What's Eating Gilbert Grape

What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLasse Hallström
Screenplay byPeter Hedges
Based onWhat's Eating Gilbert Grape
by Peter Hedges
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySven Nykvist
Edited byAndrew Mondshein
Music byAlan Parker
Björn Isfält
Production
company
Matalon Teper Ohlsson
Distributed by
Release date
  • December 17, 1993 (1993-12-17)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11 million[2]
Box office$10 million (US)[3]

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, John C. Reilly and Darlene Cates. It follows a grocery store clerk, living with his dysfunctional family including his morbidly obese mother, his mentally disabled younger brother and two sisters, in the fictional rural town of Endora, Iowa.

Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay, based on his 1991 novel of the same name. Filming took place from November 1992 to January 1993 in various parts of Texas.

The film was well received, with Depp and DiCaprio's performances garnering critical acclaim. At age 19, DiCaprio received his first nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

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  2. ^ "What's Eating Gilbert Grape - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
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