Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Forgotten Movies: WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE

And the trailer tells you all you need to know.



Directed by Lalle Hallstrom, starring Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis and perhaps none of them ever topped their performance in this film. Based on a novel by Peter Hedges, it manages to be both sad and joyful in equal terms. The quintessential Hallstrom movie.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I remember Leo as giving an amazing performance, the one thing that I really remember at this late date.

I've never liked Juliette Lewis.


Jeff M.

pattinase (abbott) said...

This was one of her better performances.

Dan_Luft said...

Saw this in the theater. This movie gives small-town kids the creeps. It's a situation that is all too possible.

pattinase (abbott) said...

I think it gives everyone the creeps.

George said...

I love quirky movies like WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE. Jeff is right about Leo's amazing performance.

Yvette said...

So NOT my kind of movie, dear heart. :)
But I'd never seen the trailer before. So thanks for that. Great cast.

Charles Gramlich said...

Never saw it. I think the title put me off, among other things.