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 What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp, my all-time favorite actor, also appeared in movies such as "Edward Scissorhands", "Crybaby", and "Sleepy Hollow".
Leonardo DiCaprio. Leo was also in movies like "The Beach" and "Titanic" but this is in my opinion his greatest performance.
Her camper broke down. Becky and her Grandmother needed a new part for their camper and couldn't leave until they got it. I guess it ended up being good news for Gilbert!
The campers. It's their yearly ritual. "They're doing the right thing, just passing through."-Gilbert
Peter Hedges. Peter Hedges has been compared to John Updike.
Endora. "Describing Endora is like dancing to no music." Gilbert said this while...well describing Endora.
Dairy Dreme. Ellen was Gilbert's younger sister who just got her braces off and couldn't stop staring at her teeth. The Dairy Dreme was the only place to eat before the Burger Barn came along.
Amy. Amy is Gilbert's older sister who is more like a mother.
Foodland. Gilbert vowed never to go into Foodland.
He hung himself. He hung himself in the basement.
Mrs. Carver. Mary Steenburgen plays the part of Mrs. Carver.
A birthday cake. Arnie ran into Amy when she was carrying his birthday cake and they needed a new one.
18. "Im gonna have a party and you're not invited!"-Arnie "It's ok he's just being honest"-Becky
Larry. His older brother Larry was never in the movie, all you see of him is his graduation picture on the fridge.
Darlene Cates. I've never seen her in any movies besides this one, if anyone knows of one message me.
She is overweight. Darlene Cates plays Gilbert's severly overweight mother who was once the prettiest girl in town.
He drowned in a kiddie pool. Mr. Carver "supposedly" had a heart attack and drowned in the kiddie pool he bought for his sons.
To get Arnie from the police station. Arnie was pulled into the police station for climbing the water tower once again!
Juliette Lewis. She can also be seen in "The Other Sister", another great movie.
The floorboards. The floorboards were breaking and they had to figure out a way to fix them without letting Momma know.
Sunshine. "Where's my sunshine? Has anyone seen my sunshine?"
His father died there. His father killed himself in the basement, we know this because Arnie yelled "Dad's down there!"
Burn the house down with her in it. They burn the house down when shes lying dead in bed because they don't want everyone around when they take her out like some kind of freak show.
Lasse Hallstrom. He also directed "Chocolat", "The Cider House Rules", "The Shipping News" and "Something to Talk About".
He hung himself.. Gilbert says that his father "hung himself out to dry" at the beginning of the movie, when he is telling the audience about his life.
Leonardo DiCaprio. Leonardo DiCaprio did such a great job playing Arnie that people thought he was actually mentally challenged.
Every year. Gilbert and Arnie see Becky's trailer break down while watching the trailers pass by.
5. Some people might forget about the oldest brother, Larry that "got away". The names of the other kids in the Grape family are: Amy, Gilbert, Arnie and Ellen.
Burger Barn. Arnie started to yell when he saw the "Burger Barn" truck coming to Endora during the funeral.
Foodland. Gilbert says "Lamson's Groceries is where I work, Foodland is where everybody else shops". Gilbert says this to the audience at the beginning of the movie when he is explaining his life.
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