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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.

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

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Harney County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Harney County Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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