Film and Book References
Bayou La Batre is mentioned in the 1994 film Forrest Gump and in Winston Groom's book of the same name on which the movie is based as the home of Forrest's army buddy Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue, and later as the home of Forrest Gump himself during his time as a shrimp boat captain. Shrimping scenes in the actual film were filmed in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina, primarily in the communities of Beaufort and Port Royal.
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