Forrest Gump came out in 1994, wonder what went on behind the scenes?

[post_page_title]In the book, Forrest becomes an astronaut[/post_page_title]
In the book version, Forrest actually becomes an astronaut. Lieutenant Dan’s line in the film “If you’re ever a shrimp boat captain, that’s the day I’m an astronaut!” is meant to be an inside joke, since Forrest doesn’t fulfill the dream on-screen. Ironically enough, though, Gary Sinise and Tom Hanks went on to co-star in Apollo 13 one year later, in 1995.

 
[post_page_title]The original line about the box of chocolates[/post_page_title]
The line about the box of chocolates (life is like a box of chocolates) is actually the line the book opened with: “Let me say this: bei’n a idiot is no box of chocolates. People laugh, lose patience, treat you shabby. Now they says folks s’posed to be kind to the afflicted, but let me tell you – it ain’t always that way. Even so, I got no complaints, cause I reckon I done live a pretty interestin’ life, so to speak.”