A cikin 1951 a Greenbow, Alabama, an sanya matashi Forrest tare da kafafu don gyara kashin baya, kuma ba zai iya tafiya ba. Yana zaune shi kadai tare da mahaifiyarsa, wanda ke gudanar da gidan kwana daga gidansu wanda ke jan hankalin masu haya da yawa, ciki har da wani matashi Elvis Presley, wanda ke kunna guitar ga Forrest kuma ya haɗa da rawar rawar rawar da ya yi a cikin shahararrun wasan kwaikwayonsa. A ranar farko a makaranta, Forrest ya sadu da wata yarinya mai suna Jenny Curran, kuma su biyu sun zama abokai masu kyau. Tambaya: Wanene Forrest ya sadu a ranar farko ta makaranta?
Jenny Curran