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The guy that gave a nation a name for Alabama fans and residents has passed.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 4:49 pm
Posted on 9/17/20 at 4:49 pm
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Winston Groom was a great writer and pretty good fellow. Forrest Gump was far from his best work.
Winston Groom was a great writer and pretty good fellow. Forrest Gump was far from his best work.
This post was edited on 9/17/20 at 4:52 pm
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Posted on 9/17/20 at 4:50 pm to Anaximander
Thought you were gonna say that guy who poisoned the trees
Posted on 9/17/20 at 4:51 pm to Anaximander
Proud to be a Gump
Posted on 9/17/20 at 4:52 pm to SEClint
quote:He died a month or 2 ago. Rough times for Bama fans.
Thought you were gonna say that guy who poisoned the trees
Posted on 9/17/20 at 4:56 pm to Anaximander
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. Forrest Gump was far from his best work.
I would hope so. Both of those books were terrible. Not sure how they made a decent movie out of them.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 4:58 pm to Tiger Prawn
quote:i hope it gets worse for their football
Rough times for Bama fans.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 5:01 pm to DaleGribble
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I would hope so. Both of those books were terrible. Not sure how they made a decent movie out of them.
It worked because it was fun. It was not deep or depraved. It was a decent but slow guy bumping through humorous historical circumstances. His non-fiction was some good stuff as was his last book, El Paso.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 8:13 pm to Anaximander
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It worked because it was fun. It was not deep or depraved. It was a decent but slow guy bumping through humorous historical circumstances. His non-fiction was some good stuff as was his last book, El Paso.
It's been at least 20-25 years since I read them. I just remember getting to a part where he was playing chess in space with a chimp(it seems like the chimp could talk, but it's been awhile) and thinking that I was really glad that the movie diverted from the book as much as it did.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 8:28 pm to Anaximander
Forrest Gump grossed $600M+ and Groom saw none of that money, as the studio claimed it didn't make a profit.
When the studio tried to get the rights to make a Gump sequel, WG told them he would have to say no, since the first movie was so unprofitable and he didn't want them to lose any more money.
When the studio tried to get the rights to make a Gump sequel, WG told them he would have to say no, since the first movie was so unprofitable and he didn't want them to lose any more money.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 8:30 pm to Kafka
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Forrest Gump grossed $600M+ and Groom saw none of that money, as the studio claimed it didn't make a profit.
Hollywood accounting is a bitch. I think everyone with the circumstance to catch a contract nowadays knows to take points off the gross, not the profit.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 8:32 pm to DaleGribble
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It's been at least 20-25 years since I read them. I just remember getting to a part where he was playing chess in space with a chimp(it seems like the chimp could talk, but it's been awhile) and thinking that I was really glad that the movie diverted from the book as much as it did.
He was also a professional wrestler for a bit. Yeah, the book was pretty bad, they did a great job adapting it into a semi-believable story.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 8:32 pm to DaleGribble
quote:First one was so bad you had to read the second one to make sure?
Both of those books were terrible.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 8:34 pm to northshorebamaman
I remember the sequel presenting a headline somewhere along the lines of, "Retard Covers Town in shite!" after Jr. had developed a way to run a town's electrical grid from pig shite and Forrest turned the valves the wrong way, resulting in too much pressure in the pipes.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 8:43 pm to Anaximander
I always liked Lewis Grizzard when it came to southern writers.
I eat at Sprayberry's when I can too.
I eat at Sprayberry's when I can too.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 8:53 pm to northshorebamaman
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First one was so bad you had to read the second one to make sure?
I like to read.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 8:55 pm to habanos
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I always liked Lewis Grizzard when it came to southern writers.
Same here. I'd love to reread all of his books. He was a great storyteller.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 9:01 pm to Anaximander
“Forrest Gump” was a goddam slice of perfection in our imperfect world.
Posted on 9/18/20 at 7:46 am to Anaximander
Winston was a great guy. I knew him personally and he is proof that not all bama fans are ________. Forrest Gump was not his best work. He will be missed.
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