What's Eating Gilbert Grape

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Release year: 1993

Storyline

A young man in a small Midwestern town struggles to care for his mentally-disabled younger brother and morbidly obese mother while attempting to pursue his own happiness.

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Awards

0 wins & 1 nomination

Did you know

• Johnny Depp felt bad about having to ridicule Darlene Cates' character, "Momma," and would often apologize to her after shooting. Depp once said to Cates, "Man, I want you to know how much I hated having to say those things about you, or about your character."

• Leonardo DiCaprio played the part of Arnie Grape so well that when he showed up for the film's premiere, many people were shocked and astonished to learn that the young actor was not actually mentally disabled.

• Leonardo DiCaprio said that playing Arnie Grape was "the most fun I've ever had."

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $10,032,765

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $74,421 (1993-12-19)

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Technical specs

Sound mix

Dolby

Aspect ratio

1.85 : 1

Color

Color

FAQ

• Why did Gilbert abuse Arnie?
• Why did Gilbert (Johnny Depp) hit Arnie(Leonardo DiCaprio)?
• How did the siblings get away with burning the house down with their (dead) mother still in when they moved outside much of the contents making it more evident it wasn't an accident?