Forrest Gump was selected for viewing in the Library of Congress.
 Forrest Gump held the record for being the highest-grossing Paramount film until it was taken by Titanic three years later in 1997
=== Author payment controversy ===Winston Groom was paid $350,000 for the screenplay rights to his novel Forrest Gump and was contracted for a 3 percent share of the film's net profits

