What was Winston Groom paid for the film ?
Just as in the film adaptation of Groom ’s book " Forrest Gump " , where Gump is introduced through the technology of production company Industrial Light & Magic to a cast of celebrities including a young Elvis Presley , President John F. Kennedy , and President Richard Nixon , Groom weaves into " Kearny ’s March " mountain man Kit Carson , Brigham Young and his Mormon followers , and members of the Donner party .