gumption 67

"Released in the United States on July 6, 1994, Forrest Gump became a commercial success as the top grossing film in North America released in that year, being the first major success for Paramount Pictures since the studio's sale to Viacom, earning over $677 million worldwide during its theatrical run.

Winston Groom was paid $350,000 for the screenplay rights to his novel Forrest Gump and was contracted for a 3 percent share of the film's net profits.

 However, Paramount and the film's producers did not pay him, using Hollywood accounting to posit that the blockbuster film lost money.

Tom Hanks, by contrast, contracted for the film's gross receipts instead of a salary, and he and director Zemeckis each received $40 million"

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i guess they thought the author was bad at math.

I would have been "forest gump" had I taken my girlfriend's mother's maiden name, which was not one to run away from, as her married name was the leading conspirator in the Silverado savings and loan default orchestrated by Neal Bush.

and why bubba's tombstone in the movie has my birthday on it, i will leave to the experts who interpret such ominous drivel.