’s been my favorite movie ever since.
Glad taht you like it!
I know people come down on this film but this is truly one of the greatest films ever made. Sincere, feel good film. Nothing cheap or contrived. Just sincere feeling and great filmmaking.
People always have and always will 'come down on' any and every film/novel/album/painting....Whether it's cuz nothing shd be considered 'perfect' as we can always find some issue to nitpick; ppl don't get or appreciate what all the creative work has to offer, so often just seeing the surface aspect(s); or just ppl being contrarian naysayers for petty reasons. Like what you like, love what you love. Screw 'em if they can't take a joke, and joke 'em if they can't take a screw.
oh wow, I had nooo idea that anyone in the entire world looked down on this movie! Unless it was some weirdo somewhere, but at the time and over the years, all I ever saw written or spoken about it was very good.
Genuine heart and timeless filmmaking.
It’s my absolute favourite film. Only film I’ve ever seen 3 times in the cinema when it was originally released. A beautiful love story about a humble man. Love it.
The moment Bob Zemekis said "I have an idea for a movie..." was the moment this became a classic! Robin Wright Penn, Tom Hanks, and THE SALLY FIELDS!!!!! My Lord, all these decades later, I still remember how I felt leaving the theater. The hope, the inspiration. Just...wow. Thank you for this video!!!
Don’t leave out Gary Sinise
@@firehorsewoman414. absolutely! He did a standout performance as Lt. Dan. And, it set him on a path of working with and for Veterans through various organizations, including his own foundation. I love this man!
A moment that truly shaped cinematic history.
Forrest asking if he’s smart or is he like him proves that he knew the whole time he was different. He chose to deal with how he was treated in spite of the hate he got. Brilliant.
Robin is so sweet... It feels so peaceful to just watch and listen to her.
She has such a calming presence, truly captivating!
Robin Wright nailed Jenny from the start. You can see how much work Tom Hanks had to put in before getting Forrest just right.
Both poured heart into roles-magic happened.
@ It really did.
A lot of people nailed Jenny from the start
@@pete7782 gross
@@pete7782 sorry did you make a joke mocking Jenny’s CSA or
I know you all are talking about Tom Hanks. But Robin Wright was killing it in that audition. Not sure if it was an audition or more of a rehearsal.
Edit: I realized after posting the comment and when I finished watching the video that they are talking about the boy who played young Forrest, and not Tom Hanks. But still Robin Wright’s acting in this clip seems way more genuine and heartfelt and Tom Hanks’ attempt.
Yes, Robin is amazing. I feel like her talent and beauty are very underrated.
A friend of mine went to HS with her and said she was the nicest girl, even though she shut him down when he asked her out. 😅
Yeah it's hard to tell, either it was an audition and Tom hadn't flushed out a character at all, or they were just running through it. I agree she kicked his butt in this version of the scene.
i imagine it was some sort of chemistry test for the two to make sure they'd work and look good together on camera!
@@sarahhelen_yes that makes sense. After watching it all i saw they couldn't figure out how to play Forrest until they cast the kid, and based it on him, which was likely after this.
Michael Humphreys being proud of serving ABOVE being in this movie is EXACTLY what I wanted to hear today. Thank you for your service, Michael.
@@oscarwilde5473 In hindsight, a lot of things should never have happened. It's no reflection on Michael, he had no way of knowing he'd been lied to. Any more than the rest of us knew everything about the deployments we went on might not have been above-board, or not as it was presented. Hindsight is ALWAYS 20/20.
@@oscarwilde5473of course we should have gone into Afghanistan. Supposed to do nothing in response to 9/11?
Wild also to suggest that you know Michael would not be proud of his service now.
Respect earned-on and off screen.
I got out of the Navy around the time he joined and then turned around and joined the Army because I was patriotic and somehow ended up in Wisconsin instead of Iraq training with Iraqi interpreters. I am literally luckier than the kid who was in Forrest Gump. Don't get me started on how stupid that war was in hindsight, but I respect him far more for doing a tour there than being little Forrest Gump. Can't imagine what happened when his unit found out who he is...or worse if they found out when he was in Basic. Imagine every time he ran in boot...
@@Kelnx IKR? The ribbing can be pretty brutal in boot camp!
Tom Hanks really added a lot of humanity that wasn't in Roth's original script. Watch the movie and then read the script and you'll see the magic of good direction and great acting which benefits everyone, including the person adapting the script. Forrest Gump, the character, was way more "impaired" and almost unrelatable in the Roth script. The filmmakers really transformed it. I met Eric Roth and asked him about this and he got really defensive and angry.
of course, since his work was changed and now people think that the movie is better than the source material.
Like "Das Boot", the german anti war movie about a Submarine crew in WW2. Based on a book by Buchheim, who was a war correspondend like Lt. Werner in the Movie. And Buchheim disliked the movie. For him, the movie contained way too much action and lacked of psychological depth. And when people approached him and told him how they loved the movie, he got angry too ^^
I would still be thrilled if my novel became a movie in which the actors brought that story alive! I would appreciate any improvements. Mr. Roth has nothing to be ashamed of. Movie producers liked his story. It must have had something special in it to get their attention.
Hanks made Forrest unforgettable - subtle genius.
I suppose it also depends on how you presented that information, there's a way that can be presented where anyone would be defensive.
Most wonderful film ever. The look on Forrest's face that would've been at 1:10 where he 's told that young Forrest doesn't have his mental issues makes me tear up everytime and is doing so now typing this. THIS is what's needed in parenting. THIS.
Overdoing it a bit.
@@Viacinemaa Meaning?
"He's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen" and "but... is he smart?" get me every single time...
Such a perfect mix of innocence and honesty.
This movie has one of the best casts I've ever seen. Everyone excels in their roles. Little Forrest and Little Jenny held my heart strings so tight.
The child actors were incredible-such a powerful emotional foundation for the film.
32yrs, gone at the speed of memories.
Unbelievable, isn’t it…
No way! I remember seeing a billboard that said “Gump” for weeks! while my folks were driving me to school. Then it was “Gump Happens” for several more weeks. In my top 5 since the day I saw it. Just can’t believe 32 years!!!
Time flies, but memories last forever.
Seems like yeaterday😢❤
One of my all time favorite movies. Tom Hanks killed it as Forrest Gump. And the beautiful Robin Wright was perfect too. The kids in the movie were also wonderful.
Tom Hanks was at the top of his game at the time, and arguably should have been nominated for Appolo 13 in '96.
Timeless cast, flawless roles, unforgettable story.
It's fascinating to see the early tests before the accent was developed, but even more interesting is how the body language is there. Really brilliant physical acting.
Absolutely, the physicality says it all!
I’ve watched this movie dozens of times. Each time I always wish Jenny never gets on the bus with those hippies. A beautiful movie for all time.
Jenny was going to have those demons wherever she went. I think it was having her son, and also getting diagnosed with what I assume was AIDS that finally straightened her out. The abuse she suffered as a child definitely would have most likely had an impact on her anyway. You can see the signs with the promiscuity in college, and then posing for Playboy. She definitely had a lot of issues to work through.
If only Jenny had made a different choice.
@@Viacinemaaif only she wasn't abused as a child
As soon as I found out the Michael Connor accent decision, I realized how unnoticed the film would have been without it. A match made in heaven that accentuated Forrest's half-wit and tenderness to PERFECTION
That voice choice was everything-naïve, gentle, and instantly iconic.
@Viacinemaa NAILED IT!!!
SHE was amazing in that audition!!!!
Watch the video and not just the first minute... It's not about Tom Hanks 😉
Her interview tact leaves a lot to be desired.
YEAH!
I still rewatch it from time to time, and I still find it moving and beautiful, sad and delightful.
It's timeless! Still hits hard every time.
He’s a doll; look at that mischievous grin. He’s grown to be a lovely man.
From mischief to maturity.
Agreed! But I can't think of Tom and not Rita! You'd be off not to appreciate the love and devotion they share. I have mad respect for them!!!
This scene is the most amazing in the movie. Its the first time we learn he's been affected by all the bullies and words and knowing he's not normal. And the first thing he's worried about is that his son is normal. Such good writing.
That moment is powerful-shows his vulnerability and the deep care he has for his son. Real, raw writing.
I have to say, that was extremely well edited. Really well put together.
Glad you liked it.
The two kids were brilliant as well. I hope they had a good life so far.
They were fantastic-hope their journeys are just as bright!
Every scene with Forrest trying to protect Jenny melted my heart! That movie was great because of its cast, producers, and all the staff involved in the movie that took care of details that made it memorable!
Definitely! The cast and attention to detail made it unforgettable.
Haley Joel Osment was just so adorable in Forest Gump! Such a great actor for a little 5 year old boy!
He was brilliant in "Sixth Sense" too...just brilliant.
@@stardust949 Absolutely!
@@stardust949 Oh, yes! My husband and I watched The Sixth Sense a few weeks ago. The scene with Haley and Toni Colette in the car at the accident scene gets me every time. 😢
funny trolling hahaha
He really was a natural talent, even then!
Ok That First audition was wonderful BUT her necklace and dress SENT ME BACK! LOVE! I want it now!
Total showstopper - fashion goals for sure!
I used to have a choker like that in 3rd grade (I believe the same year this movie came out) and I wore it CONSTANTLY. It had 3 silver charms instead of 1 though. Grateful I have it on in my school portrait that year. lol.
This was really a beautiful interesting thing to watch. Mad props to the man who played young Forrest and was able to keep his head on straight. They all nailed their performances. Very delicate. ❤❤❤
True! The whole cast brought such depth and authenticity.
30 years later and when those leg braces break I still get chills.
Yep, that is the best moment right there!
I have cerebral palsy. I wore leg braces as a kid. I always tell people about my leg braces, think Forest Gump.
That moment never loses its power.
I was working on a screenplay once and made the mistake of watching Forrest Gump. What I was writing may have been the best thing since Shakespeare; but in my mind, when I saw that scene I turned it off and closed my word processor I wrote on. I was starting to get a little sick feeling because I was watching what perfection looked like. There was just no way I could have come up with that was my thinking. That's how doubt can creep into your mind when creating stuff.
This documentary is put together so well
Thanks!
I was worried about how the actor who played Young Forrest would felt about his accent being used for inspiration, but even as a child he understood the role and purpose.
He nailed it-such natural talent!
Yeah that was great to hear. He seems like a really level-headed guy and he played the role brilliantly in the movie.
This movie is just full of soul, which sadly most movie nowadays will never realized how important to have
Soul makes movies timeless.
@@Viacinemaa Real shii
best of the best ---- casting, acting, script, directing, the list goes on. simply the best of the best
So wonderful to see so much more of Robyn's acting.
:)
Tom Hanks is one hell of an actor man, he brings something special to every performance.
True talent shines bright.
I love the story of the man that played the young Gump. It's amazing that he did this one, turns out, huge role, then just went back to being a kid and then served his country honorably. Amazing!
Truly inspiring-life after greatness!
Michael Conner Humphreys, Thank YOU for serving your country and may God bless you always. Playing the part as "Little Forest" by no means defines who you are as a person, but there will come a time when you will be able to embrace the fact that you, played an extremely iconic part who, after all these years and long after we are gone, will have a positive influence on little children who may feel a little different, like they don't quite fit in, as well as children with special needs.
Powerful message, truly inspiring.
Gosh, that first reading brought me to tears.
It's been a joy to watch Tom grow from a 2nd rate comedy actor, to a good actor ....to now, one of the greatest actors to ever live, his depth and versatility is very rare.....Tom is his own movie ❤
From humble to legend.
This movie came out right after my mom died and I had no idea what it was going to be about, I thought a light movie would help me but I ended up sobbing in the theater and I could let go of all my mother stuff. Everytime I watch this movie I sob like a baby and love it so much!
Sometimes the right movie finds us exactly when we need it most.
All the performances in this movie are pure magic. I love seeing the auditions of young Forrest and young Jenny. The sweet chemistry was already there. ❤
Their chemistry was undeniable from the start!
Wow. I had NO idea Michael was a veteran. As a vet myself, this movie always had a special place in my heart- now even more so
His story adds a deeper layer to the film.
Tom Hanks is my all time favorite actor!! He makes every character he plays a character that you forget it’s actually Tom. I admire him so much for that and for being down to earth!!!
Take note of the actors and movies up for the Academy Award that year: Freeman in Shawshank Redemption. Travolta in Pulp Fiction. Nigel Hawethorn in Madness of King George. Wow, what a year.
And Paul Newman!!
Incredible competition that year for Best Actor!
Forrest Gump is one of my kids’ and mine’s favorite movies. We watched it so many times when they were little that every now and then I’ll have entire conversations with my youngest son in Forrest Gump quotes 😂 When he was middle school age he’d make little boats named Jenny out of any pieces of paper he’d find - receipts were a favorite. I was always finding Jennys everywhere.
That's such a sweet memory! Love it!
what a year for movies that was. those oscar nominations were crazy
Yeah! Right? Great movies and great actors like high-end wines made in the same year
Right? Some truly epic films that year.
Exactly!
One of those movies you can watch 100 times, and it leaves you feeling good every single time.
Timeless feel-good classic, every watch!
I had to wear the same leg braces Forrest had to wear when i was a kid because of a club foot. At the time, the school i went to had 1st grade through high school all in the same building and we all got let out at the same time. Every day i would walk home from school as a first grader, the high school kids would drive by me and call me robot boy as they drove home in their cars. I knew how it made me feel but i never told my parents because i just thought that's what kids did. Luckily, after multiple surgeries, i didn't have to wear those, but i was the first kid in school to get high tops because i could tie them around my ankles so my smaller foot wouldn't slip out. I got made fun because of that for a few years but when every basketball player started wearing them, all the kids in school did as well and suddenly they thought i was a trendsetter. 😂
What an incredible journey! From teasing to trendsetter-love that transformation.
This film is, and always will be, my favorite of all time. The depth of emotion, the tenderness and pain, beauty and sadness... I get choked up just thinking about it. I CHERISH it, and have watched it many times. I want to watch it again when I know my time is coming, so I can leave with love and goodness in my heart.
A timeless masterpiece. It stays with you forever.
They edited out his line, “Is he like me?” so deftly and seamlessly, it looks like an alternate take but isn’t. Incredible
He never says "like me".
"Is he..." is the best moment in the film
That particular scene was my favorite. He turns colors. You can FEEL what he's feeling. It is fabulous.
Masterful editing that speaks volumes silently.
@@ammaleslie509 Hanks said they altered it with the same tech they used to insert Forrest into the Kennedy White House scenes. They felt it didn’t feel right considering how much they shaped Forrest up til that point in the film.
Amazing actor who was able to portray a pure soul. The purity of a soul is rare. Ky Dickens, who does the The Telepathy Tapes pocast, reveals to us that gifts are given to the pure in heart. The savants around the world are able to hear the thoughts of people.
True, Hanks captured that purity beautifully.
That’s a crazy lineup for the Oscars, Hanks in Forest Gump, Travolta in Pulp Fiction and Freeman in Shawshank Redemtpion. What a time
Iconic performances. The '90s truly ruled.
Tom Hanks is an amazing actor and a great human! Everyone in that movie was sooo good!
Hanks might not be such a good guy
Absolutely!
i think the first interviewer missed the point. its not necessarily a love story. its about (i think) the American dream: A man with little going for him becomes wildly successful not due to his innate intelligence or generational wealth, but through determination, compassion, and following his heart to do the right thing at every step. Also, he doesnt do just one thing to become great; its his lifetime of small, courageous, selfless steps that lead him to greatness.
He did it all through sheer dumb luck. There is your American dream.
@@joetowers4804 Luck favors the prepared. Which isn't the case here. And we only hear about the lucky fools.
But chance also favors those who show up, those who try, those who put in the efford.
If you don't try, your luck isn't going to be as good.
@@joetowers4804 He won a Medal of Honor for rescuing a bunch of other soldiers, under fire. He headed in to rescue Bubba, saw other dudes, and just saved them as well.
Hacksaw Ridge came to mind. Another “lucky” guy who lived his beliefs, without a gun, yet saved so many while under fire. Almost seems like they are blessed 🤔😇🥰 And good example to learn from, not deride or demean.
@jeanneratterman the difference being that hacksaw ridge was based on real events.
They did combine a few characters and his father wrote a letter instead of personally defending him. And the cliff was about 15 to 20 ft shorter and real life.
But he also had served on two other Island invasions prior to these events and then equally heroic deeds there and survived. The movie dropped many of his heroic deeds because the director and producer thought the public wouldn't believe it if they showed what Desmond Doss really did.
That is great to see how Tom Hanks uses young Forrest's speech as a pattern. Brilliant!
Subtle acting. Hanks nailed every beat.
This was a perfect example of what great storytelling is all about. Well done.
Thanks!
The audition on it's own was enough to bring me to tears, without having to see the original next to it!
This literally broke me down into a puddle of tears! Damn so powerful!
Sometimes, a performance speaks louder than the original!
It's a perfect story in 1994. Now, 31 years later, it's still a perfect story. But, when you exit the theater, the world, my life, so different.
Be your own 94
'93 'til infinity.
The story stayed. We’re the ones who changed.
11:40 so many great classics in a single year! Insane!
I was thinking the same thing. Who on earth could choose only one of those actors for the oscar? It should have been a 5 way tie.
@@onmylastnerve282in every other year each one of them would have won an oscar
I've seen this scene, idk... 20 times. And I cry every single time! What a movie!!!!!!
:)
This is my favorite movie. It’s an acting masterclass. Tom Hanks is just perfect in this movie.
One could argue that this was a production touched by the Divine.
The film has a deep message about life.
Easily a top10 movies to re-watch over and over again. This is a piece of culture!
True!
3:05 Shawshank clip just snuck in there!
Came to say this, too! Took me by surprise. 😊
:)
3:14 And Fight Club!
About to say the same for 3:05 exactly!
That one scene got tears in my eyes 🤌🏻😭
Ye, no wonder. Same.
woah superb, I have watched a lot, A LOT OF TIMES this movie but I really never thought about young Forrest, now learning that he was this important is something else.
Details make every rewatch rewarding!
All were incredible, that’s why it is one of my favourite movies ever! Young Forrest reminds me of a boy in my class, so sweet.
Such a heartwarming connection to the film!
Seeing the film, back in the day, I left the theatre, tears in my eyes as I thought about my "Jenny". I could watch it over and over and every time would end up with tears falling on my cheeks at the end.
True love, real tears.
i always thought what Forrest Gump was a quasi hero/parable movie. A pure hearted man plows through Americas highs and lows and comes out alive and an inspiration to us all.
Spot on. Pure inspiration.
A truly moving story, well directed and acted by all, a classic 10/10
:)
Forrest Gump is my all time favorite movie! I watch it all the time and I think Tom Hanks did an outstanding job and I don't think anyone else could have played it better!
Timeless favorite, perfectly cast.
What an incredible year for movies.
Of course!
The kid made the movie. Thank you for showing this and putting the kudos where they belong.
キャスティング素晴らしかったもんね。トムハンクスはもちろん、芸達者のロビンライトやサリーフィールドとかゲイリーシニスとか、役柄にぴったりだった。
The most brilliant approach to a movie and story telling. Inspiring, yet heart warming, to move an entire humanity to not only be a classic, but a legend. I am not certain if Wilson and Forrest could find any other actor, to be replaced on how the movie were interpreted. Creating unbelievably attachments to those characters.
Thanks to those that we may not see, writers, directors, camera men, stunt professionals and those that feed them, includi g the event professionals and us... the viewers, without those cinema goes. These movies could never be what they gave us.
Absolutely, true cinematic magic.
Those kids did such a great job.
Of course.
This is my favourite movie of all time….and I’m seventy-two years old! My second favourite is Shawshank Redemption ! All those relationships, the joy, the terror, the humiliations, the triumphs! Just human nature in all its guises….both of them! And both superb in every way….especially the endings! ❤️😊
This is so beautiful. Please make more videos like this.
I'm working all the time!
One of my all-time favourite movies. Recently been watching a few vids behind the scenes and looking at the VFX they used. It's all amazing. Even the CGI stuff was done tastefully and only when necessary. The actors, the music and general film direction is all perfect!
One of the best films ever made. Masterpiece.
Yeah.
I didn’t realize the film went up against Pulp Fiction and Shawshank!! What a year for movies!
The very last audition scene in this clip, with Forrest’s son, is with Haley Joel Osment, who would go on to brilliantly portray the boy in The Sixth Sense.
A brilliant start to an iconic career!