Fascinating Facts About ‘Forrest Gump’

Published on August 19, 2019 By Jason Albert

Hidden Legs

Lt. Dan doesn’t die on the battleground like he thought he would, but he does end up losing both of his legs in battle. Gary Sinese definitely didn’t lose his legs during filming, so how did they make it look like he did?

Paramount Pictures

Well, special effects artists wrapped the actor’s legs in green blankets and then digitally removed them later on the computer. This might be common today, but in 1994 it was groundbreaking technology! Read more about Hollywood special effects here.