>One effect from Forrest Gump I haven't heard discussed anywhere -- Gary Sinise's > missing legs. I know on stage such an effect is often achieved by actually > taping the calf to the thigh at the knee, but in most of the shots of Sinise, > the thighs looked too thin to have a calf taped to them. In the scene in which > he kicks the prostitutes out of his room, I thought I detected a flicker as he >hoisted himself back into the chair. Was the double amputation a special > effect and if so does anyone know how it was done? > --Abby< The current Rolling Stone has an excellent article on how Sinise's amputation was accomplished, with photographs illustrating it. --Charles Matthews