Tom Hanks has an average build, is tall but not overly so, and is certainly not overweight or particularly muscular. Here are the major differences between the Forrest Gump novel and its movie adaptation.įorrest Gump himself is very different in Groom's novel, both physically and in his abilities and actions. But readers quickly discovered that it was a very different story in several key ways. Groom's book shot back up the charts, selling millions of copies, and was republished in dozens of languages. It won six Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay for Roth, Best Director for Zemeckis, and Best Actor for Hanks. The resulting film was critically acclaimed and a box office smash.
Roth's adaptation of Groom's novel got the attention of both director Robert Zemeckis, best known at the time for the Back to the Future trilogy, and Hanks, who signed on immediately. Screenwriter Eric Roth had been in the business since the 1970s, and though he had worked regularly, hadn't found much success. Meanwhile, Tom Hanks was a well-known comic actor in a bit of a career slump, with two flops in 1990, Joe Versus the Volcano and The Bonfire of the Vanities. The book received mixed reviews and sold tens of thousands of copies, but was largely forgotten after several years. was already a noted journalist and Pulitzer-nominated author when his novel Forrest Gump was published in 1986.
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