What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Summary: 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.
Runtime: 1 h 58 min
MPAA: PG-13
Production: Paramount Pictures
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 11,000,000
Domestic: $ 10,032,765
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