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Behind the Scenes with Tom Hanks

The New Yorker Radio Hour

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Forrest Gump was shot in 27 days straight without a day off. The scenes on the park bench have oceans of dialogue and we shot them in a day and a half. "Time was shooting like I love Lucy," says Forrest, who has worked with Bob Zemeckis more than once.

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