What's Eating Gilbert Grape?

Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio): I was counting...5, 9,10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 17, 15, 17...

Gilbert (Johnny Depp): Arnie eat some chicken.
Arnie: I don't want any chicken, Gilbert.
Gilbert: You want some corn?
Arnie: I w-want some corn.
Gilbert: Good?
Arnie: Not good corn.[spits it out]

Arnie: Gilbert, are they gonna come soon? Cuz I gotta go back home, ya know?
Gilbert: Pretty soon.
Arnie: I want them to come.
Gilbert: Wanna go home?
Arnie: No. I wanna see 'em.
Gilbert: Okay.
Arnie: They're gonna come soon, huh? How many more mile till they come, Gilbert?
Gilbert: Three million buddy.
Arnie: Three?
Gilbert: Yep.
Arnie: Okay.

Arnie: Gilbert, that's them, huh? Gilbert, look it's them. Look they're coming here.

Arnie: Honk the horn.

Gilbert: My brother Arnie's about to turn 18. My family's planning a big party for him.

Gilbert: Watching the campers is our yearly ritual. They're doing the right thing...just passin' through.

Gilbert: God, Arnie you're getting so big. Pretty soon I ain't gonna be able to carry you no more.
Arnie: No, you're getting littler, Gilbert. You're getting littler...you're shrinking. You're shrinking, Gilbert, you're shrinking. Shrinking, shrinking, shrinking.

Gilbert: Endora. Endora's where we are. Describing Endora is like dancing to no music. It's a town where nothing much ever happens and nothing much ever will.

Gilbert: Lamson's grocery is where I work and miles out of town, on the interstate, there's Food Land...where everyone else shops.

Gilbert: This is where I live, with my family. My dad built the house, it's my job to keep up the repairs. Doctor said we'd be lucky if Arnie lived to be 10. Well, 10 came and went and now the doctors are saying anytime now. Arnie could go at anytime. Some days you want him to live, some days you don't.

Gilbert: What is it buddy?
Arnie (crying): I killed him...I killed him, Gilbert...I killed him!
Gilbert: I know buddy, I know.

Gilbert: My older sister, Amy, is more like a mother. She used to manage the elementary school cafeteria over in Motley, until it burned down last year. My other sister, Ellen, just turned 15. She got her braces off and for days now she's been walkin' around going "ooh" "ah" like she can't believe the feel of teeth. I got another brother Larry, but he got away. And then, there's Mama...who in her day was the prettiest girl in these parts. Ever since our dad was hung out to dry, 17 years ago, Mama's had her hands full. You see, with Mama, there's no nice way to break it to you. She hasn't left the house in over seven years. I'm Gilbert. Gilbert Grape.

Mr. Lamson: Gilbert?
Gilbert: Sir?
Mr. Lamson: Something going on at Food Land?
Gilbert: Oh, I wouldn't know, sir. I don't shop there...I'd rather die.

Arnie: I'm going higher than before. submitted by Brittney

Arnie: My shoeda fell off, Gilbert!

Gilbert: I know a boy whose name is Arnie. He's about to turn 18 and have a big party. I know a boy whose name is Arnie. Come on down, buddy. Come on. Match in the gas tank boom boom match in the gas tank boom boom. Arnie:Match in a gas tank, boom, boom. submitted by Aquagirl

[Gilbert holds kid up to window to see Mama]
Tucker: That wasn't nice.
Gilbert: What? What'd I do?
Tucker: You know what you did. That's your mother in there. Your mother.
Gilbet: I know.
Tucker: I don't get you man. I just don't get it.submitted by Lisa

Tucker: So, how's Mama?
Gilbert: She's fat.
Tucker: Come on man, she's not all that big, Gilbert.
Gilbert: What?
Tucker: Listen, I saw a guy at the state fair who was...a little bit bigger.
Gilbert: A little bit bigger.
Tucker: Look, all I'm sayin' is she's not the biggest I've ever seen.
Gilbert: Tucker, she's a whale.
Arnie: She's a whale!

Tucker: Forget Wendy's, forget Burger King, forget McDonald's that's like old hat...Burger Barn is cutting edge. submitted by Lisa

Arnie: 'der my hoppers. 'der my friends.

Arnie: Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.submitted by Aquagirl

Arnie: Is that your bike?!submitted by BLISS49

Arnie: I can go at anytime...anytime.

Arnie: My mom wants me to become 18 and I'm having a big, a big party, huh Gilbert?
Gilbert: Yep.
Arnie: When is that party coming?
Gilbert: Six days.
Arnie: Six days and my party and I'm coming 18. I'm 18 and you're not invited.

Arnie: Mom, I want hot dogs.
Mama: We're gonna have hot dogs, honey. I promise. We're gonna have hot dogs.
Arnie: I want hot dogs

Arnie: Dad's dead! Dad's dead! Dad's dead!submitted by BLISS49

Gilbert: What does Gilbert say? If anybody ever hits you or even just lays a finger on you. What are you gonna do? Arnie, hmmm? You're gonna tell me and then I'm gonna take care of it for you, right? And why will I take care of it?
Arnie: Gilbert...cause you're Gilbert.
Gilbert: Cause I'm Gilbert, cause nobody hurts Arnie.

Amy: You have to stay here. You stay right on this porch. You don't go anywhere. Don't go anywhere.
Arnie: Don't go anywhere. We're not goin anywhere. Gilbert, we're not goin anywhere, ya know. We're not goin anywhere.

Gilbert: You're such a big boy. You're such a big boy. You know what? I bet you can do this by yourself, if you really wanted to. Could you do this by yourself?
Arnie: I'm a big boy.
Gilbert: Yeah, be a big boy.
Arnie: Big boy.
Gilbert: Take this...
Arnie: Take this.
Gilbert: Wash everything, your towels are there, and your robe is there.
Arnie: O.K., O.K., The big boy's gonna wash himself.

Gilbert: Did you ever see a beached whale on television?
Becky: Yeah...
Gilbert: Well that's her...that's my mom.submitted by Gina

Arnie: Coulda drownded...coulda drownded!submitted by BLISS49

Arnie: Hahaha! He drownded!submitted by BLISS49

Arnie: Hey look, Gilbert, it's that girl. Gilbert, it's that girl!! submitted by BLISS49

Arnie:Wanna play, wanna play! submitted by BLISS49

Arnie: Magic Part...Magic Part Gilbert?

Arnie: You can't find me. You can't find me anywere. Say where's Arnie. Say that.

Arnie:Hey, hey, do the siren, do the siren.....Ahhhhh!!!! submitted by BLISS49

Mama: I want my boy, Jerry. My son! Give me my son!

Arnie: Mama, they didn't flash the lights for me either.

Arnie: Say where's Arnie? Say it like that.submitted by Wizzer

Arnie:You want some of these too? Take some candy! submitted by Censie and Kari

Arnie: I'm having a party and you're invited. I don't know you, but you can come too.

Gilbert: Is he okay?
Amy: I think you better ask him that yourself.
Gilbert: Where is he?
Amy: I wonder where he could be.
Gilbert: Amy, have you seen Arnie?
Amy: No I thought he was with you.
(Arnie laughing)
Gilbert: Arnie! Arnie! Anybody seen Arnie? Where's my brother?
Arnie (jumps down out of the tree): Boo!
Gilbert: Boo.
Gilbert: You scared me buddy. You scared Gilbert. Don't scare Gilbert, okay.
Arnie: Okay. Don't scare Gilbert, okay. submitted by Drucilla 1

Arnie: I'm called a miracle. I'm a miracle.

Gilbert: I don't know what to say.
Arnie: Say thank you Gilbert,say thank you.

Arnie:Goodbye.
Becky:No, its not goodbye, Arnie.
Arnie:It's goodnight, goodnight to you and not to me.submitted by Megan

Mama: You're my knight in shimmering armor. Did you know that?
Gilbert: I think you mean shining.
Mama: No, shimmering. You shimmer and you glow.

Arnie: Arnie: Mama wake up! You're hiding huh? I know dat. Wake up. Mama, wake up. Stop it now. Stop, Mama.

Gilbert: My brother Arnie's about to turn 19. Nineteen.