"The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump."

1994

2h 22m

8.5(28419 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

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176 members

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Tom Hanks

Forrest Gump

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Robin Wright

Jenny Curran

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Gary Sinise

Lieutenant Dan Taylor

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Sally Field

Mrs. Gump

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Mykelti Williamson

Bubba Blue

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Michael Conner Humphreys

Young Forrest Gump

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Hanna Hall

Young Jenny Curran

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Haley Joel Osment

Forrest Junior

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Siobhan Fallon Hogan

School Bus Driver

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Rebecca Williams

Nurse at Park Bench

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Bob Penny

Crony

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Harold G. Herthum

Doctor

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George Kelly

Barber

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John Randall

Crony

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Sam Anderson

Principal Hancock

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Margo Moorer

Louise

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Ione M. Telech

Elderly Woman

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Christine Seabrook

Elderly Woman's Daughter

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John Worsham

Southern Gentleman / Landowner

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Peter Dobson

Young Elvis Presley

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Alexander Zemeckis

School Bus Boy

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Logan Livingston Gomez

School Bus Boy

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Ben Waddel

School Bus Boy

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Elizabeth Hanks

School Bus Girl

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Tyler Long

Red Headed Boy

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Christopher Jones

Boy with Cross

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Grady Bowman

Fat Boy

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Art

Kevin Mangan

Jenny's Father

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Fay Genens

Jenny's Grandmother

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Frank Geyer

Police Chief

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Camera

Rob Landry

Red Headed Teen

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Jason McGuire

Fat Teen

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Pete Auster

Teen with Cross

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Sonny Shroyer

College Football Coach

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Brett Rice

High School Football Coach

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Ed Davis

High School Football Coach

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Costume & Make-Up

Daniel C. Striepeke

Recruiter

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Bruce Lucvia

Kick Off Return Player

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David Brisbin

Newscaster

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Kirk Ward

Earl

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Angela Lomas

Black Student

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Timothy Record

Black Student

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Deborah McTeer

Woman with Child on Park Bench

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Mark Matheisen

Jenny's Date

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Al Harrington

Local Anchor #1

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Jed Gillin

President John F. Kennedy (voice)

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Bob Harks

University Dean

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Don Fischer

Army Recruiter

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Kenneth Bevington

Army Bus Driver

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Michael Flannery

Bus Recruit

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Gary Robinson

Bus Recruit

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Marlena Smalls

Bubba's Mother

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Kitty K. Green

Bubba's Great Grandmother

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Afemo Omilami

Drill Sergeant

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Matt Wallace

Barracks Recruit

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Danté McCarthy

Topless Girl

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Crew

Paulie DiCocco

Emcee

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Mike Jolly

Club Patron

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Michael Kemmerling

Club Patron

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John Voldstad

Club Patron

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Jeffrey Winner

Club Patron

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Russ Wilson

Pick-up Truck Driver

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Art

Daniel J. Gillooly

Helicopter Gunman

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Calvin Gadsden

Sargeant Sims

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Aaron Izbicki

Dallas

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Michael Burgess

Cleveland

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Steven Griffith

Tex

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Bill Roberson

Fat Man at Bench

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Michael McFall

Army Hospital Male Nurse

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Eric Underwood

Mail Call Soldier

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Steve DeRelian

Wounded Soldier

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Byron Minns

Wounded Soldier

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Stephen Bridgewater

Hospital Officer

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Bonnie Ann Burgess

Army Nurse

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Scott Oliver

National Correspondent #1

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John William Galt

President Johnson (voice)

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Hilary Chaplain

Hilary

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Isabel Rose

Isabel

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Jay Ross

Veteran at War Rally

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Richard D'Alessandro

Abbie Hoffman

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Dick Stilwell

Policeman at War Rally

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Kevin Davis

Black Panther

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Michael Jace

Black Panther

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Geoffrey Blake

Wesley

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Tim Perry

Hippie at Commune

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Production

Vanessa Roth

Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend

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Emily Carey

Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend

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Paul Raczkowski

Man in VW Bug

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Valentine

Chinese Ping Pong Player

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Dick Cavett

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Joe Stefanelli

John Lennon (voice)

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Tiffany Salerno

Carla

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Marla Sucharetza

Lenore

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Aloysius Gigl

Musician Boyfriend

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Jack Bowden

National Correspondent #4

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Joe Alaskey

President Nixon (voice)

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Lazarus Jackson

Discharge Officer

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W. Benson Terry

Stanley Loomis

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Matt Rebenkoff

Drugged Out Boyfriend

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Peter Bannon

Local Correspondent #2

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Joe Washington

Local Anchor #2

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Nora Dunfee

Elderly Southern Woman

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Natalie Hendrix Tate

Local Anchor #3

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Costume & Make-Up

Hallie D'Amore

Waitress in Cafe

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Jim Hanks

Forrest Gump Running Double

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Chiffonye Cobb

Hannibal Reporter

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Juan Singleton

Hannibal Reporter

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Bobby Richardson

Hannibal Reporter

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Michael Mattison

Taxi Driver

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Lenny Herb

Young Man Running

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Charles Boswell

Aging Hippie

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Timothy McNeil

Wild Eyed Man

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Lonnie Hamilton

The Minister

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Teresa Denton

Lieutenant Dan's Fiancée, Susan

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Kurt Russell

Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)

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Mary Ellen Trainor

Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)

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Robb Skyler

Nicholas Katzenbach (uncredited)

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Michael J. Oliver

Red Headed Teen (uncredited)

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Bryan Hanna

Football Coach (uncredited)

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Greg Brown

Football Player (uncredited)

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Brendan Shanahan

Football Player (uncredited)

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Troy Christian

Cheerleader (uncredited)

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Jacqueline Lovell

Football Fan (uncredited)

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Zach Hanner

Barracks Recruit (uncredited)

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Aaron Michael Lacey

National Guardsman (uncredited)

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William Shipman

Black Panther (uncredited)

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Zhuang Zedong

Self - Chinese Ping Pong Player (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Eric Alan Wendell

Student Protester (uncredited)

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George Wallace

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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John-Michael Steele

Chancellor AL University (uncredited)

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John Simmit

Higgins - Protestor on Stage (uncredited)

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Michael Satterfield

Alabama U Student (uncredited)

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Mark A. Rich

VA in Hospital (uncredited)

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Ronald Reagan

Self - Assassination Attempt (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Elvis Presley

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Darrell O'Cook

Chorister (uncredited)

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Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Neal MacMillan

Student Protester (uncredited)

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Beau Lotterman

Thompson (uncredited)

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Andrew Lepper

Civil Rights Marcher (uncredited)

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John Lennon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Teddy Lane Jr.

Black Panther (uncredited)

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Conor Kennelly

Black Panther (uncredited)

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Robert F. Kennedy

Self - after 1968 California Primary (archive footage) (uncredited)

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John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Jim Keller

Hippie at Commune (uncredited)

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Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Russ Isles

Bus Scene (uncredited)

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Jenny Inge Devaney

Hippie (uncredited)

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Bob Hope

Self - in Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited)

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John Glenn Harding

Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

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Jeanne Hanna

The Honeymooners (uncredited)

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Ellsworth Hanna

The Honeymooners (uncredited)

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Christopher James Hall

Governor (uncredited)

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Leigh Goodoff

Drum Major (uncredited)

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Michael Garvey

Reporter (uncredited)

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Gerald Ford

Self - Assassination Attempt (archive footage) (uncredited)

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James Ent

Alabama College Photographer #1 (uncredited)

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Ryan Duncan

Student Protester (uncredited)

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Jim Damron

CBS Correspondent Cooper (uncredited)

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Darren W. Conrad

Alabama Football Player (uncredited)

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John Connally

Self - with JFK in Dallas (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Dick Clark

Self - New Year's Eve (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Daniel Chamblin

Southern Landowner (uncredited)

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Clint Calvert

Football Fan (uncredited)

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Grand L. Bush

Black Panther Leader (uncredited)

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Arthur Bremer

Self - Shooting George Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Jim Boeke

University of Alabama Assistant Football Coach (uncredited)

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Keri-Anne Bilotta

Hippie (uncredited)

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Marcus Batton

Get the Bikes Bully (uncredited)

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Beth Aylward

Military Officer (uncredited)

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Neil Armstrong

Self - Stepping onto the Moon (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Markus Alexander

Vietnam Veteran (uncredited)

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Todd Adamson

Bully on Bike (uncredited)

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Rob Adams

College Quarterback (uncredited)

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Joe Abby

Protestor on Stage (uncredited)

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