“Forrest Gump” has an odd, essentially contradictory position in pop culture. But that befits an odd, sometimes contradictory movie. Thirty years after its July 1994 release, “Forrest Gump” remains ...

On July 6, 1994, the world was formally introduced to Forrest Gump, now one of the most famous (and quoted!) movie characters of all time. Seemingly every moviegoer can recite a famous line from the ...