Forrest Gump (1994)

Mykelti Williamson: Bubba Blue

Photos 

Quotes 

• Forrest Gump : [narrating]  If I'd a known that was the last time I was gonna talk to Bubba, I would've thought of something better to say.

  Forrest Gump : Hi Bubba.

  Bubba : Hey Forrest.

• Bubba : Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it.

• Forrest Gump : [56:02]  Then, Bubba said something I won't ever forget.

  Bubba : I wanna go home.

  Forrest Gump : Bubba was my best good friend. And even I know that ain't something you can find just around the corner. Bubba was going to be a shrimping boat captain, but instead, he died right there by that river in Vietnam.

• Bubba : My given name is Benjamin Buford Blue, but people call me Bubba. Just like one of them ol' redneck boys. Can you believe that?

  Forrest Gump : My name's Forrest Gump. People call me Forrest Gump.

• Bubba : Have you ever been on a real shrimp boat?

  Forrest Gump : No, but I've been on a real big boat.

• 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. I'm Lieutenant Dan Taylor. Welcome to Fort Platoon.

  [looks at Bubba] 

  Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : What's wrong with your lip?

  Bubba : I was born with big gums, sir.

  Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : Well, you better tuck that in. Gonna get that caught on a tripwire.

• Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : Where are you boys from in the world?

  Forrest Gump , Bubba : Alabama, sir!

  Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : You twins?

  Forrest Gump : No, we are not relations Sir.

• Bubba : [47:02]  Shoot. It even rained at night

  Bubba : [to Forrest while they are on watch for the graveyard shift]  Hey Forrest, I'm going to lean right back up against you and you'll right back up against me that way we don't have to sleep with our heads in the mud. You know why we're a good partnership? Because we'd be watching out for one another, like brothers and stuff. Hey Forrest, there's something I've been thinking about, I got a very important question to ask you, how would you like to go into the shrimping business with me?

  Forrest Gump : Ok

  Bubba : Man, I tell you what. I got it all figured out too so many pounds of shrimp to pay off the boat, so many pounds for gas, we can just live right on the boat, we ain't got to pay no rent, I'll be the Captain and we can just work it together, split everything right down the middle. I'm telling you we'll split everything down the middle I'm telling you fifty, fifty and we'll have all the shrimp we can eat.

  Forrest Gump : That's a fine idea