What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.

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.

Director

Lasse Hallström

Screenplay

Peter Hedges

Producer

Bertil Ohlsson

Producer

Meir Teper

Producer

David Matalon

Original Music Composer

Björn Isfält

Original Music Composer

Alan Parker

Director of Photography

Sven Nykvist