Directed by Robert Zemeckis Writing Credis Winston Groom (novel) and Eric Roth (screenplay) Cast Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump Robin Wright as Jenny Curran Gary Sinise as Lt. Dan Taylor Mykelti Williamson as Pvt. Benjamin 'Bubba' Bufford-Blue Sally Field as Mrs. Gump Michael Conner Humphreys as Young Forrest Hanna R. Hall as Young Jenny Haley Joel Osment as Forrest Gump Jr Siobhan Fallon as Dorothy Harris Genre Drama/Comedy Budget $55,000,000 Box Office USA $329,694,499 Opening Weekend $24,450,602 / 1,595 theaters/ $15,329 average Widest release 2,365 theaters Release Date July 6, 1994 Filming Dates 27 August 1993 - 09 December 1993 Filming locations Los Angeles, California, USA / North Carolina, USA / South Carolina, USA / Arizona, USA / Montana, USA / Washington, District of Columbia, USA / Maine, USA I Santa Monica, California, USA / Georgia, USA / Mexican Hat, Utah, USA Plot Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) is a shy Southern boy in love with his childhood best friend Jenny (Robin Wright) who finds that his ability to run fast takes him places. As an All-Star football player he meets John F. Kennedy; as a soldier in Vietnam he's a war hero; and as a world champion Ping-Pong player he's hailed by Richard Nixon. Becoming a successful shrimp-boat captain, he still yearns for the love of his life, who takes a quite different and much sadder path in life Awards and Nominations LINK