What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
17/12/1993 (US)•Romance, Drama•1h 58m
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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.
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StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$11,000,000.00
Revenue$10,000,000.00
Keywords
- mentally disabled
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- widow
- iowa
- dysfunctional family
- obesity
- single mother
- grocery store
- mentally handicapped child