What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Darlene Cates, and Leonardo DiCaprio. A young man in a small Midwestern town struggles to care for his mentally-disabled younger brother and morbidly obese mother while attempting to pursue his own happiness.

Darlene Cates and Leonardo Dicaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape Credit: Rex I n 1996 she had a role in TV show Touched by an Angel, as a woman who had dealt with her childhood guilt by overeating.

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This is one of the best Leonardo DiCaprio performances which, to the shock of everyone, did not even get nominated for the Oscars. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) is a story of pure heart, testing the bonds of familial relationships and representing the importance of understanding the struggles of mental health, all while offering one of the truest tangible tales of pain, acceptance, and growth.

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Among all Leonardo DiCaprio Oscar nominations, this is the one never happened but should have been on the top of the list.

The 66th Academy Awards | 1994. After his father's death, Gilbert has to care for his mentally disabled brother, Arnie, and his morbidly obese mother, which is suddenly challenged when love walks into his life.

With Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen. View More Highlights. Monday, March 21, 1994. The film follows 24-year-old Gilbert (Depp), a grocery store clerk caring for his morbidly obese mother (Cates) and his mentally impaired younger brother (DiCaprio) in a sleepy Midwestern town.

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