What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Rating: 7.7/10
Duration: 118 min
Director(s): Lasse Hallström,
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.
Cast
- Mary Steenburgen as Betty Carver
- Crispin Glover as Bobby McBurney
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Arnie Grape
- Johnny Depp as Gilbert Grape
- Juliette Lewis as Becky
- Laura Harrington as Amy Grape
- John C. Reilly as Tucker Van Dyke
- Darlene Cates as Bonnie Grape
- Mary Kate Schellhardt as Ellen Grape
- Kevin Tighe as Ken Carver
- Penelope Branning as Becky's Grandma
- Tim Green as Mr. Lamson
- Susan Loughran as Mrs. Lamson
- Robert B. Hedges as Minister
- Mark Jordan as Todd Carver