What's Eating Gilbert Grape

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

1993
1h 58m
7.7

7.7/10

4,242 votes • View on IMDb
Romance Drama

"Life is a terrible thing to sleep through."

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $11,000,000

Revenue: $10,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

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

Quick Facts

Release Date December 17, 1993
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0108550

Cast

Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp

Gilbert Grape

Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio

Arnie Grape

Juliette Lewis
Juliette Lewis

Becky

Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen

Betty Carver

Darlene Cates
Darlene Cates

Momma

Laura Harrington
Laura Harrington

Amy Grape

Mary Kate Schellhardt
Mary Kate Schellhardt

Ellen Grape

Kevin Tighe
Kevin Tighe

Mr. Carver

John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly

Tucker Van Dyke

Crispin Glover
Crispin Glover

Bobby McBurney

Penelope Branning
Penelope Branning

Becky's Grandma

Tim Green
Tim Green

Mr. Lamson

Key Crew

Lasse Hallström
Director
Peter Hedges
Screenplay
Lasse Hallström
Executive Producer
David Matalon
Producer
Alan C. Blomquist
Executive Producer
Bertil Ohlsson
Producer
Meir Teper
Producer