Lights, Camera, Action
Could you imagine getting to appear in a film just by a dumb stroke of luck? That’s exactly what happened to one couple while they were touring Capitol Hill! The couple were approached and asked to read a couple lines for Forrest Gump. That scene made it into the film – the husband reported on Gump’s appearance in Washington, D.C. Talk about being in the right place at the right time!
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The Author
Many folks didn’t know that the movie was based on a book! Nor did many people know that Winston Groom, the author, penned a sequel titled Gump & Co. In 2014, Forrest Gump was re-released for IMAX. However it didn’t show in Groom’s hometown in Mobile, Alabama. Maybe this wasn’t intentional but Groom saw it as a personal slight. He told the Alabama Media Group that it was “embarrassing.”
The Author
