What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Stars
3
Rating
PG-13
Author
Peter Hedges (novel), Peter Hedges (screenplay)
Length
118 min
Director
Lasse Hallström
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Synopsis
"What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Darlene Cates, and Leonardo DiCaprio. The film follows 24-year-old Gilbert (Depp), a grocery store clerk caring for his morbidly obese mother and developmentally disabled younger brother in a sleepy midwestern town." [Wikipedia] "After his father's death, Gilbert has to care for his mentally disabled brother, Arnie, and his morbidly obese mother, which is suddenly challenged when love walks into his life." [IMDb]
Genre
Historical
Released
1993
Location
North America
Period
Iowa during the 1990s;
Netflix
No

This movie is linked to the following periods

PeriodMinor
Begin
End
Category
Cold War (U.S.) & Counterculture
1945
1991
United States