What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.
118 min
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.
- Release date
- April 28, 1994
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $11,000,000
- Box office
- $10,000,000
Trailer
Cast
- Johnny Depp as Gilbert Grape
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Arnie Grape
- Juliette Lewis as Becky
- Mary Steenburgen as Betty Carver
- Darlene Cates as Momma
- Laura Harrington as Amy Grape
- Mary Kate Schellhardt as Ellen Grape
- Kevin Tighe as Mr. Carver
- John C. Reilly as Tucker Van Dyke
- Crispin Glover as Bobby McBurney
- Penelope Branning as Becky's Grandma
- Cameron Finley as Doug Carver
- Brady Coleman as Sheriff Farrel
- Tim Simek as Deputy
- Nicholas Stojanovich as Boy #1
- Libby Villari as Waitress
- Kay Bower as Police Secretary
- Joe Stevens as Burger Barn Manager
- Mona Lee Fultz as Bakery Worker
- Kirk Hunter as Townfolk (uncredited)
- David Stanford as Townsperson (uncredited)
Crew
- Lasse Hallström · Director
- Peter Hedges · Writer
- David Matalon · Producer
- Bertil Ohlsson · Producer
- Meir Teper · Producer
- Björn Isfält · Composer
- Alan Parker · Composer
- Sven Nykvist · Cinematographer
- Andrew Mondshein · Editor
- Gail Levin · Casting director
- Bernt Amadeus Capra · Production designer