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Dec 11, 2016 · One of the great things about writing this analysis is that running technique is part of the character and carries through the three actors we see play him—the child who played Forrest as a boy, Tom Hanks for most of the movie, and Tom’s brother Jim Hanks who doubled for him in some of the long run scenes.
Jul 6, 1994 · Forrest Gump: Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With Tom Hanks, Rebecca Williams, Sally Field, Michael Conner Humphreys. The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
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Apr 6, 2021 · In fact, Jim Hanks — Tom’s younger brother — has played both Toy Story’s Woody and the titular hero in Forrest Gump. And audiences probably never even realized it was him. And audiences ...
Nov 1, 2021 · Instead, they actually chose Hanks’ brother, Jim! Why? As Jim puts it, “Tom had other doubles, but they couldn’t do the run,” he says, referring to Gump’s stiff, geeky stride. “That’s a stupid Hanks thing.” So there you have it: Jim Hanks as Tom Hanks’ running stunt double because apparently a janky stride runs in the family.
May 1, 2019 · In 1995, A Current Affair revealed that Hanks had based Forrest’s mannerisms on the peculiarities created by his brother Jim for the role of Jeeter in Buford’s Beach Bunnies.
Oct 10, 2019 · Tom Hanks didn’t receive a salary for starring in Forrest Gump. Instead, he decided to take a cut of the movie’s gross. Instead, he decided to take a cut of the movie’s gross. (Gross is very different from net — the author of Forrest Gump ’s source novel got screwed by “creative” Hollywood accounting when he took a deal on net ...
