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What's Eating Gilbert Grape

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.

1993•1h 58m•7.7/10
RomanceDrama

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7.7/10(4K)

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

Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Gilbert Grape

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

Arnie Grape

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

Becky

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Betty Carver

Darlene Cates

Darlene Cates

Bonnie Grape

Laura Harrington

Laura Harrington

Amy Grape

Mary Kate Schellhardt

Mary Kate Schellhardt

Ellen Grape

Kevin Tighe

Kevin Tighe

Ken Carver

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Tucker Van Dyke

Crispin Glover

Crispin Glover

Bobby McBurney

Penelope Branning

Penelope Branning

Becky's Grandma

Tim Green

Mr. Lamson

Susan Loughran

Susan Loughran

Mrs. Lamson

Robert B. Hedges

Minister

Mark Jordan

Todd Carver

Cameron Finley

Cameron Finley

Doug Carver

Brady Coleman

Brady Coleman

Sheriff Jerry Farrel

Tim Simek

Deputy

Nicholas Stojanovich

Boy #1

Libby Villari

Libby Villari

Waitress

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