00:00Everyone, how are you all doing?
00:19Once again, thank you for watching this behind the scenes story.
00:24By the way, do you know anything about American history?
00:28Compared to Japan, it is only a little over 200 years old, but it has had a major impact on the world and can also be said to have an interesting and condensed history.
00:40This time, we'll be looking at the behind-the-scenes story of Forrest Gump, the 1994 hit film that combines modern American history with the life of a disabled man.
00:53Forrest Gump was born in Alabama, in the southern United States, but he was born with a low IQ and was ostracized by everyone.
01:04However, under the watchful eye of his mother, his friend Jenny, and the group's leader, he becomes a successful person in life.
01:14Throughout the story, real events that happened in America are mentioned.
01:20Many of the items are familiar to Japanese people, and many will have felt nostalgic.
01:28However, this film portrays these historical facts in a slightly satirical way.
01:36Now, let's take a look at the top 10.
01:4010th place
01:42In the film, the company founded by Gump, Ebilio, is a real chain restaurant.
01:51Ebilio's company was founded to keep a promise to Baba, who died in the Vietnam War.
01:58It actually exists as a chain restaurant, Bubba Gump Shrinks.
02:03The restaurant was founded by an owner who was influenced by the movie Forrest Gump.
02:10This perspective exists not only in the United States but also overseas.
02:15Fortunately, there are also stores in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan.
02:19If you're a Forrest Gump fan, you'll want to visit this place at least once.
02:23In recent years, due to copyright issues and other factors, it has become difficult to realize film-related projects.
02:30So, this could be said to be a rare example of a store or similar facility actually being built.
02:389th place
02:39Is Tom Hanks a gambler?
02:43The salaries of American movie actors can be broadly divided into contracts where they receive a fixed amount of salary,
02:50Or, you can choose a contract where you receive a fee proportional to the box office revenue of the movie, etc.
02:56Tom Hanks apparently chose the latter.
02:59In other words, if the movie was not a hit, it was possible that the salary would be very low.
03:07However, the film was a huge hit worldwide, and Tom Hanks earned more than 6 billion yen in fees.
03:16After all, Tom Hanks has become a very wealthy man, not just in the movies, but in real life too.
03:248th place
03:26Was the director being threatened by the film company?
03:31In many film productions, there are many cases where the budget exceeds the original estimate.
03:39Forrest Gump was similarly massively over budget.
03:43The film company warned repeatedly that the film was over budget,
03:49Eventually, they even informed the director that they were ceasing production on the film.
03:56So the director and Tom Hanks paid for it out of their own pockets.
04:02By the way, in Tom Hanks' case, it is said that the cost was a whopping 700 million yen.
04:11Of course, the movie was a huge hit and we were able to recoup this cost without any problems.
04:17How much money do Hollywood actors have?
04:237th place
04:24Was the original Forrest Gump completely different from the movie?
04:30In the original story, Forrest Gump was nearly 2 meters tall and weighed over 100 kilograms.
04:37I mean, in the original story, Forrest Gump was built like Mr. Osmo.
04:43In fact, the author of the original novel apparently wanted John Goodman, who has a similar physique, to play Gump.
04:50John Goodman is in The Flintstones, Modern Stone Age,
04:56He is a popular actor who played the role of father and also played the role of father racer in Speed Racer.
05:04However, with a physique like that, he was able to enter the school because of his speed.
05:09In scenes such as college football games and running marathons across the United States,
05:15It seems like it would be a bit of an impossible situation.
05:18Additionally, there were issues such as whether John Goodman would actually be able to appear.
05:276th place
05:28Tom Hanks was not the director's first choice.
05:35Many famous actors were considered for the role of Forrest Gump.
05:40Among them were John Travolta, Bill Murray, and Chevy Chase.
05:48The director seemed to have particularly wanted to nominate John Travolta.
05:53Unfortunately, he chose Pulp Fiction over Forrest Gump.
05:59Later, offers were made to Bill Murray and Chevy Chase, but both turned them down.
06:08It's also rumored that negotiations with Sean Penn have also fallen through.
06:14In the end, contrary to popular expectation, the role was chosen for Tom Hanks, who had little experience in drama films.
06:23Tom Hanks often appears in comedy films.
06:28It seems he never expected to be offered the role of Forrest Gump, a character he had no experience with in the past.
06:375th place
06:38Is the original author the only one to lose?
06:41Of all those involved in the blockbuster film, there was one person who didn't benefit much from it.
06:51That person was Winston Groom, the author of Forrest Gump.
06:56He sold the film rights for approximately 40 million yen, plus 3% of the film's net profits.
07:06However, according to Hollywood law, there is no such thing as net profit, and in the end, it seems that he was unable to receive any net profit income.
07:16So, outraged, Groom sued Paramount and eventually settled the case.
07:25The settlement also included film rights to the Forrest Gump sequel, including the novel.
07:354th place
07:36The bench he was sitting on was removed after the photo was taken.
07:42The bench where Gump sat while waiting for the bus to meet Jenny was installed for the movie and was removed after filming.
07:53The bench was originally located in Savannah, Georgia, but the bench used in the film was donated to the city and is now on display at the Savannah Historical Museum.
08:06Since the movie was released, this bench has become so famous that it has been constantly visited by pilgrims and tourists, but it is not uncommon to see them looking a little disappointed when the bench they were looking for has already been removed.
08:263rd place
08:27Jenny's scene was about Hepatitis C, not AIDS?
08:32Gump's girlfriend and wife, Jenny, dies in the film, but the scene is not clearly shown.
08:44And what she told Gump - that there was a malignant virus in her body;
08:51Given that even doctors don't know what it is and there is no cure, many people probably thought it might be AIDS.
09:04It is true that she was a hippie and had a drug addiction, and it is possible that she may have contracted AIDS at that time.
09:13However, the sequel to Forrest Gump, published after the film's release, clearly states that he had hepatitis C.
09:24Hepatitis C is not transmitted through the air or mouth, so it is unlikely that Forrest or the child are infected.
09:352nd place
09:36The Vietnam battle scenes were filmed at a resort.
09:40The film features a spectacular battle scene set in the Vietnam War, which was actually filmed on a golf course in Fripp Island, a resort town in South Carolina.
09:57After the normal filming, we used special effects to create battle scenes that looked as if they were really happening in Vietnam.
10:06However, people visiting the resort, especially those at the golf course, felt uneasy about the soldiers in camouflage uniforms already on the course.
10:21Did you know that the scene was filmed on a golf course?
10:27Now, it's finally time to announce the first place winner.
10:351st place
10:36In fact, there were plans for Forrest Gump 2.
10:41The original author, Winston Groom, had already published a sequel.
10:47Tom Hanks, the lead actor, declined the role due to a certain incident.
10:52In fact, preparations for the sequel were progressing smoothly.
10:58The sequel production meeting, which included the cast, was held on an inopportune day that can only be described as unfortunate.
11:08That unfortunate day was September 11th, the day of the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York.
11:17And to make matters worse, the sequel seems to have included a terrorist incident.
11:25Tom Hanks' motivation plummeted, and he ultimately declined to appear in the sequel.
11:33A sequel with Tom Hanks in a major role was unthinkable, and in the end, plans for Forrest Gump 2 were scrapped.
11:41But could you have imagined that the September 11 attacks would have such an impact on the planning of Forrest Gump 2?
12:11Thank you for watching.
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