Fascinating Facts About ‘Forrest Gump’

Published on August 19, 2019 By Jason Albert

Calling All Extras!

It’s no secret that Forrest Gump used special effects to achieve some of its most noteworthy scenes. Well, the shot of Forrest looking out to the Washington Monument is one of the most famous examples of CGI.

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Using more than 1,500 extras, Zemeckis positioned them in different places wearing different clothes. Then, with the use of technology he managed to duplicate them and make 1,500 people look like 150,000! While this is common today, it was revolutionary at the time.