What’s Eating Gilbert Grape follows a 25-year-old grocery store clerk, caring for his morbidly obese mother and his intellectually disabled younger brother Arnie, in Iowa’s fictional town. Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay, based on his 1991 novel of the same name. Filming took place from November 1992 to January 1993 in various parts of Texas. The film was well received, with Depp and DiCaprio’s performances garnering critical acclaim. At the age of 19, DiCaprio received his first nominations f

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