It is exhausting to consider, however it’s been 30 years since moviegoers first watched Forrest Gump sit down on that bus cease bench and utter a phrase that might go on to develop into probably the most iconic traces in cinema historical past. You already know the one. Say it with us now:
“My momma all the time mentioned, ‘Life was like a field of candies. You by no means know what you are gonna get.'”
Audiences instantly fell in love with Tom Hanks‘ Forrest as they watched his fantastical life unspool within the Robert Zemeckis-directed flick, taking him from one unbelievable second in historical past to the subsequent.
The movie, launched on July 6, 1994, was the primary to come back alongside and unseat The Lion King from No. 1, the place the Disney hit had reigned for 3 weeks, and stayed there for 10 straight weeks. It took solely 66 days for Forrest Gump to surpass $250 million, and it turned the fastest-grossing Paramount movie on the time to move $100 million, $200 million, after which $300 million.