Forrest Gump Facts You Didn’t See Coming

Published on 05/09/2018
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Elvis

Think back to the epic Elvis scene. It was actually Kurt Russell who provided the King of Rock and Roll’s voice and convincingly so. But you won’t see his name in the credits! Russell portrayed Elvis in the 1979 made-for-television film Elvis.

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Elvis

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Haley Joel Osment, who played Forrest and Jenny’s son, was just four years old when he shot the film. Plus it was his first ever feature film role. With his young age and brand new career, Osment didn’t quite understand everything that was happening. When Tom Hanks earned the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, Osment admitted that back then he believed he was the lead role and not Hanks. He hadn’t understood that he wasn’t Forrest Gump but rather Forrest Gump Jr. In any case, this role propelled his acting career – he starred in The Sixth Sense and Pay It Forward shortly after.

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