What's the Difference between Forrest Gump the Book and Forrest Gump the Movie?
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Forrest Gump
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Forrest Gump
Portrayed by: Tom Hanks
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Jenny Curran
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Jenny Curran
Portrayed by: Robin Wright
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Portrayed by: Veryga
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The Lorax
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The Lorax
Portrayed by: Danny DeVito
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Forrest Gump Book vs Movie
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Forrest is a huge man. He is 6'5" and 242 pounds. |
He is average size. |
As a child Forrest's legs are perfectly healthy. |
He has a crooked spine and requires leg braces.
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Forrest becomes and astronaut and goes to outer space. He meets an ape there named Sue. They crash in the jungle and are taken hostage by cannibals. |
This doesn't happen. |
Forrest becomes a world class chess player. |
He never plays chess.
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Forrest and his Ape grow shrimp in shallow pools. |
He has a shrimp boat and catches the shrimp in the open water. Lt. Dan works with him. |