![]() ![]() In fact, by not adapting Sue the ape astronaut, Forrest Gump also wisely avoids the portion of the novel that comes after the space flight, in which Forrest and his companions encounter tribes in the jungles of New Guinea - and things get overtly racist very quickly. Related: Genius Forrest Gump Theory Reveals Lieutenant Dan's Death Wish Was A Lie Apart from the obvious budgetary concerns needed to faithfully depict Forrest Gump's astronaut arc, this also allowed the adaptation to steer clear of the darker elements in the Forrest Gump book. Groom's novel is a great deal more absurdist than the film, which has comedic elements and conveniently places Forrest in the middle of a number of major historical events, but doesn't go quite as far as making him an astronaut. Famously, Forrest Gump going to space never made it into Zemeckis' film, which unfortunately means no scene of Tom Hanks trying to wrangle ape urine in zero gravity made it to the big screen. ![]()
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