What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Release Date
1993-12-17
Rating
8
Duration
118 min
Countries
Keywords
mentally disabled sibling relationship based on novel or book widow iowa dysfunctional family obesity single mother grocery store mentally handicapped child
Qualities
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.
