What's eating Gilbert Grape? /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	Special collector's ed.
Imprint:	Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, [2006]
Description:	1 videodisc (ca. 128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	English
Subject:	Families -- Drama. Brothers -- Drama. Teenagers with mental disabilities -- Drama. Teenagers with mental disabilities. Families. Brothers. Feature films. Romantic comedy films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Romantic comedy films. Films for the hearing impaired. Film adaptations. Comedy films. Drama. Feature films.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6364261

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Other authors / contributors:	Hallström, Lasse. Depp, Johnny. Lewis, Juliette. Steenburgen, Mary. Parker, Alan. Isfält, Björn. Paramount Pictures Corporation.
ISBN:	1415718717 9781415718711
Notes:	Title from container. Based on the novel by Peter Hedges. Originally released as a motion picture in 1993. Special features: Commentary by director Lasse Hallström and writer Peter Hedges; The characters of Gilbert Grape; The voice of Gilbert Grape; Why we love Gilbert Grape; Original theatrical trailer; Photo gallery. Director of photography, Sven Nykvist ; editor, Andrew Mondshein ; original music, Alan Parker, Björn Isfält ; production designer, Bernt Capra. Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Leonardo DiCaprio, John C. Reilly, Darlene Cates. DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., NTSC. Closed-captioned.
Summary:	Gilbert lives in Endora, a place where nothing happens. Aside from a secret affair with a housewife, Gilbert spends his days stocking shelves at a grocery store, caring for his mentally handicapped brother, and holding together a large family headed by Mama, a former beauty queen whose weight tops 500 pounds. But just when Gilbert thinks nothing with ever change, a pretty stranger arrives on the scene, capturing Gilbert's heart and inspiring him to make a break.
Target Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for elements of mature subject matter.
Standard no.:	097360421248
Publisher's no.:	042124 Paramount Pictures 04212 Paramount Pictures

Review by Library Journal Review

Johnny Depp stars in this poignant 1993 tale of a young man weighed down with the responsibility of a retarded brother (Leonardo DiCaprio) and a morbidly obese mother.-Bette-Lee Fox (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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What's eating Gilbert Grape? /

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