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What's Eating Gilbert Grape
What's Eating Gilbert Grape

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.

Genres

RomanceDrama

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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.

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Budget

$11000000

Revenue

$10000000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

17 December 1993

Country

United States of America

Cast

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Gilbert Grape

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

Becky

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

Arnie Grape

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Betty Carver

Darlene Cates

Darlene Cates

Bonnie Grape

Laura Harrington

Laura Harrington

Amy Grape

Mary Kate Schellhardt

Mary Kate Schellhardt

Ellen Grape

Kevin Tighe

Kevin Tighe

Ken Carver

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Tucker Van Dyke

Crispin Glover

Crispin Glover

Bobby McBurney

Penelope Branning

Penelope Branning

Becky's Grandma

Tim Green

Tim Green

Mr. Lamson

Susan Loughran

Susan Loughran

Mrs. Lamson

Robert B. Hedges

Robert B. Hedges

Minister

Mark Jordan

Mark Jordan

Todd Carver

Cameron Finley

Cameron Finley

Doug Carver

Brady Coleman

Brady Coleman

Sheriff Jerry Farrel

Tim Simek

Tim Simek

Deputy

Nicholas Stojanovich

Nicholas Stojanovich

Boy #1

Libby Villari

Libby Villari

Waitress

Kay Bower

Kay Bower

Police Secretary

Joe Stevens

Joe Stevens

Burger Barn Manager

Mona Lee Fultz

Mona Lee Fultz

Bakery Worker

George Haynes

George Haynes

Dave

Daniel Gullahorn

Daniel Gullahorn

Boy #2

David H. Kramer

David H. Kramer

Group (voice)

Brent Bratton

Brent Bratton

Burger Barn Employee (uncredited)

Kirk Hunter

Kirk Hunter

Townfolk (uncredited)

Buck Reynolds

Buck Reynolds

Juvenile Heckler (uncredited)

David Stanford

David Stanford

Townsperson (uncredited)

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