Fascinating Facts About ‘Forrest Gump’

Going Off Script

When Forrest first meets Bubba, Bubba introduces himself by saying, “My given name is Benjamin Buford Blue, but people call me Bubba. Just like one of them ol’ redneck boys. Can you believe that?”

Well, after that heavy introduction Gump simply replies, “My name’s Forrest Gump. People call me Forrest Gump.” The line was completely improvised by Hanks but director Robert Zemeckis liked it so much that it was kept in the final cut. And thus, a friendship was born!