Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump
Developer	Winston Groom
Publisher	Paramount Pictures, various
Platforms
Released	1986-2014
Added to Museum

Forrest Gump is a character that is part of an American multimedia series consisting of books, a film, music, and a video game.

Forrest Gump was created in 1986 by the novelist Winston Groom.

Fictional character biography

Forrest Gump is a man who was born mentally challenged. Despite his handicaps, he ends up going to college to play football, is drafted in the Vietnam War, competes in ping pong, and starts a shrimping business named after his friend Bubba, who died in the Vietnam War.

Forrest Gump Novels owned by the WEC Museum

Title	Publisher	Release	Format	Added to museum	Notes
Forret Gump	Pocket Books	1986	Paperback	December 25, 1995
Gump & Co.	Pocket Books	1995	Paperback	December 25, 1995

Forrest Gump video games owned by the WEC Museum

Title	Developer	System	Release	Added to museum	Notes
Run Forrest Run	Viva Games	Android	2014	September 1, 2014	Endless runnner.