Forrest Gump: 1994 Best Picture

“Forrest Gump” was the big winner at the 67th Academy Awards, garnering Best Picture, Best Director (Robert Zemeckis), Best Actor (Tom Hanks), Best Adapted Screenplay (Eric Roth), and 2 more.

The other Best Picture nominees were “Four Weddings and a Funeral”, “Pulp Fiction”, “The Shawshank Redemption” and “Quiz Show”.

Jessica Lange won Best Actress for “Blue Sky”. Best Supporting Actor went to Martin Landau in “Ed Wood”. Dianne Wiest won Best Supporting Actress for “Bullets over Broadway”.

The Top 7 box office hits of 1994 were “The Lion King”, “Forrest Gump”, “True Lies”, “The Mask”, “Speed”, “The Flintstones” and “Dumb and Dumber”.

Jeopardy! clues on “Forrest Gump”
THE CINEMA $400: The park bench Tom Hanks sat on in much of this 1994 film was in Chippewa Square in Savannah, Georgia
THE CINEMA $400: In this 1994 film Sally Field tells Tom Hanks, “Stupid is as stupid does”
THE SILVER SCREEN $200: Mykelti Williamson played Bubba Blue in this Oscar-winning 1994 Tom Hanks film
FROM PAGE TO SCREEN $300: Winston Groom’s novel was the basis for this 1994 film about a man with an IQ of 75
THE MOVIE’S CHARACTERS $400: Bubba Blue, Lieutenant Dan, Abbie Hoffman
FEATURE FILM DEBUTS $400: Before he saw dead people in “The Sixth Sense”, Haley Joel Osment played the son of this Tom Hanks title character

More 1994 clues:
MOVIE COMEDY $2000: In this 1994 film Jeff Daniels’ tongue gets fused to a frozen metal pole
NOW THAT’S COMEDY $1200: When the Miami Dolphins mascot goes missing, this goofy title detective takes up the case in a 1994 film
AUSTRALIAN MOVIES $2000: Toni Collette leaves Porpoise Spit for Sydney & lip-syncs to ABBA songs in this 1994 film
SCENE & HERD $400: All the animals join the “Circle Of Life” to see the baby cub Simba in this animated film from 1994
BEETHOVEN’S $2,000 (Daily Double): …letters addressed to an unidentified lover gave a 1994 film this title
“BLUE” MOVIES $800: Shaquille O’Neal’s big screen debut was in this 1994 film, as a college basketball phenom
IN MY NETFLIX QUEUE $800: This 1994 Tarantino film about hitman Vincent Vega’s journey through Los Angeles
I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU $400: He flexed his muscles from Brussels in the 1994 film “Street Fighter”: wham, bam, thank you…
STEVE BUSCEMI FILMS $2000: Hi, I’m Steve, I’ll dress like Buddy Holly & be John & Uma’s waiter in this 1994 film
BAY O’ WOLF $200: After this actor is bitten in the 1994 film “Wolf”, he marks his territory all over James Spader
PAUL NEWMAN $800: Paul’s final Best Actor Oscar nomination was for his portrayal of local hero Sully Sullivan in this 1994 film
SAMUEL L. JACKSON $800: Sam proclaimed, “And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee” in this 1994 film
GRAPHIC NOVELS ON FILM $1600: Sadly, this 1994 film about a man who comes back from the dead was Brandon Lee’s last
I’M TOMMY LEE JONES! $2000: There was no corn in this disturbing 1994 biopic when I depicted a legendary baseball player
HOLD ME CLOSER, TONY DANZA $2000: Tony gets heavenly help in this 1994 film in which he plays struggling A.L. pitcher Mel Clark
A TIM ROBBINS FILM FESTIVAL $400: Tim played inmate number 37927 in this 1994 film
I’LL ALWAYS BE “TRUE” $600: Arnie dances the tango with Jamie in this 1994 film
MTV MOVIE AWARDS: BEST KISS $1000: Woody Harrelson & Demi Moore won for this 1994 film
4-LETTER FILMS $400: In this 1994 film things got pretty hairy for Jack Nicholson, especially around the full moon
EDS $1000: In 1994 Johnny Depp played this wacky director of such classic films as “Plan 9 from Outer Space” & “Necromania”
GIVE THE ROLE TO GARY $1000: Film, 1994: Ludwig van Beethoven
MOVIE ROLES $1000: As Bela Lugosi, Martin Landau wrestled a fake octopus in this 1994 film biography
TV & MOVIE ACTORS $400: Before he was Dharma’s Greg, he co-starred in the 1994 Whit Stillman film “Barcelona”
1994 FILMS $100: Quentin Tarantino directed this film & also had a bit role as Jimmy of Toluca Lake
1994 FILMS $200: As mad bomber Howard Payne in this film, Dennis Hopper planted a bomb on an L.A. area transit bus
1994 FILMS $300: Jean Vander Pyl, who played Wilma in the original cartoon series, played Mrs. Feldspar in this movie adaptation
1994 FILMS $400: Containing the hit “Can You Feel The Love Tonight”, it was Disney’s first animated feature not based on an existing story
1994 FILMS $800 (Daily Double): In this film Martin Scorsese says the TV audience wants “To watch the money”
MOVIES BY THE NUMBERS $200: Hugh Grant played perennial best man Charles in this 1994 film
NEW ZEALAND $800: This 1994 New Zealand-made film about 2 teen murderers starred Kate Winslet & Melanie Lynskey
MEG RYAN MOVIES $1000: Meg lettered in 2 films, 1988’s “D.O.A” & this 1994 film featuring Walter Matthau as Albert Einstein
CHRISTIAN SLATER $200: In this 1994 film Christian sank his teeth into the role of the interviewer
DISNEY CINEMA $800: In this 1994 film, St. Nick falls off a roof & Tim Allen is forced to take his place
FILM BIOGRAPHIES $1000: Among the film portrayals of Beethoven are Ewald Balser’s in 1949’s “Eroica” & Gary Oldman’s in this 1994 film
THE CINEMA $200: In a 1994 film, it’s the alter ego of Jim Carrey’s Stanley Ipkiss
WATERWORKERS $400: The lad who serves the officers on a ship, or a 1994 film role for Chris Elliott
JENNIFER & DAVID $400: In a 1994 film David Gow was round table wit Donald Ogden Stewart; she was Dorothy Parker
THE GREAT ABBA $300: This 1994 film about 2 drag queens & a transsexual featured the music of ABBA
ERIC STOLTZ WAS IN THAT? $200: In this 1994 film Winona Ryder’s Jo thinks Eric’s Mr. Brooke is “dull as powder”
SOME MORE SIMIAN CINEMA $200: Robert Guillaume provided the voice of Rafiki, the wise old baboon, in this 1994 film
MOVIE QUOTES $500: In a 1994 action film this actress said, “Oh, sure, it’s just like driving a really big Pinto”
“COLOR” MOVIES $800: In this 1994 film Bruce Willis psychoanalyzed Jane March
TITLE FILM FEMALES $200: Young backwoods woman played by Jodie Foster in a 1994 film
FILM STARS $400: In 1994 she produced her first film, “Nell”, in which she also starred
WOMEN DIRECTORS $600: This sister of Francis Ford Coppola directed her first feature film, “One Night Stand”, in 1994
PEOPLE $200: This actor’s brother-in-law Robert Shriver co-executive-produced his 1994 film “True Lies”
SUSAN SARANDON CINEMA $500: Sarandon played Southern attorney Reggie Love in this 1994 film
THE OSCARS $500: A 6-time Best Actress nominee for such films as “The King And I”; she received a honorary Oscar in 1994
DOCUMENTARIES $1,600 (Daily Double): This highly acclaimed 1994 film followed two inner-city youths who hoped one day to play in the NBA
CANNES PALME D’OR WINNERS $200: Danny DeVito was an executive producer of this Quentin Tarantino film that won for 1994
THE MOVIES $1000: “Ready to Wear” (“Pret-a-Porter”) is this director’s 1994 film about high jinks & high fashion
THE MOVIES $1000: Jeremy Irons & Meryl Streep headed the cast of this 1994 film based on a novel by Isabel Allende
FILMS OF THE ’90s $500: This 1994 Oliver Stone film featured Woody Harrelson & Juliette Lewis as murderers on the run
FILM NOIR $200: The L.A. film critics named John Travolta best actor for this 1994 film; give him a royale with cheese
ACTORS & ACTRESSES $1000: Her “so-called life” includes the role of Beth in the 1994 film “Little Women”
MOVIES IN BLACK & WHITE $400: Premiere magazine called this 1994 B&W film “the story of a transvestite schlockmeister”
ACTORS & THEIR ROLES $500: Dennis Quaid lost 43 pounds to play this gaunt gambler in the 1994 film “Wyatt Earp”
MOVIES $600: In this 1994 film, John Cusack plays a playwright who gets mixed up with the mob
FAMOUS TAYLORS $200: In a 1994 film she played Wilma Flintstone’s mother Pearl Slaghoople