WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE (1993)

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Cast

JOHNNY DEPP JULIETTE LEWIS MARY STEENBURGEN LEONARDO DICAPRIO JOHN C REILLY

Plot

Superbly acted drama about an eccentric family in a small Iowa town. Gilbert Grape lives with his 36 stone mother and retarded younger brother. His unsatisfactory life is brightened by the arrival of feisty young Becky (Juliette Lewis). A funny, sad and refreshingly original coming of age movie.