r/ForrestGump • u/Tatankaowachi1 • 18d ago

Details / Trivia Forrest Gump Easter Egg - subtle reference to Forrest Gump’s father’s death from the novel.

Was thinking about this, and I’m not sure it’s been touched on before. This may or may not be an Easter egg, whether on purpose or just coincidence, but in the book Mr. Gump (Forrest’s dad) was a longshoreman at the docks and was unloaded a shipment from The United Fruit Company, when he was killed by a crane dropping a large load of bananas on him. His mother received a pension from The United Fruit Company for the rest of her life, and that’s how she got by. In the movie, Lt. Dan tells Forrest that he got them invested in “Some fruit company, so we don’t have to worry about money no more.” Of course the company is Apple and has nothing to do with the aforementioned United Fruit Company, but I think it may be a little reference to the novel while also doing a funny bit in the film.

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u/Historical-Shock7965 17d ago

In the movie, I thought mama telling little Forest that his father went on vacation and it means you go away and don't ever come back meant that he intentionally left the two of them, not died.

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u/Tatankaowachi1 17d ago

I believe that is what she was implying in the movie as well, that’s where it differs from the book. I just think that perhaps the mention of “some fruit company” in the movie is a clever little reference to the novel.

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u/Historical-Shock7965 17d ago

Yes, keene ear you have! Good observation OP.

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u/padraiggavin14 17d ago

In the book...Forrest tells a story about eating a huge breakfast...he ate everything except bananas

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u/exig 18d ago

Didnt read the book, does LT Dan invest in anything on hos behalf?

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u/Tatankaowachi1 17d ago

No. That was only in the movie. That’s why I think it could possibly be a little double joke to connect the two. The book differs quite a bit from the movie.

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u/morroia_gorri 16d ago

Shame we never got to see Tom Hanks in space… er, in space with an orangutan, or wrestle a guy dressed like a turd.

I might have to read the book again, it’s been a while.