Movie
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Overview
Gilbert 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.
Details
- Release date
- 1993-12-17
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Mary Kate Schellhardt as Ellen Grape
- Kevin Tighe as Mr. Carver
- John C. Reilly as Tucker Van Dyke
- Crispin Glover as Bobby McBurney
- Penelope Branning as Becky's Grandma
- Tim Green as Mr. Lamson
Crew
- Lasse Hallström - Director
- Peter Hedges - Screenplay
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