The world will never be the same once you’ve seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump.
1994
142 Minutes
Feature, PG-13
Available on DVD
Tom Hanks gives an astonishing performance as Forrest in this acclaimed film from director Robert Zemeckis that rocketed to box-office history and touched the hearts of filmgoers. Through three turbulent decades, Forrest rides a tide of events that whisks him from physical disability to football stardom, from Vietnam hero to shrimp tycoon, from White House honors to the arms of his one true love. "Run, Forrest, Run" is a widely popular phrase as he uses his swift legs to get away from bullies. And don’t forget that Forrest runs across the United States and gathers followers as easily as growing facial hair. Winston Groom wrote the book that Eric Roth adapted into screenplay and Alan Silvestri composed the musical score which has a host of popular American songs from three decades. This film can be purchased in many formats at Amazon.com: VHS, VHS widescreen, VHS subtitled in Spanish, DVD, and Blu-ray.
Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack
The soundtrack is a double album released in 2001 that features a total of 32 classic pop tunes. This is an outstanding anthology of three decades of American music from well known artists that make up the base of many music collections. The only other music soundtrack collection that comes close to this is American Graffiti (1973), but there is no running in that one. If you are wanting to purchase songs individually, see if the track is included in the 21 songs from the Original Soundtrack released by Sony in 1994.
Disc: 1
1. Hound Dog, Elvis Presley
2. Rebel Rouser, Duane Eddy
3. (I Don’t Know Why) But I Do, Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry
4. Walk Right In, The Rooftop Singers
5. Land Of 1000 Dances, Wilson Pickett
6. Blowin’ In The Wind, Joan Baez
7. Fortunate Son, Creedence Clearwater Revival
8. I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch), The Four Tops
9. Respect, Aretha Franklin
10. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Bob Dylan
11. Sloop John B, The Beach Boys
12. California Dreamin’, The Mamas And The Papas
13. For What It’s Worth, Buffalo Springfield
14. What The World Needs Now Is Love, Jackie DeShannon
15. Break On Through (To The Other Side), The Doors
16. Mrs. Robinson, Simon & Garfunkel
Disc: 2
1. Volunteers, Jefferson Airplane
2. Let’s Get Together, The Youngbloods
3. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair), Scott McKenzie
4. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season), The Byrds
5. Medley: Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In, The Fifth Dimension
6. Everybody’s Talkin’, Harry Nilsson
7. Joy To The World, Three Dog Night
8. Stoned Love, The Supremes
9. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, B.J. Thomas
10. Mr. President (Have Pity On The Working Man), Randy Newman
11. Sweet Home Alabama, Lynrd Skynrd
12. It Keeps You Runnin’ The Doobie Brothers
13. I’ve Got To Use My Imagination, Gladys Knight & The Pips
14. On The Road Again, Willie Nelson
15. Against The Wind, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
16. Forrest Gump Suite, Alan Silvestri
