The 90’s was truly a wonderful period for cinema. It seemed like every year had at least a handful of iconic movies, and one of the most iconic ones was the 1994 movie Forrest Gump. It’s one of those movies that has a lasting impact on you even if you’d watch it today, and it’s such a perfect movie that they haven’t even bothered to remake it.
It’s been almost 30 years since the iconic movie hit theaters, so that seems like as good a time as any to look back at the actors and see what they look like today and what they’re doing.
Robin Wright
While she wasn’t the most known actress when she bagged the role for Jenny but had had a decent career. After Forrest Gump she kind of fell of the map for a while and only resurfaced into the spotlights as Claire Underwood from the brilliant series House of Cards. Even now it’s hard to imagine that Jenny and Claire Underwood are the same actress, since the characters probably couldn’t be more different.
Sally Field
Playing Forrest Gump’s mother was never going to be an easy role, but a star like Sally Field had no difficulty pulling it off. She’s still acting to this day, and was even Aunt May for the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man. She’s also very politically outspoken and often shares her thoughts on Twitter.
