Forrest Gump tells in the bench that he was going to see Jenny after the long running he has done. In the beggining of the movie, we can see he is wearing
Nike Cortez Sneakers worn by Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) as seen in Forrest Gump | Spotern
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