"FORREST GUMP"



Screenplay by



Eric Roth



Based on a novel by



Winston Groom







EXT. A SAVANNAH STREET - DAY (1981)



A feather floats through the air. The falling feather.



A city, Savannah, is revealed in the background. The feather

floats down toward the city below. The feather drops down

toward the street below, as people walk past and cars drive

by, and nearly lands on a man's shoulder.



He walks across the street, causing the feather to be whisked

back on its journey. The feather floats above a stopped car.

The car drives off right as the feather floats down toward

the street.



The feather floats under a passing car, then is sent flying

back up in the air. A MAN sits on a bus bench. The feather

floats above the ground and finally lands on the man's

mudsoaked shoe.



The man reached down and picks up the feather. His name is

FORREST GUMP. He looks at the feather oddly, moves aside a

box of chocolates from an old suitcase, then opens the case.



Inside the old suitcase are an assortment of clothes, a

pingpong paddle, toothpaste and other personal items.



Forrest pulls out a book titled "Curious George," then places

the feather inside the book. Forrest closes the suitcase.



Something in his eyes reveals that Forrest may not be all

there.



Forrest looks right as the sound of an arriving bus is heard.



A bus pulls up. Forrest remains on the bus bench as the bus

continues on.



A BLACK WOMAN in a nurse's outfit steps up and sits down at

the bus bench next to Forrest. The nurse begins to read a

magazine as Forrest looks at her.



FORREST

Hello. My name's Forrest Gump.



He opens a box of chocolates and holds it out for the nurse.



FORREST

You want a chocolate?



The nurse shakes her head, a bit apprehensive about this

strange man next to her.



FORREST

I could eat about a million and a

half of these. My momma always said,

"Life was like a box of chocolates.

You never know what you're gonna

get."



Forrest eats a chocolate as he looks down at the nurse's

shoes.



FORREST

Those must be comfortable shoes.

I'll bet you could walk all day in

shoes like that and not feel a thing.

I wish I had shoes like that.



BLACK WOMAN

My feet hurt.



FORREST

Momma always says there's an awful

lot you could tell about a person by

their shoes. Where they're going.

Where they've been.



The black woman stares at Forrest as he looks down at his

own shoes.



FORREST

I've worn lots of shoes. I bet if I

think about it real hard I could

remember my first pair of shoes.



Forrest closes his eyes tightly.



FORREST

Momma said they'd take my anywhere.



INT. COUNTRY DOCTOR'S OFFICE - GREENBOW, ALABAMA - DAY

(1951)



A little boy closes his eyes tightly. It is young Forrest as

he sits in a doctor's office.



FORREST (V.O.)

She said they was my magic shoes.



Forrest has been fitted with orthopedic shoes and metal leg

braces.



DOCTOR

All right, Forrest, you can open

your eyes now. Let's take a little

walk around.



The doctor sets Forrest down on its feet. Forrest walks around

stiffly. Forrest's mother, MRS. GUMP, watches him as he clanks

around the room awkwardly.



DOCTOR

How do those feel? His legs are

strong, Mrs. Gump. As strong as I've

ever seen. But his back is as crooked

as a politician.



Forrest walks foreground past the doctor and Mrs. Gump.



DOCTOR

But we're gonna straighten him right

up now, won't we, Forrest?



A loud thud is heard as, outside, Forrest falls.



MRS. GUMP

Forrest!



EXT. GREENBOW, ALABAMA



Mrs. Gump and young Forrest walk across the street. Forrest

walks stiffly next to his mother.



FORREST (V.O.)

Now, when I was a baby, Momma named

me after the great Civil War hero,

General Nathan Bedford Forrest...



EXT. RURAL ALABAMA



A black and white photo of General Nathan Bedford Forrest.



The photo turns into live action as the General dons a hooded

sheet over his head.



The General is in full Ku Klux Klan garb, including his horse.



The General rides off, followed by a large group of Klan

members dressed in full uniform.



FORREST (V.O.)

She said we was related to him in

some way. And, what he did was, he

started up this club called the Ku

Klux Klan. They'd all dress up in

their robes and their bedsheets and

act like a bunch of ghosts or spooks

or something. They'd even put

bedsheets on their horses and ride

around. And anyway, that's how I got

my name. Forrest Gump.



EXT. GREENBOW



Mrs. Gump and Forrest walk across the street.



FORREST (V.O.)

Momma said that the Forrest part was

to remind me that sometimes we all

do things that, well, just don't

make no sense.



Forrest stops suddenly as his brace gets stuck. Forrest's

brace is caught in a gutter grate. Mrs. Gump bends down and

tries to free Forrest. Two old cronies sit in front of a

barber shop and watch.



MRS. GUMP

Just wait, let me get it.



Mrs. Gump struggles to pull the stuck brace from the grate.



MRS. GUMP

Let me get it. Wait, get it this

way. Hold on.



Forrest pulls his foot out of the grate.



MRS. GUMP

All right.



Mrs. Gump helps Forrest up onto the sidewalk. She looks up

and notices the two old man.



MRS. GUMP

Oooh. All right. What are you all

staring at? Haven't you ever seen a

little boy with braces on his legs

before?



Mrs. Gump and Forrest walk along the sidewalk past the two

old men. Mrs. Gump holds tightly onto Forrest's hand.



MRS. GUMP

Don't ever let anybody tell you

they're better than you, Forrest. If

God intended everybody to be the

same, he'd have given us all braces

on our legs.



FORREST (V.O.)

Momma always had a way of explaining

things so I could understand them.



EXT. OAK ALLEY/THE GUMP BOARDING HOUSE



Mrs. Gump and Forrest walk along a dirt road. A row of

mailboxes stands left.



FORREST (V.O.)

We lived about a quarter mile of

Route 17, about a half mile from the

town of Greenbow, Alabama. That's in

the county of Greenbow. Our house

had been in Momma's family since her

grandpa's grandpa's grandpa had come

across the ocean about a thousand

years ago. Something like that.



Mrs. Gump and Forrest walk along the Gump Boarding House

driveway.



FORREST (V.O.)

Since it was just me and Momma and

we had all these empty rooms, Momma

decided to let those rooms out. Mostly

to people passing through. Like from,

oh, Mobile, Montgomery, place like

that. That's how me and Mommy got

money. Mommy was a real smart lady.



MRS. GUMP

Remember what I told you, Forrest.

You're no different than anybody

else is.



Mrs. Gump heads Forrest to the porch. She bends down to look

Forrest in the eye.



MRS. GUMP

Did you hear what I said, Forrest?

You're the same as everybody else.

You are no different.



INT. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE - DAY



PRINCIPAL

Your boy's... different, Mrs. Gump.

Now, his I.Q. is seventy-five.



MRS. GUMP

Well, we're all different, Mr.

Hancock.



The principal sighs, then stands up.



INT. HALLWAY



Forrest sits outside the principal's office and waits.



FORREST (V.O.)

She wanted me to have the finest

education, so she took me to the

Greenbow County Central School. I

met the principal and all.



The principal stands in front of Mrs. Gump. Forrest, sitting

left, listens.



PRINCIPAL

I want to show you something, Mrs.

Gump. Now, this is normal.



The principal holds up a chart with a designations according

to I.Q. and points to the center of the graph, labeled

"Normal." A red line below the normal area is labeled "State

Acceptance." The principal points to the section below the

acceptance line labeled "Below."



PRINCIPAL

Forrest is right here. The state

requires a minimum I.Q. of eighty to

attend public school, Mrs. Gump.

He's gonna have to go to a special

school. Now, he'll be just fine.



MRS. GUMP

What does normal mean, anyway? He

might be a bit on the slow side, but

my boy Forrest is going to get the

same opportunities as everyone else.

He's not going to some special school

to learn to how to re-tread tires.

We're talking about five little points

here. There must be something can be

done.



INT. HALLWAY



Forrest sits outside the principal's office.



PRINCIPAL

We're a progressive school system.

We don't want to see anybody left

behind.



INT. PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE



PRINCIPAL

Is there a Mr. Gump, Mrs. Gump?



MRS. GUMP

He's on vacation.



EXT. GUMP BOARDING HOUSE - NIGHT



Forrest sits on a swing outside the house. Loud organic male

grunts are heard coming from inside the house. Forrest sits

on the swing as the grunts continue. The principal steps out

of the Gump House and wipes the sweat from his face.



Forrest is sitting on the porch.



PRINCIPAL

Well, your momma sure does care about

your schooling, son. Mm-mm-mm.



The principal wipes the sweat from his neck, then looks back

at Forrest.



PRINCIPAL

You don't say much, do you?



Forrest grunts, imitating him. The principal, embarrassed,

turns and walks away.



INT. GUMP BOARDING HOUSE/FORREST'S BEDROOM



Mrs. Gump reads from the book "Curious George" as Forrest

sits on the bed and listens.



MRS. GUMP

Finally, he had to try it. It looked

easy, but, oh, what happened. First

there...



FORREST

Momma, what's vacation mean?



MRS. GUMP

Vacation?



FORREST

Where Daddy went?



MRS. GUMP

Vacation's when you go somewhere,

and you don't ever come back.



Forrest lies down on his bed and looks up.



FORREST (V.O.)

Anyway, I guess you could say me and

Momma was on our own.



EXT. GUMP BOARDING HOUSE - DAY



A cab driver closes the trunk of the car as two women walk

toward the house. A milkman steps down from the porch.



FORREST (V.O.)

But we didn't mind. Our house was

never empty. There was always folks

comin' and goin'.



MRS. GUMP (V.O.)

Suppa.



INT. GUMP BOARDING HOUSE



Mrs. Gump steps forward and speaks to all the boarders.



MRS. GUMP

It's suppa, everyone. Forrest...



A MAN WITH A CANE steps left across the hall.



MAN WITH CANE

My, my. That sure looks special.



Mrs. Gump looks into a sitting room and informs the boarders

about dinner.



MRS. GUMP

Gentlemen, would you care to join us

for supper? Hurry up and get it before

the flies do. I prefer you don't

smoke that cigar so close to mealtime.



FORREST (V.O.)

Sometimes we had so many people

stayin' with us that every room was

filled with travelers. You know,

folks livin' out of their suitcases,

and hat cases, and sample cases.



MRS. GUMP

Well, you go ahead and start. I can't

find Forrest.



Mrs. Gump walks up the stairs.



MRS. GUMP

Forrest... Forrest...



FORREST (V.O.)

One time a young man was staying

with us, and he had him a guitar

case.



Mrs. Gump looks into Forrest's room. She hears singing coming

from another room and walks over to a closed door. Mrs. Gump

opens the door, revealing a young man with long sideburns as

he plays the guitar and sings. Forrest holds onto a broom

and dances oddly. The young man is ELVIS PRESLEY.



ELVIS PRESLEY

(sings)

"Well, you ain't never caught a

rabbit, and you ain't no friend of

mine."



Forrest's legs rock back and forth to the guitar.



MRS. GUMP

Forrest! I told you not to bother

this nice young man.



ELVIS

Oh, no, that's all right, ma'am. I

was just showin' him a thing or two

on the guitar here.



MRS. GUMP

All right, but your supper's ready

if y'all want to eat.



ELVIS

Yeah, that sounds good. Thank you,

ma'am.



Mrs. Gump leaves and closes the door. Elvis sits back down.



Forrest stands left, and looks himself in a mirror.



ELVIS

Say, man, show me that crazy little

walk you just did there. Slow it

down some.



Forrest begins to dance again as Elvis plays the guitar and

sings.



ELVIS

(sings)

"You ain't nothin' but a hound, hound

dog..."



FORREST (V.O.)

I liked that guitar.



Forrest dances as he watches himself in the mirror.



FORREST (V.O.)

It sounded good.



ELVIS

(sings)

"...cryin' all the time"



Forrest rocks up and down on his braced legs, then begins to

step.



ELVIS

(sings)

"You ain't nothin' but a hound dog..."



FORREST (V.O.)

I started moving around to the music,

swinging my hips. This one night me

and Momma...



EXT. GREENBOW - NIGHT



Mrs. Gump and Forrest walk along a sidewalk. A television

inside a store window reveals Elvis Presley as he performs

"Houng Dog" on a stage.



FORREST (V.O.)

...was out shoppin', and we walked

right by Benson's Furniture and

Appliance store, and guess what.



The television reveals Elvis as he thrusts his hips and sings.



ELVIS

(sings)

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog...



Mrs. Gump and Forrest watch the television. Elvis dances

around in the same manner Forrest did. A woman in the audience

screaming and applauding.



ELVIS

(sings)

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog...



MRS. GUMP

This is not children's eyes.



Mrs. Gump walks away, pulling Forrest with her. Forrest stops

and takes one last look. Elvis continues to perform over the

television.



ELVIS

(sings)

"Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit

and you ain't no friend of mine."



FORREST (V.O.)

Some years later, that handsome young

man who they called "The King," well,

he sung too many songs, had himself

a heart attack or something.



EXT. SAVANNAH/BUS BENCH - DAY



Forrest is still sitting on the bus bench. The black nurse

looks at him.



FORREST

Must be hard being a king. You know,

it's funny how you remember some

things, but some things you can't.



EXT. COUNTRY ROAD/ALABAMA - MORNING (1954)



Mrs. Gump and Forrest wait for the school bus. The bus pulls

up as Mrs. Gump prepares Forrest for his first day of school.



MRS. GUMP

You do your very best now, Forrest.



FORREST

I sure will, Momma.



FORREST (V.O.)

I remember the bus ride on the first

day of school very well.



The bus driver opens the door and looks down. Forrest walks

to the steps of the bus and looks at the bus driver. She is

smoking a cigarette.



BUS DRIVER

Are you comin' along?



FORREST

Momma said not to be taking rides

from strangers.



BUS DRIVER

This is the bus to school.



FORREST

I'm Forrest Gump.



BUS DRIVER

I'm Dorothy Harris.



FORREST

Well, now we ain't strangers anymore.



The bus driver smiles as Forrest steps up into the bus.



INT. BUS



Forrest steps up onto the bus. Mrs. Gump waves to Forrest as

the bus drives away. Forrest begins to walk down the aisle.



TWO YOUNG BOYS look up from the seat.



BOY #1

This seat's taken.



BOY #2

It's taken!



Forrest looks around. A larger girl slides over so Forrest

can't sit next to her. She shakes her head. Forrest looks to

the other side where a boy sits alone on a larger seat. They

boy glares up at Forrest.



BOY #3

You can't sit here.



FORREST (V.O.)

You know, it's funny what a young

man recollects. 'Cause I don't

remember being born.



EXT. SAVANNAH/BUS BENCH - DAY



Forrest continues talking as he sits on the bus bench.



FORREST (V.O.)

I, I... don't recall what I got for

my first Christmas and I don't know

when I went on my first outdoor

picnic. But, I do remember the first

time I heard the sweetiest voice...



INT. BUS - MORNING (1954)



Young Forrest is still standing in the aisle on the bus.



FORREST (V.O.)

...in the wide world.



GIRL

You can sit here if you want.



Forrest looks back at JENNY CURRAN, a young girl about

Forrest's age.



FORREST (V.O.)

I had never seen anything so beautiful

in my life. She was like an angel.



JENNY

Well, are you gonna sit down, or

aren't ya?



Forrest sits down next to Jenny.



JENNY

What's wrong with your legs?



FORREST

Um, nothing at all, thank you. My

legs are just fine and dandy.



FORREST (V.O.)

I just sat next to her on that bus

and had conversation all the way to

school.



JENNY

Then why do you have those shoes on?



FORREST

My momma said my back's crooked like

a question mark. These are going to

make me as straight as an arrow.

They're my magic shoes.



FORREST (V.O.)

And next to Momma, no one ever talked

to me or asked me questions.



JENNY

Are you stupid or something.



FORREST

Mommy says stupid is as stupid does.



Jenny puts her hand out toward Forrest. Forrest reaches over

and shakes her hand.



JENNY

I'm Jenny.



FORREST

I'm Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump.



FORREST (V.O.)

From that day on, we was always

together. Jenny and me was like peas

and carrots.



EXT. OAK TREE - DAY



Young Jenny and Forrest run toward a large oak tree.



FORREST (V.O.)

She taught me how to climb...



Jenny sits on a large branch and calls down to Forrest.



JENNY

Come on, Forrest, you can do it.



Forrest dangles from the branch.



FORREST (V.O.)

...I showed her how to dangle.



Jenny and Forrest sit on a tree branch and read.



FORREST

"...a good little monkey and..."



FORREST (V.O.)

She helped me to learn how to read.



Forrest hangs upside down from a branch and swings back and

forth. Forrest's braces are wedged in the tree.



FORREST (V.O.)

And I showed her to swing.



EXT. OAK TREE - NIGHT



The silhouete of the oak tree, Jenny and Forrest as they sit

on a branch.



FORREST (V.O.)

Sometimes we'd just sit out and wait

for the stars.



FORREST

Momma's gonna worry about me.



Jenny puts her hand on Forrest's hand.



JENNY

Just stay a little longer.



FORREST (V.O.)

For some reason, Jenny didn't never

want to go home.



FORREST

Okay, Jenny. I'll stay.



FORREST (V.O.)

She was my most special friend.



INT. SAVANNAH/BUS STOP - DAY



Forrest nods as he remembers.



FORREST

My only friend.



Forrest continues talking to the black woman. She doesn't

seem to be listening as she reads her magazine. She looks up

from her magazine.



FORREST

Now, my Momma always told me that

miracles happen every day. Some people

don't think so, but they do.



EXT. OAK ALLEY - ANOTHER DAY (1954)



Jenny and Forrest walk. A dirt clod hits Forrest in the back

of the head. Jenny looks as Forrest rubs his head. THREE

YOUNG BOYS get off their bikes and pick up more rocks.



BOY #1

Hey... dummy!



Forrest is hit in the eye with another dirt clod. Forrest

falls backward onto the ground as the boys glare at him.



BOY #2

Are you retarded, or just plain

stupid?



BOY #3

Look, I'm Forrest Gump.



Jenny helps Forrest back up. Boy #1 and Boy #2 throw more

dirt clods at Forrest.



JENNY

Just run away, Forrest.



Another dirt clod hits Forrest in the arm.



JENNY

Run, Forrest!



Forrest tries to run along the road, but his braces makes it

impossible. He hobbles along as Jenny yells after him.



JENNY

Run away! Hurry!



Boy #1 and Boy #2 turn back toward the bikes.



BOY #2

Get the bikes!



BOY #3

Hurry up!



The boys pick up their bikes and ride after Forrest.



BOY #3

Let's get him! Come on!



BOY #2

Look out, dummy, here we come!



The boys ride after Forrest. Jenny stands and watches.



BOY #2

We're gonna get you!



JENNY

Run, Forrest! Run!



Forrest hobbles along the dirt road.



JENNY

Run, Forrest!



Forrest looks over his shoulder. The three boys race on their

bikes.



BOY #1

Come back here, you!



Forrest begins to run faster with his braces on. Forrest

continues running as the boys chase him. Blood drips down

from a cut on his head. The boys on the bikes are gaining on

Forrest. Forrest hobbles along. He begins to gain speed.



JENNY

Run, Forrest! Run!



SLOW MOTION --



Forrest runs from the chasing room. He looks over his shoulder

in fear.



The boys on the bikes peddle faster as they gain on Forrest,

running.



Forrest tries to run even faster to get away. Suddenly his

braces shatter, sending steel and plastic flying into the

air.



Forrest runs and look down at his legs in surprise.



Forrest continues to run faster as the metal braces and straps

fly off his legs.



Forrest runs free of his braces and begins to pick up speed.



The chasing boys ride over the remains of Forrest's braces.



FORREST (V.O.)

Now, you wouldn't believe it if I

told you.



EXT. SAVANNAH/ BUS BENCH - DAY



FORREST

But I can run like the wind blows.



The black woman continues to read her magazine. Forrest smiles

as he remembers.



FORREST

From that day on, if I was going

somewhere, I was running!



EXT. OAK ALLEY - DAY (1954)



Forrest sprints away from the boys. The boys stop the chase

and watch in disbelief. Forrest is already at the far end of

the road, clear of the chasing boys.



BOY #2

He's gettin' away! Stop him!



Boy #1 throws his bike down in frustration. Forrest runs

across a field.



EXT. COUNTRY ROAD



Forrest runs past a chain gang in their prison uniforms.



They are cutting at the weeds on the side of the road.



EXT. GREENBOW



Forrest runs across the street. THE TWO OLD MEN sit in front

of the barber shop.



OLD CRONY

That boy sure is a running fool.



EXT. JENNY'S HOUSE



Forrest runs down a driveway toward Jenny's small house.



FORREST (V.O.)

Now remember how I told you that

Jenny never seemed to want to go

home? Well, she lived in a house

that was as old as Alabama. Her Momma

had gone up to heaven when she was

five and her daddy was some kind of

a farmer.



Forrest knocks on Jenny's door.



FORREST

Jenny? Jenny?



Forrest look around the field at the left. He notices Jenny

and runs toward her.



FORREST (V.O.)

He was a very lovin' man. He was

always kissing and touchin' her and

her sisters. And then this one time,

Jenny wasn't on the bus to go to

school.



Forrest runs to Jenny.



FORREST

Jenny, why didn't you come to school

today?



JENNY

Hsh! Daddy's takin' a nap.



Jenny grabs Forrest's hand and runs into the field. Jenny's

DAD drunk, steps out onto the porch and shouts.



JENNY'S DAD

Jenny!



JENNY

Come on!



JENNY'S DAD

Jenny, where'd you run to? You'd

better come back here, girl!



Jenny's dad steps out toward the field. Jenny leads Forrest

into the thick tobacco field. Jenny's dad runs through the

field searching for Jenny with a liquor bottle in his hand.



JENNY'S DAD

Where you at?



Jenny and Forrest run into a corn field as Jenny's dad tries

to chase her.



JENNY'S DAD

Jenny! Jenny! Where you at? Jenny!



Jenny drops to her knees and pulls Forrest down with her.



JENNY

Pray with me, Forrest. Pray with me.



JENNY'S DAD

Jenny!



JENNY

Dear God, make me a bird so I can

fly far, far, far away from here.

Dear God, make me a bird so I can

fly far, far, far away from here.



FORREST (V.O.)

Momma always said that God is

mysterious.



JENNY'S DAD

Jenny! Get back here!



FORREST (V.O.)

He didn't turn Jenny into a bird

that day. Instead...



EXT. TRAILER PARK/ALABAMA - DAY (1955)



A police officer escorts Jenny to her grandmother's trailer.



Jenny's grandmother meets Jenny outside and leads her toward

the trailer.



FORREST (V.O.)

...he had the police say Jenny didn't

have to stay in that house no more.

She went to live with her grandma

just over on Creekmore Avenue, which

made me happy 'cause she was so close.



EXT. GUMP HOUSE - NIGHT (1955)



Jenny climbs over a second-floor railing and enters the house.



FORREST (V.O.)

Some nights, Jenny'd sneak out and

come over to my house, just 'cause

she said she was scared. Scared of

what, I don't know...



INT. GUMP HOUSE/FORREST'S BEDROOM



Jenny lies in bed next to young Forrest. She hugs him.



FORREST (V.O.)

...but I think it was her grandma's

dog. He was a mean dog. Anyway, Jenny

and me was best friends...



EXT. GREENBOW/OAK ALLEY - DAY (1961)



Forrest and Jenny are teenagers now. They walk along an

oaklined road.



FORREST (V.O.)

...all the way to high school.



Suddenly Forrest is hit in the back with a rock. Forrest and

Jenny turn around.



OLDER BOY #1

Hey, stupid!



JENNY

Quit it!



A teenage boy throws another rock as a pickup truck pulls up

behind him. Jenny turns and looks at Forrest.



JENNY

Run, Forrest, run!



OLDER BOY #1

Hey. Did you hear me, stupid?



JENNY

Run, Forrest!



Forrest drops his books and runs down the road. The teenage

boy jumps into the back of the pickup truck with another boy

as the truck speeds after Forrest. Jenny steps left and gets

out of the way.



OLDER BOY #2

Come on, he's getting away! Move it!



JENNY

Run, Forrest! Run!



OLDER BOY #1

You better be runnin', stupid.



Forrest runs along the road. The truck speeds after him.



OLDER BOY #2

Come on, dummy!



OLDER BOY #1

Haul ass, dummy!



Older Boy throws rocks at Forrest.



OLDER BOY #1

Yeah, you better be runnin'!



INT. TRUCK



BOY

Ya-hoo!



EXT. OAK ALLEY



The boys in the back of the truck throw rocks at Forrest as

they drive up to him.



OLDER BOY #1

Move it, jack rabbit!



The truck follows right on Forrest's heels. A rebel flag

license plate adorns the truck's grill.



OLDER BOY #1

Come on!



Forrest runs along the road as the truck chases him. The

boys in the back of the truck pound on the roof as the truck

turns right, after Forrest. The truck drives into a field.



Forrest runs toward a fence.



BOY

Run! Faster! Yeah! Go! Go! Come on,

Forrest! Yeah!



JENNY

Run, Forrest!



Forrest leaps over a five-foot fence as the boys try to catch

him.



EXT. SAVANNAH/BUS BENCH - DAY (1981)



Forrest looks left as he continues telling his life story.



FORREST

Now, it used to be, I ran to get

where I was goin'. I never thought

it would take me anywhere.



EXT. HIGH SCHOOL/ROAD - DAY (1961)



Forrest runs along the road in front of the high school. The

truck continues to chase him as the boys pound on the roof.



OLDER BOY

Come on. Whoo-hoo!



The truck speeds past Forrest as he turns from the road and

runs onto the high school football field. Forrest runs across

the field during a football scrimmage.



In the stands watching the scrimmage is the legendary

University of Alabama football coach BEAR BRYANT, wearing

his trademark plaid hat.



A group of assistant coaches sit around him, as well as the

high school football coach. The quarterback throws the ball

into the air.



Forrest runs past the quarterback. The receiver catches the

ball. Forrest runs past the receiver as an opposing player

tackles the stunned receiver.



The football coach stands, followed by the assistant coaches.



FOOTBALL COACH

Who in the hell is that?



HIGH SCHOOL COACH

That there is Forrest Gump. Coach.

Just a local idiot.



Forrest runs under the field goal post and through the end

zone.



FORREST (V.O.)

And can you believe it? I got to go

to college, too.



EXT. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA STADIUM - DAY (1962)



The crowd roars with excitement as a football is kicked off.



The football players run around on the field. The crowd of

cheering fans create a huge sign that reads: "GO."



Forrest is in a University of Alabama football uniform. He

looks up into the cheering crowd as his teammate fields the

kickoff. The teammate runs over to Forrest and hands him the

ball.



FOOTBALL COACH

Okay! Run!



The football coach, the assistants, and Alabama players cheer

for Forrest.



FOOTBALL COACH

Run, you stupid son-of-a-bitch! Run!



Forrest runs across the field. He speeds past the defending

players. Forrest runs past the opposite players. The crowd

cheers wildly, holding up cards, making a large sign that

reads: "Go."



They turn the cards over, creating the word: "ALABAMA." The

football coach runs along the sidelines as he yells.



FOOTBALL COACH

You stupid son-of-a-bitch! Run! Go!

Run!



Forrest cuts and runs toward the sidelines. Two opposing

players collide. The football coach, the assistants and the

players all motion for Forrest to run toward the end zone.



FOOTBALL COACH

Run! Turn! Go!



Forrest turns up the sidelines and runs toward the end zone.



Some opposing players fall down. Forrest runs along the

sidelines. The opposing players try to catch him.



Forrest runs into the end zone as an opposing player dives

at his feet. The referee holds up his arm, signaling a touch

down. The crowd cheers wildly.



Forrest continues to run, smashing through the band members,

then all the way toward the team tunnel. The football coach

looks at an assistant coach.



FOOTBALL COACH

He must be the stupidest son-of-a-

bitch alive. But he sure is fast!



FORREST (V.O.)

Now, maybe it was just me but college

was very confusing times.



INT. GREENBOW/BARBER SHOT - BLACK & WHITE TELEVISION (JUNE

11, 1963)



An anchorman named CHET HUNTLEY appears over the television.



CHET HUNTLEY

(on TV)

Federal troops enforcing a court

order integrated the University of

Alabama today.



EXT. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - DAY



Forrest walks through a crowd of people.



CHET HUNTLEY

Governor George Wallace had carried

out his symbolic threat to stand in

the schoolhouse door.



GOVERNOR WALLACE

We hereby denounce and forbid this

illegal and unwarranted action by

the central government.



INT. GREENBOW/BARBER SHOP



A black & white television reveals George Wallace as he stands

in the doorway of the schoolhouse.



KATZENBACH

(on TV)

Governor Wallace, I take it from

that, uh...



EXT. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA



Forrest steps over to a young man as the crowd looks at the

demonstration.



KATZENBACH

...statement that you are going to

stand in that door, and that you are

not going to carry out the orders of

this court, and that you are going

to resist us from doing so. I would

ask you once again to responsibility

step aside and if you do not, I'm

going to assure you...



FORREST

Earl, what's going on?



EARL

Coons are tryin' to get into school.



FORREST

Coons? When raccoons try to get on

our back porch, Momma just chase 'em

off with a broom.



EARL

Not raccoons, you idiot, niggas. And

they want to go to school with us.



FORREST

With us? They do?



Forrest walks toward the schoolhouse.



INT. COACHES' OFFICE



A football coach looks at a black and white television as a

newsman outside the schoolhouse speaks to the camera.



NEWSMAN

(on TV)

...block the doorway, President

Kennedy ordered the Secretary of

Defense then to use the military

force.



BLACK AND WHITE FOOTAGE



The footage cuts to Governor Wallace as he speaks to General

Graham.



NEWSMAN

Here by videotape is the encounter

by General Graham, Commander of the

National Guard, and Governor Wallace.



Forrest stands next to George Wallace and listens.



GOVERNOR WALLACE

We must have no violence today, or

any other day, because these National

Guardsmen are here today as Federal

Soldiers for Alabamans. And they

live within our borders and they are

all our brothers. We are winning in

this fight because we are awakening

the American people to the dangers

that we have spoken about so many

times, just so evident today, the

trend toward military dictatorship

in this country.



EXT. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA



Some of the Alabama policeman and citizens clap their hands

as the National Guardsmen stand at attention with their

weapons in front of them. Forrest walks through the crowd.



Two black students were being led toward the schoolhouse.



NEWSMAN

And so at day's end the University

of Alabama in Tuscaloosa had been

desegregated and students Jimmy Hood

and Vivian Malone had been signed up

for summer classes.



The young black girl drops one of her books. Forrest notices

and steps past the policeman toward the book on the ground.



Forrest steps out from the crowd and picks up the book. He

brings it up to the girl.



FORREST

Ma'am, you dropped your book. Ma'am.



INT. COACHES' OFFICE - NIGHT (1963)



A coach looks at the television. The television reveals

Forrest as he stands at the schoolhouse door. He looks around,

then waves.



CHET HUNTLEY

(on TV)

Governor Wallace did what he promised

to do. By being on the Tuscaloosa

campus, he kept the mob from gathering

and prevented violence.



An assistant coach looks at the television, then at the other

coaches.



ASSISTANT COACH

Say, wasn't that Gump?



The football coach and two assistant coaches look. Forrest

dries himself off with a towel as he steps from the showers.



CHET HUNTLEY

(on TV)

NBC News will present a special

program on the Alabama integration

story at 7:30 p.m. tonight...



ASSISTANT COACH

Naw, that couldn't be.



FOOTBALL COACH

It sure as hell was.



CHET HUNTLEY

...standard Eastern Daylight Time.

Now a word from Anacin.



Forrest steps up to the coaches' area and grabs a clean towel.



The coaches turn and stare at Forrest. Forrest gives them

one of his silly waves, then walks away.



COLOR FOOTAGE - Governor Wallace waves to the crowd as he

stands behind a podium with his wife.



FORREST (V.O.)

A few years later, that angry little

man at the schoolhouse door thought

it would be a good idea, and ran for

President.



COLOR FOOTAGE - Governor Wallace mingles in a crowd. Gunshots

are fired, wounding him. Some men wrestle the shooter. Wallace

lies wounded on the ground.



FORREST (V.O.)

But, somebody thought that it wasn't.



EXT. SAVANNAH/BUS BENCH - DAY (1981)



Forrest sits on the bench as the black woman looks at him. A

WHITE WOMAN with a bay sits left.



FORREST

But he didn't die.



A bus pulls up to the bus stop. The BLACK WOMAN looks down

at her watch.



BLACK WOMAN

My bus is here.



FORREST

Is it the number 9?



BLACK WOMAN

No, it's the number 4.



The Black Woman gets up and steps over to the bus.



FORREST

It was nice talkin' to you.



The white woman sits closer to Forrest.



WHITE WOMAN

I remember when that happened, when

Wallace got shot. I was in college.



FORREST

Did you go to a girls' college, or

to a girls' and boys' together

college?



WHITE WOMAN

It was co-ed.



FORREST

'Cause Jenny went to a college I

couldn't go to. It was a college

just for girls.



EXT, GIRLS' COLLEGE/JENNY'S DORM - NIGHT (1963)



Forrest sits outside Jenny's dorm in the rain.



FORREST (V.O.)

But, I'd go and visit her every chance

I got.



A car pulls up. A song is heard from the radio. Forrest,

holding a box of chocolates, looks at the car. The two people

inside the car begins to kiss and embrace each other. Jenny

is inside the car with a boy. She leans back against the

passenger side door as they struggle to get comfortable.



JENNY

Ouch! That hurts.



Forrest gets up and runs toward the car. He tries to look in

the window as he steps over to the driver's side door. He

opens the door and begins to punch the boy inside. Jenny

jump out of the car and runs over to Forrest.



JENNY

Forrest! Forrest! Forrest, stop it!

Stop it!



BILLY

Jesus!



JENNY

What are you doing?



FORREST

He was hurtin' you.



Jenny's date, named BILLY, gets out of the car angrily.



BILLY

What the hell is going on here?



JENNY

No, he's not!



BILLY

Who is that? Who is that?



JENNY

Get over there!



Jenny turns and looks at Billy. He shoves Jenny's hands away

from him.



JENNY

Billy, I'm sorry.



BILLY

What in the hell, git, would you git

away from me!



JENNY

Don't... Wait a second!



BILLY

Git, just git away from me!



JENNY

Don't go! Billy, wait a second!



Billy gets back into the car.



JENNY

He doesn't know any better!



Billy pulls away as Jenny steps toward Forrest.



JENNY

Forrest, why'd you do that?



Forrest holds out the box of chocolates.



FORREST

I brought you some chocolates. I'm

sorry. I'll go back to my college

now.



JENNY

Forrest, look at you! Come on. Come

on.



Jenny grabs Forrest hand and leads him toward the dorm.



INT. JENNY'S DORM/HALLWAY



Jenny and Forrest sneak to Jenny's door.



FORREST

Is this your room?



JENNY

Shh!



Jenny unlocks the door and they step inside.



INT. JENNY'S DORM ROOM



Jenny pulls a robe off of her sleeping roommate's bed. Jenny

hands the robe to Forrest, sitting on Jenny's bed.



JENNY

Do you ever dream, Forrest, about

who you're gonna be?



FORREST

Who I'm gonna be?



JENNY

Yeah.



FORREST

Aren't I going to be me?



JENNY

Well, you'll always be you, just

another kind of you. You know? I

want to be famous.



Jenny picks up a towel, then walks back toward Forrest. Jenny

dries the water from her hair.



JENNY

I want to be a singer like Joan Baez.

I just want to be an empty stage

with my guitar, my voice... just me.



Jenny takes off her slip and sits on the bed next to him.



She is only wearing her bra and panties. Forrest looks at

Jenny like he's never seen a woman in her underwear before.



JENNY

And I want to reach people on a

personal level. I want to be able to

say things, just one-to-one.



Forrest looks down at Jenny's breasts. Jenny realizes that

he is looking at her.



JENNY

Have you ever been with a girl,

Forrest?



FORREST

I sit next to them in my home

economics class all the time.



DJ

(over radio)

You're listening to WHHY in

Birmingham, the clear A.M. voice of

Northern Alabama. I'm Joel Dorn...



Forrest looks at Jenny as she removes her bra. Forrest looks

away, a bit shamed. Jenny takes his hand and guides it up to

her breast.



DJ

(over radio)

...coming to you on a night that is

anything but clear. The weatherman

says that rain's gonna fall all night

long so stay with us, get warm, get

cozy, get under the covers to the

cool sounds of WHHY.



Forrest looks over at Jenny's breasts, the shudder as he has

an orgasm.



FORREST

Ohh... Oh... I'm sorry. Sorry.



JENNY

It's okay.



DJ

(over radio)

...444-6789, with ya till sunrise,

playing the music you want to hear

when you want to hear it. If you

have a request or dedication, give

us a call. We guarantee you'll hear

your requests within one hour.



Forrest breathes heavily. Jenny puts her bra back on.



JENNY

It's all right.



Jenny leans over and puts her head on Forrest's shoulder.



DJ

(over radio)

Candy is on the line tonight. Candy's

answering the phones, give Candy

your request, your dedication, and

ask her why she won't go out with

me, would you? Here's more music.



JENNY

It's okay.



FORREST

Oh, I'm dizzy.



A song is coming over the radio. Jenny hugs Forrest.



JENNY

I bet that never happened in home

ec.



FORREST

No.



Jenny laughs and kisses Forrest on the cheek. Forrest and

Jenny hug on the bed as Jenny's roommate pretends to be

asleep, but is listening, horrified, with her eyes open.



FORREST

I think I ruined your roommate's

bathrobe.



JENNY

I don't care. I don't like her,

anyway.



EXT. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA/FOOTBALL STADIUM - DAY (1963)



Forrest runs across the field as the defending team chases

him. The crowd yells for Forrest. They flip a sign that reads:

"Go Forrest."



CROWD

Run! Run! Run!



Forrest runs along the field. The crowd cheers.



CROWD

Run! Run! Run!



Forrest runs into the end zone. The band members rush toward

Forrest with their hands up, signaling him to stop. The crowd

flips over cards, creating a sign that reads "STOP."



CROWD

Stop!



Forrest stops in the end zone as he hears the crowd yells.



The band motions for Forrest to stop and stay in the end



zone. A group of defending players fall over each other in

the end zone. Forrest looks as the crowd cheers wildly.



FORREST (V.O.)

College ran by real fast 'cause I

played so much football.



BLACK AND WHITE PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL - DAY (1963)



The White House with the words "The eyes and ears of the

world Paramount News" superimposed.



FORREST (V.O.)

They even put me on a thing called

the All-America Team where you get

to meet the President of the United

States.



BLACK AND WHITE NEWSREEL



PRESIDENT KENNEDY holds an autographed football as the All-

American Team stands behind him. Forrest is among the players

in suits.



ANNOUNCER

(over newsreel)

President Kennedy met with the

Collegiate All-American Football

Team at the Oval Office today.



INT. WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION AREA - DAY (1963)



The All-American players mingle around the food table. Forrest

steps up to the table. A large spread of food and soda is on

the table.



FORREST (V.O.)

Now, the real good thing about meeting

the President of the United States

is the food.



Forrest takes a bottle of Dr. Pepper from the buffet table.



Numerous bottle of Dr. Pepper are displayed on the table. A

servant opens the bottle for him.



FORREST (V.O.)

They put you in this little room

with just about anything you'd want

to eat or drink. And since number

one, I wasn't hungry, but thirsty...



Forrest begins to guzzle the Dr. Pepper.



FORREST (V.O.)

...and number two, they was free, I

musta drank me about fifteen Dr.

Peppers.



Forrest sets down an empty Dr. Pepper bottle next to a large

number of other empty bottles. Forrest holds his stomach and

burps.



BLACK AND WHITE FOOTAGE - President Kennedy shakes hands

with the All-American football players.



PRESIDENT KENNEDY

Congratulations. How does it feel to

be an All-American?



1ST PLAYER

It's an honor, Sir.



Another player steps up to the President and shakes the

President's hand.



PRESIDENT KENNEDY

Congratulations. How does it feel to

be an All-American?



2ND PLAYER

Very good, Sir.



PRESIDENT KENNEDY

Congratulations. How does it feel to

be an All-American?



3RD PLAYER

Very good, Sir.



The player walks away. Forrest steps up to the President.



The President shakes his hand.



PRESIDENT KENNEDY

Congratulations. How do you feel?



FORREST

I gotta pee.



President Kennedy turns and smiles.



PRESIDENT KENNEDY

I believe he said he had to go pee.



INT. WHITE HOUSE/BATHROOM



Forrest urinates in the bathroom, then lowers the lid and

flashes. Forrest washes his hands, then notices an autographed

photo from Marilyn Monroe and a photo of John with his brother

Bobby.



FORREST (V.O.)

Sometime later, for no particular

reason, somebody shot that nice young

President when he was ridin' in his

car.



ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE - DAY SLOW MOTION - President Kennedy rises

in a convertible and smiles.



FORREST

And a few years after that...



ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE - Robert Kennedy stands at a podium as people

around him applaud.



FORREST (V.O.)

...somebody shot his little brother,

too, only he was in a hotel kitchen.



EXT. SAVANNHA/BUS BENCH - DAY (1981)



Forrest sits on the bench and shakes his head.



FORREST

It must be hard being brothers. I

wouldn't know.



EXT. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - DAY - GRADUATION DAY (1966)



Students in their caps and gowns step forward the podium to

receive their diplomas. Forrest's name is called. He steps

up and accepts his diploma.



DEAN

Forrest Gump.



FORREST (V.O.)

Now can you believe it? After only

five years of playing football, I

got a college degree.



The dean shakes Forrest's hand vigorously. Forrest looks out

into the crowd.



DEAN

Congratulations, son.



Mrs. Gump, sitting in the audience, cries.



FORREST (V.O.)

Momma was proud.



Forrest and Mrs. Gump have their picure taken in front of a

large statue. A military recruiter spots Forrest and steps

up to him.



MRS. GUMP

Forrest, I'm so proud of you. Here,

I'll hold this for you.



Mrs. Gump takes the diploma from Forrest. The recruiter slaps

Forrest on the shoulder and hands him some military

literature.



MILITARY RECRUITER

Congratulations, son. Have you given

any thought to your future?



FORREST

Thought?



Forrest looks at a pamphlet with a photo of "Uncle Sam" and

the caption "EXCELLENT CAREERS FOR EXCELLENT YOUNG MAN. Apply

now at your local U.S. Army Recruiting Center."



FORREST (V.O.)

Hello, I'm Forrest...



INT. ARMY BUS - DAY (1966)



Forrest steps onto the army bus. Rain pours outside as the

army bus driver yells at Forrest.



FORREST

...Forrest Gump.



ARMY BUS DRIVER

Nobody gives a hunk of shit who you

are, fuzzball! You're not even a

lowlife scum sucking maggot! Get

your faggoty ass on the bus. You're

in the Army now!



Forrest is about to sit on the first available seat, but the

recruit sitting there refuses Forrest.



RECRUIT #1

This seat's taken.



Forrest tries to sit on the next seat, but the 2nd recruit

slides over, blocking him.



RECRUIT #2

It's taken.



Forrest steps forward, looking much like he did on his first

bus ride to school years ago.



FORREST (V.O.)

At first, it seemed like I made a

mistake.



A large black recruit with a strange look on his face, much

like Forrest's, looks up from his seat. His name is BUBBA.



FORREST (V.O.)

...seeing how it was my induction

day and I was already gettin' yelled

at.



Bubba moves his case over, making room for Forrest to sit

down.



BUBBA

You can sit down... if you want to.



FORREST (V.O.)

I didn't know who I might meet or

what they might ask.



Bubba hands Forrest a handkerchief.



BUBBA

You ever been on a real shrimp boat?



FORREST

No, but I been on a real big boat.



BUBBA

I'm talkin' about a shrimp catchin'

boat. I've been workin' on shrimp

boats all my life. I started out my

uncle's boat, that's my mother's

brother, when I was about maybe nine.

I was just lookin' into buyin' a

boat of my own and got drafted. My

given name is Benjamin Buford Blue.



Bubba and Forrest shake hands.



BUBBA

People call me Bubba. Just like one

of them redneck boys. Can you believe

that?



FORREST

My name's Forrest Gump. People call

me Forrest Gump.



FORREST (V.O.)

So Bubba was from Bayou La Batre,

Alabama, and his momma cooked shrimp.



INT. LOUISIANA/KITCHEN - DAY (1966)



Bubba's mother, a robust woman in a cook's uniform, carries

a bowl of shrimp into a dining room. She sets it down on a

table in front of a wealthy white man.



FORREST (V.O.)

And her momma before her cooked

shrimp.



INT. SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH/KITCHEN - DAY (EARLY DAYS OF

SLAVERY)



Bubba's grandmother carries a bowl of shrimp into a dining

room. She sets it down on a table in front of a wealthy white

man.



FORREST (V.O.)

And her momma before her momma cooked

shrimp, too. Bubba's family knew

everything...



INT. ARMY BUS - DAY (1966)



FORREST (V.O.)

...there was to know about the

shrimpin' business.



BUBBA

I know everything there is to know

about the shrimpin' business. Matter

of fact, I'm goin' into the shrimpin'

business for myself after I get out

the Army.



FORREST

Okay.



INT. BARRACKS - DAY



A DRILL SERGEANT is in Forrest's face as Forrest stands in

line with the other recruits.



DRILL SERGEANT

Gump! What's your sole purpose in

this Army?



FORREST

To do whatever you tell me, Drill

Sergeant!



DRILL SERGEANT

Godamnit, Gump! You're a goddamned

genius! That's the most outstanding

answer I've ever heard. You must

have a godamned I.Q. of a hundred

and sixty! You are godamned gifted,

Private Gump!



The Drill Sergeant moves down the line to the next man.



DRILL SERGEANT

Listen up, people...



FORREST (V.O.)

Now, for some reason, I fit in the

Army like one of them round pegs.

It's not really hard. You just make

your bed real neat and remember to

stand up straight.



DRILL SERGEANT

That is one very intelligent

individual! You lock your scuzzy

bodies up behind that private and do

exactly what he does and you will go

far in this man's army!



FORREST (V.O.)

And always answer every question

with "Yes, Drill Sergeant!"



DRILL SERGEANT

Is that clear?



FORREST & RECRUITS

Yes, Drill Sergeant!



ANOTHER DAY



The recruits are sitting at the base of their bunks assembling

their rifles. Bubba speaks to Forrest.



BUBBA

What you do is you just drag your

nets across the bottom. On a good

day, you can catch over a hundred

pounds of shrimp. If everything goes

all right, two men shrimpin' ten

hours, less what you spends on gas,

you can...



Forrest finishes assembling his rifle as the other recruits

are still working on theirs.



FORREST

Done, Drill Sergeant!



DRILL SERGEANT

Gump!



The Drill Sergeant rushes up to Forrest.



DRILL SERGEANT

Why did you put that weapon together

so quickly, Gump?



FORREST

You told me to, Drill Sergeant.



The Drill Sergeant looks at his stop watch.



DRILL SERGEANT

Jesus Christ! This is a new company

record. If it wouldn't be a waste of

such a damn fine enlisted man, I'd

recommended you for O.C.S., Private

Gump. You are gonna be a General

some day, Gump! Now, disassemble

your weapon and continue!



The Drill Sergeant walks away as Forrest begins to disassemble

his rifle. After the Drill Sergeant walks past Bubba, Bubba

looks up at Forrest. Bubba continues talking about shrimp in

his slow southern drawl.



BUBBA

Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is

the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue

it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute

it. There, uh, shrimp kabobs, shrimp

creole...



ANOTHER DAY



Bubba and Forrest shine their boots.



BUBBA

...shrimp gumbo, panfried, deep fried,

stir fried. There's pineapple shrimp,

lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper

shrimp...



ANOTHER DAY



Bubba and Forrest are on their hands and knees as they scrub

the floor with toothbrushes.



BUBBA

...shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp

salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp

burger, shrimp sandwich... that's,

that's about it.



NIGHT



Bubba lies in his bunk and looks up quietly.



FORREST (V.O.)

Nighttime in the Army is a lovely

time.



Forrest lies in his bunk and looks up.



FORREST (V.O.)

We'd lay there in our bunks, and I'd

miss my momma. And I'd miss Jenny.



A young private tosses a Playboy magazine onto Forrest.



YOUNG PRIVATE

Hey, Gump. Get a load of the tits on

her!



Forrest pick up the magazine and turns the page, revealing

Jenny as she poses with a school sweater on, and that's all.



The pictorial is titled: "Girls of the South." Forrest looks

up with shock. He cranes his head up for a closer look.



FORREST (V.O.)

Turns out, Jenny had gotten into

some trouble over... some photos of

her in her college sweater. And she

was thrown out of school.



SONG

"My baby does the hanky-panky..."



INT. NASHVILLE/NIGHT CLUB - NIGHT (1966)



Forrest, in his army uniform, steps into the foyer of the

club.



FORREST (V.O.)

But that wasn't a bad thing. Because

a man who owns a theater in Memphis,

Tennessee, saw those photo and offered

Jenny a job singing in a show. The

first chance I got, I took the bus

up to Memphis to see her perform in

that show.



EMCEE steps out onto the stage.



EMCEE

That was Amber, Amber Flame. Give

her a big hand, guys. Good job, Amber.

And now, for your listening and

viewing pleasure, direct from

Hollywood, California, our very own

beatnik beauty, let's give a big

round of applause to the luscious

Bobbie Dylan.



CROWD

Bobbie... Bobbie...



The emcee walks back off the stage and the curtain opens,

revealing Jenny as she sits on a stool on the stage. She

holds a guitar up and begins to play. She is topless.



JENNY

(sings)

"Yes, and how many seas must the

white dove said, before she sleeps

in the sand."



FORREST (V.O.)

Her dream had come true. She was a

folk singer.



JENNY

(sings)

"Yes, how many times must the

cannonballs fly before they're forever

banned."



MAN #1

You gotta lose the guitar, darling.



MAN #2

Hey, come on, baby. Shake it up.

Shake it up now.



MAN #3

Hey, somebody ought to get her a

harmonica.



The men laugh.



JENNY

(sings)

"The answer, my friend is blowing in

the wind. The answer is blowing in...



MAN #

...skin, honey. This isn't Captain

Kangaroo.



MEN

Yeah! Come on!



Man #5 reaches up and tries to stick some money in Jenny's

shoe.



MAN #5 :

Hey, honey, I got something here for

you.



Jenny kicks his hand. He yells angrily as he sits back down,

then tosses his drink on her.



MAN #5

Goddamnit!



JENNY

Hey! Hey! Stupid jerk! I'm singing a

song here. Polly, get out here!



MAN #

Hey, show us some stuff, honey!



JENNY

Shut up! Oh, shut up!



Forrest walks up to Man #5 and grabs him and tosses him down

on the ground. Man #4 tries to grab Forrest, but Forrest

shoves him down too.



JENNY

Forrest, what are you doing here?

What are you doing?



Forrest climbs up onto the stage and picks Jenny up, guitar

and all, and carries her.



FORREST

Come on.



JENNY

What are you doing? Forrest, let me

down!



Jenny struggles and frees herself from Forrest. Forrest steps

back in surprise. Jenny shoves the guitar at Forrest. Jenny

walks off as Forrest holds the guitar. He follows after her.



EXT. MEMPHIS BRIDGE - NIGHT



Forrest follows Jenny over a bridge outside the night club.



JENNY

You can't keep doing this, Forrest.

You can't keep tryin' to rescue me

all the time.



FORREST

They was tryin' to grab you.



JENNY

A lot of people try to grab me. Just --

you can't keep doing this all the

time!



FORREST

I can't help it. I love you.



JENNY

Forrest, you don't know what love

is.



Jenny turns and looks over the bridge.



JENNY

You remember that time we prayed,

Forrest? We prayed for God to turn

me into a bird so I could fly far,

far away?



FORREST

Yes, I do.



JENNY

You think I can fly off this bridge?



FORREST

What do you mean, Jenny?



JENNY

Nothing.



Jenny turns and looks at the light of an approaching vehicle.



She steps into the street.



JENNY

I gotta get outta here.



Jenny runs and flags down the approaching vehicle.



FORREST

But wait. Jenny!



JENNY

Forrest, you stay away from me, okay?

You just stay away from me, please.



A pickup truck pulls over as Jenny looks at the driver.



JENNY

Can I have a ride?



DRIVER

Where you going?



JENNY

I don't care.



DRIVER

Get in the truck.



FORREST

So bye-bye, Jenny. They sendin' me

to Vietnam. It's this whole other

country.



Jenny walks toward Forrest. She looks at the driver.



JENNY

Just hang on a minute.



Jenny walks up to Forrest.



JENNY

Listen, you promise me something,

okay? Just if you're ever in trouble,

don't try to be brave, you just run,

okay? Just run away.



FORREST

Okay. Jenny, I'll write you all the

time.



Jenny takes a last look at Forrest, then climbs into the

truck. Forrest watches Jenny in the pickup as it drives away.



FORREST (V.O.)

And just like that.



EXT. GREENBOW/GUMP BOARDING HOUSE/RIVER - DAY



Forrest, dressed in his uniform, sits on a log and looks out

at a river.



FORREST (V.O.)

...she was gone.



Mrs. Gump walks toward Forrest and sits down next to him on

the log. Forrest leans down, placing his head on his mother's

shoulder.



MRS. GUMP

You come back safe to me, do ya hear?



EXT. VIETNAM/MEKONG DELTA - MORNING (1967)

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