![]() ![]() She acknowledges how much of a burden she has become to the family, and he forgives her. He also apologizes to his mother for his behavior and vows not to be ashamed of her or let her be hurt anymore. After some soul searching, aided by Becky, Gilbert returns home during Arnie's 18th birthday party to make amends to his family for running out and to receive Arnie's reluctant forgiveness. Arnie also runs out and goes to Becky, who takes care of him for the evening and helps him overcome his aquaphobia until he is picked up by his sisters. Guilty and appalled at himself, Gilbert flees and drives away in his truck. ![]() Arnie tries to run away from his bath and in his frustration, Gilbert finally snaps, hitting Arnie several times. Soon after, Arnie ruins two birthday cakes, the first, which his sister Amy has lovingly made, accidentally, and the second, a replacement from Foodland, which he dips into having found it in the refrigerator. Arnie is arrested after being rescued from the top of the tower, causing his mother - who has not left the house in over seven years - to become the laughing stock of the town as she goes to the police station, forcing Arnie's release. While they are distracted during one of their talks, Arnie returns to the water tower that he is always trying to climb. Becky becomes close to both Gilbert and Arnie. His affair with Betty Carver ends when she leaves town in search of a new life following her husband's death he drowned in the family's wading pool, perhaps after having a heart attack, although the cause of death was not known and the townsfolk suspect Betty of having murdered him. He returns home late and finds that Arnie is still in the bath the following morning, shivering in the now cold water his guilt is compounded by his family's anger and Arnie's subsequent aquaphobia. In order to spend time with Becky to watch the sunset, Gilbert leaves Arnie alone in the bath. Gilbert's unusual life circumstances threaten to get in the way of their budding romance. In addition, Gilbert is having an affair with a married woman, Betty Carver.Ī young woman named Becky and her grandmother are stuck in town when the International Harvester Travelall pulling their trailer breaks down. A new FoodLand supermarket has opened, threatening the small Lamson's Grocery where Gilbert works. With Bonnie's morbid obesity leaving her unable to care for her children on her own, Gilbert has taken responsibility for repairing the old house and being protective of Arnie, who has a habit of climbing the town water tower as well as trees, while his sisters Amy and Ellen do the other housework. His father had hanged himself seventeen years earlier, and since then his mother, Bonnie, has spent most of her days on the couch watching television and eating. In the small town of Endora, Iowa, Gilbert Grape is busy caring for Arnie, his intellectually disabled younger brother who is about to turn 18, as they wait for the many tourists' trailers to pass through town during an annual Airstreamers' Club gathering at a nearby recreational area. At the age of 19, DiCaprio received his first nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, becoming the seventh-youngest Best Supporting Actor nominee for the former. The film was well received, with Depp and DiCaprio's performances garnering critical acclaim. Filming took place from November 1992 to January 1993 in various parts of Texas. Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay, based on his 1991 novel of the same name. It follows 25-year-old Gilbert (Depp), a grocery store clerk caring for his morbidly obese mother (Cates) and his intellectually disabled younger brother Arnie (DiCaprio) in a fictional sleepy Iowa town, Endora. ![]() What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, and starring Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis and Darlene Cates.
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