'Forrest Gump' w/ Brendan Leonard & Jonathan Ellsworth

Forrest Gump premiered on June 23, 1994, then went on to get nominated for 13 Oscar awards, and Tom Hanks won for Best Actor. But according to Brendan Leonard (semi-rad.com), the real story is that this blockbuster film introduced millions of people to the sport of ultrarunning. So Brendan and Jonathan discuss that, plus what’s aged the best, what’s aged the worst, who needed BLISTER+ the most, and more.RELATED LINKS:BLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredTOPICS & TIMES:Why This Film?(1:18)Impressions First Time Seeing It? (7:28)Forrest Gump as a Running Movie (11:04)Most Rewatchable Scenes (24:26)Best Lines (29:29)What’s Aged the Best? (40:10)What’s Aged the Worst? (46:24)‘Hottest Take’ Award (54:31)Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (58:47)Burning Questions (1:01:01)Sequel, Prequel, or Spinoff? (1:06:58)Memorabilia You Want the Most (1:09:06)Who Won the Movie? (1:15:29)Our Final Grades (1:17:29)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister PodcastBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30CRAFTED Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.