![]() ![]() His family gathers for Arnie’s 18th birthday and Becky, the mysterious and lovely newcomer, breathes new life into Gilbert’s world. So Gilbert is in a rut-until an enchanting new girl arrives in town. With no one else to care for Arnie, Gilbert becomes his brother’s main parent, and all four siblings must tend to the needs of their helpless, grieving mother. And then there’s Arnie, Gilbert’s younger brother with special needs. ![]() Once the town beauty queen, Gilbert’s mother is morbidly obese after seven years of house-bound depression his younger sister is boy-crazy and God-fearing, while his older sister sacrifices everything for her family. After the suicide of Gilbert’s father, his family never recovered. Adapted into the classic 1993 film starring Johnny Depp as Gilbert and Leonardo DiCaprio in his Academy Award–nominated role as Arnie, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape is the touching and entertaining story of an unusual family that rises up to do the astonishing… Gilbert Grape is a 24-year-old grocery store clerk stuck in Endora, Iowa, where the population is 1,091 and shrinking. ![]()
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