What's Eating Gilbert Grape
“Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.”
Director
Lasse Hallström
Screenplay / Story
Peter Hedges
Music Composer
Björn Isfält
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist
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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Production Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide Box Office
$10,000,000
Original Language
EN
Production Country
United Kingdom
Content Rating
PG-13
Release Status
Released
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Top Cast
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
