Forrest Gump is a 1994 drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Tom Hanks.
Slow-witted Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) has never thought of himself as disadvantaged, and thanks to his supportive mother (Sally Field), he leads anything but a restricted life. Whether dominating on the gridiron as a college football star, fighting in Vietnam or captaining a shrimp boat, Forrest inspires people with his childlike optimism. But one person Forrest cares about most may be the most difficult to save -- his childhood love, the sweet but troubled Jenny (Robin Wright).
Victims[]
- Elvis Aaron Presley - Died of a drug overdose off-screen, mentioned. (Fictional Portrayal)
- Mr. Curran - Died of an unknown cause off-screen, mentioned.
- Governor George Corley Wallace Jr. - Died of septic shock off-screen, mentioned. (Fictional Portrayal)
- President John Fitzgerald "JFK" Kennedy - Shot in the head by Lee Harvey Oswald off-screen, mentioned. (Fictional Portrayal)
- Senator Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy - Shot three times by Sirhan Sirhan off-screen, mentioned. (Fictional Portrayal)
- One of Lieutenant Dan Taylor's Ancestors - Killed by an unknown soldier during the Revolutionary War, shown in a flashback.
- Unnamed British Soldier - Killed by an unknown soldier off-screen during the Revolutionary War, body shown in a flashback.
- One of Lieutenant Dan Taylor's Ancestors - Killed by an unknown soldier during the Civil War, shown in a flashback.
- Unnamed Union Soldier - Killed by an unknown soldier off-screen during the Civil War, body shown in a flashback.
- One of Lieutenant Dan Taylor's Ancestors - Killed by an unknown soldier during World War I, shown in a flashback.
- Unnamed U.S. Soldier - Killed by an unknown soldier off-screen during World War I, body shown in a flashback.
- One of Lieutenant Dan Taylor's Ancestors - Killed by an unknown soldier during World War II, shown in a flashback.
- Unnamed U.S. Soldier - Killed by an unknown soldier off-screen during World War II, body shown in a flashback.
- Two Unnamed U.S. Soldiers - Shot to death by Vietnamese soldiers during the Vietnam War.
- Three Unnamed U.S. Soldiers - Blown up by a Vietnamese soldier during the Vietnam War.
- First Class Private Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue - Bled out after being shot by a Vietnamese soldier off-screen.
- John Winston Ono Lennon - Shot to death by Mark Chapman off-screen, mentioned. (Fictional Portrayal)
- Mrs. Gump - Died of cancer off-screen.
- Jennifer "Jenny" Curran-Gump - Died of Hepatitis C off-screen.
- Forrest Alexander Gump Sr. - Died of AIDs off-screen after the events of the film because of Jenny. Proxy kill. (Debatable)
- Forrest Gump Jr. - Died of AIDs off-screen after the events of the film because of Jenny. Proxy kill. (Debatable)
Deaths[]
- Total - 24
- 22 Men
- 2 Women
Kill Counts[]
- Jennifer "Jenny" Curran-Gump - 2 (Deceased)
- Lee Harvey Oswald - 1 (Unknown)
- Mark Chapman - 1 (Unknown)
- Sirhan Sirhan - 1 (Unknown)
Notes[]
- Mr. Curran is never mentioned nor seen dying, but it has been presumed and assumed by many different sources that he died.
- Near the end of the film, Jenny reveals that she has AIDs from sleeping with several men and then still sleeps with Forrest knowing this. In the 1980s, when Jenny died, the mortality rate of AIDs was very high as it wasn't as well understood as it is today.
- Because Jenny also had a son with Forrest, it's possible that he was born with the virus, but this is also unconfirmed.