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Garry Shead

Garry Shead is an Australian artist and filmmaker. His paintings are in many galleries in Australia and overseas, and he has won several awards, including the Archibald Prize in 1992. He has spent time in Japan, Papua New Guinea, France, Austria, and Hungary, returning to Australia in the 1980s.

Early life and education
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, he studied at the National Art School in the 1960s.

Career
He was a founding member of the Ubu Films collective in the late 1960s, with whom he made numerous experimental film works, and he also worked for the ABC as an editor, cartoonist, filmmaker and scenic painter before his first major solo exhibition with Watters Gallery in Sydney. He was a friend of Brett Whiteley and participated in the famous Yellow House activities.

He has shown in more than seventy group exhibitions and had over fifty solo exhibitions, as well as illustrating numerous books.

He spent six months in Paris in 1973. In the 1980s he spent time in France, Spain, Italy and Holland.

During a residency at the Karolyi Foundation, in Vence in southern France, he met Hungarian sculptor Judith Englert, and spent a year in Budapest with her before returning to Australia. In 1987 they eventually settled in the seaside suburb of Bundeena, south of Sydney. During the late 1980s his style (figurative, allegoric, lyric, moody) crystallized with the Bundeena paintings, the Queen series and the D. H. Lawrence series. This last is based mainly on Lawrence's novel Kangaroo (novel), which was inspired by the Lawrences' stay at Thirroul, near Wollongong. Shead became interested in Lawrence after he came across letters by the author while on an expedition with the ABC to the Sepik Highlands in Papua New Guinea in 1968.

The 21st century saw him branch out into a complex set of paintings celebrating the Ern Malley series of hoax poems.

Personal life
In 1967 he married folk singer and civil rights activist Odetta. They later divorced.

Awards
Shead won the Young Contemporaries Prize in 1967.

He won the Archibald Prize in 1993 with a portrait of Tom Thompson. He also painted a portrait of Brett Whiteley's ex-wife Wendy Whiteley for the Archibald Prize, but that entry did not win. He was a finalist in the Archibald Prize in 2009 and 2012.

He won the Dobell Prize in 2004 with Colloquy with John Keats.

Collections
Shead is represented in the National Gallery of Australia and all state galleries, many regional galleries and numerous private and corporate collections, both nationally and internationally.

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Purity ring

Purity rings (also known as promise rings, abstinence rings, or chastity rings) are rings worn as a sign of chastity. Since the 1990s, Christian organizations in the United States used the purity ring as a symbol of commitment. In particular, Catholic and evangelical Christian groups which promoted virginity pledges and virginity before marriage, such as True Love Waits and Silver Ring Thing. Wearing a purity ring is typically accompanied by a religious vow to practice abstinence until marriage. Chastity rings are part of the abstinence-only sex education movement and are intended to act as a physical reminder of the wearer's chastity vow.

Silver Ring Thing
Unaltered, formerly known as Silver Ring Thing (SRT), is an American virginity pledge program founded in 1995 by Denny Pattyn. The program encourages teens and young adults to remain sexually abstinent until marriage. For a few years, it was partially funded by the U.S. federal government. Drawing on Christian theology, SRT uses rock/hip hop concert-style events in an attempt to appeal to 21st-century teenagers. During the gathering, participants commit to a vow of sexual abstinence until marriage by purchasing rings. The organization's theme verse is.

In 2004, SRT began expanding operations into the United Kingdom, with mixed results. While some teenagers in the UK embraced the message of abstinence, some critics rejected and ridiculed SRT, saying it was anti-sex or unrealistic, and that it seemed unlikely that abstinence programs would attract widespread support in the UK because of the UK's differing attitude toward sexuality and sex education. The group's Assistant National Director for the UK, Denise Pfeiffer, said there was a real need for such a movement in the UK to curb what she sees as the ever-increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections and teenage pregnancies, both of which she claims are the highest in Western Europe.

In 2005, the ACLU of Massachusetts sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services because it believed SRT used tax dollars to promote Christianity. SRT presented a two-part programme: the first part about abstinence, the second about Christianity's role in abstinence. The ACLU claimed federal funding given to this program violated the separation of church and state. On August 22, 2005, the Department suspended SRT's US$75,000 federal grant until it submitted a "corrective action plan". In 2006, a corrective action plan was accepted by the department. The lawsuit was dismissed, and SRT received federal funding.

In the 2007 case R (Playfoot) v Millais School Governing Body, 16-year-old Lydia Playfoot from the United Kingdom alleged that her school had violated her rights by forbidding her from wearing a purity ring. The case was funded by the group Christian Concern. On July 16, 2007, the High Court ruled that Playfoot's human rights were not violated. Her father, Phil Playfoot, was the British pastor for Silver Ring Thing at the time, and was ordered to pay £12,000 towards the school's costs.

In 2019, Silver Ring Thing changed its name to Unaltered.

True Love Waits
True Love Waits (TLW) is an international Christian group that promotes sexual abstinence outside of marriage for teenagers and college students. TLW was created in April 1993 by the Southern Baptists, and is sponsored by LifeWay Christian Resources. It is based on conservative Christian views of human sexuality.

Pledge
The True Love Waits pledge states: "Believing that true love waits, I make a commitment to God, myself, my family, my friends, my future mate and my future children to be sexually abstinent from this day until the day I enter a biblical marriage relationship." In addition, they promote sexual purity, which encompasses not only abstaining from intercourse before marriage, but also abstaining from "sexual thoughts, sexual touching, pornography, and actions that are known to lead to sexual arousal."

By the late 1990s, Christian music groups were promoting the program, and events similar to youth rallies were held at Christian music concerts, providing an opportunity for adolescents to sign pledge cards.

Effect
In the first year of the campaign, over 102,000 young people signed the pledge, which was also taken up by other church groups including the Roman Catholic Church and Assemblies of God. The campaign spread across the US, making the use of occasions such as Valentine's Day to gain attention.

By 2004, groups supporting abstinence numbered in the hundreds. During the preceding decade, approximately 2.5 million American youth took the pledge of abstinence.

Supporters
Various individuals advocate for purity rings, or have previously advocated for them.

 * BarlowGirl
 * Miley Cyrus
 * Selena Gomez
 * Group 1 Crew
 * Blanca
 * Jonas Brothers
 * Demi Lovato
 * Stacie Orrico
 * Rebecca St. James
 * Jessica Simpson
 * Jordin Sparks

Criticism
Some studies of the efficacy of virginity pledges have found they may be effective in delaying vaginal intercourse but ineffective in reducing the rate of sexually transmitted infection. They also reduce the likelihood of contraceptive use. Additionally, it has been reported that pledgers replace vaginal intercourse with other sexual activities, such as oral or anal sex, thinking they "don't count". At least one study has found no difference in the sexual behavior of pledgers and non-pledgers after controlling for pre-existing differences between the groups.

David Bario of the Columbia News Service wrote:

"Under the Bush administration, organizations that promote abstinence and encourage teens to sign virginity pledges or wear purity rings have received federal grants. The Silver Ring Thing, a subsidiary of a Pennsylvania evangelical church, has received more than $1 million from the government to promote abstinence and to sell its rings in the United States and abroad."

According to a study conducted by Peter Bearman and Hannah Brückner published in 2005 in the Journal of Adolescent Health, 21% of young adults who had taken the pledge had vaginal intercourse, 13% reported having practiced oral sex and 4% anal sex. In the 2011 book Making Chastity Sexy: The Rhetoric of Evangelical Abstinence Campaigns, Christine Gardner criticizes True Love Waits for "using sex to sell abstinence" by promising more satisfying sexual activity within marriage for those who abstain from premarital sex; she argues that this rhetoric reinforces selfish desires for gratification, sets people up for divorce and dissatisfaction with marriage, and simply adapts "secular forms for religious ends". In 2014, Jimmy Hester, one of the main founders of the program, said that although some studies have shown that many young Christians have broken their commitments, it has served as a benchmark for some who have returned to the faith.

The Jonas Brothers made an abstinence pledge through True Love Waits as teens. The band and pledge are satirized in the 2009 South Park episode "The Ring". In 2013, Morgan Lee, a journalist of The Christian Post, conducted an interview with Joe Jonas and wrote:

"In an exceptionally raw and frank interview, Jonas also mentioned that although he had made a good-faith, preteen, commitment with Christian abstinence organization True Love Waits to keep his virginity until marriage and donned a 'purity ring' as an 11-year-old, he was overwhelmed when this became the focus of media attention when the band started to blow up."

In 2019, the Lutheran minister Nadia Bolz-Weber called for people to send her their unwanted purity rings so that she could cast them into a sculpture of a vagina. Apologetic minister Alisa Childers criticized Bolz-Weber for her project, but acknowledged that purity ring campaigns needed to improve.

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Help Me (Joni Mitchell song)

"Help Me" is a love song written, produced, and performed by Joni Mitchell and released on her 1974 album Court and Spark. The song was recorded with jazz band Tom Scott's L.A. Express as the backing band.

"Help Me" was Mitchell's biggest hit single, her only Top 10 hit. It peaked at #7 in June 1974 on the Billboard Hot 100, and it hit #1 on the easy listening chart. The song would later be referenced in "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" by Prince, who was a huge fan of Joni Mitchell's work.

Lyrics and music
Billboard described the lyrics as Mitchell singing of "needing help to feel good."

In the lyrics, the singer makes a plea for help that, in later lines, seems a bit of a dichotomy. She knows she's falling in love with "a rambler and a gambler and a sweet-talking ladies' man." But apparently, she has no intention to break things off, even though the last line of each chorus cynically says "We love our loving, but not like we love our freedom." This can be applied to both the singer and her object of affection, a reflection on 1970s outlooks on the challenges of a relationship without boundaries.

Personnel
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 * Joni Mitchell – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano; producer
 * Tom Scott – woodwinds, reeds
 * Joe Sample – electric piano
 * Larry Carlton – electric guitar
 * Max Bennett – bass guitar
 * John Guerin – drums, percussion
 * Henry Lewy and Ellis Sorkin – engineers

Critical reception
The song is ranked #288 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Covers
Artists who have recorded cover versions of the song include:
 * Wynonna (on the 2000 album New Day Dawning)
 * Mandy Moore (on her 2003 covers album Coverage)
 * Karrin Allyson on her 2004 album Wild For You.
 * Divine Brown (on her 2005 self-titled album)
 * k.d. lang (on the 2007 tribute album A Tribute to Joni Mitchell)
 * Katharine McPhee (on the iTunes deluxe edition of her 2010 album Unbroken)
 * Will Young (recorded live in London as the B-side to his 2009 single Let It Go)
 * Judy Kuhn (on her 2013 album All This Happiness)
 * Chaka Khan (on the 2019 live tribute album Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration)

In popular culture
The Prince song "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" (from his 1987 album Sign o' the Times) mentions the song in the lyrics: "..and it was Joni singing: ‘Help me, I think I'm falling’." A sample can also be heard in "Looking Through Patient Eyes" by P.M. Dawn.

In the show South Park, the character Butters briefly sings this song in Season 11/Episode 2 ("Cartman Sucks"). In the Season 6 of the TV series Shameless, the main character Frank Gallagher and his lover Queenie sing the first half of the song during breakfast.

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Arghandab River

The Arghandab is a river in Afghanistan, about 400 km in length. It rises in Ghazni Province, west of the city of Ghazni, and flows southwest, passing near the city of Kandahar, before joining the Helmand River 30 km below the town of Grishk. In its lower course, it is much used for irrigation, under the control of the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority, and the valley is cultivated and populous; yet the water is said to be somewhat brackish. It is doubtful whether the ancient Arachotus is to be identified with the Arghandab or with its chief confluent the Tarnak, which joins it on the left 50 km southwest of Kandahar. The Tarnak, which flows south of Kandahar, is much shorter (length about 320 km or 200 miles) and less copious.

Historical background

The river was known to the ancient Persians as the Haraxvaiti in Avestan and Harahuvati in Old Persian, which are cognate with Rigvedic Sarasvati (as described in its "family books"). Scholars such as Boyce and Parpola have identified Greek Arachosia as a Hellenization of the name, meaning the land of the Haraxvaiti. Rigveda's hymn VI.61.2 describes it with the words: "By means of her gushing and powerful waves, this (Sarasvatī) has crushed the ridge of the mountains, (breaking river banks) like a man who digs for lotus roots; with praises and prayers, we solicit Sarasvatī for her help, (Sarasvatī) who slays the foreigners."

Historian Asko Parpola states: "Arghandab [...] descends from a height of nearly four kilometers down to about 700 meters when it joins the Helmand River, which eventually forms shallow lakes." Sarasvatī- is interpreted to mean "full of lakes".

Some historians, however, assert that the Avestan Haraxvaiti as well as the Rigvedic Sarasvati refer to the Helmand River. The Rigvedic name of Arghandab is then believed to be Drishadvati.

The ruins at Ulan Robat, supposed to represent the city of Arachosia, are in its basin; and the lake known as Ab-i Istada, the most probable representative of Lake Arachotus, is near the head of the Tarnak, though not communicating with it. The Tarnak is dammed for irrigation at intervals, and almost dries up in the summer.

Upper course

The upper course of the Arghandab river is relatively unexplored. The Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan cites the explorations of Major G. Lynch in 1841, according to whom the origin of the Arghandab is 20 to 30 miles north of Sang-e-Masha. This places the source in the mountains southwest of the Nawar basin. Lynch also described the upper course of the river as being a "mountain torrent, dashing over great granite rocks and about 3 feet deep where fordable".

Lower course
There is a good deal of cultivation along the river, but few villages. The Kabul-Kandahar Highway passes this way (another reason for supposing the Tarnak to be Arachotus), and the people live off the road to avoid the onerous duties of hospitality.

Dahla dam
In 2008 a project was initiated to rehabilitate the Dahla Dam and associated irrigation system.

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The Final Programme (film)

The Final Programme is a 1973 British fantasy science fiction film directed by Robert Fuest, and starring Jon Finch and Jenny Runacre. It was based on the 1968 Jerry Cornelius novel of the same name by Michael Moorcock. It was distributed in the United States and elsewhere as The Last Days of Man on Earth. It is the only Moorcock novel to have reached the screen.

Plot synopsis
The story opens in Lapland at the funeral pyre of Jerry Cornelius's father, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist who has developed the "Final Programme"—a design for a perfect, self-replicating human being. Jerry Cornelius, a playboy physicist, is in attendance. Afterwards he is questioned by Dr Smiles, who wants to retrieve a microfilm which he knows is in the Cornelius family home in England. Cornelius, a conspicuous counter-culture dandy with a fondness for chocolate biscuits and alcohol, threatens to blow up the family house. Flashbacks to Jerry's conversations with Professor Hira about the Kali Yuga inform the narrative, providing a philosophical background of the world in its final days. In various scenes we learn that the Vatican no longer exists and that Amsterdam has been razed to ash, and we see Trafalgar Square in a post-apocalyptic scenario of wrecked cars piled atop one another.

Back in Great Britain, a group of scientists led by Dr Smiles and the formidable Miss Brunner (who consumes her lovers) try to persuade Cornelius to locate the microfilm containing his father's Final Programme. Jerry learns from his family servant that his sister Catherine has been imprisoned by his evil, drug-addicted brother, Frank; Frank has Catherine held captive in their family home, and has addicted her to drugs for unspecified reasons. Jerry, whose relationship with Catherine is implied to be incestuous, instructs his servant John to smuggle Catherine to the lodge on the property's grounds; he will "take care of Frank". He consults Major Wrongway Lindbergh, who supplies him with a high-powered jet aircraft, and his old friend "Shades" who can supply him with napalm.

The attack on the old house commences. The house is protected by a sound system that induces pseudo-epilepsy, but Jerry and the others get inside unharmed. They fight their way past many traps, including poison gas and a lethal chessboard. Jerry finds John fatally wounded by Frank. John confesses before dying that Catherine has not been freed and that Frank has returned her to the bedroom. Jerry finds and confronts Frank, and a needlegun fight ensues. In the confusion, Catherine is accidentally killed by Jerry. Jerry is wounded, and Frank falls into the hands of Miss Brunner. She forces him to open the vaults, but he outsmarts her and escapes with the microfilm.

After Jerry recuperates from the poison of Frank's needles, he meets with Miss Brunner. She introduces him to her new lover, Jenny and they plot to recapture Frank. Jenny is induced to play piano naked in Jerry's flat, where she is consumed by Miss Brunner. Frank has set up a meeting to sell the microfilm to Dr Baxter (Patrick Magee); Jerry and Miss Brunner track them down and then Miss Brunner consumes Baxter. Another fight with Frank ensues and Frank is killed. Miss Brunner and Jerry return to Lapland by hot-air balloon with the recovered microfilm.

The scientists put the Final Programme into operation; the process requires that Miss Brunner be combined with another person to form a hermaphroditic being. Brunner chooses Jerry over the scientists' intended subject, Dmitri, and she traps Dmitri in a lethal steambath. Dmitri escapes Brunner's trap and fights Jerry, who is severely wounded. Brunner intervenes at the last moment, shooting Dmitri but not killing him. The scientists, working against time, scramble to re-calibrate their experiment for Jerry, who is placed inside a large chamber with Brunner. As the process reaches its climax, the two subjects are bathed by solar radiation and blur into each other. The barely controlled process heats the equipment outside to destruction and the scientists are left either dead or insensible. A single being emerges from the chamber. Dmitri confronts the creature. Unseen at first, the being speaks with Jerry's voice. The creature does not know if it is a Messiah but is sure that its creation means the end of an age. When seen from the onlookers' perspective, the being is Jerry Cornelius, his body now altered to appear as a hunched, pre-modern hominid. The creature leaves Brunner's hidden base and observes that it is "a very tasty world".

Production
Michael Moorcock has said that he originally envisioned space-rock band Hawkwind as providing the music for the entire film, and as also appearing in the scene with the nuns playing slot machines where Jerry is trying to buy napalm. Hawkwind, and Moorcock himself, can in fact be glimpsed briefly in this scene right at the back of the set. Director Robert Fuest, however, did not like the band, and instead had music with a jazzy feel placed into the film. Moorcock has also praised the acting performances in the film, and commented that it was only when he told the actors it was supposed to be funny that they delivered lines with more of his intended black humour.

According to Moorcock, the film was released as the top half of a double bill with Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan. Later in the run The Final Programme was moved to the bottom half of the bill.

Reception
Baird Searles found the film "an almost unmitigated disaster", with "an ending so inane that you will want your money back even if you wait and see it on television".

On its DVD release in the UK in 2013, The Guardian wrote: "Director Robert Fuest was responsible for the pop-surrealism of The Avengers and the twisted art deco of Vincent Price's Dr Phibes movies, and here he makes sure every frame looks stunning, throwing so much in to please and confuse the eye, often at the cost of narrative coherence. But who cares when the movie is full of cryptic, sly humour and endlessly inventive imagery, such as an amusement arcade where nuns play fruit machines as the world ends."

Cast

 * Jon Finch as Jerry Cornelius
 * Jenny Runacre as Miss Brunner
 * Hugh Griffith as Professor Hira
 * Patrick Magee as Dr. Baxter
 * Sterling Hayden as Major Wrongway Lindbergh
 * Ronald Lacey as Shades
 * Harry Andrews as John
 * Graham Crowden as Dr. Smiles
 * George Coulouris as Dr. Powys
 * Basil Henson as Dr. Lucas
 * Derrick O'Connor as Frank
 * Sarah Douglas as Catherine
 * Sandy Ratcliff as Jenny (credited as Sandy Ratcliffe)
 * Julie Ege as Miss Dazzle
 * Gilles Millinaire as Dmitri
 * Sandra Dickinson as Waitress

Home video releases
The Final Programme was released on DVD and VHS formats in the US in 2001 by Anchor Bay Entertainment. The DVD featured a remastered print of the film, which could be played with an audio commentary featuring director Fuest and star Runacre. Other special features included the American theatrical trailer and TV spot, and an insert replica of the British poster.

On 7 October 2013, the Network imprint released the film on DVD in the UK. This release is presented in a new transfer from the original film elements, featuring both the 1.77:1 theatrical ratio and the full frame, as-filmed version of the main feature. Special features include original theatrical trailers, an Italian title sequence, image gallery, and promotional material in PDF format.

On 7 January 2020, Shout! Factory released the film on Blu-ray in the U.S. The aspect ratio of this release is 1.85:1. Special features include an audio commentary with director Robert Fuest and actress Jenny Runacre moderated by author/film historian Jonathan Sothcott, the U.S. theatrical trailer, and a U.S. TV spot, all carried over from the old Anchor Bay DVD.

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Bad Boys: Miami Takedown

Bad Boys: Miami Takedown, also known as Bad Boys II in Europe, is a video game released in 2004 based on the action-comedy film Bad Boys II. It was released in early 2004 after the film's DVD and VHS release in 2003.

Gameplay
The player takes the role of Miami Police Department detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey over alternating levels, meaning that the player plays level 1 with one character, plays level 2 with the other, then plays level 3 with the first, and so on. The game contains five acts, each containing several levels.

Plot
The game follows up from the events of the film, and starts with a deal taking place between the game's villains. A drug lord known as Tulio Mendoza is infuriated after being ripped off by a Russian businessman named Akimov. The two settle their problems and join forces. Meanwhile, two TNT agents, Ray Jackson and his partner, Lee-Ann Reid, are going to a diner. Jackson sits in the car, while Reid walks inside. While sitting at the counter, the car explodes with Jackson inside and Reid is captured by a gang known as the Baby Demons.

Act 1
Marcus and Mike are sent by Captain Howard to rescue the surviving agent and take out the Baby Demons gang. They succeed in rescuing Reid, though not much to Marcus' surprise, who happens to have history with her. Later, the duo are sent to an abandoned house being used as the Baby Demons' hideout, and they soon find the leader: Bossu Williams. Marcus engages the gang leader in a shootout, who later escapes.

Act 2
Tatiyana Savin, Akimov's assistant, attempts to get Bossu involved with Mendoza in exchange for Baby Demon territory. Bossu declines, and begins ranting, until he is killed by Tatiyana after calling her a "commie". Then, the Baby Demons rob a bank, and Mike and Marcus are sent to suppress them. Afterwards, Tatiyana takes advantage of the bank robbery and attempts to escape, but crashes her car. She then attempts to escape on foot through the Miami alleyways as Mike and Marcus give chase, fighting their way through the remaining Baby Demons gangsters, and eventually find themselves up against the Russian Mafia, who have arrived to cover Tatiyana's escape. The two split up; Marcus going through the Little M's restaurant, and Mike going up to the roof. While Marcus is cut off, Mike pursues Tatiyana across the Miami rooftops, fighting his way through the Russian Mafia. Tatiyana boards her gunship and uses it against Lowrey. Initially, the helicopter has the upper hand, but Mike prevails and manages to destroy the helicopter, killing Tatiyana. The TNT duo regroups and plans their next mission at an art gallery.

Act 3
Mike and Marcus are sent to the Ellipse Modern where they attempt to find out about its connection with the Russians, and it is revealed that it is owned by Kirill Akimov, the guy whose money was torched by Marcus. Burnett goes on alone and manages to take control of the art gallery's security room, spying on Akimov and Jabuti Siro, Mendoza's bodyguard, discussing a deal taking place at the docks. Lowrey uses a silenced weapon to go through another part of the art gallery and find out what the Russians are doing. Eventually, the two become suspicious and think the Russians are guarding something else, which is later revealed to be a drug laboratory. Lowrey destroys the laboratory, and makes an explosive escape, ending up being outgunned by heavily-armed Russians. Burnett comes to his partner's aid, as the duo fights their way out of the art gallery.

Act 4
Mike, Marcus, and Lee-Ann set to the docks to eliminate Akimov. Burnett goes in alone, while Mike provides sniper support, with Reid spotting. Marcus makes it inside, and overlooks the deal between Mendoza and Akimov. While doing so, he soon finds out that Jackson, the agent who was presumably killed in the car explosion early in the game, is still alive, and is working with Mendoza. Marcus fights his way out of the warehouse, battling not only the remaining Russian Mafia, but the newly arriving Colombian Cartel. Mike hands Marcus his sniper rifle, while he goes onto Akimov's boat. On it, Akimov appears, holding Lee-Ann hostage. Running out of options, Marcus, with correct timing and patience, manages to snipe Akimov. Lee-Ann reveals that she put a tracker on Mendoza's boat, and the three give chase.

Act 5
Mike, Marcus, and Lee-Ann assault Mendoza's mansion, fighting their way through his private army of Colombian Cartel thugs. While Marcus and Mike clear the mansion, Lee-Ann confronts Ray Jackson. After a conversation, Jackson is shot and killed by Mendoza, who later escapes. Marcus arrives, and eventually confronts Mendoza's bodyguard, Siro. Marcus defeats Siro, and he and Mike regroup to finish off the Colombian Cartel. The duo fights their way to Mendoza, who awaits them on a large cannon. With Marcus drawing Mendoza's fire, and Mike shooting him, the two manage to defeat the drug lord. Mendoza pleads desperately, and takes their attention away to pull a hidden weapon, disarming Mike. Marcus kicks him Mendoza's Gold Enforcer, and he finishes off the drug lord, who lands right next to Ciro. The TNT agents, including Lee-Ann, regroup. Mike and Marcus exchange bickering, much to Lee-Ann's annoyance, who scolds them both. Despite being stuck on the island, the three walk away victorious.

Reception
Bad Boys: Miami Takedown received "generally unfavorable reviews" on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.

The game was declared #10 worst for GameTrailers' "Top Ten Best And Worst Videogames"; It placed #3 for "Top Ten Worst Movie Games".

Despite the negative reviews, the game would go on to be Blitz Games' most successful in terms of sales in the UK.

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Independent Television Network

Independent Television Network Ltd (ස්වාධීන රූපවාහිනී මාධ්‍ය ජාලය; சுயாதீன தொலைக்காட்சி ஊடக வளையமைப்பு) also known as ITN Ltd or simply as ITN is a Sri Lankan state-governed television and radio broadcaster located in Wickramasinghepura, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka. It is a Shrama Abhimani Award winner (Oct 2009) , broadcasts content to a wide demographic within Sri Lanka as well as the expatriate community. The programmes are broadcast in three languages: Sinhala, Tamil, and English. The ITN broadcast coverage extends to 99% of the island of Sri Lanka.

The ITN channel is the flagship television channel of ITN Ltd. ITN further operates three FM radio stations; Lakhanda (Former ITN FM), the Sinhala language service; Vasantham FM, the Tamil language service and Prime Radio, the English language service. Vasantham TV, a second television channel operated by ITN Ltd, broadcasts content in the Tamil language. ITN recently launched a website ITN News, which is an online portal for the distribution of local news internationally.

ITN channel is also the first 1080p full HD television channel in Sri Lanka. The ITN Ltd has invested Rs. 200 Mn on the construction of the country's first HD studio complex and started high resolution broadcasting since 30 June 2016.

History
Ahead of the start of ITN there were decisions facing the deployment of television in Sri Lanka. Japanese company NEC provided basic support for the building of the station (and did the same later with Rupavahini in 1982). The development of the station happened at the same time as Rupavahini's. One of the key steps was selecting the colour system. PAL was favoured despite the fact that neighbouring India had a black and white system using NTSC equipment, and was provided by Japan despite using its form of NTSC. ITN was being set up by Anil Wijewardene and Shan Wickremesinghe in Mahalwarawa and was expedited by an American investor. The first test transmissions in 1979 were well-received in Colombo alone, which was the initial coverage area of the channel. Programmes such as American educational series Sesame Street and the LWT British sitcom Mind Your Language were among the first programmes seen.

ITN Ltd commenced operations on 13 April 1979 with the introduction of the TN television channel. As the first television broadcasting service of Sri Lanka and South Asia they began transmission of the first terrestrial television channel in the country. It was also the first privately owned television station in a region where the government was in control of radio and television. The founding board of directors was composed of Mr. Shan Wickramasinghe, Mr. Anil Wijewardene and Mr. Bob Christie. Initially the ITN Ltd studios and transmission station were based in Mahalwarawa Estate, Pannipitiya. A one kilowatt (1 KW) transmitter and 65 feet transmission tower were used to broadcast the ITN channel within a 15 mile radius of the city of Colombo. Due to the geographical location of the transmission station, local weather and the transmission equipment used early viewers experienced many disruptions and interference to programmes as a result of voltage fluctuations.

On 5 June 1979 ITN Ltd was acquired by the state as a business undertaking under a Competent Authority. The duly appointed authority, the late Mr. D. Thevis L. Guruge (ex-Director General of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation) contributed significantly to the early development of the organisation.

Shortly after commencing its test broadcasts, ITN announced the start of its regular broadcasts for a wide urban area. Local companies started selling television sets imported from Japanese manufacturers. Sales of sets skyrocketed, ahead of UNESCO projections. Due to the slow development of television in neighbouring India (Doordarshan still broadcast in black and white and was mainly geared at educating farmers), Japanese-made TV sets sold in Sri Lanka were smuggled due to the lack of established presence of foreign brands at the time.

ITN Ltd was the pioneer of colour television transmission in Sri Lanka. On 5 June 1984 ITN Ltd relocated to its current base of operations in Wickramasinhapura. In 1992 ITN was converted to a public company with the state as the major shareholder of the company. Subsequently, the revenue, the diversity of programmes, technical services and coverage expanded significantly.

Lakhanda and Vasantham FM are two of the three FM radio stations operated by ITN Ltd. The Lakhanda radio station which originated as a subsidiary of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) was amalgamated with ITN Ltd on 1 April 1997. This radio station broadcasts content in the Sinhala language. Vasantham FM is an FM radio station operated by ITN Ltd that broadcasts Tamil content. This radio station was launched in June 2009 to fulfill the media requirements of the Tamil speaking community within Sri Lanka.

Furthermore, ITN Ltd commenced transmission of a second television channel, Vasantham TV on 25 June 2009. This particular television channel broadcasts content in the Tamil language. ITN launched Prime TV and Prime Radio, a television channel and radio station that broadcasts material in English on 12 November 2009.

Programmes
ITN Ltd's television channels and radio stations broadcast a variety of different of programmes in Sinhala, Tamil, and English languages. Listed below are some of the programmes broadcast by the television channels and radio stations operated by ITN Ltd.

ITN channel – (Primarily broadcasts content in the Sinhala language)
 * News – (In Sinhala, Tamil and English)
 * Teledramas – (Amaa, Ridee Siththam, Muthu Warusa, Tharu Piri Ahasak, Parana Towuma, Poori, Emy, Snehaye Dasi, Nethu Piyena Thura, Kopi Kade, Aluth Gedera, Sihina Tharaka, Rantharu, Bonda Meedum )
 * Films – Classic Sinhala Films
 * Documentaries – Atapattama
 * Educational programmes
 * Children's entertainment
 * Programmes dubbed in Sinhala
 * Game shows
 * Reality TV
 * Religious programmes
 * Political debates

Vasantham TV – (Primarily broadcasts content in the Tamil language)
 * News
 * Teledramas
 * Films – Tamil / Hindi Films
 * Documentaries
 * Educational programmes
 * Children's entertainment

Prime TV – (Primarily broadcasts content in the English language) Lakhanda – (Primarily broadcasts content in the Sinhala language)
 * News
 * Music Programmes – (Music Runway, House of Rock, Music With Bevil)
 * Debates and Discussions – (The Round Table, Ayubowan Sri Lanka, Prime Sunrise)
 * Educational/Variety Programmes – (Prime Sunset)
 * Drama – (Beverly Hills 90210, Relic Hunter, Queen of Swords)
 * Other – (Sports/Foreign News/Cartoons)
 * News
 * Music – Sinhala
 * Religious programmes
 * Educational programmes
 * Political programmes

Vasantham FM – (Primarily broadcasts content in the Tamil language)
 * News
 * Music – Tamil
 * Religious programmes
 * Educational programmes
 * Political programmes

Prime Radio – (Primarily broadcasts content in the English language)
 * News
 * Music

Frequencies and coverage
Cumulatively, the broadcasts of ITN Ltd reach over 99% of the country. However, the coverage for the individual radio stations and television channels vary considerably.

ITN
 * Frequency/ies: VHF Ch9, VHF Ch 12, VHF Ch 24
 * Coverage: 99% of country except certain areas in the North
 * International coverage: Live online streaming at The ITN Channel Online

Vasantham TV
 * Frequency/ies:VHF Ch9, UHF 25
 * Coverage:Western Province, North and East
 * International coverage: Live online streaming at Vasantham TV Online

Prime TV
 * Frequency/ies:UHF Ch24
 * Coverage:Western Province
 * International coverage: Live online streaming at Prime TV Online

Lakhanda
 * Frequency/ies + Coverage: 97.6 MHz – Colombo, South / 87.9 MHz – North and 88.5 MHz Islandwide
 * International coverage: Live online streaming at [https://web.archive.org/web/20061115123501/http://www.lakhanda.lk/ Lakhanda Radio Online

Vasantham FM
 * Frequency/ies + Coverage: 97.6 MHz – Colombo, 97.0Mhz
 * International coverage: Live online streaming at Vasantham FM Online

Prime Radio
 * Frequency/ies + Coverage: 104.5 MHz – Colombo, 95.5 MHz – Kandy, 99.0 MHz – Galle
 * International coverage: Live online streaming at Prime Radio Onlin]

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Maly Szyszak

Beautiful winter mountain scenery. Photo by pl:Wikipedysta:Jojo, used in article about Mały Szyszak mountain. Featured Picture on Polish Wikipedia.

 * Nominate and ( + ) Support. - Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 15:02, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 15:02, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Support. PiccoloNamek 09:44, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Odd type of mountain a lot of people won't get a chance to see. Interesting. - Mgm|(talk) 10:02, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Fascinating. Enochlau 13:06, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I see that the pesky template is back again. Halibutt, please note the discussion at User:Fir0002/Discussion on templates. Thanks. Enochlau 07:43, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Unique. Unschool 02:41, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Astounding formations. —DO'Иeil 08:08, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Support, striking image. Thue | talk 11:09, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
 * support, I really like it. Halibutt 21:50, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Support: Nice picture!  logologist 14:22, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Support - Fantastic ! JoJan 18:44, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. --ScottyBoy900Q ∞ 01:37, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Support Attractive informative wikipedian created image. --Gmaxwell 05:34, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
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Talk:Forrest Gump/Archive 1

Cheated
Is it fair to decisively say that Paramount "cheated" Groom? It certainly looks that way, but as far as I can recall there was never any court decision or even a lawsuit.--Feitclub 23:30, Sep 3, 2004 (UTC)

 * "cheated" is just completely loaded. Even if there was a court decision, it isnt NPOV. -- sidd

 * Was it one of those reverse-Enron situations where the accountants do tricks to make the movie have close to zero profit? That happened with Spider Man IIRC. If there is a Wikipedia article on that phenomenon, it would be worth linking to (I'd create one if I knew what to call that phenomenon.)  The funny ironic thing about this is that it takes the naivete of Forrest Gump to get a deal for a share of the profits rather than the gross... --Bletch 21:10, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * I agree this phenomenon needs a topic of its own, I would propose the subject title of Artist Exploitation to refer to all the forms of exploitation of artists by record labels, agents, movie studios etc. Certainly, it is a common, but little publicized corollary to capitalist exploitation in general.  Exploitation, after all, is not accidental in capitalism, but is an unavoidable corollary, as Marx pointed out.

 * It's called Hollywood accounting, and I just created the article. DS 01:33, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

The critisism seems blatantly POV. Unless a more accurate source other than "some people" can be cited, it should be removed.--The_stuart 22:07, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Moving to talk until it can be backed up with cites.

Some have criticised the portrayal of Gump's friend Jenny, whose activism during the 1960s and experiments with alternative lifestyles and intravenous drugs through the upheavals of the 1970s end with her death from an "unknown illness" (symptoms are indicative of AIDS), while Gump and their son survive. In their view, this aspect of the film was an attack on the positive changes that occurred at that time and the alternative of Gump himself as empty nostalgia for a golden age that never really existed.

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Revised Plot Summary
I have just completed some work on the story of Forrest Gump. I attempted to make the writing easier to follow, whilst also trying to deal with the issue of the tenses. Moreover, I have added the final two paragraphs to the story, which I felt was necessary to replace the somwehat brief ending which was evident before. As I'm English, I have written this using, if you will, 'true' English; I understand that this is an American film, so if anyone feels like they want to change it from English to what is considered acceptable American-English, that's fine. I Hope I've helped out a bit.--allthesestars 22:31 (BST), 26 May 2005

While I think that it's likely Jenny's disease was HIV or AIDS is there any actual evidence from those involved with the film that that is infact her disease? I mean, if she had AIDS or HIV wouldn't she have given it to both Forrest and their son, Forrest Gump, Jr. ?

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
Can someone create an article on this real-life restaurant/delivery service? Sure it sells merchandise based on Forrest Gump, but it does exist. Also, just wondering, but was it based on the movie, or did it come first? --Geopgeop 09:11, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

 * It was based on the movie, founded in 1996, according to --Cfitzart 11:02, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Lt. Dan
How did he live to see forrests wedding after he made peace with God? For a man with no legs swimming deeper into the ocean, I dont think his surivival would occur! RealG187 16:25, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Surely you do not think that the makers of this movie intended to portray that Lt. Dan just continued swimming forever off into the sunset as the scene fades. When he said he made peace with God, he is referring to the "showdown" during the hurricane and the survival of himself and the boat and in turn thanking forrest for saving his life. And further on in the film after Forrest left to stay with "mama" until she died, Forrest says that he never went back to "shrimpin'" with Lt. Dan again. Thus telling you Lt. Dan was still alive.

Connection to The Idiot
Perhaps someone should discuss the similarities between the two, and possible inspiration.

 * Sounds a little original-researchy, but what did you have in mind?.--68.102.156.139 02:52, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

More focus on the book?
I know the film is more well-known and popular, but I think the article should focus on the book equally and not equally. It's relegated to second place. Uthanc 09:28, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * If you have the time to, go ahead and do it. I've read the book, but its been soo long I don't have the foggiest what's different and what's what.  Sorry :(

Uberpesh 19:39, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not clear on your logic. If the film is more well-known and popular, the article should focus on the film over the less-well-known and less-popular book.  Powers 18:13, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree with Uthanc. 222.126.76.205 19:23, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

I thought common practice in such cases was to split the reference between book and film (and character?) and have a disambiguation page at Forrest Gump to let users select which they wished to view. Or if the film is really most popular (which I think is likely), then it should be at this location and an italic statement at the top should say "For the book, see Forrest Gump (book). For the literature and film character, see Forrest Gump (character)." —This unsigned comment was added by Edonovan (talk • contribs).
 * That seems fair. I believe that's what's done with A Series of Unfortunate Events.  Powers 02:08, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
 * OK, so not quite the same thing. But it still models seperating the book from the film.  Powers 02:08, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Perfect solution Liu Bei 04:39, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
 * If you would like to split the two articles, definitely go for it! ^_^ grafikm_fr 12:36, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

I generally support splitting film adaptations from the plays or books that they are based on. Just curious thought, is there anything in this article about the book? savidan(talk) (e@) 18:34, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

I agree with the split. - R_Lee_E (talk, contribs) 01:34, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

I agree with the split although this article hardly has anything to do with the book in it, to make a succesfull split there would have to be alot of work put into the book page. Woldo 01:15, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

 * I'm removing the split tag, since I think it's more meant for articles that are too long or that have sections that are well-detailed enough to stand alone. Right now, the discussion is for creating a brand new article (almost) that focuses on the book only.  When that happens, awesome.  But for now, this article is mostly movie-oriented, and its length is just fine.  --Crisu 00:31, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

 * move to Forrest Gump (film) --[[Image:FBISeal.png|15px]] Shane (talk/contrib) 01:08, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Books suck, movies are better, u see more and takes less time.. RealG187 16:26, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Added spoiler quote
I added the 'Your best friend could get shot' under quotes. Though should I have posted it under Trivia? [[Uberpesh|Uberpesh 19:39, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Someone with the IP 169.231.20.165 vandalized the quote with anti-war propaganda. 'Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don't go home at all. That's a bad thing. That's all I have to say about that'. I fixed it to what is supposed to say Uberpesh 13:48, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Vietnam War rally
In that scene in Washington at that anti-Vietnam War rally, is that guy in American flag decal shirt who's speaking up on the stage, and tells Forrest to talk about the war, Abbie Hoffman? Because I'm almost positive it is, but I don't know how to fit in in the synopsis. VolatileChemical 23:06, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah he's wearing a flag shirt and Abbie Hoffman is listed in the credits. Go for it. -Tristan

Btw, Forrest gets his medal before the rally, since his mother fainted after Forrest shows his wound to the President. That was why Forrest was wandering around D.C. in the first place. Uagent 09:57, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Is the Lieutenant Dan Band the same Dan Band from Old School?
Just curious.
 * I believe not. --Crisu 00:31, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

i doubt it cause in the book lieutenant dan is sadi to be from connecticut —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.112.231.178 (talk) 00:27, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

what, no criticism?
For a movie with a huge conservative undertone to it, i find unusual to not find any type of criticism about the movie. eg: poor jenny's ultimate sin was to try to change the world throughout all decades, so she basicly dies for being a liberal, while good ol conservative forrest, he lives and becomes rich. In fact if im not mistaken, Forrest Gump was elected one the worst movies to ever win an oscar for bestpicture (along with rocky, wich was number 1). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 201.215.173.173 (talk • contribs).
 * There probably is some. What could be added to this article is a paragraph summarizing all the cricitism with reference links to news articles within it.  --Crisu 00:31, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

 * what's wrong with you punk? you punks always come and attack things, don't try to use intelligent words, you just said you're a liberal and wanna change the world and the movie made you cry, sure you had to make the remark of being the worst bla bla bla because you're a stupid agressive lowlife punk. i mean, the film is really good and i'm sorry, people who DO live like jenny always get fucked in the end, i hope you don't start vandalising the page and adding your point of views on the criticism. just read the book, gump is a pothead in the book, the book sucks ass. and you are such a stupid heartless punk that didn't noticed forrest the good old conservative has everything and does everything and bla bla bla but HE'S NOT HAPPY 'cause he doesn't have the girl, life still sucks doesn't matter what you do or have if you don't have the loved ones close to you. got it? GOT IT? and also, the most beatiful things of life for him are the stars and sunset, besides he's nice to people BECAUSE HE WAS TOLD TO by his mom, and he's not RICH 'cause he uses his money to HELP PEOPLE. you people just don't get it. go murder yout mom stupid anarchist! too ad hominem but jesus that's the only way this people understand. i'm so pissed off i don't care you guys giving me loads of crap, you just can't cover your sickness with fancy words sometimes! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 201.34.87.120 (talk • contribs).

 * What the f***? Seriously. Medication and therapy strongly recommended. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.253.57.75 (talk • contribs).
 * Yup. I think we have a WP:NCR violation here, people. --GunnarRene 18:29, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Nevertheless, even a movie one disagrees with politically can still be a good movie on its own terms (Birth of a Nation, or Nazi and Soviet propaganda films). I'm not sure FG (the movie) is wholly conservative anyway. Gump himself is totally apolitical, he just doesn't understand the issues. The Vietnam War comes across as a waste of lives, hardly a "conservative" view. Many of the famous people Gump meets end up dead from an assassin's bullet - hardly a message that would cheer the NRA.

I agree the movie has a neocon agenda. Very Leo Strauss. I recommend watching "Forest" after watching "Born on the 4th of July." I think "Forest" is an attack on "4th" and Oliver Stone.

I don't know about the film being neo-conservatist. If one were to see a hidden message in this film, that would be slightly Strausian as he remarked that people are always hiding hidden messages in things that only the 'elite' can understand, however, this is an interpretative theory which cannot be proved and although you can apply Strausian interpretation to this to see it as neo-conservatist, you can apply it to pretty much anything. However, at a stretch I can see how the slow gump making it well through life can be seen as neo-conservatist (given the fact that they advocate that less educated people are easier to rule), however, the main aim of neo-conservatism is to focus people against an enemy (usually one that doesn't exist or is exagerated) so that America can acheive it's 'true goal' of bringing democracy to the world and civilising everyone. In this film there is no enemy and America's true destiny doesn't come up. In fact, judging from the way in which the vietnam war was presented (did you ever see any vietnamese soldiers?) and the entire point of the war from Gumps perspective was lost (Gump didn't seem to understand why they were there), I would say this could be regarded as against certain neo-conservatist beleifs. However, this was probably not the authors intent...or was it?

are you serious that was the best movie ever and what problem do you have with a good person getting good things he tries to protect Jennie from herself and even gives her his medal of honor for fighting in the military, do you just got some sort of problem with people who are good hearted. Jennie was living sinfully more than anything else, she was in pornography, did every single drug, she was on a destructive path not a trying to do good for the world path. She was lost metaphorically and picked up by some bad people who sent her in a bad direction. Can you honestly tell me you feel Jennie was a better person than Forrest. He helped everyone he meet the best way he knew how. Exile 11:00, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

 * 0.0 i havent even seen this kind of rhetoric in the socialism page. iv never sought political meaning in forest gump, i think its more about psychology then politics anyway, the simple minded versus the complex minded hmm..ever thought of that one? and that jenny dies has nothing to do with her 'liberal' lifestyle. and that shes messed up is due to her, uhm, overaffectionate father, not an open mind. in fact, it is her open mind that makes her so perfect for forest. and forest gets rich for being different from anyone else and acting outside of 'normality', theres nothing conservative about that. truly, seeking all this political meaning is pointless, thats not the theme of the movie at all· Lygophile has spoken 23:12, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Haha. Oh, Geez. Stop making everything so political. It's not a political movie. It's a movie for entertainment. Lighten up.

This is not a flaming contest
This last bit of tripe will be removed shortly. This isn't the forum to criticize the film's alleged conservative bias (although it seems to have attracted just as much criticism for having a liberal bias). At any rate, the film touches many hotbuttons for polarized political opinions, but it should be discussed for its artistic merits instead. Best to let it stand as a great film adaptation of a good novel, that broke cinematic ground on many fronts, and left a deep impression on many who saw it. Landroo 01:35, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

I think it's legitimate to discuss the political aspects of the film, since this was a genuine source of controversy. Perhaps we need some actual quotes from reviews which touch on the politics.

Exile 11:01, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Filming
This movie was filmed a large part in South Carolina, but it wasn't even mentioned in the categories. Only two portions of the film were filmed in North Carolina, but five portions (including the "vietnam" area) were filmed in South Carolina. This is notable, and other films should be added to this category, but none are. Here is a link to other places this movie was filmed. If anyone wants to fill them in, go ahead. 130.127.78.152

Trivia
Did you notice that the planes dropping the napalm in Vietnam were F-4 Phantoms?

Did you notice that grown up Forrest runs the same way as young Forrest?

Did you notice that each of Lieutenant Dan's relatives look exactly like him?

Lastly, Lieutenant Dan's Revolutionary war counterpart was infantry The Civil War guy was a flag bearer The WWI guy was Infantry The WWII guy was infantry at Normandy.

crooked as a.......
in the movie Forrest said on the schoolbus "Momma said it's shaped/crooked as a question mark"

is "politician" what he says in the book (because he is allegedly more cynical) - 203.205.122.196 22:40, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * It's stated in the movie during the scene where Forrest is being fitted for the braces. Later on, he says that his mother told him it was a crooked as a question mark. Uagent 09:47, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

he does not have leg braces in the book, that whole part was thought up during the scrrenplay

US Army Rank
I just saw the movie, and it occurred to me that Forrest has a rank of Sergeant on his uniform, even though in the book he was a PFC and I doubt he was a Sergeant in the film.Delta Spartan 02:29, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I noticed this as well. I thought he was a PFC in the film. --MasterA113 20:50, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Forrest was both PFC and a SGT if you pay close attention to the detail, while in Vietnam letters Gump received by Jenny say PFC Gump, then later on when he starts playing ping pong, he eventually does have SGT rank; it isn't explained of course but take a close look it is there. from 07:45, 21 May 2007 (UTC) Happygilmor 07:51, 21 May 2007 (UTC)uNT.[Happy]

Movie Plot section of this article
It seems to me as if the info given in the "Movie Plot" section of this article is pretty much the same as that given in the article Forrest Gump (character), though it may be worded somewhat differently. I wonder if the plot should be summarized briefly here, with a notice just below the header: "Main article: Forrest Gump (character)." Or should the articles be merged? Roxtar 03:07, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

I've chosen the "main article" option; the plot here is cut down now. Roxtar 02:19, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Partly in response to the notice that the plot summary was overly long, & partly because most of the info is the same as what is told in Forrest Gump (character) (even if told in different words), I'm doing again what I did a few months ago--CUT THE PLOT DOWN. Roxtar 22:25, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

"Differences from the novel" section should have spoiler warnings
The section of the article titled "Movie Plot" has spoiler warnings around it. I notice that the section "Differences from the novel" doesn't have any spoiler warnings around it, even though it reveals quite a few details of the movie's plot. I think it should have spoiler warnings added to it as well.

Someone keeps messing with the "Differences in the novel section." The character is not called "Doug Gump" in the book.
 * The edit to Doug began on March 21. No one challenged it until tonight and several anon IPs have changed the name to different ones. Unless a source is provided, recommend stay with what was posted. Morenooso 04:36, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

The source is the actual novel. As well as the rest of this entries, which do not mention a "Doug" name.

What happened to the hollywood accounting section?
There was major controversy that the Forest Gump book author Winston Groom didn't any back end points from Paramount for the movie due to Hollywood accounting practices. This was a major scandal since the film was such a financial and critical hit. The movie entry should have links to hollywood accounting from both the Forest Gump book and movie articles. Mention should be added to he author's wikipedia entry as well. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 208.107.18.132 (talk) 17:11, 9 March 2007 (UTC).

Gump/Pulp Fiction Parody
I remember seeing a parody of Forrest Gump called 'Gump Fiction', where the actors were just acting out select scenes from Pulp Fiction, only putting in Forrest or Bubba in with Travolta and Jackson. Has anyone else seen this? Personally I thought it was hilarious, and am wondering if it has any relevance in Misc. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.166.197.239 (talk) 05:56, 12 March 2007 (UTC).

REPLY: Yes, this is a skit from Mad TV. You can see it here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dymb0SvHCnY.VarunRajendran 01:55, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Paramount and the author - contested information
Following an WP:OTRS complaint I have temove the following from the lead:

" although Paramount claimed it was a commercial failure and did not pay Groom his share of the profits.Marshallinside article on Hollywood accounting As such, Groom has refused to allow the novel's sequel, Gump and Co., to be filmed, stating that he could not in good conscience sell the rights to film the sequel to a failure. "

 * 1) The first claim is sourced, but pretty badly. If it is true, and the complainer convincingly claims it is not, then there must be much better media sources. Replace this only if you can find undisputable ones. It seems incredible that paramount could make such a claim
 * 2) The claim about the sequal is unsourced. Again, if this were true there would be huge media coverage. Find it, or keep both out.

--Docg 10:00, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Two actors played young Forrest Gump
I just checked and both tonight's edit (just prior to this post) and the earlier correction are both listed at IMDb as playing young Forrest Gump. Could another editor confirm and make the right edit listing both. Morenooso 01:52, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I think you might have been confused since Michael Humphries plays Forrest as a boy at the start of the film while Haley Joel Osment plays his son "little" Forrest at the end of the film. --T smitts 16:48, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Forest Gump and Zelig
I thought "Forest Gump" was a big-budget movie, (probably) inspired by Woody Allen's 1983's "Zelig" in which an ordinary person gets to meet filmed images of famous people in the past thanks to special effects. I am sure many other people, (who have seen both movies), feel the same way. Shouldn't "Zelig" be metioned in the article? 204.80.61.110 17:26, 18 April 2007 (UTC)Bennett Turk

Tom Hanks' Younger Brother
It says in the trivia section that Tom Hanks' real life younger brother protrayed Forrest Gump in a couple of scenes, does anyone know which scenes he is in rather than Tom Hanks? I watched the film last night looking for any differences in the older Forrests but I can not tell-they must REALLY look alike.TammiMagee 09:46, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

I have since found out that his brother acted as his running double in some scenesTammiMagee 09:20, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

 * In the scene where Forrest is running being chased by the bullies in the pickup truck, Tom Hanks is the one running in camera view. When he turns down the field and the camera follows the pickup truck, Tom Hanks runs off screen and his brother is the one that then comes in to the camera view way off in the distance as the camera pans around as the pickup truck turns off the road into the field. This gives the viewer the impression that Forest (Tom Hanks) REALLY ran fast across the field. 164.214.1.54 18:47, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Significance of Feather
Someoen should put in the significance of the feather, that Jenny was praying in the cornfield for God to make her a bird so she could fly free and now she can.
 * Well, simply, she's always wanted to be a bird. But if you could, you may watch the audio commentaries to avoid original research. Alientraveller 19:02, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Weird Al Song
Shouldn't there be a mention of it somewhere? Socby19 23:49, 1 July 2007 (UTC)Socby19

A real story or just a fiction
Can anyone tell me Forrest Gump is a real person or he's just a creation for a novel book? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Happyland86 (talk • contribs) 10:31, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
 * He's fictional.Lazyguythewerewolf . Rawr. 20:29, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Split Film and Book?
also under discussion in Film Project —Preceding unsigned comment added by AnmaFinotera (talk • contribs) 14:17, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

 * Should the film and the book be split into separate articles? It seems like there are enough differences between them to consider them separately, particularly as the book has a sequel and really can not get full coverage in this article that is dominated by the movie. AnmaFinotera 04:51, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

 * (copied from Film project talkpage) I think that the book and the film should have separate articles to allow both articles to develop independently. There are enough differences, and will be more as the articles develop (eg. critical reception). -- Beloved Freak  12:37, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

 * I think they should be split into seperate articles. As Belovedfreak just said, there are definetly enough diffrences.Grango242 19:31, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

 * They definitely ought to be split. I was shocked to see that the novel didn't have a separate article. The film is certainly the more notable of the two, but the book is certainly notable enough to warrant an article, per the notability guideline for books. The mere fact that the movie was made makes the book notable. faithless   (speak)  22:41, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Differences from novel
I believe this section is relevant and should be kept. It does need a lot of clean up (list to prose, no need to point out every little instance, etc), but the article should note that the film is very different from the novel, and if possible note why (if citable sources can be found). This is part of the production details and history of the film, and is generally a standard section for movies based on books, especially where there are major changes made. AnmaFinotera (talk) 17:55, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Indeed, but I see no need for a WP:NOR violation. Besides, when someone seriously wants to revise the article to GA-standard, then a couple of paragraphs could be all done to describe why the main changes were made. Alientraveller (talk) 17:57, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Work is being done on the article, as I and other FilmProject folks find time. I can see your point on the NOR violation, so would a section with just a short summary and an expand tag be a good compromise? AnmaFinotera (talk) 18:01, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Indeed. I've not read the book myself, and it's always more productive to start again then to salvage really. Alientraveller (talk) 18:02, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I've put in the new section. Unfortunately, I only had access to a snippet of one article that discusses Groom's reaction to the changes, but hopefully that is a good start? AnmaFinotera (talk) 18:40, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

The last part was deleted because it had no source. If put back up it needs to be sourced. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.192.24.55 (talk) 04:09, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

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Bubba Gump Shrimp
Doesn't the man on the bench next to Forrest say Bubba Gump Shrimp Corporation, not Company? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.116.24.127 (talk) 02:53, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

he does say bubba gump shrimp corporation

-Ben —Preceding unsigned comment added by Benadamspears (talk • contribs) 04:46, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Running Time differences
What's the reason behind the different running times for Europe (136 minutes) and North America (141 minutes)? It's probably worth mentioning in the article, I'd count that as a deleted scene or censor change or similar. --Riche (talk) 21:29, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

i believe, the longer running time for North America is because the system, NTSC has a faster speed than PAL. i do not think it has anything to do with a deleted or censured scene, like Temple of Doom, which knocks something like 2 mins off the UK version Kilnburn (talk) 22:11, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

 * The refresh rate has nothing to do with the running time.--Loodog (talk) 14:13, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

 * Yes it does. Cinema film has 24 frames/second. The PAL system has 50 half-pictures per second, so theoretically 25 fps. To have an easy conversion from film to PAL, the film is sped up by that one frame. The calculation is as follows  -  originial running time (141 min.) in seconds mutiplied by 24 fps = total framecount of the film -> then divided by PAL´s 25 fps  gives the new running time of 2256 seconds... thats roughly 136 minutes. As this is only a 4% speedup this is the common method for all film-PAL conversion and a lot more convenient than NTSC conversion as NTSC runs at an odd number of ~29,9 fps.  Vandervahn (talk) 02:13, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Groom/Paramount "dispute"
After reading about the supposed legal issue that had prevented a sequel being made, I checked out the footnoted reference for more info- and the article cited specifically says, at the bottom, that Groom insists there was no dispute and that, even if there were, Paramount could have made the sequel at any time, since it owned the rights. So, I've removed that info from the page since the source of that info has issued a correction. 216.194.4.134 (talk) 20:45, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

IQ of 75 - Citation Needed
I just removed the Citation needed at IQ of 75, as this is a clear statement in the movie itself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.169.190.230 (talk) 07:11, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

 * "Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump: determined at an early age to possess an IQ of 75, he encounters many historical figures and events throughout his life."

 * It's unclear to me how Tom Hanks' IQ is relevant to the article.24.4.132.165 (talk) 10:10, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

 * It's not talking about Tom Hanks' IQ; this is a confusing sentence with poor puncuation. What it means is to say "Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump," meaning that this is the movie ad thingie (can't think of the word). There should be an opening quote after the colon and before "Determined," which should be capitalized, I think.4.68.248.130 (talk) 03:48, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

 * "the movie ad thingie" - aka "trailer", perhaps? FiggazWithAttitude (talk) 18:44, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

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I am planning to add a few more important characters to the cast list. I also want to expand on the themes section. I wanted to talk more about the feather theme. I also wanted to add in a few famous quotes from the movie. Another thing I wanted to talk about is some of the historical events in this movie and how they really happened vs. how they happened in the movie.Griffis Ryan (talk) 15:49, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

 * Please don't, until you've learned the art of NPOV and how not to put your signatures throughout articles. - Dudesleeper / Talk  18:36, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Hello. On the subject of the feather, what are the chances that it's presence is a tip of the hat to Richard Bach (Illusions)? 70.127.209.197 (talk) 11:35, 22 June 2014 (UTC)Lance M. [termsmith@aol.com]

Famous people
I think that the Article seriously needs a list of famous people Forrest meets in the movie, such as JFK and Elvis. I am sure It would be a good addition. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.75.167.246 (talk) 23:23, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * But it's already mentioned in the Plot. Wildroot (talk) 18:47, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

 * I also think that such a celebrity list would be a great addition. (@ Wildroot: And no, such a list is not already there!) Joe Gatt (talk) 09:27, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Why is John Lennon not mentioned?
The plot shows other historical events, yet it doesnt mention Forest meeting one of the most famous people in rock and roll history, and inspiring the song "Imagine"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.209.68.2 (talk) 21:37, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

UM yeah, he met both John Lennon, and Elvis Frickin' Presly, thats DAMN note worthy.. 206.75.167.246 (talk) 04:06, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Did anyone else notice that the John Lennon reference was a "two-fer", since immediately following the Dick Cavett scene, Lt. Dan recieves a rather obvious dose of "Instant Karma"? Just wondering...I reference it whenever someone mentions the Forrest Gump "Imagine" sequence, since I've always gotten the biggest kick out of it. Gets me every time...216.227.1.236 (talk) 17:03, 4 July 2010 (UTC)anon.

HIV
so jenny presumably has and died of HIV which she contracted years before so does that not mean that forrest and possibly his son has contracted the virus as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.27.180.2 (talk) 00:11, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that's why he was sad at the ending of the movie. --217.120.78.212 (talk) 20:57, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

 * She only slept with him once, the chance of catching HIV from female-to-male vaginal sex would be absolutly tiny. Likewise for a newborn child with modern medicine. So I don't think he's sad at the end because he thinks hes going to die of AIDS. J1812 (talk) 05:50, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Its also ambigious as to whether she got it from IV drugs etc...( see the scene where she nearly jumps off a balcony) or from being a nurse. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.16.163.55 (talk) 00:29, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

The book says she died of Hepatitis C. Thismightbezach (talk) 21:31, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

 * Funny that I just saw the above comment immediately after I updated Jenny's character description to include hep C as a possibility. The disease isn't explicitly mentioned in the movie, but it fits - hep C isn't typically spread through sexual contact, only blood/blood transmission. I opted to include it as a "possibility" in the character description because the movie departs from the novel in so many ways that I'm not sure the novel should be considered cannon within the context of the movie. Chrisbrl88 (talk) 21:31, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

In further support of the above editors, there is no cited evidence that the film makers intended Jenny's statement "I have some kind of virus, and the doctors don't, they don't know what it is, and there isn't anything they can do about it" to specifically mean HIV/AIDS. It can be noted that Jenny's March 22, 1982, movie death occurs seven full years before the deadly Hepatitis C virus was identified in two articles published in the April 1989 issue of Science (per Hepatitis C). As to questions of why neither Forrest nor Forrest Jr catch it can also be consistent with Hep C, which is predominately transmitted via drug use in the US, is rarely passed from mother to fetus and sexual transmission is uncommon (see Hepatitis C). Jmg38 (talk) 07:27, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Conflict with the author POV
I have concerns about the conflict with the author section and its POV. The way it is written is very supportive of the author and condemning of the film companies with words like "absurdity" and phrases like "belied by the fact," "to add insult to injury" and "had to sue to get anything at all." This language needs to be cleaned up. either way (talk) 16:30, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Ok, so what's the studio's POV? I couldn't find any articles supporting their actions from an ethical or even practical standpoint, could you? Groom is frequently sited as a prime example of the way Hollywood accounting is used to cheat individuals out of money. His case is taught in schools. He's listed on Wikipedia's own Hollywood accounting page (And I didn't write it-- but did provide a citation). Groom ultimately won in the court of public opinion and in actual court, which called the treatment of him "unconscionable". At what point does "unconscionable" cease to be POV and become encyclopedic? Don't get me wrong, I am happy to work with you. If you want to reword things without changing or omitting the facts, be my guest. This is Wikipedia, after all.Pisomojado (talk) 18:41, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

whaat the hell...?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.135.243.2 (talk) 11:22, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

 * There was a discussion, now closed, about moving this article, at Talk:Forrest Gump (disambiguation). Station1 (talk) 07:04, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Footnote errors
Footnotes 17 to 21 are bad links!

Joe Gatt (talk) 09:27, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * What do you mean by "bad links", they seem fine to me. - Kollision (talk) 12:54, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * 17-21 are from DVD special features so there is nothing to link to. The material cited can be found within on the DVD. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 05:28, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

References to use

 * Please add to the list references that can be used for the film article.

 * — Preceding unsigned comment added by Erik (talk • contribs) 02:10, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Gump and Co?
There's an edit on here about a sequel movie called Gump and Co. being released in 2012 but there is no source and I can't find any information. Does anyone know anything about this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.130.37.188 (talk) 03:30, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Grammar correction (Cast - Tom Hanks)
Please replace "Hanks revealed in interviews that after hearing Michael's unique accented drawl, he incorporated it into the older characters accent." with "Hanks revealed in interviews that after hearing Michael's unique accented drawl, he incorporated it into the older character's accent." 144.132.132.115 (talk) 00:52, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Fixed, thanks for catching that. You can edit the article if you think further improvements/corrections can be made. For help, see our introduction to editing. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 00:54, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Percentages in first line
Can these even be quantified? It seems like a pretty ridiculous claim to me, and so I shall remove them if no source can be found for them. Lord British (talk) 14:15, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Political interpretations
In the opening paragraph - a CNN Crossfire debate is referenced as debating "whether the film promoted conservative values or was an indictment of the counterculture movement of the 1960s." - I didn't see this debate but if it occurred as described they would have debated the same side of an issue because an indictment of the counterculture movement is another way of promoting conservative values. Please fix.

Also, an obvious point should be made while discussing whether the moving promotes conservative political values. While the movie certainly sets up Forrest Gump as a hero and clearly a clean cut representative of conservative values - it also portrays this hero as an imbecile and with it the values he represents. I suppose that is the death of irony alluded to in the article. I happen to think the movie is a brilliant portrayal of precisely that political dichotomy that characterized the 1990's. A jaded and battle weary liberal movement critical of paternal and hierarchical value systems against a naive and traditional conservative movement that makes up for its shallow simplicity with earnest enthusiasm that doesn't seem to quit. Don't know if that comment can be worked into the article but I am happy to have put it out there for consideration. GimpeltheFool (talk) 00:51, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Funny joke or coincidence ?
When Dan mocks Forrest's plans to enter the shrimping business (as he promised Bubba), he also say « ... I would be astronaut » (not sure of the original version as I watched the french version). The year after, Gary Sinise and Tom Hanks played astronauts in Ron Howard's Apollo 13.

I don't believe it is pure coincidence...

Hugo2504 contributors to fr.wikipedia.org --88.163.90.159 (talk) 21:19, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

Gump's unit in Viet Nam
In the scene where Gump and Bubba report to 2LT Dan in Viet Nam the sign at the base indicates the unit. Right after the ice cream scene in the hospital, during mail call, one can read the addresses on Gump's returned letters he wrote to Jenny.

PFC Forrest Gump RA 40203078 4th Platoon, A Company 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry APO (Army Postal Office), San Francisco, California 96602

The mail-pieces are very authentic (I am retired USPS and once served as a Unit Mail Orderly). The military adviser to the movie was a "god damn genius" (quote from Drill Sergeant). I found no error in authenticity of uniforms, etc for the period; outstanding attention to detail (I was in the army from 1971 to 2001), and I have seen the movie many times (Turner Classic Movies, TCM on TV).

Perhaps a very brief mention of Gump's unit in Viet Nam are in order (?). In Wiki Gump is mentioned in 9th Infantry Division (United States) and 47th Infantry Regiment (United States). Only problem is...the only reference I can find is the movie alone. Well.. there is one other problem ...a conflict of interest... from 1978 to 1981 I served in HHC, 2nd Bn. 47th INF. (Raiders) 3rd BDE. (Go Devils), 9th INF. DIV. (Old Reliables) at Fort Lewis, WA. That's right mates, I served in Gump's old outfit. So I must recuse myself, and leave it up to some other "god damn genius" (quote from Drill Sergeant) to do the edit if need be. Ex Virtute Honos Tjlynnjr (talk) 05:50, 23 April 2014 (UTC).
 * Gump's unit is also mentioned here: Forrest Gump (character) Tjlynnjr (talk) 05:29, 24 April 2014 (UTC).

I would have to take exception to the authenticity of the uniforms in the scene at the Lincoln Memorial in that I was there as a young soldiers in the Spring 1968 during that march on Washington. In that LBJ was still the president, it had to be the ’68 march although the next one was late Summer ’70 when Nixon was president and I was lucky enough to have just gotten back from an extended tour in Vietnam for that one but this time I was stationed on the Memorial Bridge. That movie scene was filmed in late 1993 by which time I was a full colonel at the Pentagon and was jogging on the Mall when I stumbled into the scene. I noticed the soldiers were wearing name tags on their uniforms and a few other incorrect details from ’68. I stopped and located a person with a megaphone who appeared to be setting up the shot and I told him I had been there at the ’68 march and we had been instructed to remove our name tags from our uniforms for obvious reasons so if he wanted to be historically accurate he would have the tags removed. I was a little surprised at the response I got which was: “I don’t give a damn about historical accuracy. There won’t be 10 people in the whole country that see this movie that will know the difference.” With that I just jogged off and forgot it. I would also mention that the Park Policeman that pulls the plugs out of the PA system during the scene was a friend of mine, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and Vietnam Vet named Stillwell.The-Expose-inator (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 00:38, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Maybe the anti war demonstrators in '68 weren't instructed to remove their name tags. Were the extras you saw on the set of the movie playing anti war demonstrators? Why were you instructed to remove the tags? If you broke out some violence on the demonstrators, apparently a documented practice in those days, you couldn't be identified by name? 98.164.64.98 (talk) 05:20, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

Article Title
Why does Forrest Gump direct to here? Shouldn't it direct to the novel's page since the book came first, or perhaps to a disambiguation page where one can be directed to the book or film's article? Emperor001 (talk) 01:59, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
 * NM, just saw the link explaining why.Emperor001 (talk) 02:00, 21 July 2014 (UTC)

Box office bomb?
I'm not an expert in box office tracking, but I don't think that earning 678 million dollars on a 50 million dollar budget could ever be considered a bomb. In the box office section of the article, at least as of August 19, 2016, clearly states that this film lost 62 million dollars. This section has no reliable sources that back up this claim, so I think the article either needs a reference, or it needs to be corrected, if it's false. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.160.39.128 (talk) 02:26, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Please review the section. It is clearly stated and sourced how the loss occured. Additionally, the phrase "box office bomb" is not used.-- ☾Loriendrew☽  ☏(ring-ring)  16:40, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

Was a line altered?
There is a youtube video of a Spanish subbed version where he clearly stays "Life is a like a box of chocolates" and the text sub even agrees with this. However the same scene in the normal English version says "Life was a like a box of chocolates"So was there an alteration to the film or was their more then one version? Not fromt he angle it is clear this is NOT from the making of part of the DVD.--2606:A000:7D44:100:F0D3:1F4E:FA7D:7810 (talk) 22:16, 9 October 2017 (UTC)

studyforrest project section
The last section, on a German research project that users the movie, feels disjointed and unconnected from the main subject of the article. Is this necessary to have in this article? Maybe it could be incorporated elsewhere, or spun off into its own article? Ganesha811 (talk) 04:17, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I concur. A research project based on cognitive effects of the German-audio version of the film does not seem to fit. This is probably considered "trivia" at best. It is not notable in relation to the movie itself. Closetsingle (talk) 21:41, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I removed the section. It is basically trivia and giving it a separate section is WP:UNDUE. It did get a bit of attention in the German media so a one line mention under "Reception" might be warranted, but not a whole section. SpicyMilkBoy (talk) 00:12, 26 October 2019 (UTC)

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Seriously, it is August. Don't let such a high-quality article succumb to time. Update the important first. 2001:8F8:1DC9:2CE1:C0D2:B97B:11F8:1B2C (talk) 18:24, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School (EGA), a medium-sized comprehensive secondary school for girls in Islington, London, England, is rated as 'Outstanding' by OFSTED in its most recent inspection report. It is named in honour of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, the first woman to gain a medical qualification in the United Kingdom. EGA's buildings, which are located between King's Cross railway station and Angel Underground station, are named after great women in history, such as Emily Brontë.

History
The school is the result of a merger between Starcross School and Barnsbury Girls' School in 1984. Starcross school was founded in 1928 and moved into the buildings made vacant by the 1965 closing of Risinghill School, which had opened in 1960, although a school has existed on the site since 1885 (further extended in 1899 )(originally Rising Hill Street School).

Barnsbury Girls' School was created in 1934 on the site of an all age Victorian school in Barnsbury Park.

The school was rebuilt as part of the final phase of BSF and the new building opened in November 2012. Demolition of the old buildings and landscaping of the site is now complete.

Islington Futures Federation of Community Schools
Islington Futures entered a federation of four community schools: EGA, Beacon High School, Copenhagen Primary School and Vittoria Primary School and was established in September 2018. In September 2023, Copenhagen and Vittoria primary schools were merged as part of the local authority's school re-organisation plan.

Jo Dibb was the first Executive Headteacher of the Islington Futures Federation. She was succeeded by Sarah Beagley. The Federation was dissolved in December 2023. EGA, Vittoria and Beacon High became self-standing community schools with new articles of governance made by the local authority on 12th December 2023.

Relationship with Michelle Obama
In 2009, the school was visited by Michelle Obama, wife of then American president Barack Obama. During her visit she gave a speech about achieving regardless of your background and spoke about how much she had in common with the girls at the school. The occasion was posted online as a TED talk. She stayed in touch with the school following her 2009 visit and on 25 May 2011, during a state visit of the US president, she took a group of 37 pupils at the school to Oxford University for a presentation. In 2012, the First Lady invited a group of students from EGA to meet her in the White House.

The former First Lady visited the school again in December 2018 where she spoke to an audience of 300 students as part of her book tour. Joined by a panel of former pupils and the school's Executive Headteacher Jo Dibb, she delivered an inspirational message of hope for the future and the importance of education.

Her visits and her TED talk are described in her memoir Becoming (published November 2018 ) and described in her own voice for the Radio 4 serialisation of the book.

Notable former pupils

 * Zawe Ashton, actress, playwright and director
 * Alexandra Burke, singer
 * Billie JD Porter, journalist

Notable former staff

 * Author Margaret Forster taught English at Barnsbury Girls' School from 1961–1963

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What's wrong with the tone of this article? Why it's not correct?

Requested move
Skinhead Rob is his official stage name so, I think, it should be the name of the page. -Pietaster 14:57, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

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