Grape family

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The Grape family is the quirky, close-knit household at the center of the film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," known for its struggling siblings and their morbidly obese mother in a small Iowa town.

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Grape family canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional family
film character group
appearsIn What's Eating Gilbert Grape
appearsInYearOfFilmRelease 1993
authorOfSourceWork Peter Hedges
basedOnWork What's Eating Gilbert Grape (novel)
centralThemeIn caregiving
disability
family responsibility
obesity
small-town life
countryOfResidence United States
depictedAs dysfunctional family
loving family
familyName Grape
filmDirectorOfWork Lasse Hallström
filmScreenwriterOfWork Peter Hedges
genreOfWork coming-of-age film
drama film
hasCaregiverRole Gilbert Grape
hasCareRecipient Arnie Grape
hasMatriarch Bonnie Grape
hasMember Albert Grape
Amy Grape
Arnie Grape
Bonnie Grape
Ellen Grape
Gilbert Grape
Janice Grape
Larry Grape
Unnamed deceased Grape child
hasSiblingRelationship Arnie Grape – Amy Grape
linked to: Arnie Grape

Arnie Grape – Ellen Grape
linked to: Arnie Grape

Gilbert Grape – Amy Grape
Gilbert Grape – Arnie Grape
linked to: Gilbert Grape

Gilbert Grape – Ellen Grape
linked to: Gilbert Grape
knownFor caring for an intellectually disabled son
close-knit relationships
economic hardship
having a morbidly obese mother
living in a deteriorating house
languageOfWork English
livesIn Endora, Iowa
narrativeFocusOnMember Gilbert Grape
narrativeLocationType small rural town
portrayedInMedium film
novel
setIn Endora, Iowa

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Amy Grape memberOf Grape family