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What's Eating Gilbert Grape
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Cast
Johnny DeppGilbert Grape
Leonardo DiCaprioArnie Grape
Juliette LewisBecky
Mary SteenburgenBetty Carver
Darlene CatesMomma
Laura HarringtonAmy Grape
Mary Kate SchellhardtEllen Grape
Kevin TigheMr. CarverCredits
- Directed by
- Lasse Hallström
- Written by
- Peter Hedges, Peter Hedges
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $11M
- Box office
- $10M
Production
Paramount PicturesUnited States
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