The doctor sets Forrest down on its feet. Forrest walks around stiffly.
Forrest's mother, MRS. GUMP, watches him as he clanks around the room
awkwardly.
Doctor: How do those feel? His legs are strong, Mrs. Gump. As
strong as I've ever seen. But his back is as crooked as a
politician.
Forrest walks foreground past the doctor and Mrs. Gump.
Doctor: But we're gonna straighten him rihgt up now, won't we,
Forrest?
A loud thud is heard as, outside, Forrest falls.
Mrs. Gump: Forest!
EXT. GREENBOW, ALABAMA
Mrs. Gump and young Forrest walk across the street. Forrest walks stiffly
next to his mother.
Forrest: Now, when I was a baby, Momma named me after the great
Civil War hero, General Nathan Bedford Forrest...
EXT. RURAL ALABAMA
A black and white photo of General Nathan Bedford Forrest. The photo
turns into live action as the General dons a hooded sheet over his head.
The General is in full Ku Klux Klan garb, including his horse. The
General rides off, followed by a large group of Klan members dressed in
full uniform.
Forrest: (voice-over) She said we was related to him in some way.
And, what he did was, he started up this club called the
Ku Klux Klan. They'd all dress up in their robes and their
bedsheets and act like a bunch of ghosts or spooks or
something. They'd even put bedsheets on their horses and
ride around. And anyway, that's how I got my name. Forrest
Gump.
EXT. GREENBOW
Mrs. Gump and Forrest walk across the street.
Forrest: (voice-over) Momma said that the Forrest part was to
remind me that sometimes we all do things that, well, just
don't make no sense.