Hippie Scene
For the hippie sequence in the movie, the director needed a lot of hippie looking people with hairstyles representing that period and fashion that was long gone. The great minds behind the film decided to shoot the scene in the most brilliant way. Instead of casting numerous extras and making them look like hippies, the cast went to the Maryland Renaissance Festival and did the scene there.
The Famous Bench
The most famous bench in the world is the bench where Forrest Gump sat telling his story, while waiting for a bus. Because of its popularity, Savannah officials found that bench to be a bit too much of a treasure and decided to protect it from the unfavourable Savannah weather and possible robbers. So, instead of keeping the bench in Chippewa Square in Savannah, Georgia, they moved it to the Savannah History Museum.
