What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Romance, Drama
Budget: $11,000,000 | Revenue : $10,000,000
Runtime: 118 minutes
This Boy's Life
Benny & Joon
Ed Wood
The Basketball Diaries
Finding Neverland
Total Eclipse
Blow
Edward Scissorhands
Revolutionary Road
The Quick and the Dead
Johnny Depp
Played Gilbert Grape
Juliette Lewis
Played Becky
Leonardo DiCaprio
Played Arnie Grape
Mary Steenburgen
Played Betty Carver
Darlene Cates
Played Bonnie Grape
Laura Harrington
Played Amy Grape
Mary Kate Schellhardt
Played Ellen Grape
Kevin Tighe
Played Ken Carver
John C. Reilly
Played Tucker Van Dyke
Crispin Glover
Played Bobby McBurney
Penelope Branning
Played Becky's Grandma
Tim Green
Played Mr. Lamson
Susan Loughran
Played Mrs. Lamson
Robert B. Hedges
Played Minister
Mark Jordan
Played Todd Carver
Cameron Finley
Played Doug Carver
Brady Coleman
Played Sheriff Jerry Farrel
Tim Simek
Played Deputy
Nicholas Stojanovich
Played Boy #1
Libby Villari
Played Waitress
Kay Bower
Played Police Secretary
Joe Stevens
Played Burger Barn Manager
Mona Lee Fultz
Played Bakery Worker
George Haynes
Played Dave
Daniel Gullahorn
Played Boy #2
David H. Kramer
Played Group (voice)
Brent Bratton
Played Burger Barn Employee (uncredited)
Kirk Hunter
Played Townfolk (uncredited)
Buck Reynolds
Played Juvenile Heckler (uncredited)
David Stanford
Played Townsperson (uncredited)
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