What's Eating Gilbert Grape

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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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Romance,

Drama

Duration:

118 minutes

Year:

1993

Director:

Lasse Hallström

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Company:

Paramount Pictures

Budget:

$11,000,000

Revenue:

$10,000,000

Cast:
Johnny Depp

Gilbert Grape

Juliette Lewis

Becky

Leonardo DiCaprio

Arnie Grape

Mary Steenburgen

Betty Carver

Darlene Cates

Bonnie Grape

Crew:
Lasse Hallström

Director

Peter Hedges

Novel

Peter Hedges

Screenplay

Kevin J. Ward

Boom Operator

John Lacy

Electrician