Forrest Gump Page #4

PRINCIPAL:

Your boy's... different, Mrs. Gump.

Now, his I.Q. is seventy-five.

MRS. GUMP

Well, we're all different, Mr.

Hancock.

The principal sighs, then stands up.

INT. HALLWAY

Forrest sits outside the principal's office and waits.

FORREST (V.O.)

She wanted me to have the finest

education, so she took me to the

Greenbow County Central School. I

met the principal and all.

The principal stands in front of Mrs. Gump. Forrest, sitting

left, listens.

PRINCIPAL:

I want to show you something, Mrs.

Gump. Now, this is normal.

The principal holds up a chart with a designations according

to I.Q. and points to the center of the graph, labeled

"Normal." A red line below the normal area is labeled "State

Acceptance." The principal points to the section below the

acceptance line labeled "Below."

PRINCIPAL:

Forrest is right here. The state

requires a minimum I.Q. of eighty to

attend public school, Mrs. Gump.

He's gonna have to go to a special

school. Now, he'll be just fine.

MRS. GUMP

What does normal mean, anyway? He

might be a bit on the slow side, but

my boy Forrest is going to get the

same opportunities as everyone else.

He's not going to some special school

to learn to how to re-tread tires.

We're talking about five little points

here. There must be something can be

done.

INT. HALLWAY

Forrest sits outside the principal's office.

PRINCIPAL:

We're a progressive school system.

We don't want to see anybody left

behind.

INT. PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE

PRINCIPAL:

Is there a Mr. Gump, Mrs. Gump?

Rate this script:3.2 / 14 votes