Behind the Scenes with "Forrest Gump" Quiz

Answer: "When Lt Dan introduced Forrest to his wife, with his titanium legs, I burst into tears."

"When Lt Dan introduced Forrest to his wife, with his titanium legs, I burst into tears." - Tom Hanks, on the "Newsmax" website.

The movie was chock-full of scenes where one's emotions were triggered. Lt Dan struggled for years to overcome his disability, even blaming Forrest for his misery. Tom's reaction doesn't surprise me when Forrest shows delight that Lt Dan has "new legs" - definitely happiness tears.

Tom jumped the gun a bit - when Forrest and Susan were introduced at the wedding, Susan was still Lt Dan's fiancee.

Answer: A Saint Christopher medal

The necklace was a rosary with a Saint Christopher medal (patron of travelers) that was inscribed "Protect Us In Combat". Gary Sinise, the actor who played Lt Dan, wore his brother-in-law's personal rosary that Jack had with him while serving in Vietnam during 1967-68. Gary's brother-in-law is Jack Treese.

Lt Dan's dog tags can be seen attached to the rosary.

Answer: The Doors

Six songs by Jim Morrison and the Doors were included in the film: "Break On Through (To the Other Side)", "Soul Kitchen", "Hello, I Love You", "People Are Strange", "Love Her Madly", and "Peace Frog". Only one song made it onto the soundtrack - "Break On Through".

The other three answers were British bands.

Answer: True

"It had no bad guy, was not structured in the typical three-act format and didn't see the main character undergo dramatic change. The movie simply followed the adventures of a simpleton who somehow ended up lucking his way through history." - from "The NY Post".

"It was episodic, was told by Forrest's simplistic point of view, and the spine was a love story." - from "Newsmax" and "TCM".

Until I read the interviews, I hadn't considered the actual spine was a love story. In most movies (most, not all), there is a protagonist and antagonist, a background love figuration that feeds throughout the story-line, a problem or incident, and fuel to feed the problem leading to a climax and resolution. So, the movie did break the standard rules of movie-making!

Answer: Innocently to the protestors at the anti-war rally in Washington D.C.

Hanks shared with "Moviefone" what Gump was actually saying into the microphone when the audio power was sabotaged at the protest rally. Forrest innocently gets caught in a line-up of speakers at the anti-war rally; however, he is not actually heard at the podium because the power is cut.

When the power comes back on, you hear Forrest say the last sentence, "That's all I have to say about that."

Answer: Wore a special prosthesis

Mykelti had a difficult time getting roles he sought after "Forrest Gump" because he played the role so well. Entertainment executives thought Mykelti to have a slight speech impediment due to his enlarged bottom lip, but his Bubba performance was enhanced by a prosthesis.

A guest appearance on "Late Night with David Letterman" allowed him to be seen as Mykelti and not the character Bubba. Shortly after "Forrest Gump", Mykelti appeared in the movies "Heat", "Free Willy II", "Waiting to Exhale", "Con Air", and "Primary Colors".

Not a bad turnaround in his career, I'd say!

Answer: President Carter - heat exhaustion

In the third mile of a 6.2 mile race through the Catoctin Mountains in Maryland, Jimmy Carter collapsed but was caught by the Secret Service agents before he hit the ground. The mountain path on a scale of 1-10 was categorized as an '8' by veteran road runners. President Carter had only been running less than a year.

At first, it was suspected President Carter had a heart attack, but he was cleared by White House Physicians. The President was photographed a short 90 minutes later passing out trophies at the run's finish line.

Another brilliant connection created by Roth!

Answer: Taping and studying the Southern drawl of the actor who played young Forrest

Tom sat down with the young actor, Michael Conner Humphreys, who was from the State of Mississippi, and spent hours asking questions and recording Michael's Southern drawl replies. Tom shares this story demonstrating his fascinating transition from actor into character in a Graham Norton interview. Worth watching a real craftsman perfecting his craft and he's a great storyteller in real life, as well.

Answer: False

You would think by the architecture and grounds surrounding the home that it would be filled with history, even if not as far back as the Confederate War but at least at the turn of the twentieth century. The Gump house was a film set built on land near the Combahee River and was not built to code so it had to be torn down. If the house had been original and a military hospital, it would more than likely have served the Union as Beaufort was a safe haven for slaves during the war.
The Vietnam War scenes were sets as well just outside Beaufort. Again, movie magic!

Answer: With 1,500 recruits from a local Renaissance fair

Knowing the costumed Renaissance participants would give off a 1970s hippy-ish vibe, each group of volunteers from the fair was filmed in various locations of The National Mall, an outside park in-between the Capitol steps and the Washington Monument. Zemeckis then computer assembled/generated panoramic shots, giving the illusion of hundreds of thousands of protestors.

Hmmm - now I want to know if Jenny and Forrest actually waded in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.