
Academy Award Winning Movies shot in Washington DC
The film Forrest Gump is an Academy Award winning film and was a huge hit worldwide. The main character Forrest Gump, played successfully by Tom Hanks journeys from one adventure to another he meets some historical figures like President John F Kennedy and partakes in monumental events like the Vietnam War, without realizing the importance of these.
In one of the important scenes where Gump re-unites with his true love Jenny, the setting of the peace rally at Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. To watch the clip featuring the memorial and the pool go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_BS-OZyaX0
To watch a clip of Tom Hanks shaking hands with President JF Kennedy in an archival footage go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ForrestGumpJFKScreenshot.jpg

