What's Eating Gilbert Grape

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

118 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 17, 1993

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.

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

118 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 17, 1993

What's Eating Gilbert Grape
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Paramount
Original title What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Directors Linda Brachman, Dianne Dreyer, David B. Householter, Lasse Hallström
Writers Peter Hedges

Cast

Johnny Depp

as Gilbert Grape

Leonardo DiCaprio

as Arnie Grape

Juliette Lewis

as Becky

Mary Steenburgen

as Betty Carver

Darlene Cates

as Bonnie Grape

Laura Harrington

as Amy Grape

Mary Kate Schellhardt

as Ellen Grape

Kevin Tighe

as Ken Carver

John C. Reilly

as Tucker Van Dyke

Crispin Glover

as Bobby McBurney

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

Cameron Finley

as Doug Carver

Brady Coleman

as Sheriff Jerry Farrel

Tim Simek

as Deputy

Libby Villari

as Waitress

Kay Bower

as Police Secretary

Joe Stevens

as Burger Barn Manager

Mona Lee Fultz

as Bakery Worker

George Haynes

as Dave

Daniel Gullahorn

as Boy #2

David H. Kramer

as Group (voice)

Brent Bratton

as Burger Barn Employee (uncredited)

Kirk Hunter

as Townfolk (uncredited)

Buck Reynolds

as Juvenile Heckler (uncredited)

David Stanford

as Townsperson (uncredited)