What's Eating Gilbert Grape

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.

Genre : RomanceDrama

Runtime : 118 mins

Release Date : 1993-12-17

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I recently watched this movie again after many years, and was surprised how many details I had forgotten. It features a great ensemble cast who seem to mostly share a screen rapport. Leonardo DiCaprio previews his future star career with a stellar performance as the difficult Arnie. I thought th...

**A rather conventional and average family drama, where DiCaprio and Depp's performances turn out to be the only truly worthy note.** Sometimes, what makes a film remarkable is the extraordinary performance of an actor, and that becomes even more admirable when that actor is extremely young. Tha...

So, I had no idea who Leonardo was when I saw this back in the 90s, it was before Titanic, before he made it big, and I thought they hired an intellectually disabled man to play the part. And it dropped in '93 so that would make Dicaprio about 19? Maybe 18 when they made it? I doubt they woul...

With his mother (Darlene Cates) morbidly obese and equally embarrassed about her image, and his younger brother "Arnie" (Leonardo DiCaprio) dealing with mental health issues, it falls to "Gilbert" (Johnny Depp) to try and provide as best he can for his family. He has a job in the struggling local g...

Cast

Johnny Depp

(Gilbert Grape)

Juliette Lewis

(Becky)

Leonardo DiCaprio

(Arnie Grape)

Mary Steenburgen

(Betty Carver)

Darlene Cates

(Bonnie Grape)

Laura Harrington

(Amy Grape)

Mary Kate Schellhardt

(Ellen Grape)

Kevin Tighe

(Ken Carver)

John C. Reilly

(Tucker Van Dyke)

Crispin Glover

(Bobby McBurney)

Penelope Branning

(Becky's Grandma)

Tim Green

(Mr. Lamson)

Susan Loughran

(Mrs. Lamson)

Robert B. Hedges

(Minister)

Mark Jordan

(Todd Carver)

Cameron Finley

(Doug Carver)

Brady Coleman

(Sheriff Jerry Farrel)

Tim Simek

(Deputy)

Nicholas Stojanovich

(Boy #1)

Libby Villari

(Waitress)

Kay Bower

(Police Secretary)

Joe Stevens

(Burger Barn Manager)

Mona Lee Fultz

(Bakery Worker)

George Haynes

(Dave)

Daniel Gullahorn

(Boy #2)

David H. Kramer

(Group (voice))

Brent Bratton

(Burger Barn Employee (uncredited))

Kirk Hunter

(Townfolk (uncredited))

Buck Reynolds

(Juvenile Heckler (uncredited))

David Stanford

(Townsperson (uncredited))