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Sounds interesting, I might give it a read. :)

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Originally Posted by Leo_Lover (Post 64142725)

Sounds interesting, I might give it a read. :)

You should :nod:
And there are more Grapes, at least a sister and a brother (the same brother we could see in the movie with his pic on the fridge)

I LOVE this scene :lmao::lmao:

Just watched this.. He's amazing in this movie. It must've been really hard to act like that. And he was only 17. Wow.. :love:

I love those animations :D

He is just soooo cute & adorable in this movie :love: :D

Arnie is adorable :nod:

He really is! :love:

Leo will make any movie, but I'm sure Arnie will always be my favorite character :love:

Arnie is definitely one of my many favourite characters that Leo as played. :D

I hope to see her in some movie again!! :love:

I think it's amazing that she's lost some weight & wants to keep losing weight. Good on her! :D

I was reading this article and they talked about Leo too :love:
Darlene Cates | Darlene Cates, 'Gilbert Grape', Star Loses 250Lbs, Eyes Comeback | Contactmusic

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Darlene Cates ' most cherished possession is a note from Leonardo Dicaprio, praising her for her performance in What's Eating Gilbert Grape? Cates played the role of Bonnie (Leo's mum in the film), a woman who hasn't left the house in years, due to depression, following her husband's suicide. Leonardo DiCaprio received his first ever Oscar nomination for his performance in the role and was gracious enough to write his co-star a note, which read "I'm not really the best in expressing my words in writing but you are the most special person I have ever [met]. I'll always remember you as the best acting mamma I ever had. You triumphed in your role."

Twenty years down the line, Darlene has a history of illness behind her and her weight, which prevents her from leaving the house, had soared to a staggering 575lbs. Now, though, she has lost 250lbs and I hoping to lose more. When she's lost the weight, she says, she wants to return to acting. "I can do moms real well. I don't have to delve very deep to find Mom in there," she told Dallas Morning News. Before she can start acting, again, though, she needs to make sure that she recovers completely from her health scares. She's had four lots of surgery, which kept her hospitalized for around 11 months, until November 2011.

For now, then, she will have to make do with memories of her former movie glory. "I can always tell when (Gilbert Grape) has been on TV," she says, because her Facebook friend requests suddenly sky-rocket!

So cute :love:

Yeah, I read that somewhere to. That was so sweet of him & I agree it's really cute to. :D