About this episode

The episode discusses the differences between Winston Groom's novel Forrest Gump and its film adaptation.

Life is like a box of podcasts, you sort of know what you're gonna get (e.g. host-read ads, friends talking books, hot takes about books that inspired movies). Winston Groom's picaresque romp Forrest Gump inspired a juggernaut of a movie in the mid-90s - but it's really a rather different story than the one told onscreen. Did you know Gump went space?? This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to  squarespace.com/overdue  for 10% of your first purchase of a website or domain. Our theme music was composed by  Nick Lerangis . Follow @overduepod on  Instagram  and  Bluesky Advertise on Overdue See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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Topics covered

• Forrest Gump
• book adaptation
• 90s movies
• literature
• picaresque novel

Keywords

• Forrest Gump
• Winston Groom
• book vs movie
• 90s film
• literary analysis

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Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Forrest Gump

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