Forrest stops on his run with a crowd behind him in Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks helped pay for a pivotal scene in Forrest Gump, with the movie going on to greatly influence his career. With a filmography that already included A League of Their Own, Big, Sleepless in Seattle, and Philadelphia, Hanks was already a well-known and well-regarded actor before Forrest Gump's 1994 release. The movie was still a significant moment in Hanks' career, though, earning him his third Academy Award nomination and his second win.
In return for the money that Hanks and Zemeckis contributed to the running scene and other parts of Forrest Gump, an agreement was made that they would earn a cut of the movie's profits, with Hanks choosing this route over an upfront salary. This deal worked out well for Hanks, as according to Entertainment Weekly, he earned an estimated $60 million as a result of this agreement. More importantly, Hanks ensured that one of the best parts of Forrest Gump remained in the finished movie.
The running scene is also important because of how Forrest inspires others and makes them curious, even when he has no intention of doing so. He was just running for himself, but he unwittingly got others to follow him across the country, along with many individuals seeking his advice.
A few years after Cast Away, Zemeckis and Hanks worked together on The Polar Express, where Hanks played multiple roles via motion capture. Their next partnership did not happen for nearly two decades, with the actor and director eventually partnering on the live-action Disney+ adaptation of Pinocchio. Their fifth movie together, Here, also reunites them with Robin Wright, who played Jenny in Forrest Gump, in a moving story that explores Hanks and Wright's characters over many years.
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