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What's eating Gilbert Grape / Paramount Pictures presents a Matalon Teper Ohlsson production, a Lasse Hallstrom film ; produced by Meir Teper, Bertil Ohlsson, David Matalon ; screenplay by Peter Hedges ; directed by Lasse Hallstrom.

Summary:

Gilbert lives in Endora, a place where nothing happens. Aside from a secret affair with a housewife, Gilbert spends his days stocking shelves at a grocery store, caring for his mentally handicapped brother, and holding together a large family headed by Mama, a former beauty queen whose weight tops 500 pounds. But just when Gilbert thinks nothing with ever change, a pretty stranger arrives on the scene, capturing Gilbert's heart and inspiring him to make a break.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (117 min.) : digital, sound, color
  • Publisher: Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2013]
  • Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Peter Hedges.
Originally released as a motion picture by Paramount Pictures, 1993.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Sven Nykvist ; editor, Andrew Mondshein ; original music, Alan Parker, Bjorn Isfalt ; production designer, Bernt Capra.
Participant or Performer Note:
Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Leonardo DiCaprio, John C. Reilly, Darlene Cates.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for elements of mature subject matter.
System Details Note:
Content available as a streaming video.
Source of Description Note:
Title from distributor's web site (viewed February 7, 2015).
Subject: Brothers > Drama.
Families > Drama.
Feature films.
Romantic comedy films.
Teenagers with mental disabilities > Drama.
Genre: Streaming video.


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