Noun
Forrest Gump (plural Forrest Gumps)
(figuratively) A simple-minded but good-hearted person who becomes involved in historically significant events by chance; (derogatory, potentially offensive) a simpleton, a fool.
For some people, I will be Forrest Gump for the rest of my life. But that's OK; that's a good thing. Tom Hanks
It's harder for me to work on a Forrest Gump kind of movie, where everything is invisible. Dennis Muren
It's a quality show and I think it came along at the right time, America wanted something stupid after the insanity of 9/11. The SpongeBob character is a naïve idiot but he also has a heart. He's a dumb, well-meaning person, like Forrest Gump or Jerry Lewis. Mr. Lawrence
… A lot of her dialogue sounds like slogans, and that's just what she intends." citation * Haley Joel Osment as Forrest Gump, Jr.: Forrest and Jenny's son. Source: Internet
A SHEEPDOG BARKS Memorial to a Great American Patriot: Almost everyone in America “knows” Forrest Gump. Source: Internet
Home media Forrest Gump was first released on VHS tape on April 27, 1995, as a two-disc Laserdisc set on April 28, 1995, (including the "Through the Eyes of Forrest" special feature), before being released in a two-disc DVD set on August 28, 2001. Source: Internet