Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1993-12-17) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 7 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $10,032,765 |
| Screen: | Peter Hedges |
| Productions: | Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 85: Johnny Depp - Gilbert Grape
- 3196: Juliette Lewis - Becky
- 6193: Leonardo DiCaprio - Arnie Grape
- 2453: Mary Steenburgen - Betty Carver
- 17768: Darlene Cates - Bonnie Grape
- 17769: Laura Harrington - Amy Grape
- 8184: Mary Kate Schellhardt - Ellen Grape
Crews
- 5306: Lasse Hallström - Director - Directing
- 3290: Peter Hedges - Novel - Writing
- 3290: Peter Hedges - Screenplay - Writing
- 2011730: Kevin J. Ward - Boom Operator - Sound
- 1578904: John Lacy - Electrician - Lighting
- 1316446: Jennifer Davidoff Cook - Assistant Editor - Editing
- 21809: David Matalon - Producer - Production
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Reviews
Peter McGinn
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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. ....
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**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 extre ....
Continue reading ->GenerationofSwine
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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 ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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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 str ....
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