Our mother always said that making movies is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get. In the case of this Tom Hanks classic, it's a timing mistake that's out by more than a decade.
Forrest and Jenny have a fine old time in the film celebrating the 4th of July at Forrest's house, but were you keeping an eye on what was on television? His TV could apparently receive transmissions from the far future, because we can see a firework display at the Statue of Liberty... after it had been restored. Lady Liberty is looking her best in a way that wouldn't have been possible way back in 1976 because restoration work was only completed a full ten years later. Given that he was apparently getting news and pictures from days yet to come, it's no wonder that Forrest was a little confused about a few things!
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.