What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.
Country
Production
Budget
$11 000 000
Box office
$10 032 845
Director
Actors
Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Darlene Cates, Laura Harrington, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Kevin Tighe, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Bertil Ohlsson, Meir Teper, David Matalon, Alan C. Blomquist, Lasse Hallström
Camera operator
Composer
Björn Isfält
Artist
Bernt Amadeus Capra, Geoffrey S. Grimsman
Audition
Gail Levin
Editing
Andrew Mondshein
Whole Team (50)
Whole Team (50)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on Peter Hedges' novel "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" (1991).
- Johnny Depp was very worried that the plot required him to say many unpleasant things to "Mom," played by Darlene Cates. Therefore, after filming, he constantly apologized to her.
- Depp personally chose Leonardo DiCaprio for the role of his brother from among many young applicants.
- The photograph of the young Mrs. Grape is an actual photograph of Darlene Cates in her youth.
- To more accurately portray a mentally challenged character, Leonardo DiCaprio spent several days in a psychiatric clinic with children suffering from the same condition.
- Darlene Cates, who played the mother of the main characters, had not appeared in films before this one. Lasse Hallström invited her after seeing her on a talk show dedicated to obesity.
- Darleen Kate, who played the mother of the main characters, had not appeared in films before this one. Lasse Hallström invited her after seeing her in a talk show dedicated to obesity.
- Johnny Depp was very worried that the plot required him to say a lot of nasty things to “Mom,” played by Darlene Cates. Therefore, he constantly apologized to her after filming ended.
- The photograph of the young Mrs. Grape is a true photograph of Darlene Cates in her youth.
- During the filming of the movie, Johnny Depp was in a prolonged depression – he was going through a high-profile breakup with actress Winona Ryder.
- Director Lasse Hallström initially considered DiCaprio too handsome for the role of the unkempt Arnie, so Leo had to deliberately 'uglify' himself for the role. He got a bowl cut and wore a special dental prosthesis that distorted his mouth line.
- Due to the role of Arnie, Leonardo DiCaprio turned down a role in the comedy 'Hocus Pocus' (1993), for which he was promised a much larger fee.
- Johnny Depp was very distressed that the plot required him to say many nasty things to the 'mother,' played by Darlene Cates. Consequently, he constantly apologized to her after filming ended.
- Depp personally chose Leonardo DiCaprio for the role of his brother from among many young contenders.
- The photograph of the young Mrs. Grape is an actual photo of Darlene Cates in her youth.
- During the filming of the movie, Johnny Depp was in a prolonged depression, struggling with a high-profile breakup with actress Winona Ryder.
- To more authentically portray someone with an intellectual disability, Leonardo DiCaprio spent several days in a psychiatric clinic with children suffering from the same condition.
- Director Lasse Hallström initially felt DiCaprio was too handsome for the role of the scruffy Arnie, so Leo had to intentionally 'disfigure' himself for the character. He got a bowl cut and wore a special dental prosthetic that distorted the line of his mouth.
- Darlene Kates, who played the protagonists' mother, had never acted in a movie before this film. Lasse Hallström cast her after seeing her on a talk show dedicated to obesity.
- Because of the role of Arnie, Leonardo DiCaprio turned down a part in the comedy 'Hocus Pocus' (1993), for which he had been promised a much larger fee.
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