02425cgm a2200337 4500 111938879 TxAuBib 20120820120000.0 010918s2001||||||||||||||||||||||v|eng|u 9780792174844 $29.99 0792174844 $29.99 097361564449 156444 Paramount Home Entertainment IFJ IFJ SPP TxAuBib Forrest Gump [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures presents a Steve Tisch/Wendy Finerman production ; a Robert Zemeckis film. Special collector's ed. ; widescreen version. Hollywood, CA : Paramount Pictures, 2001. 2 videodiscs (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Special features: Commentary by director Robert Zemeckis, producer Steve Starkey, and production designer Rick Carter; and by producer Wendy Finerman; Through the eyes of Forrest Gump (documentary) (ca. 29 min.); The magic of makeup; Through the ears of Forrest Gump (sound design); Building the world of Gump (production design); Seeing is believing (the visual effects); photo gallery; screen tests; theatrical trailer. Orignally produced as a motion picture in 1994. Based on the novel by Winston Groom. Director of photography, Don Burgess ; editor, Arthur Schmidt ; music, Alan Silvestri ; production designer, Rick Carter ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; produced by Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey ; screenplay by Eric Roth ; directed by Robert Zemeckis. Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field. The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, etc. The problem is, he doesn't realize the significance of his actions. Forrest comes to embody a generation. MPAA rating: PG-13. DVD, Dolby digital surround. Home use only. 20120820. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Dialogue in English or French. Groom, Winston, 1944-