Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom's follow-up to the underrated Once Around earned far more attention than its predecessor thanks to the judicious casting of perennial thinking woman's heartthrob Johnny Depp and a certain up-and-coming thespian by the name of Leonardo DiCaprio. A prisoner of his ...more
MPAA Rating: PG13 | Year: 1993 | Running Time: 118 minutes
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$13.99WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE / (WS COLL SPEC SUB)
This tender but unflinching examination of the tension between individual happiness and family obligation neatly condenses a large ensemble, a lengthy backstory and a lot of subtext into two delightfully cinematic hours. Just a touch of voice-over from leading man Johnny Depp sets the stage for a story that is told from his character's viewpoint even as it takes in a host of supporting players and deals with such tangential issues as frustrated infidelity and the strip-malling of America. After ...more
- Johnny Depp - Gilbert Grape
- Juliette Lewis - Becky
- Mary Steenburgen - Betty Carver
- Leonardo DiCaprio - Arnie Grape
- Darlene Cates - Momma
- Mona Lee Fultz - Bakery Worker
- Tim Green - Mr. Lamson
- Joe Stevens - Burger Barn manager
- Cameron Finley - Doug Carver
- Susan Loughran - Mrs. Lamson
- Brady Coleman - Sheriff Farrel
- Libby Villari - Waitress
- Gail Levin
- George Haynes - Dave
- Lasse Hallström - Director
- Alan C. Blomquist - Executive Producer
- Lasse Hallström - Executive Producer
- Meir Teper - Producer
- David Matalon - Producer
- Bertil Ohlsson - Producer
- Peter Hedges - Screenwriter
- Peter Hedges - Book Author
- John Myhre - Art Director
- Kevin J. Ward - Boom Operator
- Gail Levin - Casting
- Jo Edna Boldin - Casting
- Renee Ehrlich Kalfus - Costume Designer
- David B. Householter - First Assistant Director







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