What's Eating Gilbert Grape

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The movie What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 romantic comedy-drama. This movie is about several men in Iowa, one of whom is intellectually disabled (has an I.Q. 70 or under). The title character, Gilbert (Johnny Depp), cares for his brother Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio) because of his issue, and also for his mother, Bonnie, who is very overweight (Darlene Cates). Juliette Lewis plays Becky. The movie was shown on December 17, 1993 with a limited release. It was released elsewhere between February and March 1994. The reviews were very positive with low box office.

Release dates[change | change source]

Country Premiere
 Sweden 28 January 1994
 Canada 4 March 1994
 United Kingdom 4 March 1994
 United States 4 March 1994
 Finland 1 April 1994
 France 6 April 1994
 Denmark 8 April 1994
 Germany 28 April 1994
 Brazil 13 May 1994
 Spain 20 May 1994
 Ireland 3 June 1994
 South Korea 11 June 1994
 Australia 23 June 1994
 Portugal 1 July 1994
 Japan 20 August 1994
 Argentina 27 October 1994
 Peru 1995
 Uruguay 17 March 1995