WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE What It's About: A dysfunctional family vegetates in Iowa. * Will Kids Want to Watch It? It's got Johnny Depp and Juliette Lewis, but the movie sets itself up with the tag line "Life is a terrible thing to sleep through." * MPAA: PG-13. * Sex/Nudity: Mary Steenburgen, one of Gilbert's customers at the grocery store where he works, tries to seduce him. * Drugs/Alcohol: Gilbert's 600-pound mother uses food as a drug. u Violence/ Scariness: Gilbert beats up his retarded brother, Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio), for not taking a bath; Gilbert and Arnie talk about how their dad hung himself in the basement. * Objectionable Words/Phrases: About 10, plus Gilbert's sister makes an obscene gesture. * Mature Themes: If you want to get things done, you have to get off your behind; bringing someone home to meet Mom is a significant gesture. * Appropriate Ages: 12 and up. -Lois Alter Mark

Originally posted Dec 24, 1993 Published in issue #202 Dec 24, 1993 Order article reprints
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