Forrest Gump Celebrates 20th Anniversary with IMAX Release

Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump

IMAX Corporation, Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc., and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announced that Robert Zemeckis’ Academy Award Best Picture-winning Forrest Gump will get an exclusive one-week IMAX re-release, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the film’s original theatrical release in 1994.

The film will be digitally re-mastered for the immersive IMAX format and released domestically by Paramount Pictures in IMAX theatres starting September 5.

Forrest Gump, which won six Academy Awards including Best Actor (Tom Hanks) and Best Director, will also receive a special Diamond Luxe Blu-ray release from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment September 30.

The Diamond Luxe edition features a new sleek and durable collector-style packaging, with a sophisticated design. An Anniversary Edition of the film will also be available on Digital HD from Paramount Home Media Distribution with behind-the-scenes special features, including never-before-seen footage of Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise on the Paramount lot in 2014 during a special trip arranged by the Gary Sinise Foundation for wounded veterans and their families.

Originally released in theaters by Paramount Pictures, Forrest Gump stars Hanks in the title role, a man who — despite his sub-normal IQ — led an extraordinary life, with a ringside seat to many of the most memorable events of the second half of the 20th century.

The award-winning film went on to gross more than $675 million at the global box office, of which nearly $330 million came from North America, making it the highest-grossing film of all time when it was released in 1994.

The film also stars Robin Wright, Sally Field and Gary Sinise in his Oscar-nominated role as the cantankerous Lieutenant Dan.

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