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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Lasse Hallstrom |
| Stars: |
Johnny Depp |
| Actors: |
John C. Reilly |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Romances · Self-Discovery · Family Interaction · Coming Of Age · Mental Illness |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
097363295525 |
| Release Date: |
1993 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 58min |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Checkpoint, 1hr 58min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (November 27, 2001)
UPC: 097363295525 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Spanish subtitles, 1hr 58min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (July 27, 1994) |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Peter Hedges |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/22/1995, pp.86-7, Glenn Kenny): "...Depp gives a remarkably subtle performance. But it's DiCaprio's portrayal of retarded brother Arnie that earned an Oscar nomination..." -- Rating: B+ |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"Good night to you but not to me."-- Arnie Grape (Leonardo DiCaprio) |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Bizarre, whimsical, and touching scenes mark WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE. Johnny Depp is Gilbert, the eldest brother in a large family of a very large (morbidly obese, actually) mother (Darlene Cates) who hasn't left the house since her husband committed suicide years before. Leonardo DiCaprio, who received an Academy Award nomination for his role, is Arnie, Gilbert's retarded teenage brother who needs constant supervision (he's often found scaling the town water tower). Caring, passive Gilbert is burdened beyond reason, living a dead-end life in a dying small town, stocking shelves at a grocery store whose business being taken over by the new mall supermarket. Gilbert's best friends (Crispin Glover and John C. Reilly) see their futures in the form of undertaker and Burger Barn owner, and Gilbert's other social life is taken up with a random affair with a frustrated and reckless housewife (Mary Steenburgen). Everyone needs the constantly patient Gilbert, whose future seems equally grim until well-travele... |
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