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Run, Forest, Run.

That's perhaps the most memorable line in a film full of them.

Robert Zemeckis is 1994 American Epic, which traces the life of its slow-witted but

big-hearted title character, Forest, through the latter half of the 20th century.

The flick secured the best picture statuette in a year that also saw the release of Classics

Pulp Fiction, the Shawshank Redemption, and Hoop Dreams, and also netted a second best

actor Oscar for Tom Hanks, completing his transition from comedy star to America's

most esteemed actor.

In 1995, Paramount sought to capitalize on the staggering popularity of their prestige

pick in an unusual way.

Not the usual toys or t-shirts, but rather, a full-service restaurant based upon the

seafood company Forest opens with the help of Lieutenant Dan.

Like the film's fishing boat, it takes its name for the pea-brained army private, Forest

fought alongside in Vietnam who suggested to him the business plan.

The restaurant became a surprise real-world hit, and a sense-open dozens of branches and

tourist heavy areas were diners gobbled up the seafood in the nostalgic Americana of its source

material.

Over 20 years since the film hit theaters, there are now 40 locations including 11 outside

the US, perhaps indicating the offbeat chain's influence may endure longer than the film itself.

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