Whats Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 English-language Drama motion picture written by Peter Hedges and directed by Lasse Hallstrom and Lasse Hallstr M and produced by Bertil Ohlsson, David Matalon and Meir Teper under the banner of Matalon Teper Ohlsson. After his father's death, Gilbert has to care for his mentally disabled brother, Arnie, and his morbidly obese mother, which is suddenly challenged when love walks into his life. Whats eating gilbert grape features Johnny Depp in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Juliette Lewis, Darlene Cates, Leonardo Dicaprio, Mary Steenburgen, John C. Reilly and Laura Harrington. The screenplay is written by Peter Hedges which is inspired from What's Eating Gilbert Grape by Peter Hedges. The music was composed by Alan Parker along with Bj Rn Isf Lt. Cinematography was done by Sven Nykvist and editing by Andrew Mondshein. The movie has a running time of 118 minutes. It was released on 28th January 1994. Whats Eating Gilbert Grape was made on a budget of $11 million and at the box office it grossed only $10 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Paramount Pictures.