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What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

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Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Lasse Hallström
  • Profile picture of Johnny Depp
    Gilbert Grape Johnny Depp
  • Profile picture of Juliette Lewis
    Becky Juliette Lewis
  • Profile picture of Leonardo DiCaprio
    Arnie Grape Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Profile picture of Mary Steenburgen
    Betty Carver Mary Steenburgen
  • Profile picture of Darlene Cates
    Bonnie Grape Darlene Cates
  • Profile picture of Laura Harrington
    Amy Grape Laura Harrington
  • Profile picture of Mary Kate Schellhardt
    Ellen Grape Mary Kate Schellhardt
  • Profile picture of Kevin Tighe
    Ken Carver Kevin Tighe

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Keywords

  • mentally disabled
  • sibling relationship
  • based on novel or book
  • widow
  • iowa
  • dysfunctional family
  • obesity
  • single mother
  • grocery store
  • mentally handicapped child