What's Eating Gilbert Grape

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

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.

Date of release
1993-12-17
TMDB
7.7 / 10 (4410)
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Lasse Hallström

Casting

  • Johnny Depp — Gilbert Grape
  • Leonardo DiCaprio — Arnie Grape
  • Juliette Lewis — Becky
  • Mary Steenburgen — Betty Carver
  • Darlene Cates — Momma
  • Laura Harrington — Amy Grape
  • Mary Kate Schellhardt — Ellen Grape
  • Kevin Tighe — Mr. Carver
  • John C. Reilly — Tucker Van Dyke
  • Crispin Glover — Bobby McBurney
  • Penelope Branning — Becky's Grandma
  • Tim Green — Mr. Lamson

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