What's Eating Gilbert Grape
“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.
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Cast
29 people
Johnny Depp
Gilbert Grape
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Leonardo DiCaprio
Arnie Grape
Known for
Inception
Titanic
Juliette Lewis
Becky
Known for
Natural Born Killers
Yellowjackets
Mary Steenburgen
Betty Carver
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
The Last Man on Earth
Darlene Cates
Momma
Also in
Wolf Girl
Billboard
Laura Harrington
Amy Grape
Known for
The Devil's Advocate
Maximum Overdrive
Mary Kate Schellhardt
Ellen Grape
Known for
Apollo 13
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Kevin Tighe
Mr. Carver
Known for
Rose Red
K-9
John C. Reilly
Tucker Van Dyke
Known for
Wreck-It Ralph
The Sisters Brothers
Crispin Glover
Bobby McBurney
Known for
Back to the Future
Alice in Wonderland
Penelope Branning
Becky's Grandma
Also in
Almost Dead
In My Daughter's Name
Tim Green
Mr. Lamson
Also in
Flow
All-American Murder
Lasse Hallström Director · Peter Hedges Screenplay Björn Isfält Composer
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $11M · United States release December 17, 1993
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,000,000
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
J&M Entertainment
Production
Matalon Teper Ohlsson
Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 1, 1993
Premiere · Raindance Film Festival
United States · December 17, 1993
Limited theatrical
United States
March 4, 1994 · Theatrical
Australia
June 26, 1994 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 15, 1994 · Theatrical
Canada
December 17, 1993 · TV
Denmark
December 17, 1993 · TV
Finland
December 17, 1993 · Physical
France
April 6, 1994 · Theatrical
Germany
April 27, 1994 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 3, 1994 · Theatrical
Italy
March 3, 1995 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 19, 1995 · Theatrical
December 25, 2002 · TV · Nederland 3
March 1, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Philippines
March 16, 1995 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 1, 1994 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 11, 1994 · Theatrical
December 24, 1995 · TV · KBS
Spain
May 20, 1994 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 28, 1994 · Theatrical
December 20, 1994 · Physical · VHS
United Kingdom
March 6, 1994 · Theatrical
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