Life is a terrible thing to sleep through.
7.662
118 min
Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver, Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirited Becky.
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Johnny Depp | Gilbert Grape | Goutbreak |
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Leonardo DiCaprio | Arnie Grape | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Juliette Lewis | Becky | Zac E. Chan |
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Mary Steenburgen | Betty Carver | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Darlene Cates | Bonnie Grape | Unowned |
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Laura Harrington | Amy Grape | Unowned |
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Mary Kate Schellhardt | Ellen Grape | Unowned |
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Kevin Tighe | Ken Carver | Unowned |
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John C. Reilly | Tucker Van Dyke | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Crispin Glover | Bobby McBurney | Unowned |
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Penelope Branning | Becky's Grandma | Unowned |
| Tim Green | Mr. Lamson | Unowned | |
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Susan Loughran | Mrs. Lamson | Unowned |
| Robert B. Hedges | Minister | Unowned | |
| Mark Jordan | Todd Carver | Unowned | |
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Cameron Finley | Doug Carver | Unowned |
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Brady Coleman | Sheriff Jerry Farrel | Unowned |
| Tim Simek | Deputy | Unowned | |
| Nicholas Stojanovich | Boy #1 | Unowned | |
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Libby Villari | Waitress | Unowned |
| Kay Bower | Police Secretary | Unowned | |
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Joe Stevens | Burger Barn Manager | Unowned |
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Mona Lee Fultz | Bakery Worker | Unowned |
| George Haynes | Dave | Unowned | |
| Daniel Gullahorn | Boy #2 | Unowned | |
| David H. Kramer | Group (voice) | Unowned | |
| Brent Bratton | Burger Barn Employee (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Kirk Hunter | Townfolk (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Buck Reynolds | Juvenile Heckler (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| David Stanford | Townsperson (uncredited) | Unowned |