Running Forrest Gump Fancy Dress Costume

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eagerly recounting his life story for a succession of strangers, Mr. Hanks's Forrest has an unerring sincerity and charm. If it's difficult to reconcile this sweet, guileless performance with the film's technical To dress like Forrest Gump, you'll need a few key items. First, start with a pair of red athletic running shorts. These are the iconic shorts that Forrest wears throughout the movie, so they're a must-have item for any Forrest Gump costume. Next, you'll need a yellow jersey polo shirt to complete the look. Make sure to choose a shirt that fits well and is comfortable to wear for extended periods of time. Finally, finish off your costume with a wig and beard set, which will help you capture Forrest's iconic hairstyle and facial hair.

Forrest Gump" is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). It includes brief nudity, sexual references and mild profanity. Use Forrest's catchphrases: Forrest is known for his memorable catchphrases, such as "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get" and "Run, Forrest, run!" Make sure to use these phrases throughout the night to really stay in character. Speak with a Southern accent: Forrest Gump is from Alabama, so try to speak with a Southern accent to really bring the character to life. of his times. Forrest's love of Jenny (Robin Wright) is the film's only unifying thread, but it's a thread stretched almost to the breaking point. You are sure to watch this story chiefly for its digressions, Disabled as a young boy but goaded by his loving Mama (Sally Field) to make the best of his abilities, Forrest eventually becomes a football star, a war hero, a successful businessman and an international Ping-Pong champion. IsWhen a television news report overheard in "Forrest Gump" mentions American astronauts, the audience can be forgiven for wondering whether the title character will soon be seen walking on the moon. The charmed life of Vonnegut's early fiction, decides that he feels like running across America for a couple of years, "Running on Empty,""It Keeps You Runnin',""Go Your Own Way" and "On the Road

more successful at staging brilliant technical sleight-of-hand than at providing the dramatic basis for his visual inventions. Structured as Forrest's autobiography, and centering on his lifelong love for an elusive beauty genteel Southern costumes. Like everything else about "Forrest Gump," she looks a little too good to be true. role is structured mostly as a set of costume changes, but she is as strong and resilient as the material requires. Ms. Field, unfazed by the job of playing Mr. Hanks's mother, charges through the story in flowery, emphatically Be kind and genuine: Forrest Gump is known for his kind and genuine personality, so make sure to be friendly and approachable to everyone you meet at the party or event. Forrest says this when, having been named an All-American, he visits the Kennedy White House and winds up drinking too much Dr. Pepper. Typical of the film's magic is a brief glimpse of Forrest writhing uncomfortably and tellingForrest Gump has led him practically everywhere else, from the White House (where Presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon appear to be greeting him amiably) to an Alabama boarding house (where he gives pelvis-shaking lessons especially those expressed with Forrest's comically oblivious powers of description: "Now the really good thing about meetin' the President of the United States is the food."