Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks has revealed that he helped pay for Forrest Gump out of his own pocket.
Hanks and Robert Zemeckis ended up in a battle with the studio over the iconic cross country run scene featured in the 1994 classic.
“And [Robert Zemeckis] said ‘Well, this run is going to cost X amount of dollars.’
While Tom Hanks wouldn’t reveal which scene forced him to open up his wallet again, Paramount couldn’t get insurance to cover the production.
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