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Forrest Gump's Shrimp Storyline Led To One Of Hollywood's Grossest Mistakes

Who could forget the shrimpin' storyline in "Forrest Gump?" It's one of those sneaky subplots that resurfaces from time to time, delivering some of the sweetest and funniest moments in Robert Zemeckis ...
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Why “Forrest Gump”’s Bubba, Actor Mykelti Williamson, Has Never Been to a Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant

Mykelti Williamson, who played Bubba in Forrest Gump, opened up about why he's never been to the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurants Williamson said he's never been "properly invited" to the chain ...

Tom Hanks Personally Paid for Forrest Gump’s Most Famous Scene for Surprising Reason

Tom Hanks and ‘Forrest Gump’ director Robert Zemeckis personally funded a scene in the movie for fear of it getting cut.
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Saint Helena seafood company recalls landing a role in 'Forrest Gump,' still has receipts

SAINT HELENA ISLAND — In the fall of 1993, a film crew in search of shrimp pulled up to a seafood market on the island’s northeastern edge. They would need about 4,000 pounds, they told Gay Seafood Co ...