What's eating Gilbert Grape [DVD] / Paramount Pictures presents a Matalon Teper Ohlsson production ; screenplay by Peter Hedges ; produced by Bertil Ohlsson, David Matalon, Meir Teper ; directed by Lasse Hallström.
Based on the novel by Peter Hedges. Originally released as a motion picture in 1993. Special features: commentary by director Lasse Hallström and writer Peter Hedges; The characters of Gilbert Grape; The voice of Gilbert Grape; Why we love Gilbert Grape; original theatrical trailer; photo gallery. Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Darlene Cates, Laura Harrington, Mary Kate Schellhardt, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover, Kevin Tighe, Mary Steenburgen.
Summary:
Gilbert is a young man, trapped in an eccentric family in a small town, with a developmentally disabled teenaged brother, an obese mother, and a house falling down around them.
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