Winona Ryder did not have an acting role in the 1993 American coming-of-age drama film, "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". She however had a role in the 1986 film "Lucas", an American romantic comedy-drama, in "Bram Stoker's Dracula", a 1992 American Gothic horror film, and in "Girl, Interrupted", a 1999 American psychological drama film. Ryder played Rina, a school friend; Mina Harker, Jonathan Harker's fiancée; and Susanna Kaysen, an eighteen years old diagnosed with a borderline personality disorder, respectively in the three films.

"What's Eating Gilbert Grape" is a film that was directed by Lasse Hallström and produced by Bertil Ohlsson, David Matalon, and Meir Teper. The screenplay was written by Peter Hedges which was based on his 1991 book "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". This film stars Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis and Darlene Cates. Its plot follows 24-year-old Gilbert (Depp), a grocery store clerk caring for his morbidly obese mother (Cates) and his mentally impaired younger brother (DiCaprio) in a small Iowa town. Filming of the movie took place in various parts of Texas.

"What's Eating Gilbert Grape" was considered a box office bomb. However, the overall critical response to the film was positive. The film grossed $10 million in the US, against a budget of $11 million. DiCaprio (age 19 at the time) received his first nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

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