What did Forrest Gump say to Lieutenant Dan?
What did Forrest Gump say to Lieutenant Dan?
Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : [Forrest and Bubba salute Lt. Dan] Oh, get your hands down. Do not salute me. There are goddamn snipers all around this area who’d love to grease an officer.
What was the New Year in Forrest Gump?
1972
Forrest Gump finds himself celebrating New Year’s 1972 with Lieutenant Dan in New York City.
What time do you start Forrest Gump to celebrate New Years?
Filmthusiast on Instagram: “If you start watching #ForrestGump at *exactly* 10:38:57 on New Year’s Eve, you can ring in #2021 with Lieutenant Dan. 🥳”
Why did Lieutenant Dan jump in the water?
In one of the most iconic and hilarious scenes in the Academy Award winning picture, Gump jumps from his boat while it’s still steaming forward to greet Lt. Dan. When Hanks’ character asked Lt. Dan what he was doing there, he said he wanted to try out his “sea legs” and would keep his word to become Gump’s first mate.
What is the million dollar wound Forrest Gump?
Answer: He’s referring to being shot in the butt. They called it a million dollar wound because it didn’t do any real permanent damage, but the solider would still be taken to a hospital and sent home from Vietnam. It was a great relief to get a million dollar wound rather than be killed or permanently maimed.
Why did the doctor tell Forrest he had a million dollar wound What is meant by the saying?
“Million-dollar wound” (American English) or “Blighty wound” (British English, now obsolete) is military slang for a type of wound received in combat which is serious enough to get the soldier sent away from the fighting, but neither fatal nor permanently crippling.
Why is Lieutenant Dan Sad on New Years?
Lt Dan didn’t want to be rescued when his legs were blown off in Vietnam. Every male in direct line in his family before him had died in battle, and he wanted to die too. But Forrest Gump rescued him. At the New Years Eve party he was still angry.
What promise does Lt Dan make to Forest on New Year’s Eve?
Lt. Dan sneeringly says that he’ll happily be the first mate if Forrest Gump ever becomes a shrimp boat captain.
What does Mrs Gump tell Forrest about destiny?
Gump: Well, I happened to believe you make your own destiny. You have to do the best with what God gave you. Forrest Gump: What’s my destiny, Momma?
What was wrong with LT Dan?
In the U.S. Navy Hospital, Lt. Dan has both wounded legs amputated.
