Forrest Gump Page #3

Mrs. Gump and Forrest walk along the sidewalk past the two

old men. Mrs. Gump holds tightly onto Forrest's hand.

MRS. GUMP

Don't ever let anybody tell you

they're better than you, Forrest. If

God intended everybody to be the

same, he'd have given us all braces

on our legs.

FORREST (V.O.)

Momma always had a way of explaining

things so I could understand them.

EXT. OAK ALLEY/THE GUMP BOARDING HOUSE

Mrs. Gump and Forrest walk along a dirt road. A row of

mailboxes stands left.

FORREST (V.O.)

We lived about a quarter mile of

Route 17, about a half mile from the

town of Greenbow, Alabama. That's in

the county of Greenbow. Our house

had been in Momma's family since her

grandpa's grandpa's grandpa had come

across the ocean about a thousand

years ago. Something like that.

Mrs. Gump and Forrest walk along the Gump Boarding House

driveway.

FORREST (V.O.)

Since it was just me and Momma and

we had all these empty rooms, Momma

decided to let those rooms out. Mostly

to people passing through. Like from,

oh, Mobile, Montgomery, place like

that. That's how me and Mommy got

money. Mommy was a real smart lady.

MRS. GUMP

Remember what I told you, Forrest.

You're no different than anybody

else is.

Mrs. Gump heads Forrest to the porch. She bends down to look

Forrest in the eye.

MRS. GUMP

Did you hear what I said, Forrest?

You're the same as everybody else.

You are no different.

INT. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE - DAY

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