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.
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]
- Copyright: ♭2013
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). |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Brothers > Drama. Families > Drama. Feature films. Romantic comedy films. Teenagers with mental disabilities > Drama. |
Genre: | Streaming video. |