Ash has seen this movie.
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
| Forrest Gump | Tom Hanks |
| Jenny Curran | Robin Wright |
| Lieutenant Dan Taylor | Gary Sinise |
| Mrs. Gump | Sally Field |
| Bubba Blue | Mykelti Williamson |
| Young Forrest Gump | Michael Conner Humphreys |
| Young Jenny Curran | Hanna Hall |
| Forrest Junior | Haley Joel Osment |
| School Bus Driver | Siobhan Fallon Hogan |
| Nurse at Park Bench | Rebecca Williams |
| Crony | Bob Penny |
| Doctor | Harold G. Herthum |
| Barber | George Kelly |
| Crony | John Randall |
| Principal Hancock | Sam Anderson |
| Louise | Margo Moorer |
| Elderly Woman | Ione M. Telech |
| Elderly Woman's Daughter | Christine Seabrook |
| Southern Gentleman / Landowner | John Worsham |
| Young Elvis Presley | Peter Dobson |
| School Bus Boy | Alexander Zemeckis |
| School Bus Boy | Logan Livingston Gomez |
| School Bus Boy | Ben Waddel |
| School Bus Girl | Elizabeth Hanks |
| Red Headed Boy | Tyler Long |
| Boy with Cross | Christopher Jones |
| Fat Boy | Grady Bowman |
| Jenny's Father | Kevin Mangan |
| Jenny's Grandmother | Fay Genens |
| Police Chief | Frank Geyer |
| Red Headed Teen | Rob Landry |
| Fat Teen | Jason McGuire |
| Teen with Cross | Pete Auster |
| Bear Bryant | Sonny Shroyer |
| High School Football Coach | Brett Rice |
| High School Football Coach | Ed Davis |
| Recruiter | Daniel C. Striepeke |
| Kick Off Return Player | Bruce Lucvia |
| Newscaster | David Brisbin |
| Earl | Kirk Ward |
| Black Student | Angela Lomas |
| Black Student | Timothy Record |
| Woman with Child on Park Bench | Deborah McTeer |
| Jenny's Date | Mark Matheisen |
| Local Anchor #1 | Al Harrington |
| President John F. Kennedy (voice) | Jed Gillin |
| University Dean | Bob Harks |
| Army Recruiter | Don Fischer |
| Army Bus Driver | Kenneth Bevington |
| Bus Recruit | Michael Flannery |
| Bus Recruit | Gary Robinson |
| Bubba's Mother | Marlena Smalls |
| Bubba's Great Grandmother | Kitty K. Green |
| Drill Sergeant | Afemo Omilami |
| Barracks Recruit | Matt Wallace |
| Topless Girl | Danté McCarthy |
| Emcee | Paulie DiCocco |
| Club Patron | Mike Jolly |
| Club Patron | Michael Kemmerling |
| Club Patron | John Voldstad |
| Club Patron | Jeffrey Winner |
| Pick-up Truck Driver | Russ Wilson |
| Helicopter Gunman | Daniel J. Gillooly |
| Sargeant Sims | Calvin Gadsden |
| Dallas | Aaron Izbicki |
| Cleveland | Michael Burgess |
| Tex | Steven Griffith |
| Fat Man at Bench | Bill Roberson |
| Army Hospital Male Nurse | Michael McFall |
| Mail Call Soldier | Eric Underwood |
| Wounded Soldier | Steve DeRelian |
| Wounded Soldier | Byron Minns |
| Hospital Officer | Stephen Bridgewater |
| Army Nurse | Bonnie Ann Burgess |
| National Correspondent #1 | Scott Oliver |
| President Johnson (voice) | John William Galt |
| Hilary | Hilary Chaplain |
| Isabel | Isabel Rose |
| Veteran at War Rally | Jay Ross |
| Abbie Hoffman | Richard D'Alessandro |
| Policeman at War Rally | Dick Stilwell |
| Black Panther | Kevin Davis |
| Black Panther | Michael Jace |
| Wesley | Geoffrey Blake |
| Hippie at Commune | Tim Perry |
| Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend | Vanessa Roth |
| Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend | Emily Carey |
| Man in VW Bug | Paul Raczkowski |
| Chinese Ping Pong Player | Valentine |
| Dick Cavett | Dick Cavett |
| John Lennon (voice) | Joe Stefanelli |
| Carla | Tiffany Salerno |
| Lenore | Marla Sucharetza |
| Musician Boyfriend | Aloysius Gigl |
| National Correspondent #4 | Jack Bowden |
| President Nixon (voice) | Joe Alaskey |
| Discharge Officer | Lazarus Jackson |
| Stanley Loomis | W. Benson Terry |
| Drugged Out Boyfriend | Matt Rebenkoff |
| Local Correspondent #2 | Peter Bannon |
| Local Anchor #2 | Joe Washington |
| Elderly Southern Woman | Nora Dunfee |
| Local Anchor #3 | Natalie Hendrix Tate |
| Waitress in Cafe | Hallie D'Amore |
| Forrest Gump Running Double | Jim Hanks |
| Hannibal Reporter | Chiffonye Cobb |
| Hannibal Reporter | Juan Singleton |
| Hannibal Reporter | Bobby Richardson |
| Taxi Driver | Michael Mattison |
| Young Man Running | Lenny Herb |
| Aging Hippie | Charles Boswell |
| Wild Eyed Man | Timothy McNeil |
| The Minister | Lonnie Hamilton |
| Lieutenant Dan's Fiancée, Susan | Teresa Denton |
| Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited) | Kurt Russell |
| Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited) | Mary Ellen Trainor |
| Nicholas Katzenbach (uncredited) | Robb Skyler |
| Red Headed Teen (uncredited) | Michael J. Oliver |
| Football Coach (uncredited) | Bryan Hanna |
| Football Player (uncredited) | Greg Brown |
| Football Player (uncredited) | Brendan Shanahan |
| Cheerleader (uncredited) | Troy Christian |
| Football Fan (uncredited) | Jacqueline Lovell |
| Barracks Recruit (uncredited) | Zach Hanner |
| National Guardsman (uncredited) | Aaron Michael Lacey |
| Black Panther (uncredited) | William Shipman |
| Student Protester (uncredited) | Eric Alan Wendell |
| Higgins - Protestor on Stage (uncredited) | John Simmit |
| Student Protester (uncredited) | Neal MacMillan |
| Thompson (uncredited) | Beau Lotterman |
| Black Panther (uncredited) | Teddy Lane Jr. |
| Hippie at Commune (uncredited) | Jim Keller |
| Reporter (uncredited) | Michael Garvey |
| Alabama College Photographer #1 (uncredited) | James Ent |
| CBS Correspondent Cooper (uncredited) | Jim Damron |
| Alabama Football Player (uncredited) | Darren W. Conrad |
| Southern Landowner (uncredited) | Daniel Chamblin |
| Football Fan (uncredited) | Clint Calvert |
| Black Panther Leader (uncredited) | Grand L. Bush |
| University of Alabama Assistant Football Coach (uncredited) | Jim Boeke |
| Get the Bikes Bully (uncredited) | Marcus Batton |
| Military Officer (uncredited) | Beth Aylward |
| College Quarterback (uncredited) | Rob Adams |
| Protestor on Stage (uncredited) | Joe Abby |
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Elvis Presley |
