Why did Forrest Gump have a low IQ?

This was likely attributed to polio, or "poliomyelitis," a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus. He also had a relatively low I.Q. of 75, which nearly prevented him from being accepted into public school; his mother managed to get the principal to reconsider by letting him sleep with her.
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What was Forrest Gump IQ?

Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump: At an early age Forrest is deemed to have a below-average IQ of 75. He has an endearing character and shows devotion to his loved ones and duties, character traits that bring him into many life-changing situations.
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Does Forrest Gump have an intellectual disability?

Forrest clearly has an intellectual disability, but also has a physical impairment—his leg braces—as a child. Lt. Dan's missing legs are the most obvious physical disability in the film, but Jenny's AIDS is also disabling.
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Was Forrest Gump a savant?

Film adaptations

It does not identify Forrest as a person with savant syndrome. It sanitizes his sex life and reduces profanity as expressed by Forrest in the book. According to author Winston Groom, the movie "took some of the rough edges off" Forrest.
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What is the minimum IQ to join the military?

The minimum IQ score for entry into the military by current regulations of about 92 would be within the "normal" range of 90-110 that includes about half of the general population.
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What is the average American IQ?

Most people (about 68 percent) have an IQ between 85 and 115. Only a small fraction of people have a very low IQ (below 70) or a very high IQ (above 130). The average IQ in the United States is 98.
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What is the highest IQ ever recorded?

Marilyn Vos Savant (IQ score of 228)

This American entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the person with the highest IQ back in 1986.
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What was Forrest Gump's mental condition?

In fact, two Japanese doctors have started down that path, perhaps tongue in cheek, and made an official diagnosis of Gump according to the DSM-IV autistic disorder criteria, ruling out possible alternative diagnoses such as Rett's disorder or childhood disintegrative disorder according to observational evidence ...
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Is Forrest Gump character autistic?

Although Mr. Groom never says that he made Gump out to be autistic it is obvious that Gump was written with autistic traits. (Autism has been classically misdiagnosed as retardation many times.)
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Who was Forrest Gump's dad?

At one point, he had a job as a farmer, and resided in a very old shack with Jenny and his other daughters. According to Forrest, Mr. Curran was “a very loving man, always kissing and touching Jenny and her sisters”.
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What is Lennie's disability?

61). Of Mice and Men is a story about an intellectually disabled man. Lennie's disability is central to the plot; if he were not intellectually disabled, the story would simply not work.
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What was Bubba disability?

History. Bubba was drafted into the United States Army, and was sitting on the bus heading to basic training when he first met Forrest, offering him a seat next to him. He is diagnosed with Autism spectrum disorder.
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What virus did Jenny have?

In 1994's original "Forrest Gump," the mother of Forrest Junior, Jenny (played by Robin Wright), dies after suffering from an illness implied to be HIV/AIDS.
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How many IQ does Albert Einstein have?

It is the highest possible score for those under 18 and is higher than that of Albert Einstein, whose IQ was thought to be 160.
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How fast is Forrest Gump?

Gump made jaws drop at the NFL scouting combine by running a flat 4.0 seconds in the 40-yard dash. His speed, combined with his bizarre, robot-like tenacity as he barrels through (sometimes even dragging) defenders, had Davis drooling.
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Why did Lieutenant Dan jump in the water?

In one of the most iconic and hilarious scenes in the Academy Award winning picture, Gump jumps from his boat while it's still steaming forward to greet Lt. Dan. When Hanks' character asked Lt. Dan what he was doing there, he said he wanted to try out his “sea legs” and would keep his word to become Gump's first mate.
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What did Jenny's father do to her?

Her mother died when she was 5 years old. She was raised by her father, a farmer, who physically and sexually abused Jenny and her sisters. Forrest, being simple minded, believed that he was simply a loving father as he was always kissing and touching Jenny and her sisters.
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Why does Forrest Gump talk weird?

According to Hanks, Michael Conner Humphreys, the actor who played Forrest Gump as a young boy, had a deep Mississippi accent and pronounced words with a hard "g." Humphreys struggled to make his accent sound like Hanks', so the "Toy Story" actor decided he would try to speak more like the little boy.
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What does Forrest Gump say when he stops running?

“I'm pretty tired… I think I'll go home now.”
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Why did Forrest Gump run?

When people in the movie asked Forrest why he was running, he put it simply. “I just felt like running,” Forrest said.
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What did Forrest Gump have to say about the war in Vietnam?

According to Tom Hanks he said, "Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don't go home at all. That's a bad thing. That's all I have to say about that."
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What is childhood disintegrative disorder?

Childhood disintegrative disorder is a condition in which children develop normally through age 3 or 4. Then, over a few months, they lose language, motor, social, and other skills that they already learned.
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Who has 400 IQ?

Adragon De Mello

A college graduate at the age of 11, De Mello has a projected IQ of 400.
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What is the lowest IQ score?

A Breakdown of IQ Scores
  • 1 to 24: Profound mental disability.
  • 25 to 39: Severe mental disability.
  • 40 to 54: Moderate mental disability.
  • 55 to 69: Mild mental disability.
  • 70 to 84: Borderline mental disability.
  • 85 to 114: Average intelligence.
  • 115 to 129: Above average or bright.
  • 130 to 144: Moderately gifted.
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