The name Tom Hanks involuntarily calls cinema memories. Forrest Gump stands out. Here the actor delivered one of his most impressive performances – and took a high risk.
As Screen Rant 2024 wrote in an article, Forrest Gump became a very personal experience for Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks took a high risk to bring Forrest Gump to the cinemas
Tom Hanks plays the main character in the 1994 novel adaptation. Due to an IQs of 75 and a walking disability, Forrest is often the target of ridicule. But he never loses his courage to live. One day Forrest discovered his talent for running – from then on his life takes an adventurous turn.
One of the most formative scenes from Forrest Gump is the one in the he runs a marathon throughout the United States.
It is precisely this scene that was a huge problem for director Robert Zemeckis and leading actor Tom Hanks, because the responsible film studio Paramount Pictures was unable to cover the costs. For Zemeckis and Hanks, however, it was clear that the scene was by no means missing.
So Personally took over the financing of Hanks and Zemeckis From the moment in which Forrest takes a marathon through the United States. In addition, Hanks agreed to do without the usual budget. Instead, he wanted to be involved in the pick -up result of the film.
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A very risky agreement for the actor – which, in view of the success of Forrest Gump, brought him 60 million, as is written in the article by Screen Rant.
The risky plan opened and not only saved a legendary film scene, but also gave Tom Hanks unexpected money blessing.