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第四卷 第一章
------------------------袸group of black kids play in the front yard.
FORREST (voice-over)
I didn't stay home for long
because I'd made a
promise to Bubba. And I always try to keep my promise.
So I went on down to Bayou La Batre to meet Bubba's
family and make their introduction.
Bubba's mother named MRS. BLUE and her other children look at Forrest.
MRS. BLUE Are you crazy
or just plain stupid?
FORREST Stupid is as stupid does
Mrs. Blue.
MRS. BLUE I guess.
EXT. BUBBA'S GRAVE - DAY
Forrest steps over to Bubba's tombstone.
FORREST (voice-over)
And of course
I paid my respect to Bubba himself.
FORREST Hey
Bubba
it's me
Forrest Gump. I remember
everything you said
and I got it all figured out.
Forrest pulls out notes from his pocket.
FORREST I'm taking the twenty-four thousand
five hundred
and six-two dollars and forty-seven cents that I got...
EXT. BAYOU - DAY
Forrest walks across a yard where men are cleaning shrimp.
FORREST (voice-over)
... well
that's left after a new hair cut and a
new suit and I took Momma out to real fancy dinner
and I bought a bus ticket and three Doctor Peppers.
Forrest walks along a wooden pier. Forrest pays an old black shrimper a large wad of cash.
OLD SHRIMPER Tell me something. Are you stupid or something?
FORREST Stupid is as stupid does
sir.
EXT. BUBBA'S GRAVE
Forrest stands at the grave.
FORREST Well
that's what's left after me saying
When I was
in China on the All-America Ping-Pong Team
I just
loved playing ping-pong with my Flex-O-Ping-Pong Paddle.
Which everybody knows it isn't true
but Momma says
it's just a little white lie so it wouldn't hurt nobody.
So
anyway
I'm putting all that on gas
ropes and new
nets and a brand-new shrimpin' boat.
EXT. BAYOU - DAY
Forrest steers his shrimping boat. The boat is old and rusty. Forrest unleashes his nets as his catch of the day drops to the deck. It is a bunch of garbage and shells. Forrest picks up one shrimp.
FORREST (voice-over)
Now
Bubba had told me everything he knows about shrimpin'
but you know what I found out? Shrimpin' is tough.
EXT. DOCKS
Forrest pulls a couple of shrimp out of a bucket.
FORREST I only caught five.
OLD SHRIMPER A couple of more
you can have yourself a cocktail.
The old shrimper begins to walk away
then stops and looks at Forrest.
OLD SHRIMPER Hey
you ever think about namin' this old boat?
FORREST (voice-over) I'd never named a boat before
but there was only one I could think of.
Forrest paints a name on the side of his boat. The name is "Jenny."
FORREST (voice-over)
The most beautiful name in the wide world.
INT. DISCO
Disco lights flash and people dance. A guy asks a girl to dance.
GIRL Okay.
Jenny sits at a table with some other people. She is snorting cocaine.
FORREST (voice-over)
Now
I hadn't heard from Jenny in a long while. But...
EXT. BAYOU LA BATRE - DAY
Forrest stands at the helm as the boat glides across the water.
FORREST (voice-over) But I thought about her a lot. And
I hoped that whatever she was doing made her happy.
INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
Drug paraphernalia and a large wad of cash are spread out on a table. A man drops a syringe on the table. He reaches over and touches Jenny. She is pale with dark lines under her eyes.
INT. BATHROOM
Jenny smears some lines of cocaine on a mirror. She looks at herself in the mirror.
EXT. BALCONY
Jenny steps out onto the high-rise balcony. She steps up on a table and stands on the edge of the balcony. A busy street lies many stories below. Jenny looks down to the intersection below. She slips over the edge
regains her balance
turns and looks back at the intersection below
and begins to get down from the edge. Jenny grabs a hold of the ledge and carefully climbs down. She sits down on a chair. Jenny rocks back and forth as she cries. She looks up at the sky.
EXT. BAYOU LA BATRE/FORREST'S BOAT - NIGHT
The moon shines above in the sky. Forrest lies in a hammock on his boat.
FORREST (voice-over) I thought about Jenny all the time.
EXT. FORREST'S BOAT/BAYOU DOCK - DAY
Forrest stands at the helm of his boat and slowly glides by the docks. Forrest looks around and notices something and bends down to get a clear view. Lt. Dan sits in his wheelchair on the deck. Forrest looks at Lt. Dan. He smiles
surprised.
FORREST Hi!
Forrest leaps off of his moving boat and into the water. The boat continues as Forrest clumsily swims. Lt. Dan sits in his wheelchair at the edge of the dock. Forrest flails his arms as he swims up to the dock. Lt. Dan waits for Forrest
smoking a cigar. Forrest climbs up a ladder onto the dock.
FORREST Lieutenant Dan
what are you doing here?
LT. DAN Well
I thought I'd try out my sea legs.
FORREST Well
you ain't got no legs
Lieutenant Dan.
LT. DAN Well
well
Captain Forrest Gump. I had to see this
for myself. And I told you if you were ever a shrimp boat
captain
that I'd be your first mate. Well
here I am.
I am a man of my word.
FORREST Okay.
Forrest shakes Lt. Dan's hand.
LT. DAN Yeah
but don't you be thinking that I'm gonna be
calling you sir.
FORREST No
sir.
Forrest's boat glides
crushing a dock. Forrest and Lt. Dan look at it.
FORREST That's my boat.
EXT. BAYOU LA BATRE WATERS - DAY
Forrest's shrimping boat is alone on the gulf waters.
LT. DAN I have a feeling if we head the east
we'll find some
shrimp. So
take a left. Take a left.
Forrest looks up. Lt. Dan is sitting in the rigging.
FORREST Which way?
LT. DAN Over there! They're over there! Get
get on the wheel
and take a left!
FORREST Okay.
LT. DAN Gump
what are you doing? Take a left! Left! That's
where we're gonna find those shrimp
my boy! That's
where we'll find 'em.
Forrest empties the net. Their "catch" is debris that falls to the deck.
FORREST Still no shrimp
Lieutenant Dan.
LT. DAN Okay
so I was wrong.
FORREST Well
how we gonna find them?
LT. DAN Well
maybe you should just pray for shrimp.
INT. SMALL CHURCH - DAY
The all-black gospel choir sings and claps their hands.
FORREST (voice-over) So I went to church every Sunday...
Lt. Dan is sitting in his chair at the back of the church. He takes swings from a liquor bottle.
FORREST (voice-over) Sometimes Lieutenant Dan came
too.
Though I think he left the praying up to me.
EXT. BOAT - ANOTHER DAY
A catch of junk is dumped onto the deck. Lt. Dan lowers himself from the rigging.
FORREST No shrimp.
LT. DAN Where the hell's this God of yours?
The wind begins to blow strong.
FORREST (voice-over) It's funny Lieutenant Dan said that
'cause right then
God showed up.
EXT. BOAT - NIGHT
Water sprays on deck during a hurricane. Lt. Dan on the rigging
shouts and shakes his fist as he is pelted by wind and rain.
LT. DAN You'll never sink this boat!
FORREST (voice-over)
Now me
I was scared. But Lieutenant Dan
he was mad.
LT. DAN Come on! You call this a storm?
Forrest slides back and forth as he attempts to steer the boat.
LT. DAN Blow
you son-of-a-bitch! Blow! It's time for a showdown!
You and me. I'm right here. Come and get me! You'll never
sink this boat!
INT. GUMP HOUSE - DAY
An ANCHORMAN over TV
is standing in front of a pier.
ANCHORMAN (over-television)
Hurricane Carmen came through here yesterday...
EXT. BAYOU DOCKS - DAY
The anchorman is standing in front of the ruined pier and boats.
ANCHORMAN ... destroying nearly everything in its path. And as
in other towns up and down the coast
Bayou La Batre's
entire shrimping industry...
INT. GUMP HOUSE
ANCHORMAN ... has fallen victim to Carmen and has been left in
utter ruin. Speaking with local officials
this reporter
has learned
in fact
only one shrimping boat actually
survived the storm.
Forrest's boat comes down the river.
MRS. GUMP Louise. Louise
there's Forrest!
FORREST (voice-over) After that
shrimpin' was easy.
FORREST'S BOAT - DAY
Lt. Dan and Forrest empty their net. A huge catch of shrimp falls onto the deck. Lt. Dan opens another big catch. Another catch drops open on top of yet another huge catch. Forrest and Lt. Dan smile.
FORREST (voice-over)
And since people still needed them shrimps for shrimp
cocktails and barbecues and all...
EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT
The man sitting on the bench listens to Forrest. An ELDERLY WOMAN sits next to the man.
FORREST ... and we were the only boat left standing "Bubba-Gump"
shrimp's what they got. We got a whole bunch of boats.
Twelve Jenny's
a big ol' warehouse
we even have hats
that says "Bubba-Gump" on 'em. "Bubba-Gump Shrimp."
It's a household name.
MAN Hold on there
boy. Are you telling me you're the owner
of the Bubba-Gump Shrimp Corporation?
FORREST Yes
sir. We've got more money than Davy Crocket.
MAN Boy
I've heard some whoppers in my time
but that
tops them all. We was sitting next to a millionaire!
The man laughs as he walks away.
ELDERLY WOMAN Well
I thought it was a very lovely story.
And you tell it so well. With such enthusiasm.
FORREST Would you like to see what Lieutenant Dan looks like?
ELDERLY WOMAN Well
yes
I would!
Forrest shows her the cover of a "Fortune" magazine with Forrest and Lt. Dan on the cover.
FORREST That's him right there.
The elderly woman looks at the magazine and at Forrest with surprise.
FORREST And let me tell you something about Lieutenant Dan.
EXT. BOAT/DECK - DAY
Forrest and Lt. Dan are working on the boat.
LT. DAN Forrest
I never thanked you for saving my life.
Forrest looks a little surprised. Lt. Dan smiles
then looks away. Lt. Dan pulls himself out of his chair to the railing and jumps into the water.
FORREST (voice-over) He never actually said so
but I think
he made his peace with God.
EXT. BOAT
Forrest and Lt. Dan have dinner on the deck. The television shows an assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford.
ANCHORMAN (over television)
For the second time in seventeen days
President Ford
escaped possible assassination today when a woman
Sarah Jane Moore
fired on him as he stepped out of a
hotel in San Francisco.
MARGO (over radio) Base to Jenny One. Base to Jenny One.
LT. DAN Jenny One
go Margo.
MARGO (over radio) Forrest has a phone call.
LT. DAN Yeah
well you'll have to tell them to call him back.
He is indisposed at the moment.
MARGO (over radio) His momma's sick.
ANCHORMAN (over television)
Lynett Alice Fromme
a follower of Charles Manson
better known as "Squeaky
attempted to assassinate
the President as he was...
Forrest dives into the water as he reacts.
EXT. ROAD/GUMP HOUSE - DAY
Forrest carries a suitcase as he runs down the road. Forrest runs past the row of mailboxes and turns into the drive. Louise and others are on the front porch.
FORREST Where's Momma?
LOUISE She's upstairs.
INT. GUMP HOUSE - WOMAN'S BED ROOM
Forrest opens the door
the doctor stands next to Mrs. Gump in bed.
MRS. GUMP Hi
Forrest.
DOCTOR I'll see you tomorrow.
MRS. GUMP Oh
all right.
The doctor looks down at Forrest's legs.
DOCTOR We sure got you straightened out
didn't we
boy?
The doctor leaves and closes the door. Forrest takes off his hat and steps over to her.
FORREST What's the matter
Momma?
MRS. GUMP I'm dyin'
Forrest. Come on in
sit down over here.
FORREST Why are you dyin'
Momma?
MRS. GUMP It's my time. It's just my time. Oh
now
don't you
be afraid
sweetheart. Death is just a part of life.
It's something we're all destined to do. I didn't know
it
but I was destined to be your momma. I did the best
I could.
FORREST You did good
Momma.
MRS. GUMP Well
I happened to believe you make your own
destiny. You have to do the best with what God
gave you.
FORREST What's my destiny
Momma?
MRS. GUMP You're gonna have to figure that out for yourself.
Life is a box of chocolates
Forrest. You never
know what you're gonna get.
FORREST (voice-over) Momma always had a way of
explaining things so I could understand them.
MRS. GUMP I will miss you
Forrest.
FORREST (voice-over)
She had got the cancer and died on a Tuesday.
I bought her a new hat with little flowers on it.
EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT
The elderly woman and Forrest sit. The woman is crying and wipes her eyes with a hankie.
FORREST And that's all I have to say about that.
A bus stops. Forrest looks at the elderly woman.
FORREST Didn't you say you were waiting for the Number
Seven bus?
ELDERLY WOMAN There'll be another one along shortly.
FORREST Now
because I had been a football star
and a war
hero
and a national celebrity
and a shrimpin'
boat captain
and a college graduate
the city
fathers of Greenbow
Alabama
decided to get
together and offered me a fine job.
EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD - DAY
Forrest rides a lawn tractor as he moves the football field lawn.
FORREST (voice-over)
So
I never went back to work for Lieutenant Dan.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE MAILBOXES
Forrest takes out a letter and opens it.
FORREST (voice-over)
Though he did take care of my Bubba-Gump money.
He got me invested in some kind of fruit company.
And so then I got a call from him saying we don't
have to worry about money no more.
EXT. BUS STOP
FORREST And I said
That's good. One less thing."
INT. CHURCH - DAY
The choir and members are singing.
FORREST (voice-over)
Now
Momma said there's only so much fortune
a man really needs...
EXT. CHURCH
The sign reads "Four Square Baptist Church." A new cross is placed on the steeple. New furniture is taken inside.
REVEREND Praise the Lord.
FORREST (voice-over)
... and the rest is just for showing off. So
I gave
a whole bunch of it to the Four Square Gospel Church.
EXT. HOSPITAL - DAY
The sign reads "Gump Medical Center Bayou La Batre
Alabama." The ribbon-cutting ceremony.
FORREST (voice-over)
And I gave a whole bunch to the Bayou La Batre
Fishing Hospital.
EXT. BUBBA'S MOM'S HOUSE
A postman delivers a letter to Bubba's mom. She opens the letter.
FORREST (voice-over)
And even though Bubba was dead
and Lieutenant Dan said
I was nuts. I gave Bubba's mommy Bubba's share.
She is surrounded by her many children. She looks at the check and faints.
EXT. BUS STOP
FORREST And you know what...
INT. FLORIDA CONDO
A door opens as a white woman serves Bubba's mom some shrimp.
FORREST (voice-over)
She didn't have to work in nobody's kitchen no more.
MRS. BLUE Smells wonderful!
EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD
Forrest rides the mower.
FORREST (voice-over)
And 'cause I was godzillionaire and I liked doing it
so much. I cut that grass for free.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE BALCONY - NIGHT
Forrest looks down the road as he steps onto the porch.
FORREST (voice-over)
But at nighttime
when there was nothing to do and
the house was all empty
I'd always think of Jenny.
Jenny's image walks
then vanishes. Forrest looks away. He turns and walks into the house.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE - DAY
Jenny walks across the lawn to Forrest.
FORREST (Voice-over) And then
she was there.
JENNY Hello
Forrest.
FORREST Hello
Jenny.
FORREST (voice-over)
Jenny came back and stayed with me.
INT. GUMP HOUSE
Jenny lies asleep in bed.
FORREST (voice-over)
Maybe it was because she had nowhere else to go.
Or maybe it was because she was so tired
because
she went to bed and slept and slept like she hadn't
slept in years. It was wonderful having her home.
EXT. COUNTRYSIDE - DAY
Forrest and Jenny walking.
FORREST (voice-over)
Every day we'd take a walk
and I'd jabber on like a
monkey in a tree. And she'd listen about ping-pong
and shrimpin' boat and Momma makin' a trip to heaven.
I did all the talkin'. Jenny most of the time was
real quiet.
Jenny's old house stands at the end of the dirt road. It appears to be deserted. Jenny walks toward the house and stops. She stares at the house. Forrest walks toward Jenny. Jenny suddenly heaves a rock angrily at the house. She throws other things at the house.
JENNY How could you do this?
She breaks a window. Jenny collapses to the ground and sobs. Forrest knees down next to her.
FORREST (voice-over)
Sometimes I guess there just aren't enough rocks.
EXT. OLD OAK TREE - DAY
Jenny and Forrest sit on a limb together.
FORREST (voice-over)
I never really knew why she came back
but I didn't
care. It was like olden times. We was like peas and
carrots again.
INT. GUMP HOUSE - DAY
Jenny sits by the vase of flowers and look out the window.
FORREST (voice-over) Every day I'd pick pretty flowers and
put them in her room for her.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE - DAY
Forrest closes his eyes as he sits on the porch. Jenny places a box of Nike running shoes in his lap.
FORREST (voice-over) And she gave me the best gift anyone
could ever get in the wide world.
JENNY Okay
you can open your eyes.
FORREST New shoes.
JENNY They make them just for running.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE - NIGHT
Through the windows
Forrest and Jenny are dancing as it rains outside.
FORREST (voice-over)
And she even showed me how to dance. And
well
we
was like family... Jenny and me.
EXT. RIVER - NIGHT
Jenny and Forrest sit on a log together and look at the river. Jenny places her arms around Forrest.
FORREST (voice-over)
And it was the happiest time of my life.
The fireworks explode in the sky.
INT. GUMP'S HOUSE - NIGHT
The Statue of Liberty is shown on the TV. Fireworks go off. Forrest and Jenny are watching the 4th of July celebration on TV.
ANNOUNCER (over television)
And this Fourth is witnessing one of the largest
fireworks displays in the nation's two-hundred year
history...
JENNY You done watching it?
FORREST Mm-hmm.
ANNOUNCER (over television)
... here in New York Harbor. After the spectacular
display of tall ships earlier
the Statue of Liberty...
Jenny stands up and kisses Forrest on the cheek.
JENNY I'm going to bed.
Jenny turns off the TV and walks outside. Forrest stands as he puts down his Dr. Pepper. Jenny walks toward the stairs.
FORREST Will you marry me? I'd make a good husband
Jenny.
JENNY You would
Forrest.
FORREST But you won't marry me.
JENNY You don't wan to marry me.
FORREST Why don't you love me
Jenny? I'm not a smart
man
but I know what love is.
Forrest turns and walks toward the door. Jenny turns and walks up the stairs. Forrest stands outside.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE - NIGHT
The house stands in the rain.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE - NIGHT
Forrest lies in his bed as the door opens. Jenny gets into bed next to Forrest.
FORREST Jenny?
JENNY Forest
I do love you.
Jenny and Forrest kiss. Jenny takes off her nightgown as they make love.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE - MORNING
Jenny carries her purse and walks toward a waiting cab.
CAB DRIVER Where are you running off to?
JENNY I'm not running.
INT. GUMP HOUSE
The cab drives away as Forrest is asleep in his bed. The Congressional Medal lies on a table by a ping-pong paddle. Forrest holds a glass of milk and wears his bathrobe. He looks at the medal he had give to Jenny. Jenny's bed is made. Forrest stands in the doorway looking at the room and bed where Jenny had been.
EXT. FRONT PORCH - DAY
Forrest sit on a rocking chair with his running shoes on. He is still
as if in a trance. He slowly puts on his Bubba-Gump cap. Forrest stands. He walks off the porch. He begins to job across the lawn. His speed increases as he runs farther away. Forrest runs down the drive away from his house.
FORREST (voice-over) That day
for no particular reason
I decided to go for a little run.
Forrest runs to the end of the drive
then turns right and runs down the highway.
FORREST (voice-over)
So I ran to the end of the road
and when I got there
I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town.
INT. BARBER SHOP - DAY
The three men sit as they watch the television. Forrest runs through the main street of town.
NEWSCASTER (over television)
President Carter
suffering from heat exhaustion fell
into the arms of security agents.
FORREST (voice-over) And when I got there...
EXT. ALABAMA ROAD
The sign reads "Entering Greenbow County."
FORREST (voice-over)
... I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow
County. And I figured since I run this far
maybe
I'd just run across the great...
Forrest runs by a sign that reads "Mississippi welcomes you. The Magnolia State."
FORREST (voice-over)
... state of Alabama. And that's what I did I ran
clear across Alabama.
EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT
FORREST For no particular reason
I just kept on going. I
ran clear to the ocean.
EXT. SANTA MONICA - DAY
The sign reads "Santa Monica yacht harbor sports fishing - boating - cafes." Forrest runs under the sign and onto the pier.
FORREST (voice-over)
And when I got there
I figured since I'd gone
this far
I might as well turn around
just keep
on going.
EXT. ATLANTIC OCEAN
Forrest runs to a pier at the Atlantic Ocean.
FORREST (voice-over)
When I got to another ocean
I figured since I've
gone this far
I might as well just turn back
keep
right on going.
Forrest runs across the pier. A lighthouse stands at the end of the pier.
FORREST (voice-over)
When I got tired
I slept. When I got hungry
I ate.
EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT
FORREST When I had to go
you know
I went.
ELDERLY WOMAN And so
you just ran?
FORREST Yeah.
EXT. HIGHWAY
Forrest is running along the highway. Forrest runs down a road between field of wheat. A Mountain river. Forrest runs across a cobble-stone bridge. The Rocky Mountains are behind him in distance. Forrest runs through some meadowland. Split rail fences line the road.
FORREST (voice-over) I'd think a lot about Momma and Bubba
and Lieutenant Dan
but most of all
I thought about
Jenny. I thought about her a lot.
EXT. BARBER SHOP
The three men in the barber shop watch the news on television.
NEWSCASTER For more than two years now
a man named Forrest
Gump
a gardener from Greenbow
Alabama
stopping
only to sleep
has been running across America.
INT. COFFEE SHOP
Jenny fills customer's coffee cups.
NEWSCASTER Charles Cooper brings us this report.
NEWSMAN For the fourth time on his journey across America
Forrest Gump
a gardener from Greenbow
Alabama
is
about to cross the Mississippi River again today.
The TV shows Forrest runs across a bridge that reads "Mississippi River."
JENNY I'll be damned. Forrest...
EXT. MISSISSIPPI BRIDGE
NEWSMAN Sir
why are you running?
1ST REPORTER Why are you running?
2ND REPORTER Are you doing this for world peace?
3RD REPORTER Are you doing this for women's right?
NEWSMAN Or for the environment?
REPORTER Or for animals?
3RD REPORTER Or for nuclear arms?
FORREST (voice-over)
They just couldn't believe that somebody would do
all that running for no particular reason.
2ND REPORTER Why are you doing this?
FORREST I just felt like running.
EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT
FORREST I just left like running.
EXT. SMALL EASTERN TOWN
Forrest runs as a YOUNG MAN runs up to him.
YOUNG MAN It's you. I can't believe it's really you.
EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT
FORREST Now
for some reason what I was doing seemed to
make sense to people.
EXT. SMALL EASTERN TOWN
The young man jobs behind Forrest.
YOUNG MAN I mean
it was like an alarm went off in my head
you know. I said
here's a guy that's got his act
together. Here's somebody who's got it
all figured
out. Here's somebody who has the answer. I'll follow
you anywhere
Mr. Gump.
FORREST (voice-over) So
I got company.
Forrest runs up a slope on a high mountain road. A group of people are jogging behind him.
FORREST (voice-over)
And after that I got more company. And then...
A large group jogs behind Forrest across the desert road.
FORREST (voice-over)
... even more people joined in. Somebody later told me...
EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT
FORREST ... it gave people hope. Now... Now
I don't
know anything about that
but...
Forrest and his followers job through a small town. A man runs up and talks to Forrest.
FORREST (voice-over)
Some of those people asked me if I could help them out.
AGING HIPPIE
Hey
man
hey
listen. I was wondering if you might
help me
huh? Listen
I'm in the bumper sticker
business and I've been trying to think up a good
slogan. And since you have been such a big inspiration
to the people around here
I thought you might be able
to help me jump into... Whoa! Man
you just ran
through a big pile of dogshit!
The hippie jumps over the "dogshit" as he runs along Forrest.
FORREST It happens.
AGING HIPPIE What
shit?
FORREST Sometimes.
The hippie stops to ponder this profound thought.
FORREST (voice-over)
And some years later I heard that fella did come up
with a bumper sticker slogan...
A bumper sticker reads "Shit Happens."
FORREST (voice-over)
... and he make a lot of money off of it.
The truck with the bumper sticker drives into an intersection. It collides with a car.
EXT. TRUCK STOP
Forrest runs
followed by his group
as a man runs up to him.
FORREST (voice-over)
Another time I was running along
somebody who
had lost all his money in the T-shirt business
and he wanted to put my face on a T-shirt
but he
couldn't draw that well and he didn't have a camera.
WILD-EYED MAN
I think it would be really fortunate for me if I
could get your name on these
oh
your face and
name on these T-shirts. It would be wonderful.
A truck splashes mud onto Forrest as it goes by. The man hands Forrest a yellow T-shirt to use as a rag to wipe the mud off.
WILD-EYED MAN Here
use this one. Nobody likes that color anyway.
Forrest wipes his face on the towel and hands it back to the man.
FORREST Have a nice day.
The man looks at the T-shirt. He holds it up displaying the "Happy Face."
FORREST (voice-over)
And some years later I found out that that man did
come up with a idea for a T-shirt and he made a lot
of money off of it.
EXT. MONUMENT VALLEY
Forrest runs with a group that follows behind him.
FORREST (voice-over)
Anyway
like I was saying
I had a lot of company.
My Momma always said you got to put the past behind
you before you can move on. And I think that's what
my running was all about. I had run for three years
two months
fourteen days
and sixteen hours.
Forrest stops running. The group stops behind him. Forrest stands and looks as the group waits expectantly. Forrest turns and look.
YOUNG MAN Quiet. Quiet
he's gonna say something.
FORREST I'm pretty tired. I think I'll go home now.
Forrest walks toward the group. The group parts for Forrest as he walks down the middle of the road.
YOUNG MAN Now what are we supposed to do?
FORREST (voice-over) And just like that
my running days
was over. So
I went home to Alabama.
A television shows President Reagan and his staff as they react to gunshots in front of a limo.
NEWSCASTER (over television)
Moments ago
at two twenty-five p.m.
as President
Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton Hotel...
INT. GUMP HOUSE - DAY
Forrest sits eating a sandwich
watching the news of the assassination attempt.
NEWSCASTER (over television)
... five or six gunshots were fired by an unknown
would-be assassin. The President was shot in the
chest and the assailant was immediately tackled by a
half a dozen lawmen. As the Presidential...
LOUISE I picked up the mail.
FORREST Oh
thank you
Miss
Miss Louise.
FORREST (voice-over) One day
out of the blue clear sky
I got a letter from Jenny...
EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT
Forrest takes the letter out of his pocket.
FORREST ... wondering if I could come down to Savannah to
see her
and that's what I'm doing here. She saw
me on TV
running
I'm supposed to go on the
Number Nine bus to Richmond Street and get off
and go one block left to 1-9-4-7 Henry Street
Apartment 4.
The elderly woman looks at the letter.
ELDERLY WOMAN Why
you don't need to take a bus. Henry Street
is just five or six blocks down that way.
FORREST Down that way?
ELDERLY WOMAN Down that way.
Forrest hastily grabs his suitcase and letter as he stands.
FORREST It was nice talking' to you.
Forrest runs
the elderly woman shouts from the bus stop bench. A truck honks its horn as Forrest runs across the street past the truck.
ELDERLY WOMAN I hope everything works out for you.
INT. JENNY'S APARTMENT - DAY
Jenny opens the door.
JENNY Hey! Forrest! How you doing?
FORREST Hi.
JENNY Come in. Come in.
FORREST I got your letter.
JENNY Oh
I was wondering about that.
Jenny shuts the door. Forrest looks around.
FORREST Is this your house?
JENNY Yeah
it's messy right now. I just got off work.
FORREST It's nice. You got air conditioning.
Forrest hands Jenny the box of chocolates.
FORREST Ah...
JENNY Thank you.
FORREST I ate some.
Jenny picks up a scrapbook and turns the pages.
JENNY Hey
I kept
I kept a scrapbook of your
of your
clippings and everything. There you are. This
I
got your running.
FORREST I ran a long way. For a long time.
JENNY There. Listen
Forrest. I don't know how to say
this. Um
I just... I want to apologize for anything
that I ever did to you
'cause I was messed up for
a long time
and...
There is a knock at the door. LYNN MARIE enters as she opens the door.
LYNN MARIE Yoo-hoo.
JENNY Hey.
LYNN MARIE Hi.
Jenny grabs a young boy.
JENNY Hey
you. This is an old friend from Alabama.
LYNN MARIE Oh
how do you do?
JENNY Ah
listen
next week my schedule changes
so I'll
be able to... but thanks for picking up.
LYNN MARIE No problem. Got to go
Jen. I'm double-parked.
JENNY Okay.
Lynn Marie closes the door and waves bye to Forrest.
LYNN MARIE Bye.
JENNY Thanks. This is very good friend
Mr. Gump.
Can you say hi to him?
LITTLE BOY Hello
Mr. Gump.
FORREST Hello.
LITTLE BOY Now
can I go watch TV now?
JENNY Yes
you can. Just keep it low.
The little boy runs into other room and picks up TV remote control.
FORREST You're a momma
Jenny.
JENNY I'm a momma. His name is Forrest.
FORREST Like me.
JENNY I named him after his Daddy.
FORREST He got a daddy named Forrest
too?
JENNY You're his daddy
Forrest.
Forrest continues to stare at Forrest Jr. Forrest then looks frightened and starts to back away.
JENNY Hey
Forrest
look at me. Look at me
Forrest. There's
nothing you need to do
okay? You didn't do anything
wrong. Okay?
Jenny turns and looks at Forrest Jr. in the other room.
JENNY Isn't he beautiful?
FORREST He's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. But... is
is he smart
or is he...
JENNY He's very smart. He's one of the smartest in
his class.
Forrest breathes deep. He looks at Jenny
then at Forrest Jr.
JENNY Yeah
it's okay. Go talk to him.
Forrest walks into the room and sits down next to Forrest Jr. "Sesame Street" is on the TV.
BERT Oh
great.
ERNIE Hey
Bert
can you give me a hand?
BERT A hand? Well
yeah
what do you want
Ernie?
FORREST What are you watching.
FORREST JR. Bert and Ernie.
ERNIE Well
it's the first stage. Bert. It's planning
to write a story
Bert. I have pencils right here
to write with
Bert. Now
we got
uh
paper. I'll
take that paper
Bert. See
we have the paper to
write on.
EXT. PARK - DAY
Forrest and Jenny sit on a bench. Forrest Jr. swings behind them.
JENNY Forrest
I'm sick.
FORREST What
do you have a cough due to cold?
JENNY I have some kind virus. And the doctors don't
they don't know what it is. And there isn't anything
they can do about it.
FORREST You could come home with me. Jenny
you and little
Forrest could come stay at my house in Greenbow.
I'll take care of you if you're sick.
JENNY Would you marry me
Forrest?
FORREST Okay.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE - DAY
A group has gathered on the lawn for the wedding. Louise walks up to Forrest.
MINISTER Please take your seats.
LOUISE Forrest
it's time to start.
Jenny walks out of the house. Forrest walks over to greet her. She wears a white dress. She walks up to Forrest and adjusts his necktie.
JENNY Hi. Your tie.
Lt. Dan is walking across the lawn. He uses a cane. A WOMAN is walking next to him.
FORREST Lieutenant Dan? Lieutenant Dan!
LT. DAN Hello
Forrest.
Jenny walks over to Forrest and Lt. Dan.
FORREST You got new legs. New legs!
LT. DAN Yeah
I got new legs.
Lt. Dan lifts his pant leg to display his metal leg.
LT. DAN Custom-made titanium alloy. It's what they use on
the space shuttle.
FORREST Magic legs.
LT. DAN This is my fiancee
Susan.
FORREST Lieutenant Dan!
Susan shakes Forrest's hand.
SUSAN Hi
Forrest.
FORREST Lieutenant Dan
this is my Jenny.
JENNY Hey
it's nice to meet you
finally.
Jenny steps forward and kisses Lt. Dan's cheek. The group is seated as they watch Forrest and Jenny take vows on the front lawn. Forrest Jr. stands next to Jenny.
MINISTER Do you
Forrest
take Jenny to be your wife?
Do you
Jenny
take Forrest to be your husband?
If so
I pronounce you man and wife.
The wind blows fallen leaves across the ground. Jenny
Forrest
and Forrest Jr. walk toward the house. They all hold hands as they walk.
INT. GUMP HOUSE - MORNING
Forrest steps into Jenny's bedroom. He carries a tray with breakfast on it. Forrest looks at Jenny as she sleeps. Slowly she wakes up and looks at Forrest.
FORREST Hey.
JENNY Hey.
Forrest sets the tray down next to Jenny as she sits up in bed. Forrest opens a window
then sits down next to the bed.
JENNY Hey
Forrest
were you scared in Vietnam?
FORREST Yes. Well
I
I don't know.
EXT. VIETNAM - FLASHBACK - NIGHT
Forrest looks up into the sky as the rain stops. Forrest removes his helmet. The stars emerge from behind the clouds.
FORREST (voice-over)
Sometimes it would stop raining long enough for the
stars to come out. And then it was nice. It was
like just before the sun goes to bed down on the bayou...
EXT. BAYOU - FLASHBACK - SUNSET
Forrest stands on his boat and looks at a deep orange and red sunset.
FORREST (voice-over)
There was over a million sparkles on the water. Like
that mountain lake.
EXT. MOUNTAIN LAKE - FLASHBACK - DAY
Forrest runs along a highway. A lake reflects the mountains and the sky.
FORREST (voice-over)
It was so clear
Jenny. It looks like there were
two skies
one on top of the other. And then in
the desert
when the sun comes up...
EXT. DESERT - FLASHBACK - SUNRISE
Forrest runs along a desert highway. The morning light casts an orange glow over the desert.
FORREST (voice-over) I couldn't tell where heavens
stopped and the earth began. It was so beautiful.
INT. GUMP HOUSE - MORNING
Forrest looks at Jenny.
------------------------袸group of black kids play in the front yard.
FORREST (voice-over)
I didn't stay home for long
because I'd made a
promise to Bubba. And I always try to keep my promise.
So I went on down to Bayou La Batre to meet Bubba's
family and make their introduction.
Bubba's mother named MRS. BLUE and her other children look at Forrest.
MRS. BLUE Are you crazy
or just plain stupid?
FORREST Stupid is as stupid does
Mrs. Blue.
MRS. BLUE I guess.
EXT. BUBBA'S GRAVE - DAY
Forrest steps over to Bubba's tombstone.
FORREST (voice-over)
And of course
I paid my respect to Bubba himself.
FORREST Hey
Bubba
it's me
Forrest Gump. I remember
everything you said
and I got it all figured out.
Forrest pulls out notes from his pocket.
FORREST I'm taking the twenty-four thousand
five hundred
and six-two dollars and forty-seven cents that I got...
EXT. BAYOU - DAY
Forrest walks across a yard where men are cleaning shrimp.
FORREST (voice-over)
... well
that's left after a new hair cut and a
new suit and I took Momma out to real fancy dinner
and I bought a bus ticket and three Doctor Peppers.
Forrest walks along a wooden pier. Forrest pays an old black shrimper a large wad of cash.
OLD SHRIMPER Tell me something. Are you stupid or something?
FORREST Stupid is as stupid does
sir.
EXT. BUBBA'S GRAVE
Forrest stands at the grave.
FORREST Well
that's what's left after me saying
When I was
in China on the All-America Ping-Pong Team
I just
loved playing ping-pong with my Flex-O-Ping-Pong Paddle.
Which everybody knows it isn't true
but Momma says
it's just a little white lie so it wouldn't hurt nobody.
So
anyway
I'm putting all that on gas
ropes and new
nets and a brand-new shrimpin' boat.
EXT. BAYOU - DAY
Forrest steers his shrimping boat. The boat is old and rusty. Forrest unleashes his nets as his catch of the day drops to the deck. It is a bunch of garbage and shells. Forrest picks up one shrimp.
FORREST (voice-over)
Now
Bubba had told me everything he knows about shrimpin'
but you know what I found out? Shrimpin' is tough.
EXT. DOCKS
Forrest pulls a couple of shrimp out of a bucket.
FORREST I only caught five.
OLD SHRIMPER A couple of more
you can have yourself a cocktail.
The old shrimper begins to walk away
then stops and looks at Forrest.
OLD SHRIMPER Hey
you ever think about namin' this old boat?
FORREST (voice-over) I'd never named a boat before
but there was only one I could think of.
Forrest paints a name on the side of his boat. The name is "Jenny."
FORREST (voice-over)
The most beautiful name in the wide world.
INT. DISCO
Disco lights flash and people dance. A guy asks a girl to dance.
GIRL Okay.
Jenny sits at a table with some other people. She is snorting cocaine.
FORREST (voice-over)
Now
I hadn't heard from Jenny in a long while. But...
EXT. BAYOU LA BATRE - DAY
Forrest stands at the helm as the boat glides across the water.
FORREST (voice-over) But I thought about her a lot. And
I hoped that whatever she was doing made her happy.
INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
Drug paraphernalia and a large wad of cash are spread out on a table. A man drops a syringe on the table. He reaches over and touches Jenny. She is pale with dark lines under her eyes.
INT. BATHROOM
Jenny smears some lines of cocaine on a mirror. She looks at herself in the mirror.
EXT. BALCONY
Jenny steps out onto the high-rise balcony. She steps up on a table and stands on the edge of the balcony. A busy street lies many stories below. Jenny looks down to the intersection below. She slips over the edge
regains her balance
turns and looks back at the intersection below
and begins to get down from the edge. Jenny grabs a hold of the ledge and carefully climbs down. She sits down on a chair. Jenny rocks back and forth as she cries. She looks up at the sky.
EXT. BAYOU LA BATRE/FORREST'S BOAT - NIGHT
The moon shines above in the sky. Forrest lies in a hammock on his boat.
FORREST (voice-over) I thought about Jenny all the time.
EXT. FORREST'S BOAT/BAYOU DOCK - DAY
Forrest stands at the helm of his boat and slowly glides by the docks. Forrest looks around and notices something and bends down to get a clear view. Lt. Dan sits in his wheelchair on the deck. Forrest looks at Lt. Dan. He smiles
surprised.
FORREST Hi!
Forrest leaps off of his moving boat and into the water. The boat continues as Forrest clumsily swims. Lt. Dan sits in his wheelchair at the edge of the dock. Forrest flails his arms as he swims up to the dock. Lt. Dan waits for Forrest
smoking a cigar. Forrest climbs up a ladder onto the dock.
FORREST Lieutenant Dan
what are you doing here?
LT. DAN Well
I thought I'd try out my sea legs.
FORREST Well
you ain't got no legs
Lieutenant Dan.
LT. DAN Well
well
Captain Forrest Gump. I had to see this
for myself. And I told you if you were ever a shrimp boat
captain
that I'd be your first mate. Well
here I am.
I am a man of my word.
FORREST Okay.
Forrest shakes Lt. Dan's hand.
LT. DAN Yeah
but don't you be thinking that I'm gonna be
calling you sir.
FORREST No
sir.
Forrest's boat glides
crushing a dock. Forrest and Lt. Dan look at it.
FORREST That's my boat.
EXT. BAYOU LA BATRE WATERS - DAY
Forrest's shrimping boat is alone on the gulf waters.
LT. DAN I have a feeling if we head the east
we'll find some
shrimp. So
take a left. Take a left.
Forrest looks up. Lt. Dan is sitting in the rigging.
FORREST Which way?
LT. DAN Over there! They're over there! Get
get on the wheel
and take a left!
FORREST Okay.
LT. DAN Gump
what are you doing? Take a left! Left! That's
where we're gonna find those shrimp
my boy! That's
where we'll find 'em.
Forrest empties the net. Their "catch" is debris that falls to the deck.
FORREST Still no shrimp
Lieutenant Dan.
LT. DAN Okay
so I was wrong.
FORREST Well
how we gonna find them?
LT. DAN Well
maybe you should just pray for shrimp.
INT. SMALL CHURCH - DAY
The all-black gospel choir sings and claps their hands.
FORREST (voice-over) So I went to church every Sunday...
Lt. Dan is sitting in his chair at the back of the church. He takes swings from a liquor bottle.
FORREST (voice-over) Sometimes Lieutenant Dan came
too.
Though I think he left the praying up to me.
EXT. BOAT - ANOTHER DAY
A catch of junk is dumped onto the deck. Lt. Dan lowers himself from the rigging.
FORREST No shrimp.
LT. DAN Where the hell's this God of yours?
The wind begins to blow strong.
FORREST (voice-over) It's funny Lieutenant Dan said that
'cause right then
God showed up.
EXT. BOAT - NIGHT
Water sprays on deck during a hurricane. Lt. Dan on the rigging
shouts and shakes his fist as he is pelted by wind and rain.
LT. DAN You'll never sink this boat!
FORREST (voice-over)
Now me
I was scared. But Lieutenant Dan
he was mad.
LT. DAN Come on! You call this a storm?
Forrest slides back and forth as he attempts to steer the boat.
LT. DAN Blow
you son-of-a-bitch! Blow! It's time for a showdown!
You and me. I'm right here. Come and get me! You'll never
sink this boat!
INT. GUMP HOUSE - DAY
An ANCHORMAN over TV
is standing in front of a pier.
ANCHORMAN (over-television)
Hurricane Carmen came through here yesterday...
EXT. BAYOU DOCKS - DAY
The anchorman is standing in front of the ruined pier and boats.
ANCHORMAN ... destroying nearly everything in its path. And as
in other towns up and down the coast
Bayou La Batre's
entire shrimping industry...
INT. GUMP HOUSE
ANCHORMAN ... has fallen victim to Carmen and has been left in
utter ruin. Speaking with local officials
this reporter
has learned
in fact
only one shrimping boat actually
survived the storm.
Forrest's boat comes down the river.
MRS. GUMP Louise. Louise
there's Forrest!
FORREST (voice-over) After that
shrimpin' was easy.
FORREST'S BOAT - DAY
Lt. Dan and Forrest empty their net. A huge catch of shrimp falls onto the deck. Lt. Dan opens another big catch. Another catch drops open on top of yet another huge catch. Forrest and Lt. Dan smile.
FORREST (voice-over)
And since people still needed them shrimps for shrimp
cocktails and barbecues and all...
EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT
The man sitting on the bench listens to Forrest. An ELDERLY WOMAN sits next to the man.
FORREST ... and we were the only boat left standing "Bubba-Gump"
shrimp's what they got. We got a whole bunch of boats.
Twelve Jenny's
a big ol' warehouse
we even have hats
that says "Bubba-Gump" on 'em. "Bubba-Gump Shrimp."
It's a household name.
MAN Hold on there
boy. Are you telling me you're the owner
of the Bubba-Gump Shrimp Corporation?
FORREST Yes
sir. We've got more money than Davy Crocket.
MAN Boy
I've heard some whoppers in my time
but that
tops them all. We was sitting next to a millionaire!
The man laughs as he walks away.
ELDERLY WOMAN Well
I thought it was a very lovely story.
And you tell it so well. With such enthusiasm.
FORREST Would you like to see what Lieutenant Dan looks like?
ELDERLY WOMAN Well
yes
I would!
Forrest shows her the cover of a "Fortune" magazine with Forrest and Lt. Dan on the cover.
FORREST That's him right there.
The elderly woman looks at the magazine and at Forrest with surprise.
FORREST And let me tell you something about Lieutenant Dan.
EXT. BOAT/DECK - DAY
Forrest and Lt. Dan are working on the boat.
LT. DAN Forrest
I never thanked you for saving my life.
Forrest looks a little surprised. Lt. Dan smiles
then looks away. Lt. Dan pulls himself out of his chair to the railing and jumps into the water.
FORREST (voice-over) He never actually said so
but I think
he made his peace with God.
EXT. BOAT
Forrest and Lt. Dan have dinner on the deck. The television shows an assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford.
ANCHORMAN (over television)
For the second time in seventeen days
President Ford
escaped possible assassination today when a woman
Sarah Jane Moore
fired on him as he stepped out of a
hotel in San Francisco.
MARGO (over radio) Base to Jenny One. Base to Jenny One.
LT. DAN Jenny One
go Margo.
MARGO (over radio) Forrest has a phone call.
LT. DAN Yeah
well you'll have to tell them to call him back.
He is indisposed at the moment.
MARGO (over radio) His momma's sick.
ANCHORMAN (over television)
Lynett Alice Fromme
a follower of Charles Manson
better known as "Squeaky
attempted to assassinate
the President as he was...
Forrest dives into the water as he reacts.
EXT. ROAD/GUMP HOUSE - DAY
Forrest carries a suitcase as he runs down the road. Forrest runs past the row of mailboxes and turns into the drive. Louise and others are on the front porch.
FORREST Where's Momma?
LOUISE She's upstairs.
INT. GUMP HOUSE - WOMAN'S BED ROOM
Forrest opens the door
the doctor stands next to Mrs. Gump in bed.
MRS. GUMP Hi
Forrest.
DOCTOR I'll see you tomorrow.
MRS. GUMP Oh
all right.
The doctor looks down at Forrest's legs.
DOCTOR We sure got you straightened out
didn't we
boy?
The doctor leaves and closes the door. Forrest takes off his hat and steps over to her.
FORREST What's the matter
Momma?
MRS. GUMP I'm dyin'
Forrest. Come on in
sit down over here.
FORREST Why are you dyin'
Momma?
MRS. GUMP It's my time. It's just my time. Oh
now
don't you
be afraid
sweetheart. Death is just a part of life.
It's something we're all destined to do. I didn't know
it
but I was destined to be your momma. I did the best
I could.
FORREST You did good
Momma.
MRS. GUMP Well
I happened to believe you make your own
destiny. You have to do the best with what God
gave you.
FORREST What's my destiny
Momma?
MRS. GUMP You're gonna have to figure that out for yourself.
Life is a box of chocolates
Forrest. You never
know what you're gonna get.
FORREST (voice-over) Momma always had a way of
explaining things so I could understand them.
MRS. GUMP I will miss you
Forrest.
FORREST (voice-over)
She had got the cancer and died on a Tuesday.
I bought her a new hat with little flowers on it.
EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT
The elderly woman and Forrest sit. The woman is crying and wipes her eyes with a hankie.
FORREST And that's all I have to say about that.
A bus stops. Forrest looks at the elderly woman.
FORREST Didn't you say you were waiting for the Number
Seven bus?
ELDERLY WOMAN There'll be another one along shortly.
FORREST Now
because I had been a football star
and a war
hero
and a national celebrity
and a shrimpin'
boat captain
and a college graduate
the city
fathers of Greenbow
Alabama
decided to get
together and offered me a fine job.
EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD - DAY
Forrest rides a lawn tractor as he moves the football field lawn.
FORREST (voice-over)
So
I never went back to work for Lieutenant Dan.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE MAILBOXES
Forrest takes out a letter and opens it.
FORREST (voice-over)
Though he did take care of my Bubba-Gump money.
He got me invested in some kind of fruit company.
And so then I got a call from him saying we don't
have to worry about money no more.
EXT. BUS STOP
FORREST And I said
That's good. One less thing."
INT. CHURCH - DAY
The choir and members are singing.
FORREST (voice-over)
Now
Momma said there's only so much fortune
a man really needs...
EXT. CHURCH
The sign reads "Four Square Baptist Church." A new cross is placed on the steeple. New furniture is taken inside.
REVEREND Praise the Lord.
FORREST (voice-over)
... and the rest is just for showing off. So
I gave
a whole bunch of it to the Four Square Gospel Church.
EXT. HOSPITAL - DAY
The sign reads "Gump Medical Center Bayou La Batre
Alabama." The ribbon-cutting ceremony.
FORREST (voice-over)
And I gave a whole bunch to the Bayou La Batre
Fishing Hospital.
EXT. BUBBA'S MOM'S HOUSE
A postman delivers a letter to Bubba's mom. She opens the letter.
FORREST (voice-over)
And even though Bubba was dead
and Lieutenant Dan said
I was nuts. I gave Bubba's mommy Bubba's share.
She is surrounded by her many children. She looks at the check and faints.
EXT. BUS STOP
FORREST And you know what...
INT. FLORIDA CONDO
A door opens as a white woman serves Bubba's mom some shrimp.
FORREST (voice-over)
She didn't have to work in nobody's kitchen no more.
MRS. BLUE Smells wonderful!
EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD
Forrest rides the mower.
FORREST (voice-over)
And 'cause I was godzillionaire and I liked doing it
so much. I cut that grass for free.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE BALCONY - NIGHT
Forrest looks down the road as he steps onto the porch.
FORREST (voice-over)
But at nighttime
when there was nothing to do and
the house was all empty
I'd always think of Jenny.
Jenny's image walks
then vanishes. Forrest looks away. He turns and walks into the house.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE - DAY
Jenny walks across the lawn to Forrest.
FORREST (Voice-over) And then
she was there.
JENNY Hello
Forrest.
FORREST Hello
Jenny.
FORREST (voice-over)
Jenny came back and stayed with me.
INT. GUMP HOUSE
Jenny lies asleep in bed.
FORREST (voice-over)
Maybe it was because she had nowhere else to go.
Or maybe it was because she was so tired
because
she went to bed and slept and slept like she hadn't
slept in years. It was wonderful having her home.
EXT. COUNTRYSIDE - DAY
Forrest and Jenny walking.
FORREST (voice-over)
Every day we'd take a walk
and I'd jabber on like a
monkey in a tree. And she'd listen about ping-pong
and shrimpin' boat and Momma makin' a trip to heaven.
I did all the talkin'. Jenny most of the time was
real quiet.
Jenny's old house stands at the end of the dirt road. It appears to be deserted. Jenny walks toward the house and stops. She stares at the house. Forrest walks toward Jenny. Jenny suddenly heaves a rock angrily at the house. She throws other things at the house.
JENNY How could you do this?
She breaks a window. Jenny collapses to the ground and sobs. Forrest knees down next to her.
FORREST (voice-over)
Sometimes I guess there just aren't enough rocks.
EXT. OLD OAK TREE - DAY
Jenny and Forrest sit on a limb together.
FORREST (voice-over)
I never really knew why she came back
but I didn't
care. It was like olden times. We was like peas and
carrots again.
INT. GUMP HOUSE - DAY
Jenny sits by the vase of flowers and look out the window.
FORREST (voice-over) Every day I'd pick pretty flowers and
put them in her room for her.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE - DAY
Forrest closes his eyes as he sits on the porch. Jenny places a box of Nike running shoes in his lap.
FORREST (voice-over) And she gave me the best gift anyone
could ever get in the wide world.
JENNY Okay
you can open your eyes.
FORREST New shoes.
JENNY They make them just for running.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE - NIGHT
Through the windows
Forrest and Jenny are dancing as it rains outside.
FORREST (voice-over)
And she even showed me how to dance. And
well
we
was like family... Jenny and me.
EXT. RIVER - NIGHT
Jenny and Forrest sit on a log together and look at the river. Jenny places her arms around Forrest.
FORREST (voice-over)
And it was the happiest time of my life.
The fireworks explode in the sky.
INT. GUMP'S HOUSE - NIGHT
The Statue of Liberty is shown on the TV. Fireworks go off. Forrest and Jenny are watching the 4th of July celebration on TV.
ANNOUNCER (over television)
And this Fourth is witnessing one of the largest
fireworks displays in the nation's two-hundred year
history...
JENNY You done watching it?
FORREST Mm-hmm.
ANNOUNCER (over television)
... here in New York Harbor. After the spectacular
display of tall ships earlier
the Statue of Liberty...
Jenny stands up and kisses Forrest on the cheek.
JENNY I'm going to bed.
Jenny turns off the TV and walks outside. Forrest stands as he puts down his Dr. Pepper. Jenny walks toward the stairs.
FORREST Will you marry me? I'd make a good husband
Jenny.
JENNY You would
Forrest.
FORREST But you won't marry me.
JENNY You don't wan to marry me.
FORREST Why don't you love me
Jenny? I'm not a smart
man
but I know what love is.
Forrest turns and walks toward the door. Jenny turns and walks up the stairs. Forrest stands outside.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE - NIGHT
The house stands in the rain.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE - NIGHT
Forrest lies in his bed as the door opens. Jenny gets into bed next to Forrest.
FORREST Jenny?
JENNY Forest
I do love you.
Jenny and Forrest kiss. Jenny takes off her nightgown as they make love.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE - MORNING
Jenny carries her purse and walks toward a waiting cab.
CAB DRIVER Where are you running off to?
JENNY I'm not running.
INT. GUMP HOUSE
The cab drives away as Forrest is asleep in his bed. The Congressional Medal lies on a table by a ping-pong paddle. Forrest holds a glass of milk and wears his bathrobe. He looks at the medal he had give to Jenny. Jenny's bed is made. Forrest stands in the doorway looking at the room and bed where Jenny had been.
EXT. FRONT PORCH - DAY
Forrest sit on a rocking chair with his running shoes on. He is still
as if in a trance. He slowly puts on his Bubba-Gump cap. Forrest stands. He walks off the porch. He begins to job across the lawn. His speed increases as he runs farther away. Forrest runs down the drive away from his house.
FORREST (voice-over) That day
for no particular reason
I decided to go for a little run.
Forrest runs to the end of the drive
then turns right and runs down the highway.
FORREST (voice-over)
So I ran to the end of the road
and when I got there
I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town.
INT. BARBER SHOP - DAY
The three men sit as they watch the television. Forrest runs through the main street of town.
NEWSCASTER (over television)
President Carter
suffering from heat exhaustion fell
into the arms of security agents.
FORREST (voice-over) And when I got there...
EXT. ALABAMA ROAD
The sign reads "Entering Greenbow County."
FORREST (voice-over)
... I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow
County. And I figured since I run this far
maybe
I'd just run across the great...
Forrest runs by a sign that reads "Mississippi welcomes you. The Magnolia State."
FORREST (voice-over)
... state of Alabama. And that's what I did I ran
clear across Alabama.
EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT
FORREST For no particular reason
I just kept on going. I
ran clear to the ocean.
EXT. SANTA MONICA - DAY
The sign reads "Santa Monica yacht harbor sports fishing - boating - cafes." Forrest runs under the sign and onto the pier.
FORREST (voice-over)
And when I got there
I figured since I'd gone
this far
I might as well turn around
just keep
on going.
EXT. ATLANTIC OCEAN
Forrest runs to a pier at the Atlantic Ocean.
FORREST (voice-over)
When I got to another ocean
I figured since I've
gone this far
I might as well just turn back
keep
right on going.
Forrest runs across the pier. A lighthouse stands at the end of the pier.
FORREST (voice-over)
When I got tired
I slept. When I got hungry
I ate.
EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT
FORREST When I had to go
you know
I went.
ELDERLY WOMAN And so
you just ran?
FORREST Yeah.
EXT. HIGHWAY
Forrest is running along the highway. Forrest runs down a road between field of wheat. A Mountain river. Forrest runs across a cobble-stone bridge. The Rocky Mountains are behind him in distance. Forrest runs through some meadowland. Split rail fences line the road.
FORREST (voice-over) I'd think a lot about Momma and Bubba
and Lieutenant Dan
but most of all
I thought about
Jenny. I thought about her a lot.
EXT. BARBER SHOP
The three men in the barber shop watch the news on television.
NEWSCASTER For more than two years now
a man named Forrest
Gump
a gardener from Greenbow
Alabama
stopping
only to sleep
has been running across America.
INT. COFFEE SHOP
Jenny fills customer's coffee cups.
NEWSCASTER Charles Cooper brings us this report.
NEWSMAN For the fourth time on his journey across America
Forrest Gump
a gardener from Greenbow
Alabama
is
about to cross the Mississippi River again today.
The TV shows Forrest runs across a bridge that reads "Mississippi River."
JENNY I'll be damned. Forrest...
EXT. MISSISSIPPI BRIDGE
NEWSMAN Sir
why are you running?
1ST REPORTER Why are you running?
2ND REPORTER Are you doing this for world peace?
3RD REPORTER Are you doing this for women's right?
NEWSMAN Or for the environment?
REPORTER Or for animals?
3RD REPORTER Or for nuclear arms?
FORREST (voice-over)
They just couldn't believe that somebody would do
all that running for no particular reason.
2ND REPORTER Why are you doing this?
FORREST I just felt like running.
EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT
FORREST I just left like running.
EXT. SMALL EASTERN TOWN
Forrest runs as a YOUNG MAN runs up to him.
YOUNG MAN It's you. I can't believe it's really you.
EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT
FORREST Now
for some reason what I was doing seemed to
make sense to people.
EXT. SMALL EASTERN TOWN
The young man jobs behind Forrest.
YOUNG MAN I mean
it was like an alarm went off in my head
you know. I said
here's a guy that's got his act
together. Here's somebody who's got it
all figured
out. Here's somebody who has the answer. I'll follow
you anywhere
Mr. Gump.
FORREST (voice-over) So
I got company.
Forrest runs up a slope on a high mountain road. A group of people are jogging behind him.
FORREST (voice-over)
And after that I got more company. And then...
A large group jogs behind Forrest across the desert road.
FORREST (voice-over)
... even more people joined in. Somebody later told me...
EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT
FORREST ... it gave people hope. Now... Now
I don't
know anything about that
but...
Forrest and his followers job through a small town. A man runs up and talks to Forrest.
FORREST (voice-over)
Some of those people asked me if I could help them out.
AGING HIPPIE
Hey
man
hey
listen. I was wondering if you might
help me
huh? Listen
I'm in the bumper sticker
business and I've been trying to think up a good
slogan. And since you have been such a big inspiration
to the people around here
I thought you might be able
to help me jump into... Whoa! Man
you just ran
through a big pile of dogshit!
The hippie jumps over the "dogshit" as he runs along Forrest.
FORREST It happens.
AGING HIPPIE What
shit?
FORREST Sometimes.
The hippie stops to ponder this profound thought.
FORREST (voice-over)
And some years later I heard that fella did come up
with a bumper sticker slogan...
A bumper sticker reads "Shit Happens."
FORREST (voice-over)
... and he make a lot of money off of it.
The truck with the bumper sticker drives into an intersection. It collides with a car.
EXT. TRUCK STOP
Forrest runs
followed by his group
as a man runs up to him.
FORREST (voice-over)
Another time I was running along
somebody who
had lost all his money in the T-shirt business
and he wanted to put my face on a T-shirt
but he
couldn't draw that well and he didn't have a camera.
WILD-EYED MAN
I think it would be really fortunate for me if I
could get your name on these
oh
your face and
name on these T-shirts. It would be wonderful.
A truck splashes mud onto Forrest as it goes by. The man hands Forrest a yellow T-shirt to use as a rag to wipe the mud off.
WILD-EYED MAN Here
use this one. Nobody likes that color anyway.
Forrest wipes his face on the towel and hands it back to the man.
FORREST Have a nice day.
The man looks at the T-shirt. He holds it up displaying the "Happy Face."
FORREST (voice-over)
And some years later I found out that that man did
come up with a idea for a T-shirt and he made a lot
of money off of it.
EXT. MONUMENT VALLEY
Forrest runs with a group that follows behind him.
FORREST (voice-over)
Anyway
like I was saying
I had a lot of company.
My Momma always said you got to put the past behind
you before you can move on. And I think that's what
my running was all about. I had run for three years
two months
fourteen days
and sixteen hours.
Forrest stops running. The group stops behind him. Forrest stands and looks as the group waits expectantly. Forrest turns and look.
YOUNG MAN Quiet. Quiet
he's gonna say something.
FORREST I'm pretty tired. I think I'll go home now.
Forrest walks toward the group. The group parts for Forrest as he walks down the middle of the road.
YOUNG MAN Now what are we supposed to do?
FORREST (voice-over) And just like that
my running days
was over. So
I went home to Alabama.
A television shows President Reagan and his staff as they react to gunshots in front of a limo.
NEWSCASTER (over television)
Moments ago
at two twenty-five p.m.
as President
Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton Hotel...
INT. GUMP HOUSE - DAY
Forrest sits eating a sandwich
watching the news of the assassination attempt.
NEWSCASTER (over television)
... five or six gunshots were fired by an unknown
would-be assassin. The President was shot in the
chest and the assailant was immediately tackled by a
half a dozen lawmen. As the Presidential...
LOUISE I picked up the mail.
FORREST Oh
thank you
Miss
Miss Louise.
FORREST (voice-over) One day
out of the blue clear sky
I got a letter from Jenny...
EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT
Forrest takes the letter out of his pocket.
FORREST ... wondering if I could come down to Savannah to
see her
and that's what I'm doing here. She saw
me on TV
running
I'm supposed to go on the
Number Nine bus to Richmond Street and get off
and go one block left to 1-9-4-7 Henry Street
Apartment 4.
The elderly woman looks at the letter.
ELDERLY WOMAN Why
you don't need to take a bus. Henry Street
is just five or six blocks down that way.
FORREST Down that way?
ELDERLY WOMAN Down that way.
Forrest hastily grabs his suitcase and letter as he stands.
FORREST It was nice talking' to you.
Forrest runs
the elderly woman shouts from the bus stop bench. A truck honks its horn as Forrest runs across the street past the truck.
ELDERLY WOMAN I hope everything works out for you.
INT. JENNY'S APARTMENT - DAY
Jenny opens the door.
JENNY Hey! Forrest! How you doing?
FORREST Hi.
JENNY Come in. Come in.
FORREST I got your letter.
JENNY Oh
I was wondering about that.
Jenny shuts the door. Forrest looks around.
FORREST Is this your house?
JENNY Yeah
it's messy right now. I just got off work.
FORREST It's nice. You got air conditioning.
Forrest hands Jenny the box of chocolates.
FORREST Ah...
JENNY Thank you.
FORREST I ate some.
Jenny picks up a scrapbook and turns the pages.
JENNY Hey
I kept
I kept a scrapbook of your
of your
clippings and everything. There you are. This
I
got your running.
FORREST I ran a long way. For a long time.
JENNY There. Listen
Forrest. I don't know how to say
this. Um
I just... I want to apologize for anything
that I ever did to you
'cause I was messed up for
a long time
and...
There is a knock at the door. LYNN MARIE enters as she opens the door.
LYNN MARIE Yoo-hoo.
JENNY Hey.
LYNN MARIE Hi.
Jenny grabs a young boy.
JENNY Hey
you. This is an old friend from Alabama.
LYNN MARIE Oh
how do you do?
JENNY Ah
listen
next week my schedule changes
so I'll
be able to... but thanks for picking up.
LYNN MARIE No problem. Got to go
Jen. I'm double-parked.
JENNY Okay.
Lynn Marie closes the door and waves bye to Forrest.
LYNN MARIE Bye.
JENNY Thanks. This is very good friend
Mr. Gump.
Can you say hi to him?
LITTLE BOY Hello
Mr. Gump.
FORREST Hello.
LITTLE BOY Now
can I go watch TV now?
JENNY Yes
you can. Just keep it low.
The little boy runs into other room and picks up TV remote control.
FORREST You're a momma
Jenny.
JENNY I'm a momma. His name is Forrest.
FORREST Like me.
JENNY I named him after his Daddy.
FORREST He got a daddy named Forrest
too?
JENNY You're his daddy
Forrest.
Forrest continues to stare at Forrest Jr. Forrest then looks frightened and starts to back away.
JENNY Hey
Forrest
look at me. Look at me
Forrest. There's
nothing you need to do
okay? You didn't do anything
wrong. Okay?
Jenny turns and looks at Forrest Jr. in the other room.
JENNY Isn't he beautiful?
FORREST He's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. But... is
is he smart
or is he...
JENNY He's very smart. He's one of the smartest in
his class.
Forrest breathes deep. He looks at Jenny
then at Forrest Jr.
JENNY Yeah
it's okay. Go talk to him.
Forrest walks into the room and sits down next to Forrest Jr. "Sesame Street" is on the TV.
BERT Oh
great.
ERNIE Hey
Bert
can you give me a hand?
BERT A hand? Well
yeah
what do you want
Ernie?
FORREST What are you watching.
FORREST JR. Bert and Ernie.
ERNIE Well
it's the first stage. Bert. It's planning
to write a story
Bert. I have pencils right here
to write with
Bert. Now
we got
uh
paper. I'll
take that paper
Bert. See
we have the paper to
write on.
EXT. PARK - DAY
Forrest and Jenny sit on a bench. Forrest Jr. swings behind them.
JENNY Forrest
I'm sick.
FORREST What
do you have a cough due to cold?
JENNY I have some kind virus. And the doctors don't
they don't know what it is. And there isn't anything
they can do about it.
FORREST You could come home with me. Jenny
you and little
Forrest could come stay at my house in Greenbow.
I'll take care of you if you're sick.
JENNY Would you marry me
Forrest?
FORREST Okay.
EXT. GUMP HOUSE - DAY
A group has gathered on the lawn for the wedding. Louise walks up to Forrest.
MINISTER Please take your seats.
LOUISE Forrest
it's time to start.
Jenny walks out of the house. Forrest walks over to greet her. She wears a white dress. She walks up to Forrest and adjusts his necktie.
JENNY Hi. Your tie.
Lt. Dan is walking across the lawn. He uses a cane. A WOMAN is walking next to him.
FORREST Lieutenant Dan? Lieutenant Dan!
LT. DAN Hello
Forrest.
Jenny walks over to Forrest and Lt. Dan.
FORREST You got new legs. New legs!
LT. DAN Yeah
I got new legs.
Lt. Dan lifts his pant leg to display his metal leg.
LT. DAN Custom-made titanium alloy. It's what they use on
the space shuttle.
FORREST Magic legs.
LT. DAN This is my fiancee
Susan.
FORREST Lieutenant Dan!
Susan shakes Forrest's hand.
SUSAN Hi
Forrest.
FORREST Lieutenant Dan
this is my Jenny.
JENNY Hey
it's nice to meet you
finally.
Jenny steps forward and kisses Lt. Dan's cheek. The group is seated as they watch Forrest and Jenny take vows on the front lawn. Forrest Jr. stands next to Jenny.
MINISTER Do you
Forrest
take Jenny to be your wife?
Do you
Jenny
take Forrest to be your husband?
If so
I pronounce you man and wife.
The wind blows fallen leaves across the ground. Jenny
Forrest
and Forrest Jr. walk toward the house. They all hold hands as they walk.
INT. GUMP HOUSE - MORNING
Forrest steps into Jenny's bedroom. He carries a tray with breakfast on it. Forrest looks at Jenny as she sleeps. Slowly she wakes up and looks at Forrest.
FORREST Hey.
JENNY Hey.
Forrest sets the tray down next to Jenny as she sits up in bed. Forrest opens a window
then sits down next to the bed.
JENNY Hey
Forrest
were you scared in Vietnam?
FORREST Yes. Well
I
I don't know.
EXT. VIETNAM - FLASHBACK - NIGHT
Forrest looks up into the sky as the rain stops. Forrest removes his helmet. The stars emerge from behind the clouds.
FORREST (voice-over)
Sometimes it would stop raining long enough for the
stars to come out. And then it was nice. It was
like just before the sun goes to bed down on the bayou...
EXT. BAYOU - FLASHBACK - SUNSET
Forrest stands on his boat and looks at a deep orange and red sunset.
FORREST (voice-over)
There was over a million sparkles on the water. Like
that mountain lake.
EXT. MOUNTAIN LAKE - FLASHBACK - DAY
Forrest runs along a highway. A lake reflects the mountains and the sky.
FORREST (voice-over)
It was so clear
Jenny. It looks like there were
two skies
one on top of the other. And then in
the desert
when the sun comes up...
EXT. DESERT - FLASHBACK - SUNRISE
Forrest runs along a desert highway. The morning light casts an orange glow over the desert.
FORREST (voice-over) I couldn't tell where heavens
stopped and the earth began. It was so beautiful.
INT. GUMP HOUSE - MORNING
Forrest looks at Jenny.
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