What's Eating Gilbert Grape

The story

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.

• #dysfunctional family
• #obesity
• #mentally handicapped child
• #iowa
• #widow
• #based on novel or book
• #mentally disabled
• #single mother
• #sibling relationship
• #grocery store