What’s Eating Gilbert Grape came out in the nineties, specifically 1993. The film is an American coming-of-age drama directed by Lasse Hallström and adapted from Peter Hedges’s 1991 novel.
The story follows Gilbert Grape, a young grocery clerk in the fictional Iowa town of Endora. He helps care for his family, including his younger brother Arnie and his mother Bonnie. Johnny Depp plays Gilbert, while Leonardo DiCaprio plays Arnie in the performance that brought him his first Academy Award nomination.
The film had a limited theatrical release on December 17, 1993, followed by a wider release in March 1994. That release pattern can cause confusion when people remember the movie as a 1994 film, but its original release belongs to 1993 and therefore the 1990s.
The movie was filmed in Texas, including Austin, Pflugerville, and Manor, despite its Iowa setting. It received strong critical attention for its performances, particularly DiCaprio’s. The title is also sometimes misremembered as “What Is Eating Gilbert Grape,” but the official title uses “What’s.”