What's Eating Gilbert Grape

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.

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Release Date

12/17/1993

Runtime

118 mins

Overview

Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver, Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirited Becky.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$10,000,000

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A quiet meditation on small-town constraint and the weight of family obligation, punctuated by moments of genuine tenderness. You're watching someone realize life is happening while he's been in service to everyone else.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulBittersweet

Themes

FamilyLoveComing of ageIdentity

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

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