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What's Eating Gilbert Grape(1993)
Status: Released
Date: 1993-12-17
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4054 Votes
Time: 1h 58m
Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $11,000,000.00
Revenue: $10,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Top 10 Billed Cast
Johnny Depp
Gilbert Grape
Juliette Lewis
Becky
Leonardo DiCaprio
Arnie Grape
Mary Steenburgen
Betty Carver
Darlene Cates
Bonnie Grape
Laura Harrington
Amy Grape
Mary Kate Schellhardt
Ellen Grape
Kevin Tighe
Ken Carver
John C. Reilly
Tucker Van Dyke
Crispin Glover
Bobby McBurney
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