On that first bus ride to school, no one would let Forrest sit beside them. Except a girl with long, honey-colored hair and a voice like summer rain. Jenny Curran. From that moment on, Forrest loved Jenny. He didn’t understand why she sometimes ran away from her own house, why she prayed to God to make her a bird and fly far, far away. But he knew she was his best friend.
The "big gimmick" involved digitally inserting Tom Hanks into real archival footage, allowing Forrest to meet figures like John F. Kennedy John Lennon The CGI Feather: The iconic opening and closing shots used CGI to animate a feather drifting along a specific path. Lieutenant Dan’s Legs: Actor Gary Sinise wore blue fabric stockings . forrest gump