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- "My mama always said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." "I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floatin' around accidental-like on a breeze. But I, I think maybe it's both." "Me and Jenny goes together like peas and carrots." "My mama always told me that miracles happen every day.
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Mrs. Gump (played by Sally Field) is Forrest Gump’s mother, Jenny’s mother-in-law, Mister Gump’s wife and Forrest Jr.’s grandmother in the Forrest Gump novel and film. She makes every effort to ensure his success, and makes wise quotes, which Forrest repeats throughout his life. She later died of what is believed to be cancer.
In the film
Mrs. Gump always defends Forrest, including yelling at the old men when Forrest’s leg brace got stuck in the grate, and when Mr. Hancock, the principal said Forrest was “different.” However, to get her son into the public school system, she had sex with the principal. She is seen, with Forrest at his college graduation. She is also seen with Forrest right before he leaves for Vietnam, asking that he returns home safely. She goes to Washington DC, when Forrest receives the Medal of Honor, but is embarrassed when Forrest shows his wound to the President, and retreats to her hotel to lay down. When Forrest is discharged from the army, she tells him about the $25,000 ping-pong paddle check. She advises him to get the money. She also sees him on TV after the Hurricane Carmen on the one surviving boat. Her final appearance is when she lays in bed, talking to Forrest, as she is dying of cancer. She dies on a Tuesday, Forrest buys her a hat with little flowers on it.
In the novel
Mrs. Gump in the novel has a propensity to cry excessively. She does not die during the events of the novel, but has died by the time Gump & Co. takes place.
Forrest said of his mother, "Momma always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them." Here are some such quotations, often repeated by Forrest rather than directly heard from his mother: "My momma always used to say..."
This was ranked as #40 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema. Spoken by Forrest as he admires the shoes of a woman sitting at a bus stop. Repeated by Forrest several times when asked if he is stupid, first by Jenny. Spoken by Forrest before he describes to the lady at the bus stop how his leg braces fell off. Forrest explains that this is why Mrs. Gump named him "Forrest" after General Nathan Bedford Forrest, early leader of the KKK. Forrest cites this as the reason he donated a large portion of his shrimping fortune to the Foursquare Gospel Church, Bayou La Batre Fishing Hospital, and Bubba's mother. Said by Mrs. Gump on her deathbed, and reiterated by a tearful Forrest as he speaks to Jenny's grave. "I sure wish it wasn't.
"You Got To Put The Past Behind You Before You Can Move On".
Forrest describes this to the Elderly Woman on the Bench about him running across America for 3 years, 2 Months, 14 Days, and 16 Hours.
Mama said they'd take me anywhere. She said they was my magic shoes. All right, Forrest, open your eyes now. Let's take a little walk around. How do those feel? His legs are strong, Mrs Gump, as strong as I've ever seen. But his back's as. crooked as a politician. But we're going to straighten him.
1 day ago · Forrest Gump is basically synonymous with its most famous quotes — “My mama always said, ‘Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.’” In a way, this is the thesis of Forrest Gump while simultaneously describing all of our lives. Throughout the film, Forrest somehow ends up at every major American ...
Mrs. Blue is a character in the film Forrest Gump. She is the mother of Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue and 5 other children. She is played by Marlena Smalls in the movie. She is not depicted in the novel, in place of Bubba's father. In the movie Bubba tells Forrest that his mother cooks shrimp for...
Apr 30, 2024 · Forrest Gump: "What's my destiny, Mama?" Mrs. Gump: "You're gonna have to figure that out for yourself." Box Of Chocolates From "Forrest Gump" Sells For $25,000
May 7, 2021 · Featured alongside Tom Hanks are Sally Field as Forrest's mother; Gary Sinise as his commanding officer in Vietnam; Mykelti Williamson as his ill-fated Army buddy who is familiar with every...
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