What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993 film directed by Lasse Hallström
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Summary
What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36,918 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Lasse Hallström[3]
- Screenwriter: Peter Hedges[4]
- Composer: Alan Parker[5]
- Genre: coming-of-age film[6], drama film[7], comedy film[8]
- Based on: What's Eating Gilbert Grape[9]
- Cast member: Johnny Depp[10], Juliette Lewis[11], Mary Steenburgen[12], Leonardo DiCaprio[13], John C. Reilly[14], Darlene Cates[15], Crispin Glover[16], Cameron Finley[17], Kevin Tighe[18], Laura Harrington[19], Mary Kate Schellhardt[20]
- Producer: Lasse Hallström[21]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[22]
- Director of photography: Sven Nykvist[23]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
- Distribution format: video on demand[25]
- Review score: 7.4/10[26], 90%[27], 73/100[28]
- Color: color[29]
- Country of origin: United States[30]
- Publication date: December 17, 1993[31], April 28, 1994[32]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[33], Netflix[34]
- Narrative location: Iowa[35]
- Main subject: dysfunctional family[36]
- Film editor: Andrew Mondshein[37]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[38]
- Title: What's Eating Gilbert Grape[39]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[40]
- FSK film rating: FSK 6[41]
- Duration: 118 minutes[42]
- Kijkwijzer rating: 6[43]
Why It Matters
What's Eating Gilbert Grape has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]