Johnny Depp
Gilbert Grape
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape Summary. In the film’s opening scene, we are introduced to brothers Gilbert and Arnie as they wait for the arrival of the annual summer Airstream convention that passes through their small town of Endora, Iowa. It is Gilbert’s responsibility to care for Arnie, his developmentally-delayed brother.
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What's Eating Gibert Grape is a beautifully shot movie of tenderness, caring and self-awareness that is set amongst the fictional working class one street town Endora. Centred around the Grape family Ellen and Amy and their two brothers Arnie and Gilbert, who, along with their morbidly obese widowed mother Bonnie Grape are striving to survive and c...
There isn't much for Gilbert to look forward to in the small, dying town of Endora. The only thing keeping him sane is his mentally-challenged brother, and his physically-challenged mother. Despite the challenges that are posed in this small town, Gilbert had forgotten that he has become challenged himself and, with the help of a marooned world tra...
Gilbert Grape lives in Endora, a place where nothing much happens. The only times the police get something to do is when Gilbert's autistic brother Arnie tries to climb up on the watertower nearby. Taking care of Arnie is mostly Gilbert's task which can be pretty demanding, at least while you are working at the local grocery store. Then one day Bec...
What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Leonardo DiCaprio and John C. Reilly. The film follows the story of Gilbert, a 25-year-old grocery store clerk who is caring for his morbidly obese mother, as well as his autistic ...
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape, by Peter Hedges
- Peter Hedges
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape is the debut novel by Academy Award-nominated writer Peter Hedges. Set in 1989, the novel is a coming-of-age story about a young man whose life is overshadowed by the tragedy and family drama that surround him. The novel was a critical success upon its release in 1991 and was adapted into a movie starring Johnny ...
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Gilbert is a 24 year old guy who lives in a small town called Endora. The town is struggling, and Gilbert feels trapped. Gilbert is now the oldest male in his family after his father hanged himself in the basement. Gilbert's mother became addicted to binge eating in her grief, and she is now too overweight to stand up.
Mar 4, 1994 · When Gilbert brings Becky to meet Momma, we sense a tension and an excitement that is breaking the pattern of years. One of the movie's best qualities is its way of looking at the fat mother and the retarded brother with sympathy, not pity. Darlene Cates, making her movie debut, has an extraordinary presence on the screen.
Mar 4, 1994 · What's Eating Gilbert Grape: Directed by Lasse Hallström. With Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen. A young man in a small Midwestern town struggles to care for his mentally-disabled younger brother and morbidly obese mother while attempting to pursue his own happiness.
