Forrest Gump

(In Apollo 13, Sinise's character walks the Hanks' crew through a crucial process involving socks, and in Saving Private Ryan, Hanks and his men use socks as containers for improvised explosive devices used to destroy German tanks.).
. During the war, Lieutenant Dan's main advice to Gump is for him to keep his feet clean and dry, and change his socks often. The final stop for all spooks is the Containment Unit located in the firehouse basement. This is one of the three Tom Hanks movies (along with Saving Private Ryan and Apollo 13) where socks play a role in the plot. This is used in conjunction with a trap designed to hold ghosts and they also have a device called a PKE (Psycho Kinetic Energy) Meter that detects their presence. For instance, in the novel Gump (after becoming an astronaut) crash-lands on a small jungle island with his crew. The main weapon of the Ghostbusters for the purposes of "busting" ghosts is the Proton Pack, which fires a positron ion stream that negates the negatively charged energy of a ghost, allowing it to be held.

Later in the book Forrest becomes an astronaut, after which the two stories diverge greatly. iBooks published the novel Ghostbusters: The Return by Sholly Fisch. Instead, he has many other adventures (professional ping pong player, wrestler, astronaut, etc). Ertl released a die-cast 1/25 scale Ectomobile, also known as Ecto-1, the Ghostbusters' main transportation. In the book, Gump does not marry Jenny. Their first and so far only series included Gozer, Slimer (or Onionhead), the Terror Dogs Vinz Clortho and Zuul, and a massive Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, contrasting the diminutive figure that was in the original figure line. Much of the beginning of the film is the same in the book - albeit Zemeckis's Gump is far more placid and naïve than Groom's abrasive, judgmental cynic; the film's quote of "Life is like a box of chocolates" wholly reverses the novel's sentiment of "Being an idiot is no box of chocolates". Neca released a series of action figures based off the first movie.

Others, including Lloyd Kaufman note that Gump's successes result from doing what he is told by others, and never showing any of initiative of his own, in contrast to Jenny's more forthright and independent character who is shown descending into drugs, prostitution and death. The limited series might lead into an on-going series by the company. Particularly outside the United States, the film was viewed as extended and undeserved praise of ignorant naïveté, a stereotypical trait widely associated with Americans in some quarters. In 2004, 88MPH Studios began releasing their "Legion" limited series, which retconned the Ghostbusters' world to 6 months after the first movie and pushed the timeline up 20 years to present time. Though popular among many, Forrest Gump's warm reception was not universal. With the current 80s nostalgia craze, Ghostbusters made a quiet return. Jenny's death causes Forrest to question the nature of life: is it "destiny", or merely events "just floating around accidental-like"? Or perhaps it is a little of both. The series flopped and was cancelled after its original 40 episodes.

Jenny finally died "on a Saturday morning", March 22, 1982, making Forrest the only parent to little Forrest (Haley Joel Osment), a bright child who attends school. Because Sony Pictures Television owned all the rights to The Real Ghostbusters, new character designs were needed and a new group of younger Ghostbusters were tapped. However, the moment was bittersweet, as Jenny tells Forrest she is suffering from an unknown virus, the symptoms of which sound indicative of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS. Ghostbusters slowly phased out of the public eye after 1991 with the cancellation of the cartoon, the toys and the comics, but a revival of sorts was attempted in 1997 with the release of The Extreme Ghostbusters cartoon and related toy-line. Jenny tells Forrest that the boy is named after his father; the child is Forrest's son. The possibility of a third film grew even more complicated as Murray's interest in reprising his role waned over the years, and Aykroyd finally admitted that a third film would probably never happen. He is reunited with Jenny and, unbeknowst to Forrest initally, his son. The second film's storyline was nearly identical to the first, with Venkman again acting flippant until he gradually re-charms Dana, and the Ghostbusters again struggling to keep their business afloat until business picks up again thanks to the rise of another demonic/ghostly ruler from ancient times. Aykroyd and Ramis struggled for years to get started on a third Ghostbusters film, but were unable to come up with a script that could meet their own satisfaction.

On completion of Forrest's narration to the various people who wait with him at the bus stop, he discovers from a lady with whom he has been speaking that Jenny's house, his destination since the very beginning of the film, was merely "5 or 6 blocks" down the street. In 1989, Ghostbusters II was released on June 16, featuring the return of the main cast and a new villain. Moreover, he buys, then subsequently tears down, the house where his childhood sweetheart, Jenny (Robin Wright), had been abused by her father. This was called Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters. Forrest duely imparts a portion of his fortune to the mother of his late friend Bubba, feeling it only just that his friend receive his share of the profits, even if he is not there to enjoy the 'fruits of his labour'. To appeal to the growing child fanbase, the cartoon was stretched to an hour-long format which not only included the regular cartoon, but a spin-off of sorts with more cartoonish animation and where child favorite Slimer, the Ghostbusters' pet ghost, was the central focus. Returning to port after the hurricane, they found that all other fishing boats in the area had been destroyed by the storm, giving them an instant monopoly in the shrimp market and thus making Forrest a very wealthy man. By 1988, the popularity had grown and Ghostbusters entered the medium of comic books, published monthly by NOW Comics.

One paticular instance that arose during Forrest shrimping career involved Forrest and Lieutenant Dan taking their boat out during Hurricane Carmen. The Ghostbusters game was a revolutionary design, influencing countless other designs including Risus and Over the Edge, and winning the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Rules of 1986. His former commander, Lieutenant Dan (Gary Sinise), joined him in his business venture, the Bubba Gump Shrimp Corporation, which was named after his fallen comrade. In 1985, game publisher West End Games produced a Ghostbusters roleplaying game which later spawned a second edition called Ghostbusters, International. After being discharged from the Army, he returned home and began a shrimp business, drawing on advice given to him by his African American army buddy, Bubba. A popular toy line followed the success of the cartoon and was manufactured by Kenner. During service with the US Army in the Vietnam War, he helped to carry wounded members of his platoon to safety, earning him the Medal of Honor. Despite rumors to the contrary, Columbia was allowed to use the name Ghostbusters for their cartoon, but they added "The Real" to it to stick it to Filmation.

This running ability brought him great success with the football team of the University of Alabama (playing for the legendary Paul Bryant). At the same time, Filmation was making a cartoon called Ghostbusters, known as The Original Ghostbusters, which was a revamp of their old show starring the characters' children. Overcoming his physical handicap, Forrest began to run extensively. Because of the popularity, an animated television series called The Real Ghostbusters was made by Columbia Pictures Television and DIC Entertainment and ran from 1986-1991. His odd walk proved paramount to the inception of a young muscian Elvis Presley's dance routine. A song composed for the movie, also called "Ghostbusters" was a hit for Ray Parker Jr., and is now a staple at "1980s retro" parties, as well as Jekyll & Hyde's Halloween-themed restaurant in Manhattan. Young Forrest Gump was born in fictional Greenbow, Alabama with a crooked spine, forcing to walk with the aid of leg braces from a young age. A video game based on the movie was released by Activision for the Atari gaming system.

The film's special effects include blending of Gump with footage of various historical figures, a process sometimes referred to as "gumping.". Ghostbusters was released in the United States on June 8, 1984, starring Bill Murray, Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts and Ernie Hudson, and grossed over $290 million worldwide during its theatrical run. The film was praised by many critics as a modern fable. And they did. In the film, Forrest (played by Tom Hanks) calls the police about the Watergate break-in, invents the smiley face without realizing it, inspires John Lennon to write "Imagine", and makes millions on Apple Computer stock thinking he has invested in a fruit company. However, during the filming of the crowd for the final battle, the extras were all chanting "Ghostbusters" causing the producers to ensure the studio got the name. The film, which was directed by Robert Zemeckis, tells the story of a simple man's epic journey through life, meeting historical figures and experiencing first-hand historic events largely unaware of their significance, due to his low IQ. As a result, if Columbia could not secure the name alternate ones were made up and ready to be used.

The film differs substantially from the book on which it was based. A problem arose during filming when it was discovered that a show was produced in 1975 by Filmation for CBS called Ghostbusters, starring Larry Storch and Forrest Tucker (see the article The Ghost Busters). The film garnered a total of 13 Academy Award nominations, of which it won 6, including Best Picture and Best Director. Dana Barrett and Louis Tully's apartments were constructed across two stages and were actually on the other side of their doors in the hallway, an unusual move in filmmaking. As such, Groom has refused to allow the novel's sequel, Gump and Co., to be filmed, stating that he could not in good conscience sell the rights to film the sequel to a failure. The Biltmore was chosen because the large lobby allowed for a tracking shot of the Ghostbusters in complete gear for the first time. The film was a huge commercial success, although Paramount claimed it was a commercial failure, and did not pay Groom his share of the profits. The hallway sets for the Sedgewick Hotel were originally built for the movie Rich and Famous in 1981 and patterned after the Algonquin Hotel in New York City, where Reitman originally wanted to do the hotel bust.

Forrest Gump is the lead character of the eponymous 1985 novel by Winston Groom, and of the 1994 Paramount Pictures film based on the novel. In order to properly light it and create the physical effects for the set, other stages needed to be shut down and all their power diverted over to the set. Gozer's temple was the biggest and most expensive set ever to be constructed at that time. The interior of the firehouse was done in LA's Fire Station 23, the basement of the Library was substituted by a LA library, the Biltmore Hotel in LA served as the lobby and entrance for the Sedgewick Hotel, while the other locations were on sound stages. Among the featured New York locations were Columbia University, the New York Public Library, still very much active Hook & Ladder 8, Central Park West, Tavern on the Green in Central Park, Lincoln Center, inside a defunct New York jail and various street locations for the montages.

The extent of Murray's improvisation while delivering his lines varies wildly with every re-telling of the making of the film; some say he never even read the script, and improvised so much he deserves a writing credit, while others insist that he only improvised a few lines, and used his deadpan comic delivery to make scripted lines seem spontaneous. In addition to Aykroyd's high-concept basic premise and Ramis's skill at grounding the fantastic elements with a realistic setting, the film benefits from Murray's semi-improvisational performance as Venkman, the character initially intended for Belushi (who had died of a drug overdose while Aykroyd and Ramis were still working on the script). At Reitman's suggestion, the story was given a major overhaul, eventually evolving into the final screenplay, which Aykroyd and Ramis had hammered out over the course of a few months in a Martha's Vineyard bombshelter. Aykroyd pitched the story to director/producer Ivan Reitman, who liked the basic idea but immediately saw the budgetary impossibilities demanded by Aykroyd's first draft.

The original story as written by Aykroyd was much more ambitious -- and unfocused -- than what would be eventually filmed; in Aykroyd's original vision, a group of Ghostbusters would travel through time, space and other dimensions taking on huge ghosts. The concept was inspired by Aykroyd's own fascination with the paranormal, and conceived by Aykroyd as a vehicle for himself and friend and fellow Saturday Night Live alum John Belushi. The Ghostbusters add a fourth member to their team -- the blue-collar Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) to deal with the rapidly increasing workload, but it soon becomes apparent to the Ghostbusters that they are headed toward a climactic confrontation with Gozer. Although he initially comes off as a bit of a goof and sleaze, Venkman eventually finds a (subtly) heroic side to himself when he learns that Gozer and his minions are haunting the apartment of Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver), a client who has become the object of Venkman's lustful (and possibly deeper) intentions. Soon, business starts to pick up, due not only to the Ghostbusters building a reputation for themselves, but also due to increased supernatural activity, which turns out to be a direct result of the rise of Gozer, the ghost of a possibly demonic ruler from ancient times.

At first, the clients are few and far between, and the Ghostbusters must depend on their individual talents to keep the business alive: Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) is a scientific genius, Raymond "Ray" Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) is an expert on paranormal history, and Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), although in some ways a scientific charlatan, has charm and business savvy. It was followed by a sequel, Ghostbusters II, in 1989 and two cartoon series, The Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters. Ghostbusters (sometimes written Ghost Busters) is a 1984 sci-fi comedy film about three parapsychologists who are fired from a New York City University, and start up their own business investigating and eliminating ghosts. A deleted scene in Ghostbusters was suspected to have Joe Cuttone in it; he played the hotel manager (Lloyd) in The Blues Brothers.

Winston, to Janine during his interview: "If there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything you say.". Ray Parker: "I ain't afraid of no ghosts!" (a catch phrase used beyond the film). Raymond: "Aim for the flat top!". we get this guy laid, we won't have any trouble!".

Stay-Puft is okay! He's a sailor, he's in New York.. Peter (when under threat from the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man): "Hey, this Mr. Raymond: "(sigh of resignation) It's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow man!". Peter: "We came, we saw, we kicked its ass!" (Said about a captured ghost).

Winston to Raymond, after the group is zapped by the evil goddess: "If someone asks you if you're a god, you say 'YES'!". Dana: "I am the gatekeeper!" Louis: "I am the keymaster!". Winston (who is black) to the mayor (who is white): "Your honor, I've seen shit that would turn you white!". Egon (referencing the Proton Pack): "Don't cross the streams!".

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