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Forrest Gump (1994)
Where Forrest Gump says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Greenbow, Alabama does not exist: its streets are in South Carolina, its campus is in Los Angeles, and its Mississippi bridge is in Beaufort.
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Scenes and places
The bench at the bus stop (1981)
Forrest sits on a bench in 1981 and offers a chocolate to strangers waiting for the bus. He starts telling his life story to whoever sits next to him.
Set in Chippewa Square, Savannah — The square in Georgia where Forrest waits on a bus-stop bench and tells his story. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Chippewa Square, Savannah, Georgia (Chippewa Square, Savannah, United States) — The bus-stop bench scene was filmed here, on the north edge of the square. Per Wikivoyage, the bench stood on the Hull St side, facing Bull St. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Independent Presbyterian Church, 207 Bull St, Savannah, Georgia — The church across from the square is the backdrop of the opening feather scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Gump family house
Young Forrest lives with his mother in a house that takes in lodgers passing through. She tells him he is no different from anyone else.
Set in Gump family house, outside Greenbow — The house outside the fictional town of Greenbow, Alabama, where Forrest grows up.
Filmed at Near Yemassee, South Carolina (Combahee River) (Combahee River, Yemassee, United States) — The Gump family house set was built along the Combahee River near Yemassee. The point is the town centre; the set is gone and its exact spot is not recorded. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Bluff Plantation, 3547 Combahee Rd, Yemassee, South Carolina — Forrest's run-from-the-bullies road, the house driveway and the childhood bus stop were filmed here. Private land, visible from the road only; the set has been removed. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Greenbow, Alabama
His mother takes him to the Greenbow County Central School, where the principal tests him. He is bullied and learns he can run fast.
Set in Greenbow, Alabama (fictional town) — The made-up Alabama town where Forrest goes to school.
Filmed at Varnville, South Carolina (Downtown, Varnville, United States) — Downtown Greenbow was filmed in Varnville. Photo is a nearby building in the same town, not a confirmed film site. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Colleton Civic Center (former Hampton Street Elementary), 494 Hampton St, Walterboro, South Carolina — The school corridor where his mother bargains with the principal was filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The University of Alabama (1963)
In 1963 Forrest follows a woman into the campus as federal troops integrate the University of Alabama. He picks up a dropped book and stands near the schoolhouse door as Governor Wallace blocks it.
Set in Foster Auditorium, University of Alabama — The Tuscaloosa campus where the 1963 integration standoff takes place. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Bovard Administration Building, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States) — Most of the college campus scenes were filmed at USC. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Marks Hall, USC, 631 Childs Way, Los Angeles — The scene of waiting in the rain for Jenny outside a campus building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Vietnam jungle (1967)
Forrest serves in Vietnam with Bubba, who dreams of a shrimping business. Their platoon is ambushed in the jungle.
Set in Mekong Delta, Vietnam — The jungle where Forrest's platoon is on patrol in 1967. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Hunting Island State Park, South Carolina (State park, Hunting Island, United States) — Most of the Vietnam War scenes were filmed here and on neighboring Fripp Island. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Fripp Island, South Carolina (Island, Fripp Island, United States) — Neighboring island used for the same Vietnam scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Ocean Creek golf course, Fripp Island, South Carolina — Part of the Vietnam scenes were filmed on Fripp Island; the mountains in the background were added by computer. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The anti-war rally at the Lincoln Memorial
Back from the war, Forrest wanders the capital and ends up in a crowd at an anti-war rally. He is pushed onto the stage to speak and his microphone cuts out.
Set in Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Washington, D.C. — The Washington rally ground where Forrest is pushed up to speak. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Lincoln Memorial west steps, Washington, D.C. — The stage for the rally speech was set on the memorial's west steps. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Washington, D.C. — The Reflecting Pool scene was filmed here, with the crowd multiplied by computer. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Meeting the presidents
Forrest meets presidents as a war hero and later as a ping-pong ambassador, then is put up in a hotel.
Set in Washington, D.C. (White House) — The capital where Forrest meets the presidents. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The flashlights across the way
Staying in a hotel, Forrest is kept awake by flashlights in a building across the way and calls the front desk.
Set in Watergate complex, Washington, D.C. — The hotel and office complex tied to the 1972 break-in. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Keeping a promise to Bubba
Keeping a promise to Bubba, Forrest visits Bubba's family in the shrimping town. He then buys a boat.
Set in Bayou La Batre, Alabama — The Gulf shrimping town where Bubba's family lives. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Sams Point, Lady's Island, Beaufort, South Carolina — Bubba's family house, the false grave and the Bubba Gump shrimp company were filmed here. Part of the land is private. Boat landing: 32.48464, -80.60021. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Lucy Creek, Lady's Island, South Carolina — The shrimp boat scene. A coordinate was not found. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Port of Port Royal terminal, 601 Parris Island Gateway, South Carolina — The shrimp boat storm scene. Not open to the public. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at McPhersonville church (Stony Creek Chapel), Yemassee, South Carolina — The church where Forrest is called from the choir in Bayou La Batre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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A bridge and the press
While running, Forrest is interviewed by reporters on a bridge.
Set in Mississippi River bridge (story) — A bridge over the Mississippi River in the story.
Filmed at Richard V. Woods Memorial Bridge, Beaufort, South Carolina (Richard V. Woods Memorial Bridge, Beaufort, United States) — Stand-in for a bridge across the Mississippi River; Forrest was interviewed by TV reporters while crossing. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Running to the ocean
Forrest runs to the ocean, turns around and keeps going.
Set in The Atlantic coast (story) — The shore where the run first reaches the ocean.
Filmed at Marshall Point Lighthouse, Port Clyde, Maine (Marshall Point, Port Clyde, United States) — The lighthouse Forrest runs across to reach the Atlantic Ocean the first time. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Running the mountain highways
Forrest runs along mountain highways and attracts followers.
Set in Mountain highways (story) — The mountain roads of the long run.
The road in Monument Valley
The run crosses the American West; at the end of the road he stops.
Set in US Route 163, Monument Valley — The long straight road at the end of the run. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Forrest Gump Point, US-163, Monument Valley, Utah (Navajo Nation, Utah, Monument Valley, United States) — The location along U.S. Route 163 in Monument Valley where Forrest ends his run. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Weingart Stadium, Monterey Park, California (East Los Angeles College) — A football game at the University of Alabama Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Ebell of Los Angeles, 743 S Lucerne St, Los Angeles — The Army hospital in Vietnam Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at USC Beaufort Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St, Beaufort, South Carolina — The dedication of the Forrest Gump medical centre Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Cole's French Dip, 118 E 6th St, Los Angeles — A New York bar and street (stand-in) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Debi's Restaurant, 10 W State St, Savannah, Georgia — Jenny's restaurant Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Love's Seafood, 6817 Chief of Love Rd — The truck-stop club Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Forrest Gump — A slow-speaking Southern man who tells his life story from a bench, and runs.
- Jenny — His childhood friend, who first tells him to run.
- Bubba — His Army friend, who dreams of a shrimping business.
Questions answered on the map
- Where is Forrest's hometown of Greenbow, Alabama really?
- Where did Forrest's cross-country run really happen?