Extras
The first school bus ride for young Forrest Gump was unpleasant. The kids on the bus greeted him with ridicule. These kids were actually the children of the people making the movie. The boy is director Robert Zemeckis’ son, Alexander, and the girl who shuns Forrest is actually Tom Hanks’ daughter, Elizabeth.
Missed Opportunity
There were some big names of actors who passed up the opportunity to play Bubba. The role of Bubba was originally offered to Ice Cube, David Alan Grier and Dave Chappelle. Ice Cube felt uncomfortable playing a disabled character, David Chappelle thought it was not a good movie to be in, and probably David Alan had a similar reason for not taking the role. In the end, Mykelti Williamson grasped the opportunity and benefited from a box office success.
