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Bubba Gump Shrimp Co Owes Its International Seafood Chain Status To One '90s Film By Bobby Lewis Aug. 2, 2025 5:39 pm EST

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There are countless different chain restaurants out there, but only one takes its name and inspiration from an Oscar-winning movie. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is a seafood chain restaurant themed around the 1994 movie "Forrest Gump," with 21 locations in the United States and another 12 abroad in places like Osaka and Beijing. But for those who haven't seen the movie, just who is Bubba Gump?

In the film, Forrest Gump is a humble Alabama man played by Tom Hanks, who the audience watches grow up via flashbacks as he unwittingly becomes involved in world events. Along the way (minor spoilers ahead), Forrest star

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