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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786303124797 Format: Color, NTSC ISBN: 6303124798 Label: Paramount Languages: Manufacturer: Paramount Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Paramount Release Date: January 01, 1998 Running Time: 118 minutes Studio: Paramount Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 1993 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: This is the movie that Leonardo DiCaprio received an Oscar nomination for, five years before Titanic. And, in fact, this is the movie that should have made him a star, he's so good in it. Based on the novel by Peter Hedges (who adapted his own book) and directed by Lasse Hallström (My Life as a Dog), this is the funny, moody tale of a young man named Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) who lives at home in a small town with his 500-pound Momma (beautifully played by nonpro Darlene Cates), his mentally retarded younger brother Arnie (DiCaprio, utterly convincing), and his sisters. Not a lot happens--Arnie keeps climbing a water tower and getting stuck; Gilbert is involved with a married woman (Mary Steenburgen), then meets a nice new girl in town who's closer to his age (Juliette Lewis). And that's exactly what makes this movie so much more than your run-of-the-mill Hollywood product: it's not about some mechanical, formulaic plot; it's about these characters, and it allows you to spend some time with them and get to know them. Depp may have started out as a TV teen idol on 21 Jump Street, but his feature film choices since then--in such wonderfully offbeat and diverse movies as Cry-Baby, Edward Scissorhands, Benny & Joon, Donnie Brasco--have made him one of the most interesting, unpredictable, and risk-taking young actors in American movies. --Jim Emerson Average Rating:
 Rating:  - WatchableFine acting, fine performances, in a realistic enough setting. But the writers forgot to make me care about these people. I watched half and then gave up. Rating:  - What's Eating Gilbert GrapeCommentary is awesome! This movie is a classic I will share with high school aged students. Rating: - A really good movieI finally watched this movie recently and was glad I did it. I had been meaning to watch it for years but never seemed to be able to find the time. When I saw it came out on one of our high def movie channels I made sure to set the DVR to record it. This movie is both fun and sad. Mostly it's sad though. Johnny Depp plays Gilbert Grape. He's a young man with the weight of the world on his shoulders. He has a mom who hasn't come out of the house in years since his father committed suicide ... Read More Rating: - What's Eating Gilbert Grape?I love this movie. It's speaks of bondage and the desire to be free. The quality of the video is great! Rating: - Your jaw is going to hit on the floorIt is a MUST to watch it. Leo...he was an incredibility amazing actor in that movie. Johnny Depp made this movie beautiful and so was Darlene Cates. |
