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What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis and Darlene Cates. It follows 25-year-old Gilbert (Depp), a grocery store clerk caring for his obese mother (Cates) and his intellectually disabled younger brother (DiCaprio) in a sleepy Iowa town. 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.

What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lasse Hallström
Screenplay by	Peter Hedges
Based on	What's Eating Gilbert Grape by Peter Hedges
Produced by	Bertil Ohlsson David Matalon Meir Teper
Starring	Johnny Depp Juliette Lewis Mary Steenburgen Leonardo DiCaprio John C. Reilly
Cinematography	Sven Nykvist
Edited by	Andrew Mondshein
Music by	Alan Parker Björn Isfält
Production company	Matalon Teper Ohlsson
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (United States) J&M Entertainment (International)[1]
Release date	December 17, 1993 (1993-12-17)
Running time	118 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$11 million[2]
Box office	$10 million (US)[3]

The film was well received, with Depp and DiCaprio's performances garnering universal acclaim. At the age of 19, DiCaprio received his first nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, becoming the seventh-youngest Best Supporting Actor nominee for the former.

Plot

In the small town of Endora, Iowa, Gilbert Grape is busy caring for Arnie, his mentally impaired younger brother who is turning 18, as they wait for the many tourists' trailers to pass through town during an annual Airstreamers' Club gathering at a nearby recreational area. His father had hanged himself seventeen years earlier,[4] and since then his mother, Bonnie, has spent most of her days on the couch watching television and eating. With Bonnie's morbid obesity leaving her unable to care for her children on her own, Gilbert has taken responsibility for repairing the old house and being protective of Arnie, who has a habit of climbing the town water tower as well as trees, while his sisters Amy and Ellen do the other housework. A new FoodLand supermarket has opened, threatening the small Lamson's Grocery where Gilbert works. In addition, Gilbert is having an affair with a married woman, Betty Carver.

A young woman named Becky and her grandmother are stuck in town when the International Harvester Travelall pulling their trailer breaks down. Gilbert's unusual life circumstances threaten to get in the way of their budding romance. In order to spend time with Becky to watch the sunset, Gilbert leaves Arnie alone in the bath. He returns home late and finds that Arnie is still in the bath the following morning, shivering in the now cold water; his guilt is compounded by his family's anger and Arnie's subsequent aquaphobia. His affair with Betty ends when she leaves town in search of a new life following her husband's death; he drowned in the family's wading pool after having a heart attack. Becky becomes close to both Gilbert and Arnie. While they are distracted during one of their talks, Arnie returns to the water tower that he is always trying to climb. Arnie is arrested after being rescued from the top of the tower, causing his mother — who has not left the house in over seven years — to become the laughing stock of the town as she goes to the police station, forcing Arnie's release.

Soon after, Arnie ruins two expensive birthday cakes, tries to run away from his bath and in his frustration, Gilbert finally snaps, hitting Arnie several times. Guilty and appalled at himself, Gilbert flees and drives away in his truck. Arnie also runs out and goes to Becky, who takes care of him for the evening and helps him overcome his aquaphobia until he is picked up by his sisters. After some soul searching aided by Becky, Gilbert returns home during Arnie's 18th birthday party to make amends to his family for running out and receive Arnie's reluctant forgiveness. He also apologizes to his mother for his behavior and vows not to be ashamed of her or let her be hurt anymore. She acknowledges how much of a burden she has become to the family, and he forgives her. He introduces her to Becky — something he had been reluctant to do earlier.

Following the party, Bonnie climbs the stairs to her bedroom for the first time since her husband's suicide. Arnie later tries to wake her but discovers that she has died. With no way to remove her body from the second floor that evening, the police make plans to return with a crane the next day. To protect Bonnie's dignity, the family empty the home of possessions and set fire to it, burning it to ashes with their mother's body inside.

A year later, Amy gets a job managing a bakery in the Des Moines area while Ellen looks forward to switching schools and living in a bigger city. Gilbert waits by the side of the road with Arnie, now turning 19, waiting for the tourist trailers to come around again. As part of the convoy, Becky arrives with her grandmother and picks them both up.

Cast

• Johnny Depp as Gilbert Grape
• Juliette Lewis as Rebecca "Becky"
• Leonardo DiCaprio as Arnold "Arnie" Grape
• Mary Steenburgen as Elizabeth "Betty" Carver
• Darlene Cates as Bonnie Grape
• Laura Harrington as Amy Grape
• Mary Kate Schellhardt as Ellen Grape
• Kevin Tighe as Kenneth "Ken" Carver
• John C. Reilly as Tucker Van Dyke
• Crispin Glover as Robert "Bobby" McBurney
• Penelope Branning as Becky's Grandma
• Libby Villari as the Waitress[1]

Production

Filming for What's Eating Gilbert Grape began on November 2, 1992, and concluded in late January 1993.[1] It was shot in Texas, in various towns and cities; Austin and Pflugerville were primary locations, as well as Manor, where the water tower featured in the film was located.[5]

Film Review quoted actor Leonardo DiCaprio:

I had to really research and get into the mind of somebody with a disability like that. So I spent a few days at a home for mentally ill teens. We just talked and I watched their mannerisms. People have these expectations that mentally retarded children are really crazy, but it's not so. It's refreshing to see them because everything's so new to them.[6]

Reception

The film had a limited release on December 17, 1993, and wide release on March 4, 1994.[7] The wide release garnered $2,104,938 on its first weekend. It was considered a box office bomb, with the total domestic gross for the film being $10,032,765, although it gained a following later on.[8]

The film received positive reviews, with many critics praising the performances by Depp and DiCaprio. The latter was singled out for his performance in the film, with many saying DiCaprio stole the film from the lead actor Depp. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film was given a 90% "Certified Fresh" score and an average rating of 7.40/10 based on 50 reviews. The site's consensus states: "It's sentimental and somewhat predictable, but those are small complaints, given the tender atmosphere and moving performances at the heart of What's Eating Gilbert Grape."[9] Metacritic calculated an average score of 73 out of 100 based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]

The New York Times film critic Janet Maslin praised DiCaprio's performance, writing "the film's real show-stopping turn comes from Mr. DiCaprio, who makes Arnie's many tics so startling and vivid that at first he is difficult to watch… The performance has a sharp, desperate intensity from beginning to end."[11] Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times described it as "… one of the most enchanting films of the year" and said that DiCaprio deserved to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for which he was nominated.[12] Todd McCarthy of Variety found the film a "bemused view on life" and remarked that "Depp manages to command center screen with a greatly affable, appealing characterization."[13] The Washington Post's Desson Howe thought the film was an earnest but highly predictable effort.[14] Film Review praised Leonardo DiCaprio as the mentally disabled brother, calling it "a performance of astonishing innocence and spontaneity", bringing "a touching credibility to a very difficult part".[6]

The film was nominated for the prestigious Grand Prix of the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics.^{[citation needed]}

Year-end lists

• 2nd – David Elliott, The San Diego Union-Tribune[15]
• 4th – Dan Craft, The Pantagraph[16]
• 7th – Stephen Hunter, The Baltimore Sun[17]
• Honorable mention – Duane Dudek, Milwaukee Sentinel[18]
• Honorable mention – Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times[19]
• Honorable mention – Bob Carlton, The Birmingham News[20]

Accolades

Awards
Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
66th Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Leonardo DiCaprio	Nominated
51st Golden Globe Awards	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture		Nominated
65th National Board of Review Awards	Best Supporting Actor Award		Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1993	Most Promising Young Actor	Won
1993 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	New Generation Award	Won

See also

• List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees – Youngest nominees for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
• 66th Academy Awards
• 51st Golden Globe Awards
• 65th National Board of Review Awards
• 6th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
• 19th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
• 1993 in film

References

External links

• What's Eating Gilbert Grape at IMDb
• What's Eating Gilbert Grape at AllMovie

На других языках

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[de] Gilbert Grape – Irgendwo in Iowa

Gilbert Grape – Irgendwo in Iowa ist ein amerikanischer Film des Regisseurs Lasse Hallström aus dem Jahr 1993, der auf einem Roman von Peter Hedges basiert. Die Tragikomödie schildert einen Abschnitt im Leben des Titelhelden, dessen belastender Familienalltag aus den Fugen gerät, als er die junge Becky kennenlernt. Gilbert beginnt, die Zustände zu hinterfragen, mit denen er sich bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt arrangiert hat. In den Hauptrollen agieren Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio und Juliette Lewis. Lasse Hallström vereinigt in diesem Film die Tugenden der europäischen mit den amerikanischen Filmqualitäten. Makabere Ironie und skurrile Einfälle ziehen sich durch den Film hindurch, jedoch steht die Sympathie zu den Protagonisten im Vordergrund.[1] Trotz des deutschen Titels Irgendwo in Iowa befanden sich die Drehorte ausschließlich in Texas.[2]

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- [en] What's Eating Gilbert Grape

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[es] ¿A quién ama Gilbert Grape?

¿A quién ama Gilbert Grape? es una película estadounidense del año 1993, cuyo título original es What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, del director sueco Lasse Hallström, que cimentó la fama de Johnny Depp y catapultó al joven Leonardo DiCaprio, quien obtuvo nominaciones al Premio Óscar y al Globo de Oro como mejor actor secundario en su interpretación de un adolescente con discapacidad mental. Basada en la novela What's Eating Gilbert Grape, del escritor Peter Hedges, este adaptó el guion para la película.

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[ru] Что гложет Гилберта Грейпа

«Что гло́жет Ги́лберта Грейпа» (англ. What's Eating Gilbert Grape) — американская драма 1993 года режиссёра Лассе Халльстрёма. Фильм является экранизацией одноимённого романа Питера Хеджеса, который также выступил автором сценария. Главные роли исполнил Джонни Депп в роли Гилберта Грейпа, Джульетт Льюис в роли Бекки и семнадцатилетний Леонардо Ди Каприо в роли младшего брата Гилберта, умственно неполноценного восемнадцатилетнего Арни Грейпа. В 1993 году за свою роль Ди Каприо получил награду Американского Национального совета кинокритиков в категории «Лучший актёр второго плана» и награду Ассоциации кинокритиков Чикаго в категории «Самый многообещающий юный актёр», а в 1994 был удостоен своих первых номинаций на «Оскар» и «Золотой глобус» в категории «Лучший актёр второго плана», став седьмым самым молодым номинантом на награду Американской академии в этой категории.

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