and they are all our brothers. We are winning in this
fight because we are awakening the American people to the
dangers that we have spoken about so many times, just so
evident today, the trend toward military dictatorship in
this country.
EXT. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
Some of the Alabama policeman and citizens clap their hands as the
National Guardsmen stand at attention with their weapons in front of
them. Forrest walks through the crowd.
Two black students were being led toward the schoolhouse.
Newsman : And so at day's end the University of Alabama in
Tuscaloosa had been desegregated and students Jimmy Hood
and Vivian Malone had been signed up for summer classes.
The young black girl drops one of her books. Forrest notices and steps
past the policeman toward the book on the ground.
Forrest steps out from the crowd and picks up the book. He brings it up
to the girl.
Forrest : Ma'am, you dropped your book. Ma'am.
INT. COACHES' OFFICE - NIGHT (1963)
A coach looks at the television.
The television reveals Forrest as he stands at the schoolhouse door. He
looks around, then waves.
Chet Huntley : (on TV) Governor Wallace did what he promised to do. By
being on the Tuscaloosa campus, he kept the mob from
gathering and prevented violence.
An assistant coach looks at the television, then at the other coaches.
Assitant: Say, wasn't that Gump?
Coach
The football coach and two assistant coaches look. Forrest dries himself
off with a towel as he steps from the showers.
Chet Huntley : (on TV) NBC News will present a special program on the
Alabama integration story at 7:30 p.m. tonight...
Assistant: Naw, that couldn't be.
Coach
Football: It sure as hell was.
Coach
Chet Huntley : ...standard Eastern Daylight Time. Now a word from Anacin.
Forrest steps up to the coaches' area and grabs a clean towel. The
coaches turn and stare at Forrest. Forrest gives them one of his silly
waves, then walks awy.
COLOR FOOTAGE - Governor Wallace waves to the crowd as he stands behind a
podium with his wife.
Forrest : (voice-over) A few years later, that angry little man at
the schoolhouse door thought it would be a good idea, and
ran for President.
COLOR FOOTAGE - Governor Wallace mingles in a crowd. Gunshots are fired,
wounding him. Some men wrestle the shooter. Wallace lies wounded on the
ground.
Forrest : (voice-over) But, somebody thought that it wasn't.
EXT. SAVANNAH/BUS BENCH - DAY (1981)
Forrest sits on the bench as the black woman looks at him. A WHITE WOMAN
with a bay sits left.
Forrest : But he didn't die.
A bus pulls up to the bus stop. The BLACK WOMAN looks down at her watch.
Black Woman : My bus is here.
Forrest : Is it the number 9?
Black Woman : No, it's the number 4.
The Black Woman gets up and steps over to the bus.
Forrest : It was nice talkin' to you.
The white woman sits closer to Forrest.
White Woman : I remember when that happened, when Wallace got shot. I
was in college.
Forrest : Did you go to a girls' college, or to a girls' and boys'
together college?
White Woman : It was co-ed.
Forrest : 'Cause Jenny went to a college I couldn't go to. It was a
college just for girls.
EXT, GRLS' COLLEGE/JENNY'S DORM - NIGHT (1963)
Forrest sits outside Jenny's dorm in the rain.
Forrest : (voice-over) But, I'd go and visit her every chance I got.
A car pulls up. A song is heard from the radio.
Forrest, holding a box of chocolates, looks at the car.
The two people inside the car begins to kiss and embrace each other.
Jenny is inside the car with a boy. She leans back against the passenger
side door as they struggle to get comfortable.
Jenny : Ouch! That hurts.
Forrest gets up and runs toward the car. He tries to look in the wondow
as he steps over to the driver's side door. He opens the door and begins
to punch the boy inside. Jenny jump out of the car and runs over to
Forrest.
Jenny : Forrest! Forrest! Forrest, stop it! Stop it!
Billy : Jesus!
Jenny : What are you doing?
Forrest : He was hurtin' you.
Jenny's date, named BILLY, gets out of the car angrily.
Billy : What the hell is going on here?
Jenny : No, he's not!
Billy : Who is that? Who is that?
Jenny : Get over there!
Jenny turns and looks at Billy. He shoves Jenny's hands away from him.
Jenny : Billy, I'm sorry.
Billy : What in the hell, git, would you git away from me!
Jenny : Don't... Wait a second!
Billy : Git, just git away from me!
Jenny : Don't go! Billy, wait a second!
Billy gets back into the car.
Jenny : He doesn't know any better!
Billy puss away as Jenny steps toward Forrest.
Jenny : Forrest, why'd you do that?
Forrest holds out the box of chocolates.
Forrest : I brought you some chocolates. I'm sorry. I'll go back to
my college now.
Jenny : Forrest, look at you! Come on. Come on.
Jenny grabs Forrest hand and leads him toward the dorm.