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What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Drama Romance

Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.

Release Date: 1993, December 17
Directors: Lasse Hallström
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Paramount Pictures, J&M Entertainment, Matalon Teper Ohlsson
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kevin Tighe, Crispin Glover, Johnny Depp, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Laura Harrington, Libby Villari, Juliette Lewis, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Cameron Finley, Joe Stevens

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.

Keywords:

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