What's Eating Gilbert Grape
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.
- genus: Romance, Drama
- Studio: Paramount Pictures
- keyword: mentally disabled, sibling relationship, based on novel or book, widow, iowa, dysfunctional family, obesity, single mother, grocery store, mentally handicapped child
- cast: Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mary Steenburgen, Darlene Cates, Laura Harrington
