Forrest. Ext. A savannah street - day (1981)

EXT. A SAVANNAH STREET - DAY (1981)

A feather floats through the air. The falling feather.

A city, Savannah, is revealed in the background. The feather

floats down toward the city below. The feather drops down

toward the street below, as people walk past and cars drive

by, and nearly lands on a man's shoulder.

He walks across the street, causing the feather to be whisked

back on its journey. The feather floats above a stopped car.

The car drives off right as the feather floats down toward

the street.

The feather floats under a passing car, then is sent flying

back up in the air. A MAN sits on a bus bench. The feather

floats above the ground and finally lands on the man's

mudsoaked shoe.

The man reached down and picks up the feather. His name is

FORREST GUMP. He looks at the feather oddly, moves aside a

box of chocolates from an old suitcase, then opens the case.

Inside the old suitcase are an assortment of clothes, a

pingpong paddle, toothpaste and other personal items.

Forrest pulls out a book titled " Curious George, " then places

the feather inside the book. Forrest closes the suitcase.

Something in his eyes reveals that Forrest may not be all

there.

Forrest looks right as the sound of an arriving bus is heard.

A bus pulls up. Forrest remains on the bus bench as the bus

continues on.

A BLACK WOMAN in a nurse's outfit steps up and sits down at

the bus bench next to Forrest. The nurse begins to read a

magazine as Forrest looks at her.

FORREST

Hello. My name's Forrest Gump.

He opens a box of chocolates and holds it out for the nurse.

FORREST

You want a chocolate?

The nurse shakes her head, a bit apprehensive about this

strange man next to her.

FORREST

I could eat about a million and a

half of these. My momma always said,

" Life was like a box of chocolates.

You never know what you're gonna

get."

Forrest eats a chocolate as he looks down at the nurse's

shoes.

FORREST

Those must be comfortable shoes.

I'll bet you could walk all day in

shoes like that and not feel a thing.

I wish I had shoes like that.

BLACK WOMAN

My feet hurt.

FORREST

Momma always says there's an awful

lot you could tell about a person by

their shoes. Where they're going.

Where they've been.

The black woman stares at Forrest as he looks down at his

own shoes.

FORREST

I've worn lots of shoes. I bet if I

think about it real hard I could

remember my first pair of shoes.

Forrest closes his eyes tightly.

FORREST

Momma said they'd take my anywhere.

INT. COUNTRY DOCTOR'S OFFICE - GREENBOW, ALABAMA - DAY

(1951)

A little boy closes his eyes tightly. It is young Forrest as

he sits in a doctor's office.