Forrest Gump / Paramount Pictures presents ; a Steve Tisch/Wendy Finerman production ; a Robert Zemeckis film ; screenplay by Eric Roth ; produced by Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey ; directed by Robert Zemeckis. [print]

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Based on the novel by Winston Groom.

Director of photography, Don Burgess ; edited by Arthur Schmidt ; music by Alan Silvestri ; production designer, Rick Carter ; costumes designed by Joanna Johnston ; visual effects supervisor, Ken Ralston.

Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1994.

Northern Mariana IslandsAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for drug content, some sensuality and war violence; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.

Forrest Gump is not a "smart" man. But the young Alabaman with an IQ of 75 is a thoroughly decent man, who manages to become involved in every major event in American history. And he survives them all with only honesty and niceness as his shields. Thanks to his where-there's-a-will-there's-a-way Mama, Forrest believes in himself. This sees him through being taunted by bullies, playing college football, the army, a business, and --

I'm Forrest ... Forrest Gump -- Mama -- Like peas and carrots -- Run Forrest run! -- Private Gump -- Lieutenant Dan -- My best good friend -- Wounded in the buttocks -- You're my girl -- National celebrity -- Happy New Year -- Shrimp boat captain -- Bubba Gump -- Mama's trip to heaven -- Jenny comes home -- Little run -- Forrest meets Forrest -- Beloved mother, wife and friend -- Credits

Disc 2 special features: Through the eyes of Forrest Gump [featurette] (30 min.); Screen tests [featurettes] (8 min.); Building the world of Gump: Production design [featurette] (7 min); Seeing is believing: The visual effects of Forrest Gump [featurette] (37 min.); Through the ears of Forrest Gump: Sound design [featurette] (14 minutes); The magic of makeup [featurette] (8 minutes); Trailers (5 minutes); photo gallery [slide show.

Winner, 1995 Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects: Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, andAllen Hall; Best Film Editing: Arthur Schmidt; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: Eric Roth; Best Actor in a Leading Role: Tom Hanks; Best Picture: Wendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, and Steve Tisch; and Best Director: Robert Zemeckis. Winner of 1995 Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture--Drama: Tom Hanks; Best Director--Motion Picture: Robert Zemeckis; Best Motion Picture--Drama.