Talk:Forrest Gump (character)

message: Why is he listed under "Fictional United States Democrats"? Is he established as a Democrat in the novel?
Shouldn't the movie synopsis be under the movie Forrest Gump? --Stoic Squirrel 07:43, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Questions

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:ForrestGump2.jpg

message: I don't get why someone put the template that this article needs more sources on the page. Forrest Gump is a fictional film character. I don't think you can get any more information about him other than from the film. Jprulestheworld (talk) 19:59, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: A fair point - I've changed the tag, as most of the page is written "in universe"  ~dom Kaos~ (talk) 12:50, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Why does this article need references and sources?

message: Forrest Gump was also a ping-pong player, eventually going to China. This is mentioned as one of his occupations, but it's never described in the section about his life, other than a referral of memorabilia. I think his ping-pong adventures should either gets its own paragraph, or the first two sentences of the Shrimp Boating Captain should be rewritten. As it stands currently, it's too confusing for anyone not having seen the film (or read the novel).
I've seen the movie only once, years ago, and never read the novel, so I don't find myself qualified to write it (otherwise, I would have done so).  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.84.146.74 (talk) 14:23, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ping pong player 

message: Why does this article exist? The biography of the character follows the plot of the movie. What information is in this article that is not, or should not be, in the article about the movie? SlowJog (talk) 16:24, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why does this article exist? 

message: Forrest Gump’s father is listed as “on vacation”, which in the context of the film is a lie. Forrest’s mother was trying to cover up the fact that he is either dead, separated, or missing. It is unclear which was true in the movie, but I thought he was dead.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ted the Generic Guy (talk • contribs) 22:10, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Forrest’s father being “on vacation” 

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