What's Eating Gilbert Grape(1993)
Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.
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.
Movie: What's Eating Gilbert Grape
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Gilbert Grape
Becky
Arnie Grape
Betty Carver
Bonnie Grape
Amy Grape
Ellen Grape
Ken Carver
Tucker Van Dyke
Bobby McBurney
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