He's so smart, Jenny. American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations, https://forrestgump.fandom.com/wiki/Forrest_Gump_Wiki:Mrs._Gump?oldid=6531. Lt. Dan: Did you hear what I said? When the film came out, many asked Jimbo if he was the true inspiration for Forrest Gump. Mrs. Gump (played by Sally Field) is Forrest Gump’s mother, Jenny’s mother-in-law and Forrest Jr.’s grandmother in the Forrest Gump novel and film. His reply? They gave me all the ice cream I could eat. Forrest: (voice-over) She had got the cancer and died on a Tuesday. Winston actually dedicated the book to his childhood friends Jimbo and George Radcliff. There was over a million sparkles on the water. Forrest: (voice-over) And 'cause I was godzillionaire and I liked doing it so much. Forrest, why'd this happen? So, I never went back to work for Lieutenant Dan. Lt. Dan: Now hear this! Nothing just happens, it's all part of a plan. Lt. Dan: Well, maybe you should just pray for shrimp. With honor! He's really good. You can't keep tryin' to rescue me all the time. We fish a lot. He's got an IQ of 75; he's not going to respond to philosophical musings about fate and destiny and character. Cleveland, he was Detroit. Forrest: Will you marry me? Lt. Dan: Where the hell's this God of yours? You are gonna be a General some day, Gump! Forrest: (voice-over) They just couldn't believe that somebody would do all that running for no particular reason. Jenny: Hey, Forrest, were you scared in Vietnam? The movie ‘Forrest Gump’ is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Forrest: Momma always says there's an awful lot you could tell about a person by their shoes. Bill Murray, Matthew Broderick, and Chevy Chase all almost played Forrest. We Finally Learn The Truth. It has finally been revealed who was the inspiration for this iconic character. Where they've been. A lot of the story was taken from Sammy’s real life, including that he was shot in the butt. Forrest: (voice-over) There was this man, giving a little talk. Katzenbach: Governor Wallace, I take it from that, uh... statement that you are going to stand in that door, and that you are not going to carry out the orders of this court, and that you are going to resist us from doing so. Since the film took about 10 years from conception to actual filming, they looked at many possibilities. And Tex was, well, I don't remember where Tex come from. Lieutenant Dan! I bet if I think about it real hard I could remember my first pair of shoes. She is also seen with Forrest right before he leaves for Vietnam, asking that he returns home safely. And I figured since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. Forrest: (voice-over) And just like that, she was gone out of my life again. Forrest: Momma always says there's an awful lot you could tell about a person by their shoes. I make his breakfast, lunch, and dinner very day. Forrest: Now that's Lieutenant Dan. Repeated by Forrest several times when asked if he is stupid, first by Jenny.