What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993 film directed by Lasse Hallström
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7.7Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver, Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirited Becky.
Released: 1993-12-17118 minDir: Lasse HallströmRomance, DramaBudget: $11.0MBox office: $10.0M
Cast
- Johnny Depp as Gilbert Grape
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Arnie Grape
- Juliette Lewis as Becky
- Mary Steenburgen as Betty Carver
- Darlene Cates as Momma
- Laura Harrington as Amy Grape
Themes
- mentally disabled
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Leonardo DiCaprio and John C. Reilly. It follows a grocery store clerk living with his dysfunctional family, including his obese mother, his mentally disabled younger brother and two sisters in the fictional rural town of Endora, Iowa.
Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay, based on his 1991 novel. Filming took place from November 1992 to January 1993 in various parts of Texas.
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1990s coming-of-age drama films1993 American films1993 drama films1993 English-language films1993 filmsAmerican coming-of-age drama filmsFilms about brothersFilms about disability in the United StatesFilms about dysfunctional familiesFilms about griefFilms about intellectual disabilitiesFilms about mother–son relationships