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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
   
In the movie Bubba tells Forrest that his mother cooks shrimp for wealthy people, and Bubba decides to go into the shrimping business himself after he gets discharged from the Army. When Bubba dies in the [[Vietnam War]] Forrest decides to go into shrimping for himself, keeping a promise he made to Bubba during the War to be his first mate, Forrest goes to [[Bayou La Batre]] to meet Bubba's family. When Forrest tells Mrs. Blue that he's bought a shrimping boat she asks "Are ya crazy or just plain stupid?" to which Forrest answers, "Stupid as a stupid does, Mrs. Blue". When Forrest finds many shrimp and makes the [[Bubba Gump Shrimp Company]], he gives Bubba's share to his mother, causing her to faint when she receives it in the mail. Now rich, she quits her job cooking for wealthy people and moves with her kids into a condo in Florida, and has a white woman serve her shrimp to which she politely tells the woman that her shrimp smells wonderful. When Forrest and Jenny [[Marriage of Forrest and Jenny|are married]] near the end of the movie, Mrs. Blue and her kids come to the wedding.
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In the movie Bubba tells Forrest that his mother cooks shrimp for wealthy people, and Bubba decides to go into the shrimping business himself after he gets discharged from the Army. When Bubba dies in the [[Vietnam War]] Forrest decides to go into shrimping for himself, keeping a promise he made to Bubba during the War to be his first mate, Forrest goes to [[Bayou La Batre]] to meet Bubba's family. When Forrest tells Mrs. Blue that he's bought a shrimping boat she asks "Are ya crazy or just plain stupid?" to which Forrest answers, "Stupid as a stupid does, Mrs. Blue". When Forrest finds many shrimp and makes the [[Bubba Gump Shrimp Company]], he gives Bubba's share to his mother, causing her to faint when she receives it in the mail. Now rich, she quits her job cooking for wealthy people and moves with her kids into a condo in Florida, and has a white woman serve her shrimp to which she politely tells the woman that her shrimp smells wonderful. When Forrest and Jenny [[Marriage|are married]] near the end of the movie, Mrs. Blue and her kids come to the wedding.
   
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==

Revision as of 05:25, 17 January 2014

Mrs

Mrs. Blue is a character in the film Forrest Gump. She is the mother of Bubba Blue and 5 other children. She is played by Marlena Smalls in the movie.

Overview

In the movie Bubba tells Forrest that his mother cooks shrimp for wealthy people, and Bubba decides to go into the shrimping business himself after he gets discharged from the Army. When Bubba dies in the Vietnam War Forrest decides to go into shrimping for himself, keeping a promise he made to Bubba during the War to be his first mate, Forrest goes to Bayou La Batre to meet Bubba's family. When Forrest tells Mrs. Blue that he's bought a shrimping boat she asks "Are ya crazy or just plain stupid?" to which Forrest answers, "Stupid as a stupid does, Mrs. Blue". When Forrest finds many shrimp and makes the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, he gives Bubba's share to his mother, causing her to faint when she receives it in the mail. Now rich, she quits her job cooking for wealthy people and moves with her kids into a condo in Florida, and has a white woman serve her shrimp to which she politely tells the woman that her shrimp smells wonderful. When Forrest and Jenny are married near the end of the movie, Mrs. Blue and her kids come to the wedding.

Trivia

In real life, Marlena Smalls, who plays Mrs. Blue, has a severe allergy to shrimp.