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What's Eating Gilbert Grape

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7.7/10 • 3.9K

1993-12-171h 58m

RomanceDrama

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.

Directors
Lasse Hallström
Editors
Andrew Mondshein

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  1. Johnny Depp

    Johnny Depp

    Gilbert Grape

  2. Juliette Lewis

    Juliette Lewis

    Becky

  3. Leonardo DiCaprio

    Leonardo DiCaprio

    Arnie Grape

  4. Mary Steenburgen

    Mary Steenburgen

    Betty Carver

  5. Darlene Cates

    Darlene Cates

    Bonnie Grape

  6. Laura Harrington

    Laura Harrington

    Amy Grape

  7. Mary Kate Schellhardt

    Mary Kate Schellhardt

    Ellen Grape

  8. Kevin Tighe

    Kevin Tighe

    Ken Carver

  9. John C. Reilly

    John C. Reilly

    Tucker Van Dyke

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Peter McGinn

Dec 11, 2021

7/10

I recently watched this movie again after many years, and was surprised how many details I had forgotten. It features a great ensemble cast who seem to mostly share a screen rapport. Leonardo DiCaprio previews his future star career with a stellar performance as the difficult Arnie. I thought the scene where husband Mr. Carver comes home from work and obsesses over the burnt cookies and the unused swimming pool was silly and a bad fit for the film, especially consider what came after the scene. Meanwhile the two sisters were great characters: they were emotional when the situation called for it, but gave an even and restrained performance. I would have like to have seen more of them.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$11,000,000.00
Revenue
$10,000,000.00
Keywords
mentally disabledsibling relationshipbased on novel or bookwidowiowadysfunctional familyobesitysingle mothergrocery storementally handicapped child