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Forrest Gump (1994) Forrest Gump is a beloved American film released in 1994. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the movie

Forrest Gump (1994)

Forrest Gump is a beloved American film released in 1994. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the movie showcases the extraordinary life of its eponymous character, played by . Forrest Gump is an endearing and simple-minded man who unwittingly becomes involved in several significant events throughout the 20th century.

The film features an exceptional cast, including Sally Field as Forrest's mother, Robin Wright as his love interest, and Gary Sinise as his loyal and brave friend. It also includes memorable performances by Mykelti Williamson, Michael Conner Humphreys, and Hanna Hall. The remarkable soundtrack is filled with classic songs from the era that perfectly capture the film's nostalgic essence.

If you want to revisit the sounds and music that make Forrest Gump such a memorable experience, you can now easily play and download them here. Relive the iconic moments and emotions of this heartwarming and inspiring cinematic masterpiece through its timeless soundtrack. Whether it's the sound of a feather floating in the wind or the opening notes of a familiar tune, Forrest Gump is sure to bring back cherished memories and touch your heart.

A big old warehouse. We even have hats that say "Bubba Gump" on them.
A couple more, you could have yourself a cocktail.
A few years later, that angry little man
A gardener from Greenbow, Alabama, stopping only to sleep,
A good friend of mine was in the bed right next door.
A legless freak! Look! Look! Look at me!
A lot. "F" this and "F" that.
A promise is a promise, Lieutenant Dan.
About a half mile from the town of Greenbow, Alabama.
About to start school again soon,
After I get out the Army.
After only five years of playing football, I got a college degree.
After that, Mama went to the hotel to lay down,
After that, shrimping was easy.
All American Football Team at the Oval Office today.
All right, but your supper's ready if y'all want to eat.
All right, Forrest, you can open your eyes now.
All right! Bobbi!
All right.
All right...
All the way up through high school.
Always said that dying was a part of life.
Ambush!
America owes you a debt of gratitude, son.
An imbecile, a moron who goes on television
And 'cause I was a gazillionaire and I liked doing it so much,
And a brand new shrimping boat.
And a few years after that, somebody shot his little brother, too,
And a national celebrity, and a shrimping boat captain,
And act like a bunch of ghosts or spooks or something.
And after that, I got more company. And then, even more people joined in.
And always answer every question with, "Yes, Drill Sergeant!"
And anyway, that's how I got my name,
And as in other towns up and down the coast,
And because he didn't have no legs,
And big old fat rain,
And can you believe it? I got to go to college, too.
And come to be brutalized and killed in their own communities
And even I know that ain't something you can find just around the corner.
And even introduced me to some of her new friends.
And even though Bubba was dead and Lieutenant Dan said I was nuts,
And every night, we read a book. He's so smart, Jenny.
And every time he said the "F" word,
And every time I went back looking for Bubba,
And except for all the beer cans and the barbecue, it was.
And gave everybody a turkey sandwich.
And get off and go one block left to 1947 Henry Street, Apartment 4.
And get off and go one block left to 1947 Henry Street, Apartment 4.
And get your white ass away from that window.
And guess what?
And had a conversation all the way to school.
And hat cases and sample cases.
And he had him a guitar case.
And he liked to say the "F" word.
And he made a lot of money off of it.
And he says I can't read it.
And he's the president of the Berkeley chapter of SDS.
And her daddy was some kind of a farmer.
And her mama before her cooked shrimp,
And his mama cooked shrimp,
And how I was looking forward to getting a letter from her
And how she'd discovered ways to expand her mind
And I always try to keep my promise.
And I bought a bus ticket and three Dr. Peppers.
And I don't know when I went on my first outdoor picnic.
And I figured since I'd run this far,
And I gave a whole bunch to the Bayou La Batre fishing hospital.
And I had that house of your father's bulldozed to the ground.
And I had you placed here under our tree.
And I hoped that whatever she was doing made her happy.
And I make his breakfast, lunch and dinner every day.
And I met the President of the United States, again.
And I think that's what my running was all about.
And I told you if you were ever a shrimp boat captain
And I took Mama out to a real fancy dinner,
And I want to reach people on the personal level.
And I was already getting yelled at.
And in China, they never go to church.
And it was the happiest time in my life.
And just like that, my running days was over.
And just like that, she was gone, out of my life again.
And just like that, she was gone.
And learn how to live in harmony,
And makes a fool out of himself in front of the whole damn country,
And Mama making a trip up to heaven. I did all the talking.
And next to Mama, no one ever talked to me or asked me questions.
And now, for your listening and viewing pleasure,
And on my way back to find Bubba,
And one day, out of the blue clear sky, I got a letter from Jenny,
And ran for president.
And she even showed me how to dance.
And she gave me the best gift anyone could ever get in the wide world.
And she was thrown out of school.
And she'd listen about Ping Ponging, and shrimping,
And showing them how to play Ping Pong.
And since you have been such a big inspiration to the people around here,
And since, number one, I wasn't hungry, but thirsty,
And slept and slept, like she hadn't slept in years.
And so I pronounce you man and wife.
And so then, I got a call from him saying
And so, you just ran.
And some of them people were loud and pushy.
And some years later, I heard that that fellow
And some years later, I heard that that fellow
And that's what I'm doing here.
And the earth began.
And the house was all empty,
And the rest is just for showing off.
And then it was nice.
And then this one time, Jenny wasn't on the bus to go to school.
And then, just like that,
And then, she was there.
And there isn't anything they can do about it.
And there was always something to do.
And there...
And this Fourth is witnessing one of the
And this, I got you running.
And told her how I thought about her always,
And was signing some autographs,
And we walked right by Benson's furniture and appliance store,
And we were always looking for this guy named Charlie.
And what he did was,
And when I got there,
And when I got there, I figured since I'd gone this far,
And when I got to another ocean, I figured since I'd gone this far,
And wouldn't you know it? A few months later,
And you don't ever come back.
And you tell it so well, with such enthusiasm.
And, hey, Forrest, all the shrimp you can eat.
And, of course, I paid my respect to Bubba himself.
And, well, we was like family, Jenny and me.
Any friendlies out there?
Anybody want to go to San Francisco?
Anyway, I guess you could say me and Mama was on our own.
Anyway, like I was saying, I had a lot of company.
Anyway, like I was saying, shrimp is the fruit of the sea.
Are you coming along?
Are you crazy, or just plain stupid?
Are you doing this for the homeless?
Are you retarded, or just plain stupid?
Are you stupid or something?
Are you stupid or something?
Are you telling me you're the owner of the Bubba Gump Shrimp Corporation?
Aren't I going to be me?
As I recall the high hopes for America with which we began this second term...
As they sleep in their beds at night.
At the school house door thought it would be a good idea
Base to Jenny 1.
Because a man who owns a theater in Memphis, Tennessee,
Because we are awakening the American people
Because we, the Black Panthers, are against the war in Vietnam.
Before you go, why don't you get your ass down to the corner
Bit me directly in the buttocks.
Boy, I heard some whoppers in my time, but that tops them all.
Bubba did have a fine idea.
Bubba Gump Shrimp. It's a household name.
Bubba Gump Shrimp's what they got.
Bubba was gonna be a shrimping boat captain,
Bubba was my best good friend. I had to make sure that he was okay.
Bubba?
Bubba's family knew everything
But all I did was play Ping Pong.
But at night time when there was nothing to do
But he couldn't draw that well, and he didn't have a camera.
But he didn't die.
But he sure is fast!
But his back is as crooked as a politician.
But I can run like the wind blows.
But I do remember the first time I heard
But I know what love is.
But I miss you, Jenny.
But I think
But I think it was her grandma's dog.
But I think some of America's best young men served in this war.
But I thought about her a lot,
But I'd go and visit her every chance I got.
But instead he died right there by that river in Vietnam.
But instead, they decided the best way for me to fight the Communists
But it's $25,000, Forrest.
But Lieutenant Dan, he was mad.
But Mama says it's just a little white lie
But most of all, I thought about Jenny.
But my boy Forrest is gonna get
But now I'm nothing but a goddamn cripple,
But now that he's dead, that means I gotta be the captain.
But only after Governor George Wallace had carried out his symbolic threat
But some of those people asked me if I could help them out.
But somebody thought that it wasn't.
But that wasn't a bad thing,
But we didn't mind. Our house was never empty.
But we're gonna straighten him right up, now, aren't we, Forrest?
But you ain't got no legs, Lieutenant Dan.
But you won't marry me.
But...
By being on the Tuscaloosa campus, he kept the mob from gathering...
Can I have a ride?
Can you tell us, what was China like?
Can't hear... Can't hear...
Charles Cooper brings us this report.
Cleveland, he was from Detroit.
Coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp...
College ran by real fast, 'cause I played so much football.
Come back here, you!
Come on in, sit down over here.
Come on, baby. Shake it up. Shake it up, now.
Come on, Forrest, you can do it.
Come on, Forrest.
Come on, he's getting away! Move it!
Come on, Lenore. We don't need this shit!
Come on, let me show you. Here.
Come on, man, come up here, man.
Come on, move out.
Come on! Peace!
Come on. Come on.
Come on. Come on. Come on.
Come on. Come on. Yeah, you! Come on. Move, move, move.
Come on. Let's go.
Commander of the National Guard, and Governor Wallace.
Congratulations, son.
Congratulations, son.
Congratulations. How does it feel to be an All American?
Congratulations. How does it feel to be an All American?
Cooper, Larson,
Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far,
Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far,
Death is just a part of life,
Decided to get together and offered me a fine job.
Destroying nearly everything in its path.
Did come up with a bumper sticker slogan,
Did you go to a girls' college,
Did you hear me, stupid?
Did you hear what I said?
Did you hear what I said?
Did you hear what I said?
Did you lose your pecker in the war or something?
Direct from Hollywood, California, our very own beatnik beauty,
Do you ever dream, Forrest,
Do you know what it's like not to be able to use your legs?
Do you see that?
Do you understand what I'm saying, Gump?
Do you want a chocolate?
Do you, Forrest, take Jenny to be your wife?
Does this mean I can't play Ping Pong no more?
Don't ever let anybody tell you they're better than you, Forrest.
Don't you know we in a war here?
Earl, what's going on?
Eight, seven, six, five,
Even Lieutenant Dan would come and watch me play.
Even when I didn't have anyone to play Ping Pong with.
Every day we'd take a walk and I'd jabber on like a monkey in a tree,
Every day, I'd pick pretty flowers and put them in her room for her,
Everybody wants you to use their Ping Pong stuff.
Far, far away from here.
Far, far away from here.
Federal troops enforcing a court order
Fire in the hole!
Follow me, let's go!
For a long time.
For more than two years now, a man named Forrest Gump,
For no particular reason, I just kept on going.
For no particular reason.
For no particular reason.
For some reason, Jenny didn't never want to go home.
For some reason, Ping Pong came very natural to me.
For the Army it does.
For the second time in 17 days,
Forrest Gump, it's supper time! Forrest...
Forrest Gump, John Lennon.
Forrest Gump, the gardener from Greenbow, Alabama,
Forrest Gump!
Forrest Gump.
Forrest Gump.
Forrest Gump.
Forrest has a phone call.
Forrest is right here.
Forrest,
Forrest,
Forrest, I can't keep this.
Forrest, I do love you.
Forrest, I'm so proud of you. Here, I'll hold this for you.
Forrest, let me down!
Forrest, look at me. Look at me, Forrest.
Forrest, this is Wesley.
Forrest, we have very different lives, you know.
Forrest, what are you doing here?
Forrest, why did you do that?
Forrest, why'd this happen?
Forrest, you don't know what love is.
Forrest, you go.
Forrest, you stay away from me, okay? You just stay away from me, please.
Forrest!
Forrest!
Forrest!
Forrest! Forrest!
Forrest! Forrest!
Forrest! Quit it! Quit it!
Forrest? It's time to start.
Forrest.
Four, three, two, one!
Fourth Platoon, on your feet.
From heat exhaustion, fell into the arms of...
From that day on, if I was going somewhere,
From that day on, we was always together.
From the racial onslaught of the pig
From the United States of America.
General Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Get down!
Get in the truck! Let's move it!
Get in the truck.
Get on it!
Get out of here!
Get out! Come on, go! Go! Go!
Get that pig up here, God damn it!
Get that thing... Fuck it, get it in the tree line!
Get your ass out of here!
Get your hands down! Do not salute me.
Go on! Get out of here!
God damn bless America.
God damn it, Gump! You're a goddamn genius!
God damn it, put me down!
God damn it! Mac!
God damn, son.
God is listening? What a crock of shit.
Governor Wallace, I take it from that statement, that...
Grandma used to read it to you.
Gump, check out that hole.
Gump, how can you watch that stupid shit?
Gump, what are you doing? Take a left! Left!
Gump, you stay here, God damn it! That's an order!
Gump! What's your sole purpose in this Army?
Had been signed up for summer classes.
Had come across the ocean about 1,000 years ago,
Had himself a heart attack, or something.
Happy New Year, Gump.
Happy New Year, Lieutenant Dan!
Has been running across America.
Has fallen victim to Carmen and has been left in utter ruin.
Have I found Jesus?
Have you ever been with a girl, Forrest?
Have you found Jesus yet, Gump?
Have you given any thought to your future?
Haven't you ever seen a little boy with braces on his legs before?
He didn't turn Jenny into a bird that day.
He didn't want to be called crippled, just like I didn't want to be called stupid.
He doesn't know any better!
He doesn't mean it when he does things like this. He doesn't.
He got a daddy named Forrest, too?
He got me invested in some kind of fruit company.
He had the police say Jenny didn't have to stay in that house no more.
He made a lot of money off of it.
He might be a bit on the slow side,
He must be the stupidest son of a bitch alive,
He never actually said so, but I think he made his peace with God.
He said God is listening, but I have to help myself.
He should not be hitting you, Jenny.
He spent most of his time exercising his arms.
He started up this club called the Ku Klux Klan.
He wanted to put my face on a T shirt,
He was a mean dog.
He was always kissing and touching her and her sisters.
He was from a long, great military tradition.
He wrote you a letter.
He'd be the captain of the shrimping boat and I'd be his first mate.
He'd have given us all braces on our legs.
He's gonna have to go to a special school.
He's not going to some special school to learn how to re tread tires.
He's really good.
He's very smart. He's one of the smartest in his class.
Hello, Forrest.
Hello, I'm Forrest. Forrest Gump.
Hello.
Helo's inbound. Top smoke, get it out there!
Henry Street is just five or six blocks down that way.
Her dream had come true.
Her mama had gone up to heaven when she was five,
Here he is, Forrest Gump, right here.
Here we are.
Here you go.
Here, by videotape, is the encounter by General Graham,
Here, use this one. Nobody likes that color anyway.
Here's your bus. Okay.
Hey, Bubba, it's me, Forrest Gump.
Hey, Bubba.
Hey, don't you push her! You shut up!
Hey, dummy!
Hey, Forrest, don't...
Hey, Forrest, there's something I've been thinking about.
Hey, Forrest.
Hey, Forrest.
Hey, Gump, get a load of the tits on her!
Hey, hey! We was just there. That's at Times Square.
Hey, honey, I got something here for you.
Hey, honey, this ain't Captain Kangaroo.
Hey, I bet there's shrimp all in these waters.
Hey, I kept a scrapbook of your clippings and everything.
Hey, Lenore... Everybody gets a second chance.
Hey, man, he's cool. He's cool. He's one of us.
Hey, man, hey, listen, I was wondering if you might help me, huh?
Hey, Tex. Hey, Tex.
Hey, what the hell are you...
Hey, you ever think about naming this old boat?
Hey, you.
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey! Come on, already!
Hey! Don't call him stupid!
Hey! Hey!
Hey.
Hey. I know this.
Hey. It's nice to meet you finally.
Hi, Forrest.
Hi.
Hilary, all right, I've got the vets,
His legs are strong, Mrs. Gump,
His name's Forrest.
Hold it up! Hold up, boys!
Hold on there, boy.
Holiday...
How are we going to find them?
How do those feel?
How if I accept Jesus into my heart,
How would you like to go into the shrimping business with me?
Hurricane Carmen came through here yesterday,
I am.
I began to think about Jenny,
I believe he said he had to "go pee. "
I bet if I think about it real hard, I could remember my first pair of shoes.
I bet that never happened in Home Ec.
I bought her a new hat with little flowers on it.
I brought you some chocolate.
I brought you some chocolate.
I can't help it. I love you.
I can't leave the platoon.
I can't leave the platoon.
I could eat about a million and a half of these.
I couldn't just let him lay there all alone, scared the way he was,
I couldn't tell where heaven stopped
I didn't ask you to pull me out of there, God damn you!
I didn't know I was supposed to be looking for him, sir.
I didn't know it, but I was destined to be your mama.
I didn't know who I might meet, or what they might ask.
I didn't stay home for long, because I'd made a promise to Bubba,
I didn't want it to end.
I don't care. I don't like her, anyway.
I don't know
I don't know if Mama was right,
I don't know.
I don't recall what I got for my first Christmas,
I even wrote Jenny and told her all about it.
I felt real lucky he was my lieutenant.
I got a very important question to ask you.
I got an air strike inbound right now. They're gonna nape the whole area.
I got your letter.
I gotta buy me one of them shrimping boats,
I gotta find Bubba!
I gotta get out of here.
I guess.
I had a destiny.
I had never seen anything so beautiful in my life.
I had no idea, but Mama had had all sorts of visitors.
I have a feeling if we head due east, we'll find some shrimp,
I have some kind of virus,
I have to, Forrest.
I have your discharge papers. Your service is up, son.
I hope everything works out for you!
I just felt like running.
I just I want to apologize for anything that I ever did to you,
I just want to be on an empty stage
I know everything there is to know about the shrimping business.
I know he's dead!
I know of a much nicer hotel. It's brand new, very modern.
I know that. I know that.
I know you wouldn't, Forrest.
I love you.
I made me a promise to Bubba in Vietnam
I make sure he combs his hair and brushes his teeth every day.
I mean, it was like an alarm went off in my head, you know?
I met the principal and all.
I might as well just turn back and keep right on going.
I must have drank me about 15 Dr. Peppers.
I named him after his daddy.
I never really knew why she came back, but I didn't care.
I never thanked you for saving my life.
I never thought it would take me anywhere.
I only caught five.
I picked up the mail.
I played Ping Pong
I played Ping Pong so much, I even played it in my sleep.
I put in the requisitions at Battalion.
I ran a long way,
I ran and ran, just like Jenny told me to.
I ran clear across Alabama.
I ran clear to the ocean.
I ran so far and so fast that pretty soon I was all by myself,
I remember the bus ride on the first day of school very well.
I remember when that happened, when Wallace got shot.
I said, "Here's a guy that's got his act together.
I said, is your friend stupid or something?
I sent her letters, not every day, but almost.
I should have died out there with my men,
I should have known it was just gonna be some bullshit hassle.
I shouldn't have brought you here.
I showed her how to dangle.
I sit next to them in my Home Economics class all the time.
I started moving around to the music,
I started out on my uncle's boat, that's my mama's brother,
I started to get scared that I might never find Bubba.
I stayed with Lieutenant Dan and celebrated the holidays.
I sure hope I don't let him down.
I sure wish it wasn't.
I think I ruined your roommate's bathrobe.
I think you should go home to Greenbow, Alabama!
I thought about her a lot.
I thought about Jenny all the time.
I thought I was going back to Vietnam,
I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County.
I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town.
I thought you might be able to help me jump into...
I told her what I was doing and asked her what she was doing,
I told you to leave me there, Gump. Forget about me. Get yourself out!
I told you to leave me there, Gump. Forget about me. Get yourself out!
I took the bus up to Memphis to see her perform in that show.
I understand you were wounded. Where were you hit?
I wanna go home.
I want to be able to say things, just one to one.
I want to show you something, Mrs. Gump.
I want you to have this.
I was born with big gums, sir.
I was in college.
I was just looking into buying a boat of my own and got drafted.
I was just showing him a thing or two on the guitar here.
I was Lieutenant Dan Taylor.
I was Lieutenant Dan Taylor.
I was running!
I was supposed to die in the field, with honor!
I was wondering about that.
I went.
I will miss you, Forrest.
I wish I could've been there with you.
I wish I had shoes like that.
I wish you wouldn't go, Jenny.
I would never hurt you, Jenny.
I would never hurt you, you know that.
I wouldn't know.
I'd always think of Jenny.
I'd kind of like to see that.
I'd make a good husband, Jenny.
I'd never named a boat before, but there was only one I could think of,
I'd of thought of something better to say.
I'd recommend you for OCS, Private Gump.
I'd think a lot about Mama and Bubba and Lieutenant Dan.
I'll always be your girl.
I'll be right here when you get back.
I'll be the captain, we can just work it together,
I'll beat your head in, you goddamn oinker!
I'll bet you could walk all day in shoes like that and not feel a thing.
I'll get to walk beside him in the kingdom of heaven.
I'll have my people take care of it for you.
I'll see you tomorrow. All right.
I'll take care of you if you're sick.
I'll write you all the time.
I'm glad we were here together in our nation's capital.
I'm gonna lean up against you. You just lean right back against me.
I'm gonna show that for show and tell because
I'm Lieutenant Dan Taylor. Welcome to Fourth Platoon.
I'm living off the government tit.
I'm not a smart man,
I'm not supposed to, so I'll just leave it here for you.
I'm okay, Forrest.
I'm okay, man. I'm fine.
I'm okay.
I'm pretty tired.
I'm sick.
I'm singing a song here.
I'm sorry I ruined your New Year's Eve party, Lieutenant Dan.
I'm sorry.
I'm supposed to go on the number nine bus to Richmond Street
I'm taking the $24,562 and 47 cents that I got...
I'm talking about a shrimp catching boat.
I've been working on shrimp boats all my life.
I've worn lots of shoes.
If everything goes all right, two men shrimping 10 hours,
If God intended everybody to be the same,
If I'd a known this was gonna be the last time me and Bubba was gonna talk,
If it wouldn't be a waste of such a damn fine enlisted man,
If there's anything you need, I won't be far away.
If we each have a destiny,
If you boys are hungry, we got steaks burning right over here.
If you stick with me and learn from the guys
If you'd be agreeable to saying you liked using their paddle.
If you're ever a shrimp boat captain, that's the day I'm an astronaut.
In every single American war.
In fact, only one shrimping boat actually survived the storm.
In the land of China, people hardly got nothing at all.
In Vietnam, your...
Instead,
Integrated the University of Alabama today.
Is about to cross the Mississippi River again today.
Is he smart, or...
Is that clear?
Is the ice cream.
Is there a Mr. Gump, Mrs. Gump?
Is this your house?
Isn't he beautiful?
It looked like there were two skies, one on top of the other.
It must be hard being brothers.
It sounded good.
It was a bullet, wasn't it?
It was a college just for girls.
It was a very special night for the two of us.
It was like just before the sun goes to bed down on the bayou.
It was like olden times. We was like peas and carrots again.
It was nice talking to you.
It was so beautiful.
It was the happiest moment of my life.
It was wonderful having her home.
It wasn't always fun.
It's a good thing Mama was resting, 'cause the streets was awful crowded
It's all right.
It's an honor, sir.
It's bad luck to have a boat without a name.
It's funny Lieutenant Dan said that, 'cause right then, God showed up.
It's funny, but in the middle of all that fun,
It's just my time.
It's just this war and that lying son of a bitch, Johnson!
It's not really hard.
It's taken!
It's this whole other country.
It's time for a showdown! You and me!
It's time for your bath, Lieutenant.
Jack rabbit!
Jenny and me was like peas and carrots.
Jenny and me were just like peas and carrots again.
Jenny came back and stayed with me.
Jenny most of the time was real quiet.
Jenny, where'd you run to?
Jenny, why didn't you come to school today?
Jenny, you and little Forrest could come stay at my house in Greenbow.
Jenny!
Jenny!
Jenny! Come on!
Jenny?
Jenny.
Jenny.
Jesus Christ, what'd they do with this?
Just 'cause she said she was scared.
Just as soon as she had the time.
Just leave me here! Get away. Just leave me here! Get out!
Just so evident today, the trend towards military dictatorship in this country.
Just, if you're ever in trouble, don't try to be brave. You just run, okay?
Just... You can't keep doing this all the time.
Kyle, Nichols,
Largest fireworks displays in the nation's...
Leg Lima 6, Leg Lima 6, this is Strongarm, be advised
Leg Lima 6, Strongarm. How copy this? Over.
Less what you spend on gas, you can...
Let me tell you something else.
Let's give a big round of applause to the luscious Bobbi Dylan.
Let's give a big round of applause to the luscious Bobbi Dylan.
Lieutenant Dan said he was living in a hotel.
Lieutenant Dan sure knew his stuff.
Lieutenant Dan, ice cream.
Lieutenant Dan, this is my Jenny.
Lieutenant Dan, what are you doing here?
Lieutenant Dan!
Lieutenant Dan.
Life is a box of chocolates, Forrest.
Like brothers and stuff.
Like me.
Like that mountain lake. It was so clear, Jenny,
Listen up, people!
Listen, Forrest, I don't know how to say this.
Listen, I'm in the bumper sticker business
Listen, next week my schedule changes, so I'll be able to... But thanks...
Listen, you promise me something, okay?
Little bitty stinging rain,
Little Forrest is doing just fine.
Look at me.
Look, it's pretty basic here.
Louise. Louise, there's Forrest.
Ma'am, what'd they do with Lieutenant Dan?
Ma'am, you dropped your book. Ma'am...
Magic legs.
Mama
Mama always had a way of explaining things
Mama always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them.
Mama always said that God is mysterious.
Mama always said there's an awful lot
Mama decided to let those rooms out,
Mama named me after the great Civil War hero,
Mama said not to be taking rides from strangers.
Mama says, "Stupid is as stupid does. "
Mama was a real smart lady.
Mama was so proud.
Man, I tell you what, I got it all figured out, too.
Matter of fact, I'm going into the shrimping business for myself
Matter of fact, I'm going into the shrimping business for myself
Maybe both is happening at the same time.
Maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama.
Maybe it was because she had nowhere else to go,
Maybe it's both.
McMill, Johnson, Tyler,
Me, too, Forrest.
Medic, we got a man down!
Medic! Can I get a medic?
Met with President Nixon today at an Oval Office ceremony...
Might as well turn around and just keep on going.
Misfire! Misfire!
Moments ago, at 2:25 p. m., as President Reagan was leaving the...
Mostly to people passing through,
Must be hard being a king.
My bus is here.
My favorite book.
My given name is Benjamin Buford Blue. People call me Bubba.
My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates.
My name is Forrest. Forrest Gump.
My name's Forrest Gump. People call me Forrest Gump.
My name's Forrest. Forrest Gump.
My only friend.
My unit is down hard and hurting!
My whole goddamn platoon is wiped out!
Nah, I'm gonna be all right.
Night time in the Army is a lonely time.
No matter what happens, never ever take your eye off the ball.
No possessions?
No problem. Got to go, Jen, I'm double parked.
No religion, too?
No sweat, man. Just lay back.
No, but I been on a real big boat.
No, no.
No, sir.
No, we are not relations, sir.
No! Turn! Go!
No.
Nobody gives a hunk of shit who you are, fuzzball!
Not raccoons, you idiot, ******s, and they want to go to school with us.
Nothing at all, thank you. My legs are just fine and dandy.
Nothing just happens, it's all part of a plan.
Nothing.
Now can you believe it?
Now hear this!
Now what are we supposed to do?
Now, because I had been a football star, and a war hero,
Now, Bubba had told me everything he knew about shrimping,
Now, disassemble your weapon and continue!
Now, don't you be afraid, sweetheart.
Now, for some reason, I fit in the Army like one of them round pegs.
Now, for some reason, what I was doing seemed to make sense to people.
Now, go shake down your gear, see the platoon sergeant,
Now, he'll be just fine.
Now, his IQ is 75.
Now, I don't know much about anything,
Now, I hadn't heard from Jenny in a long while,
Now, I'm gonna bring up some soldiers...
Now, it used to be, I ran to get where I was going,
Now, my mama always told me that miracles happen every day.
Now, remember how I told you that
Now, the really good thing about meeting
Now, they told us that Vietnam was gonna be very different
Now, when I was a baby,
Now, you listen to me. We all have a destiny.
Now, you wouldn't believe it if I told you,
Of tall ships earlier. The Statue of Liberty...
Oh, Bubba, no...
Oh, but, Mama, I only like using my own paddle.
Oh, God...
Oh, no, that's all right, ma'am.
Oh, shut up!
Oh, yes, sir.
Oh?
Oh.
Okay, follow me! Come on. Let's move it out.
Okay, Jenny, I'll stay.
Okay, sir. I'll check it out.
Okay?
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
On a good day, you can catch over 100 pounds of shrimp.
One day, it started raining, and it didn't quit for four months.
One giant leap for mankind.
One man even left a check for $25,000
One time, a young man was staying with us,
One, take good care of your feet,
Only he was in a hotel kitchen.
Only, this time, they didn't get us rooms in a real fancy hotel.
Or a trail, or the road, so he'd tell us to get down, shut up...
Or for animals?
Or if it's Lieutenant Dan.
Or maybe it was because she was so tired, 'cause she went to bed
Or to a girls and boys together college?
Or, that's left after a new hair cut and a new suit,
Our purpose here is to protect our black leaders
Over there! They're over there!
Over to that office across the way.
Over.
Peace!
People, for some reason, well, they'd cheer.
PFC Gump?
Please take your seats.
Polly, get out here!
Pray with me, Forrest. Pray with me.
President Carter, suffering
President Ford escaped possible assassination today.
President Johnson awarded four Medals of Honor
President Kennedy met with the Collegiate
President Kennedy ordered the Secretary of Defense
Private Gump here is gonna be a shrimp boat captain.
Pull back! Pull back!
Pull back! Run!
Quiet. Quiet. He's going to say something.
Rain that flew in sideways.
**** our women, and destroy our black communities.
Regarding the need for further escalation of the war in Vietnam.
Remember what I told you, Forrest. You're no different than anybody else is.
Roger, Strongarm, be advised we have incoming from the tree line
Run, Forrest, run! Run, Forrest!
Run, Forrest!
Run, Forrest!
Run, Forrest! Run away! Hurry!
Run, God damn it, run!
Run, man! Run!
Run, you stupid son of a bitch! Run!
Run!
Run! Run, Forrest!
Saw those photos and offered Jenny a job singing in a show.
Say, man, show me that crazy little walk you just did there.
Say, wasn't that Gump?
Scared of what, I don't know,
Security, Frank Wills.
Seeing how it was only my induction day
Sergeant Sims, God damn it,
She had got the cancer and died on a Tuesday.
She helped me learn how to read, and I showed her how to swing.
She said they was my magic shoes.
She said we was related to him in some way.
She saw me on TV, running.
She showed me around,
She tasted like cigarettes.
She taught me how to climb.
She told me about all the traveling she'd done.
She was a folk singer.
She was my most special friend.
She went to live with her grandma just over on Creekmore Avenue,
Shoot, it even rained at night.
Shortly after Governor Wallace had carried out his promise
Shrimping boats. Shrimping boats?
Shrimping is tough.
Shut that blind, man.
Since it was just me and Mama and we had all these empty rooms,
Slow it down some.
So I could understand them.
So I grabbed him up and run him out of there.
So I went out for a walk to see our nation's capital.
So it wouldn't hurt nobody.
So many pounds for gas, we can just live right on the boat.
So many pounds of shrimp to pay off the boat,
So much shrimp, why, you wouldn't believe it.
So she took me to the Greenbow County Central School.
So take a left.
So, anyway, I'm putting all that on gas, ropes and new nets
So, are you enjoying yourself in our nation's capital, young man?
So, Bubba was from Bayou La Batre, Alabama,
So, bye bye, Jenny.
So, I gave a whole bunch of it to the Foursquare gospel church,
So, I got company.
So, I ran to the end of the road, and when I got there,
So, I started playing it all the time.
So, I went home to Alabama.
So, I went home.
So, I went on down to Bayou La Batre
So, I went to church every Sunday.
So, I went, again.
So, where you been, baby cakes, huh? Haven't seen you around lately.
So, you boys are from Arkansas, huh? Well, I've been through there.
Socks. Cushion sole, OD green.
Some people don't think so, but they do.
Some photos of her in her college sweater,
Some years later, that handsome young man
Somebody else was saying, "Help me, Forrest. Help me. "
Somebody in his family had fought and died
Somebody later told me it gave people hope.
Somebody said world peace was in our hands,
Somebody shot that nice young President,
Somebody turned off the rain and the sun come out.
Somebody who had lost all his money in the T shirt business,
Something bit me!
Something like that.
Something we're all destined to do.
Sometime later, for no particular reason,
Sometimes I guess there just aren't enough rocks.
Sometimes it would stop raining long enough for the stars to come out.
Sometimes Lieutenant Dan came, too,
Sometimes we had so many people staying with us
Sometimes we'd just sit out and wait for the stars.
Sometimes.
Son, you've been awarded the Medal of Honor.
Soon as I have some money.
Sorry I had a fight in the middle of your Black Panther party.
Speak up!
Split everything right down the middle. Man, I'm telling you, 50 50.
Stand here.
Step it up. Look alive out there.
Still got 10 klicks to go to that river. Move out.
Stop it! Stop it!
Stop it! Stop it!
Strongarm, this is Leg Lima 6, over!
Stupid is as stupid does, Mrs. Blue.
Stupid is as stupid does, sir.
Sucking it dry!
Supper.
Surprise, surprise, surprise!
Swinging my hips.
Take cover!
Taken.
Teaching him how to play Ping Pong.
Tell us a little bit about the war, man.
Tex!
That as soon as the war was over, we'd go in partners.
That boy sure is a running fool.
That can be the difference between a live grunt and a dead grunt.
That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run.
That every room was filled with travelers.
That smells wonderful.
That uniform is a trip, Forrest.
That was Amber, Amber Flame.
That was my destiny, and you cheated me out of it!
That's a fine idea.
That's all I have to say about that.
That's all these cripples, down at the VA,
That's all they ever talk about.
That's him right there.
That's how me and Mama got money.
That's in the county of Greenbow.
That's it!
That's my boat.
That's one small step for man,
That's so right on, man. You said it all.
That's the most outstanding answer I've ever heard.
That's where we'll find them.
That's where we're going to find those shrimp, my boy!
That's... That's about it.
The Army decided that I should be on the All American Ping Pong team.
The ceremony was kicked off with a candid speech by the President
The Congressional Medal of Honor.
The day that you are a shrimp boat captain,
The first chance I got,
The hospital's people said it made me look like a duck in water,
The lights are off, and they must be looking for a fuse box or something,
The Mekong will eat a grunt's feet right off his legs.
The most beautiful name in the wide world.
The only good thing about being wounded in the buttocks
The President was shot in the chest, and the assailant...
The same opportunities as everyone else.
The state requires a minimum IQ of 80 to attend public school, Mrs. Gump.
The sweetest voice in the wide world.
The US Ping Pong team
The war in Vietnam?
Then Bubba said something I won't ever forget.
Then to use military force.
Then, I'd sign each letter, "Love, Forrest Gump. "
Then, it felt like something just jumped up and bit me.
There is one item of GI gear
There must be something can be done.
There was always a million sparkles on the water.
There was always folks coming and going.
There was Dallas, from Phoenix,
There was only one thing I could say about the war in Vietnam.
There was only one thing I could say about the war in Vietnam.
There was this man giving a little talk.
There was to know about the shrimping business.
There you are.
There's nothing you need to do, okay? You didn't do anything wrong.
There's shrimp kebabs, shrimp Creole...
There's some things you just can't change.
Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.
These are going to make me...
They even had a priest come and talk to me.
They even put me on a thing called the All America Team,
They gave me all the ice cream I could eat.
They gave you the Congressional Medal of Honor.
They invited me and the Ping Pong team to visit the White House.
They just couldn't believe that somebody would do all that running
They live within our borders, they are all our brothers.
They put you in this little room with just about anything
They said it was a million dollar wound, but the Army must keep that money,
They sending me to Vietnam.
They sent him home.
They tell me these Vietnams is good shrimpers.
They'd all dress up in their robes and their bed sheets
They'd even put bed sheets on their horses and ride around.
Things got a little out of hand.
Think I'll go home now.
This is Channel 6, Saigon.
This is Cunning Carla and Long Limbs Lenore.
This is my fiancÈe, Susan.
This is my very good friend, Mr. Gump. Can you say hi to him?
This is not for children's eyes.
This is the bus to school.
This is the site of the old Astor Hotel.
This one day, we was out walking, like always,
This one night, me and Mama was out shopping,
This seat's taken.
This seat's taken.
This wasn't supposed to happen, not to me.
This way, we don't have to sleep with our heads in the mud.
Those must be comfortable shoes.
Though he did take care of my Bubba Gump money.
Though I think he left the praying up to me.
Thought?
Titanium alloy. It's what they use on the space shuttle.
To block the doorway,
To change your socks whenever we stop.
To come out here and shrimp these waters.
To die for a country that hates them.
To do whatever you tell me, Drill Sergeant!
To meet Bubba's family and make their introduction.
To men from each of the Armed Services.
To stand in the school house door.
To the dangers that we have spoken about so many times,
Traveling around the country cheering up all them wounded veterans
Try and keep your feet dry.
Turns out, Jenny had gotten into some trouble over
Two n****es were admitted,
Two standing orders in this platoon:
Two weeks later, I left Vietnam.
Two, try not to do anything stupid, like getting yourself killed.
Vacation's when you go somewhere
Very good, sir.
Very good, sir.
Vice President Ford
Wait, is it this way? Hold on.
Wait, Jenny...
Walk beside him in the kingdom of heaven.
Was on his way home to see his little boy
Was to play Ping Pong.
Was to remind me that sometimes we all do things that,
We ain't got to pay no rent.
We are at approximately 45th Street in New York City at One Astor Plaza.
We are here to offer protection and help for all of those who need our help,
We are winning in this fight,
We can get American shrimpers
We can't hear anything!
We can't hear you!
We don't have to worry about money no more, and I said,
We don't want to see anybody left behind.
We got a whole bunch of boats, 12 Jennys,
We sure got you straightened out, didn't we, boy?
We walked around all night, Jenny and me, just talking.
We was sitting next to a millionaire.
We'd been through every kind of rain there is:
We'd lay there in our bunks and I'd miss my mama.
We'll just shrimp all the time, man.
We're a progressive school system.
We're gonna get you!
We're talking about five little points here.
Webster,
Well,
Well, are you gonna sit down, or aren't you?
Well, he'd sung too many songs,
Well, I happen to believe you make your own destiny.
Well, I thought it was a very lovely story,
Well, just don't make no sense.
Well, kiss my crippled ass.
Well, maybe you should just pray for shrimp.
Well, some years later,
Well, then, that's just perfect!
Well, there was this boy laying on the ground.
Well, we're all different, Mr. Hancock.
Well, well, I had company.
Well, well. Captain Forrest Gump. I had to see this for myself.
Well, you'll always be you, just another kind of you.
Well, your mama sure does care about your schooling, son.
Well...
Were you scared in Vietnam?
Wesley and I lived together in Berkeley,
What am I gonna do now?
What are you doing here so late?
What are you, stupid or something? What's your problem?
What did you say?
What do you mean, Jenny?
What do you want me to do with them?
What does "normal" mean, anyway?
What the hell is in Bayou La Batre?
What, is your friend stupid or something?
What's his problem?
What's my destiny, Mama?
What's wrong with your legs?
What's wrong with your lip?
What's your name, man?
Whatever that means.
When he was riding in his car.
When I got home, I was a national celebrity.
When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate.
When I had to go, you know...
When I was about maybe nine.
When raccoons try to get on our back porch,
When we're out humping, I want you boys to remember
Where is that sling rope I told you to order?
Where the hell do you think you're going?
Where they're going, where they've been.
Where you at?
Where you get to meet the President of the United States.
Which everybody knows isn't true,
Which made me happy, 'cause she was so close.
Which was a bad thing.
Who gives a shit about shrimping boats?
Who they called "The King,"
Who wishes to brutalize our black leaders,
Who would love to grease an officer.
Who's the baby killer?
Whoa, man! You just ran through a big pile of dog shit!
Why are you doing this?
Why are you running?
Why are you so good to me?
Why did you put that weapon together so quickly, Gump?
Why don't you love me, Jenny?
Why, you don't need to take a bus.
Will be sworn in as president at that hour in this office.
Will you marry me?
With people looking at all the statues and monuments,
With us? They do?
Wondering how she was spending her New Year's night out in California.
Wondering if I could come down to Savannah and see her,
Would you like to see what Lieutenant Dan looks like?
Would you marry me, Forrest?
Yeah, but don't you be thinking that I'm going to be calling you "sir. "
Yeah, I've got three over here.
Yeah, it's okay. Go talk to him.
Yeah, sir, you might want to send a maintenance man
Yeah, that sounds good. Thank you, ma'am.
Yeah, well, I just got one thing to say to that.
Yeah, well, you better tuck that in. Gonna get that caught on a trip wire.
Yeah, well, you'll have to tell them to call him back.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, well, you call those sons of bitches again...
Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah.
Yeah. I got new legs. Custom made.
Yeah. It's messy right now. I just got off work.
Yes, I know that.
Yes, sir, they surely did.
Yes, sir!
Yes, sir. We got more money than Davy Crockett.
Yes, we are against any war where black soldiers are sent to the frontline
Yes, we are against any war where black soldiers go to fight
Yes. Well, I...
Yoo hoo!
You are a fucking asshole!
You are goddamn gifted, Private Gump!
You are gonna be a general some day, Gump.
You belong in Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
You better be running, stupid! Come on, dummy!
You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sautÈ it.
You can sit down if you want to.
You can sit here if you want.
You can't keep doing this, Forrest.
You can't keep trying to rescue me all the time.
You can't sit here.
You cheated me.
You chink son of a bitch!
You could come home with me.
You could tell about a person by their shoes:
You don't say much, do you?
You don't want to marry me.
You ever been on a real shrimp boat?
You got new legs. New legs!
You got shot.
You got shot.
You have a great year. Hurry home and God bless you.
You just make your bed real neat and remember to stand up straight,
You just make your bed real neat and remember to stand up straight,
You know how to play this?
You know what I think?
You know what?
You know why we a good partnership, Forrest?
You know, after we win this war, and we take over everything,
You know, folks living out of their suitcases
You know, it's funny how you remember some things, but some things you can't.
You know, it's funny what a young man recollects,
You know, you should have been here for Christmas,
You know? I want to be famous.
You look handsome in it. You do.
You must be my FNGs.
You must have a goddamn IQ of 160!
You never know what you're going to get.
You never know what you're gonna get.
You think I could fly off this bridge?
You told me to, Drill Sergeant.
You understand this is the bus to school, now, don't you?
You would, Forrest.
You wrote me a letter, you idiot.
You'd be so proud of him.
You'd better get back here, girl!
You'd better get back here!
You'd want to eat or drink.
You'll be okay. You'll be okay.
You'll never sink this boat!
You'll never sink this boat! Now, me, I was scared,
You're going to have to figure that out for yourself.
You're his daddy, Forrest.
You're not even a low life, scum sucking maggot!
You're the same as everybody else. You are no different.
Your boy's different, Mrs. Gump.
Your fast movers are inbound at this time, over.
Your tie.
"First, there... " Mama, what's "vacation" mean?
"Look, I'm Forrest Gimp. " Just run away, Forrest.
A bullet? That jumped up and bit you.
A shrimp boat captain. Yes, sir.
Alabama, sir! Alabama, sir!
Base to Jenny 1. Jenny 1. Go, Margo.
Bubba. I'm okay, Forrest.
Can I go watch TV now? Yes, you can. Just keep it low.
Come on. What are you doing?
Congratulations. How do you feel? I gotta pee.
Coons are trying to get into school. Coons?
Don't go! Billy, wait a second! Get away from me.
Don't you ever call him stupid! What's the matter, baby?
Done, Drill Sergeant! Gump!
Down that way? Down that way.
Forrest, stop it! Stop it! Jesus!
From the DMZ to the Delta... Turn it off!
Get on the wheel and take a left! Okay.
Get the bikes! Hurry up! Let's get him!
Get the hell out of here! You should be in a sideshow!
God damn it, kick some ass! I'm on it, Lieutenant.
God damn it! Hey! Hey! Stupid jerk!
Good night. Good night.
Gump! Gump!
Gump. Gump. I'm Forrest Gump.
Hard to imagine. Well, it's easy if you try, Dick.
Haul ass, dummy! Yeah, you better get running!
He is indisposed at the moment. His mama's sick.
He was hurting you. What the hell is going on here?
Hello, Forrest. Hello, Jenny.
Hello, Mr. Gump. Hello.
Hey, stupid! Quit it!
Hey. Hey.
Hi, Miss Louise. Hey, Forrest.
I am a man of my word. Okay.
I wanted to tell you, I love you. I love you, too, Daddy.
I will come and be your first mate. Okay.
I'll be damned. Forrest? Sir, why are you running?
I'll go back to my college now. Forrest...
I'll go. Far out.
I'm Dorothy Harris. Well, now we ain't strangers anymore.
I'm going to bed. ... with a spectacular display
I'm home, Mama. I know, I know.
I'm walking here! Get out of the way!
I'm... Sorry. It's okay.
In the buttocks, sir. That must be a sight.
Is this your room? Shh!
It happens. What, shit?
It's called the Hotel Ebbott. Oh, no, no, no, no.
It's okay. Oh, I'm dizzy.
It's supper, everyone. Forrest... My, my. That sure looks special.
Jenny! Forrest!
Just get away from me! Don't...
Leg Lima 6, Leg Lima 6. God damn it!
Let me tell you about us. Where the hell have you been?
Lieutenant Dan. Hi, Forrest.
Louise, he's here. Now, when I got home,
Mama's gonna worry about me. Just stay a little longer.
Morning, sir! Morning, sir!
Mount them up. Spread out! Cover his back.
New shoes. They make them just for running.
No shrimp. Where the hell's this God of yours?
No, he's not! Get over there! Who is that? Who is that?
Oh, God! Lieutenant Dan!
Oh, you look good, Forrest. That Mama, she sure was right.
Okay! Run!
Okay. Thanks. Bye.
Pull back! Forrest, Forrest!
Run, Forrest, run! Hey,
Run, Forrest! Come on, get in the truck!
Run! Run! Run! Run! Run! Run!
Shut up, there! Don't be so shy, honey.
Shut up, there! Don't be so shy, honey.
Six, Strongarm, we want... Lieutenant Dan, Coleman's dead!
Still no shrimp, Lieutenant Dan. Okay, so I was wrong.
Stupid damn... Get your goddamn clothes...
Take a left! Which way?
Thank you. I ate some.
The war in Viet fucking nam! Yeah!
They was trying to grab you. A lot of people try to grab me.
This is an old friend from Alabama. How do you do?
This one! This one! Give me that! Turn it up!
Vacation? Where Daddy went.
Welcome home. You had quite a trip.
What are you doing, hon? Mr. Hot Wheels.
What are you doing? Hey!
What are you watching? Bert and Ernie.
What's the matter, Mama? I'm dying, Forrest.
Where's Mama? She's upstairs.
Who I'm gonna be? Yeah.
Who in the hell is that? That there is Forrest Gump, Coach.
Who's your friend? My name is Forrest, Forrest Gump.
Why are you dying, Mama? It's my time.
Why are you so upset? Just get the hell out of here.
Yes, Drill Sergeant! Yes, Drill Sergeant!
Yes, sir! As you were.
Yes, sir. Well, where are you staying?
You do your very best now, Forrest. I sure will, Mama.
You done watching it? ... here in New York Harbor...
You know what? What?
You look real good. It's funny how things work out.
You retard. Loser. You freak.
You're a mama, Jenny. I'm a mama.
...and that's all I have to say about that.
...because these National Guardsmen are here today
...five or six gunshots were fired by an unknown would be assassin.
...my back's crooked like a question mark.
...shrimp gumbo, pan fried, deep fried, stir fried.
...shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes,
...so we did.
...there's only one thing I can say about the war in Vietnam.
'cause I don't remember being born.
'cause I still ain't seen a nickel of that million dollars.
'cause I was messed up for a long time, and...
'Cause Jenny went to a college I couldn't go to.
'cause she made it all the way to California.
'cause them flashlights, they're keeping me awake.
'Cause we be watching out for one another,
"... a good little monkey and... "
"Finally, he had to try.
"Here's somebody who has the answer. " I'll follow you anywhere, Mr. Gump.
"Here's somebody who's got it all figured out.
"I just loved playing Ping Pong with my Flex O Light Ping Pong paddle,"
"It looked easy, but,
"oh, what happened.
"That's good. One less thing. "
"When I was in China on the All America Ping Pong team,
"You got to put the past behind you before you can move on. "