What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Dec 17, 1993

1h 58m

★ 7.7

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.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Gilbert Grape

Johnny Depp

Arnie Grape

Leonardo DiCaprio

Becky

Juliette Lewis

Betty Carver

Mary Steenburgen

Momma

Darlene Cates

Amy Grape

Laura Harrington

Ellen Grape

Mary Kate Schellhardt

Mr. Carver

Kevin Tighe

Tucker Van Dyke

John C. Reilly

Bobby McBurney

Crispin Glover

Becky's Grandma

Penelope Branning

Mr. Lamson

Tim Green

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