What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1994)
04 Mar 1994 ● English ● 1 hr 58 mins
Gilbert Grape falls in love at the worst time in his life: When he has to take care of his brother and mother
Cast: Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mary Steenburgen
Crew: Lasse Hallstrom (Director), Sven Nykvist (Director of Photography), Alan Parker (Music Director), Bjorn Isfalt (Music Director)
Genres: Drama
Release Dates: 04 Mar 1994 (India)
Did you know? In preparation for his role, Leonardo DiCaprio spent a few days at a home for mentally retarded teens. He said "...We just talked and I watched their mannerisms. People have these expectations that mentally retarded children are really crazy, but that isn't so. It's refreshing to see them, because everything's so new to them." Read More
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as Gilbert Grape
as Becky
as Arnie Grape
as Betty Carver
as Bonnie Grape
as Ellen Grape
Direction
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Music
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Art
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1 (Flat)
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
In preparation for his role, Leonardo DiCaprio spent a few days at a home for mentally retarded teens. He said "...We just talked and I watched their mannerisms. People have these expectations that mentally retarded children are really crazy, but that isn't so. It's refreshing to see them, because everything's so new to them."
Johnny Depp hated having to ridicule Darlene Cates' character, "Momma," and would often apologize to her after shooting.
Leonardo DiCaprio came up with Arnie's trademark flicking his finger against his nose, describing it as a sort of "brain wipe...like Arnie is massaging the inside of his brain."
Leonardo DiCaprio has said that playing Arnie Grape was the most fun he's ever had.
Johnny Depp hated having to ridicule Darlene Cates' character, "Momma," and would often apologize to her after shooting.
Leonardo DiCaprio came up with Arnie's trademark flicking his finger against his nose, describing it as a sort of "brain wipe...like Arnie is massaging the inside of his brain."
Leonardo DiCaprio has said that playing Arnie Grape was the most fun he's ever had.
