'Forrest Gump' 1994 directed by Robert Zemeckis. (Sunset Boulevard/Getty Images) “Forrest Gump,” meanwhile, is entirely devoted to making white Americans feel comfortable — about themselves ...

'Forrest Gump' was released 30 years ago on July 6, ... Sunset Boulevard/Getty. Tom Hanks in 'Forrest Gump'. While living in the northeast, Groom returned to Alabama one winter to escape the cold.