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.
RomanceDramamentally disabledsibling relationshipbased on novel or bookwidowiowadysfunctional familyobesitysingle mothergrocery storementally handicapped child
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Character
Classical in form, earnest, character-led and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
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Cast
- Johnny DeppGilbert Grape
- Leonardo DiCaprioArnie Grape
- Juliette LewisBecky
- Mary SteenburgenBetty Carver
- Darlene CatesMomma
- Laura HarringtonAmy Grape
- Mary Kate SchellhardtEllen Grape
- Kevin TigheMr. Carver
- John C. ReillyTucker Van Dyke
- Crispin GloverBobby McBurney
Crew
- Lasse HallströmDirector
- Peter HedgesScreenplay
- Peter HedgesNovel
- Sven NykvistDirector of Photography
- Alan ParkerOriginal Music Composer
- Björn IsfältOriginal Music Composer
- Andrew MondsheinEditor
- Bertil OhlssonProducer
- David MatalonProducer
- Meir TeperProducer
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Pairings
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Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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