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Forrest Gump (1994)

Directed by Robert Zemeckis•2h 22m•Published Sep 14, 2021•Episode length 3h 02m
Episode 87 - Forrest Gump (with Northwood Pie‘s Jay Salahi)
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Overview

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

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Our name is Best Film Ever. People call us Best Film Ever. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Georgia as we're joined by Friend of the Podcast and Director of Northwood Pie, Jay Salahi as we review the 1994 classic, Forrest Gump. We're headed to Greenbo, Alabama; Vietnam, New York City, …

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Our name is Best Film Ever. People call us Best Film Ever.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Georgia as we're joined by Friend of the Podcast and Director of Northwood Pie, Jay Salahi as we review the 1994 classic, Forrest Gump.  We're headed to Greenbo, Alabama; Vietnam, New York City, and running long in our 87th episode as we discuss:

  • The financial compensation received by the book's author, Winston Groom
  • Some outstanding alternate castings that we definitely want to see
  • We wax poetic on the beauty of the score
  • Georgia has a confession to speak
  • Jay shares invaluable insight from a director's perspective on editing and cinematography
  • We hotly debate if Jenny is cruel to Forrest by leading him on throughout the film
  • We question whether the film's magic requires contextual knowledge of late 20th century American history and what it means if you don't know these facts
  • We discuss which is the most magical scene in a film full of them
  • We find out what the audience selection for Hot Film Summer will be
  • Whether or not Forrest Gump is the Best Film Ever.

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Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

  • 0:00 - Opening Banter
    10:40 - Shoutouts
    18:55 - Deep Dive
    2:19:30 - Endgame