What's eating Gilbert Grape [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures presents a Matalon Teper Ohlsson production ; screenplay by Peter Hedges ; produced by Bertil Ohlsson, David Matalon, Meir Teper ; directed by Lasse Hallström.
Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Darlene Cates, Laura Harrington, Mary Kate Schellhardt, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover, Kevin Tighe, Mary Steenburgen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1993. Based on the novel by Peter Hedges. Special features: commentary; the characters of Gilbert Grape; the voice of Gilbert Grape; why we love Gilbert Grape.
Summary:
Gilbert Grape is devoted to taking care of his family, which includes an obese mother and a mentally impaired brother. He feels the hopelessness of his life in a rural community when a young woman breezes into town and changes everything.
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