On July 6, 1994, the world was formally introduced to Forrest Gump, now one of the most famous (and quoted!) movie characters of all time. Seemingly every moviegoer can recite a famous line from the beloved drama, whether it's "Stupid is as stupid does" or "Life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get" or the endlessly parodied "Run, Forrest! Run!"
Now the Robert Zemeckis-directed comedy—starring Tom Hanks as the eponymous small-town Alabama man who stumbles upon moment after memorable moment of American history from the 1950s to the present—is turning 40 years old today, Saturday, July 6. And you can celebrate by watching the Oscar-winning classic on TV all weekend long.
