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What's eating Gilbert Grape? [videorecording] / starring Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, John C. Reilly, Darlene Cates ; based on the novel by Peter Hedges ; directed by Lasse Hallstrom.

Hallström, Lasse. (Director). Ohlsson, Bertil. (Added Author). Matalon, David. (Added Author). Teper, Meir. (Added Author). Hedges, Peter. (Added Author). Depp, Johnny. (Added Author). Lewis, Juliette. (Added Author). Steenburgen, Mary. (Added Author). DiCaprio, Leonardo. (Added Author). Reilly, John C., 1965- (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Darlene Cates, Laura Harrington, Mary Kate Schellhardt, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover, Kevin Tighe. (Cast).

Summary:

Gilbert Grape is devoted to taking care of his family, which includes an obese mother and a mentally impaired brother. He feels the hopelessness of his life in a rural community when a young woman breezes into town and changes everything.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792177940
  • Edition: Widescreen [edition].
  • Publisher: Hollywood, CA : ParamountHome Entertainment, 2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.
Based on the novel by Peter Hedges.
Special features include: interactive menus ; scene selection ; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Alan Parker and Bjorn Isfalt ; editor, Andrew Mondshein ; director of photography, Sven Nykvist ; executive producers, Lasse Hallstrom and Alan C. Blomquist.
Participant or Performer Note:
Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Darlene Cates, Laura Harrington, Mary Kate Schellhardt, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover, Kevin Tighe.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
English language soundtrack (5.1 surround or Dolby surround) with optional subtitles in English.
Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs.
Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, USA, 1994: nominated, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Leonardo DiCaprio). Golden Globes, USA, 1994: nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (DiCaprio). National Board of Review, USA, 1993: won, Best Supporting Actor (DiCaprio).

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Subject: Families > Drama.
Brothers > Drama.
Teenagers with mental disabilities > Drama.
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Genre: Romance films.
Comedy films.
Feature films > United States.
Coming-of-age films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Harney County Library.

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