Tom Hanks dug into his own pocket to help “Forrest Gump” get made. Appearing in an interview on “In Depth with Graham Bensinger”, the actor talked about the challenges faced while shooting the 1994 Oscar-winner.
RELATED: Canadian Typewriter Repairman Is Surprised With A Heartfelt Letter From Tom Hanks The actor recalled one scene in the film, which Paramount had said was too expensive to film, and when director Robert Zemeckis couldn’t convince them otherwise, Hanks offered to help. “And he said, ‘Well, this run is going to cost X amount of dollars.’ And it wasn’t cheap.
And I said, ‘OK’. He said, ‘You and I are going to split that amount, and we’re going to give it back [to Paramount]. We’ll give you the money back, but you guys
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