What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Regisseur:

Lasse Hallström

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Peter Hedges (novel)
Peter Hedges (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

25. Dezember 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

Arnie knows a secret. His big brother Gilbert is the greatest person on the planet.

Plot:

Gilbert has care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life.

Plot Keywords:

Eating Disorder | Slice Of Life | Responsibility | Beating | Quirky

Filmpreise:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

can you believe Leo is not brain damaged?!

Besetzung

Johnny Depp	...	Gilbert Grape
Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Arnie Grape
Juliette Lewis	...	Becky
Mary Steenburgen	...	Betty Carver
Darlene Cates	...	Bonnie Grape
Laura Harrington	...	Amy Grape
Mary Kate Schellhardt	...	Ellen Grape
Kevin Tighe	...	Ken Carver
John C. Reilly	...	Tucker Van Dyke
Crispin Glover	...	Bobby McBurney
Penelope Branning	...	Becky's Grandma
Tim Green	...	Mr. Lamson
Susan Loughran	...	Mrs. Lamson
Robert B. Hedges	...	Minister
Mark Jordan	...	Todd Carver

Alternativ:

Gilbert Grape - Irgendwo in Iowa (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

118 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

France:Unrated | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #32522) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Finland:K-10 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:12

Drehorte:

Austin, Texas, USA

Firma:

J&M Entertainment

Dies und das:

Leonardo DiCaprio created Arnie's trademark flicking his finger against his nose, describing it as a sort of "brain wipe... like Arnie is massaging the inside of his brain."

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Gilbert walks into the water towards Becky, her hair is wet, in the next shot it's dry.

Dialogzitate:

Becky: Tell me what you want as fast as it comes to you.
Gilbert: I wanna be a good person.

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can you believe Leo is not brain damaged?!

As many have said, the first time I saw this slice of "unusual" life film, I was certain that the actor playing Arnie was mentally handicapped. This was the performance to end all. I have been around mentally challenged people who were the carbon copy of the character that Leonardo portrayed. I do no think that anyone else could have pulled this off without looking ridiculous. Our protagonist, Mr. Johnny Depp did his usual amazing work, but it is the performance by Leo that makes this film a must see. I just saw it again tonight, and was blown away again. Acting schools must have copies of this in their files!! Will always be a Leo fan for this one film alone.