Forrest Gump: Saving lives in Vietnam What’s happening in this Forrest Gump movie clip? Forrest (Tom Hanks) tells the story of how he saved many wounded soldiers in Vietnam as he was trying to find his friend Booba who died from his wounds on the field. Rent or buy Forrest Gump here: What’s the movie Forrest Gump about? Stupid is as stupid does, says Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks in an Oscar-winning performance) as he discusses his relative level of intelligence with a stranger while waiting for a bus. Despite his sub-normal IQ, Gump leads a truly charmed life, with a ringside seat for many of the most memorable events of the second half of the 20th century. Entirely without trying, Forrest teaches Elvis Presley to dance, becomes a football star, meets John F. Kennedy, serves with honor in Vietnam, meets Lyndon Johnson, speaks at an anti-war rally at the Washington Monument, hangs out with the Yippies, defeats the Chinese national team in table tennis, m
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