What happened to Forrest Gump's dad?

It is revealed that his father was a longshoreman who worked for United Fruit Company. He was killed when a crate of bananas being loaded off of a boat fell on top of him, crushing him to death.
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What did Jenny's dad 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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Is Forrest actually the dad?

The Time Between Forrest Jr.'s Birth And The Reveal

and informs Forrest that the boy is his. Forrest is shocked by the news, but eventually snaps out of it and joins Forrest Jr. for an episode of Sesame Street. There's quite a gap of time between Forrest Jr.'s birth and Jenny's revelation to Forrest though.
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What disability does Forrest Gump have?

They noticed that Forrest Gump shows a variety of disabilities. 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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Is Forrest Gump a real story?

Although the historical events in Forrest Gump are very real, Forrest is not — however, the character was directly inspired by a handful of real people. The first is Sammy Lee Davis, a real-life veteran of the Vietnam War whose story is decidedly similar to Forrest's.
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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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Why did Jenny always leave Forrest?

Jenny cared for Forrest and wanted to protect him from herself. “So Jenny kept running away. Every time Forrest gets close and saves her, she runs off before she falters. She won't let herself get near him, and as the movie goes on, she fails a little more each time,” a Reddit user wrote.
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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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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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Did Bubba have a disability?

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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Did Jenny and Forrest have a child?

Little Forrest (referred to in the film as Forrest Jr.) is a character in the Forrest Gump novel and film. He is the son of Forrest Gump and Jenny Curran and is played by Haley Joel Osment in the movie.
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Did Forrest Gump have autism?

But it's also one of many signs scattered through the movie that the character might be autistic. Neither author Winston Groom nor star Tom Hanks or director Robert Zemeckis have ever commented on their view of whether or not Forrest was intended to be portrayed as autistic.
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Is there a Forrest Gump 2?

Author Winston Groom — whose novel was the basis for the film — quickly released a sequel of his own, titled Gump & Co. And this book would have served as the basis for the sequel movie. Despite winning an Oscar for the first film, screenwriter Eric Roth once told Slashfilm he realized a sequel wouldn't work.
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Why does Jenny hate her dad?

Curran was “a very loving man, always kissing and touching Jenny and her sisters”. However, unknown to Forrest, Mr. Curran was actually abusing them, both physically and sexually. Because of this, Jenny was always spending time with Forrest, and never seemed to want to go back to her own home.
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Why did Jenny not tell Forrest about his son?

With the way in which Jenny is portrayed through much of the film's second act, it's possible she didn't know who Jr.'s father was, and therefore decided she'd name him after (and eventually deliver him to) the most responsible, unimpeachable person she knew in her life.
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Why did Jenny finally marry Forrest?

But in the end she returned to him conceiving how much life she had spoiled of herself. She was sure he would accept her in any condition, had a baby with him for her own interest (for natural reason) and married Forrest when she became sick.
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What is Lennie's mental age?

How would you estimate Lennie's "mental" age? Lennie is like a child in that he constantly talks with slightly bad grammar, and exaggerates. He is either super happy or pouting. He behaves like a five or six-year-old.
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Who killed Curley's wife?

Lennie kills Curley's wife because of his inability to control his own strength and emotions. However, Lennie doesn't simply kill her—several unfortunate events lead to her death.
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Are Lennie and George related?

Although George claims to one character that Lennie is his cousin whom he promised to take care of, we never learn how they really do know each other. Somehow, George became Lennie's caretaker, and they continued to work and travel together.
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How did Forrest Gump's mother get him into school?

Turns out he's "on vacation." Cut to Forrest, who sits outside his house while his mother has sex with the principal in order to get Forrest into public school. Good parenting, or best parenting?
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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 does the feather at the end of Forrest Gump mean?

The feather that floats through the air at both the beginning and end of the movie is a perfect metaphor: Forrest never knows where his life will take him next, but he goes with the flow and he finds happiness at all stops along the way because that is what his mother taught him to do.
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What did Jenny's dad do Forrest Gump?

However, Jenny's home life was not nearly as happy as Forrest's: her mother had died when she was five and her father was an abusive alcoholic who molested and beat his children (until Jenny was taken away to live with her grandmother), and Forrest's friendship offered her an escape.
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How was Jenny abused in Forrest Gump?

Abused by her father as a child, Jenny grows into a troubled young woman, but her suffering is only seen through Forrest's fair-weather filter. “He was a very loving man,” says Forrest of Jenny's dad, “always kissing and touching her and her sisters.”
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Who does Jenny dream to be famous like?

After school, she has got dreams of being a well-known and famous folk singer like Joan Baez, her big idol.
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