What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

In spite of these responsibilities, the young man attempts to lead a normal existence, until he meets a woman passing through town and life becomes even more complicated. Based on the novel by Peter Hedges., In small-town USA, a young man must care for his unhealthy mother and his mentally disabled younger brother while trying to pursue his own happiness. Stars Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio., Johnny Depp stars in this comedy drama as the eldest son of an eccentric Iowa family who has to take responsibility for retarded younger brother Leonardo DiCaprio, but who rebels against the family-enforced role when he falls in love with drifter Juliette Lewis., A withdrawn young man in a small rural town grows bored with his life, which consists of a meaningless job and the tiresome task of caring for his mentally handicapped brother. The arrival of a new girl in town, however, brings unexpected changes for everyone in this quirky drama., A loner cares for his dysfunctional family, including a mentally disabled brother and their reclusive, obese mother, who has not left the house in seven years.