What's Eating Gilbert Grape - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Timing: 1:58 (118 min)
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Film crew

Director

Producer

Bertil Ohlsson
Producer
Meir Teper
Producer
David Matalon
Producer

Executive Producer

Alan C. Blomquist
Executive Producer

Casting

Gail Levin
Casting

Editor

Andrew Mondshein
Editor

Art Direction

John Myhre

John Myhre
Art Direction

Costume Design

Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Costume Design

Stunts

Photo Gary Price #22545
Gary Price
Stunts
Janet Brady
Stunts

Production Design

Photo Bernt Amadeus Capra #83148
Bernt Amadeus Capra
Production Design

Stunt Coordinator

Rusty McClennon
Stunt Coordinator

Set Decoration

Gretchen Rau
Set Decoration
Jarrell Jay Knowles
Set Decoration

Makeup Artist

Patty York
Makeup Artist

Original Music Composer

Björn Isfält
Original Music Composer
Alan Parker
Original Music Composer

Unit Production Manager

Richard J. Gelfand
Unit Production Manager

Second Assistant Director

Linda Brachman
Second Assistant Director

Director of Photography

Photo Sven Nykvist #83147

Sven Nykvist

Sven Nykvist
Director of Photography

Camera Operator

Kevin Jewison
Camera Operator

Costume Supervisor

Kathy Kiatta
Costume Supervisor

Assistant Art Director

Geoffrey S. Grimsman
Assistant Art Director

Property Master

Robert Beck
Property Master

Supervising Sound Editor

Michael Kirchberger
Supervising Sound Editor

Script Supervisor

Dianne Dreyer
Script Supervisor

Electrician

Scott Conn
Electrician
John Lacy
Electrician
Chris Reddish
Electrician
Dwight Cary
Electrician
Michael Palmer
Electrician

Special Effects Coordinator

Howard Jensen
Special Effects Coordinator

Still Photographer

Peter Iovino
Still Photographer

Sound Mixer

David Brownlow
Sound Mixer

First Assistant Director

Assistant Costume Designer

Lucy W. Corrigan
Assistant Costume Designer

Chief Lighting Technician

Patrick Reddish
Chief Lighting Technician

Boom Operator

Kevin J. Ward
Boom Operator

Screenplay

Novel

Assistant Editor

Jennifer Davidoff Cook
Assistant Editor

Lighting Technician

John Vecchio
Lighting Technician

Transportation Coordinator

Wayne Nelson
Transportation Coordinator

Location Manager

Dolly Grip

Mike Moad
Dolly Grip

Leadman

David Brace
Leadman

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Rodd Matsui
Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Music Editor

Photo Joseph S. DeBeasi #70745
Joseph S. DeBeasi
Music Editor

First Assistant Camera

Photo Jeff Cronenweth #14540
Jeff Cronenweth
First Assistant Camera

Unit Publicist

Mira Tweti
Unit Publicist

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film is based on Peter Hedges' novel "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" (1991).
  • Johnny Depp was very worried that the plot required him to say many unpleasant things to "Mom," played by Darlene Cates. Therefore, after filming, he constantly apologized to her.
  • Depp personally chose Leonardo DiCaprio for the role of his brother from among many young applicants.
  • The photograph of the young Mrs. Grape is an actual photograph of Darlene Cates in her youth.
  • During the filming of the movie, Johnny Depp was in a prolonged depression – he was going through a highly publicized breakup with actress Winona Ryder.
  • To more accurately portray a mentally challenged character, Leonardo DiCaprio spent several days in a psychiatric clinic with children suffering from the same condition.
  • Director Lasse Hallström initially considered DiCaprio too handsome for the role of the unkempt Arnie, so Leo had to deliberately 'uglify' himself for the part. He got a bowl cut and wore a special dental prosthesis that distorted his mouth.
  • Darlene Cates, who played the mother of the main characters, had not appeared in films before this one. Lasse Hallström invited her after seeing her on a talk show dedicated to obesity.
  • Due to the role of Arnie, Leonardo DiCaprio turned down a role in the comedy 'Hocus Pocus' (1993), for which he was promised a much larger fee.
  • Johnny Depp was very worried that the plot required him to say a lot of unpleasant things to the "mother," a role played by Darleen Kate. Therefore, after filming, he constantly apologized to her.
  • The photograph of the young Mrs. Grape is an actual photograph of Darleen Kate in her youth.
  • Darleen Kate, who played the mother of the main characters, had not appeared in films before this one. Lasse Hallström invited her after seeing her in a talk show dedicated to obesity.
  • Johnny Depp was very worried that the plot required him to say a lot of nasty things to “Mom,” played by Darlene Cates. Therefore, he constantly apologized to her after filming ended.
  • The photograph of the young Mrs. Grape is a true photograph of Darlene Cates in her youth.
  • During the filming of the movie, Johnny Depp was in a prolonged depression – he was going through a high-profile breakup with actress Winona Ryder.
  • Director Lasse Hallström initially considered DiCaprio too handsome for the role of the unkempt Arnie, so Leo had to deliberately 'uglify' himself for the role. He got a bowl cut and wore a special dental prosthesis that distorted his mouth line.
  • Due to the role of Arnie, Leonardo DiCaprio turned down a role in the comedy 'Hocus Pocus' (1993), for which he was promised a much larger fee.
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