What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

12/17/1993 (US) • 1h 58m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Johnny Depp

Gilbert Grape

Mary Steenburgen

Betty Carver

Darlene Cates

Bonnie Grape

Kevin Tighe

Ken Carver

John C. Reilly

Tucker Van Dyke


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$11,000,000.00

Revenue

$10,000,000.00

Keywords

mentally disabled

sibling relationship

based on novel or book

widow

iowa

dysfunctional family

obesity

single mother

grocery store

mentally handicapped child

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