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Darlene Cates Darlene Cates (born Rita Darlene Guthrie; December 13, 1947 – March 26, 2017) was an American actress. She was best known for her role in the 1993 film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", in which she played the title character's housebound mother. Author and screenwriter Peter Hedges saw a tape of Cates on a 1992 episode of "Sally" entitled "Too Heavy to Leave Their House". On the show, she discussed her battle with obesity and how it had affected her life. In 1986, pelvic infections caused by her excess weight kept her bedridden for two years, during which she
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Darlene Cates, and Leonardo DiCaprio. The film 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 sleepy Midwestern town. Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay, adapted from his 1991 novel of the same name. The film was well-received; DiCaprio received his first Academy Award nomination for his role. In the small town of Endora, Iowa, Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) is busy caring
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it "a performance of astonishing innocence and spontaneity", bringing "a touching credibility to a very difficult part". The film was nominated for the prestigious Grand Prix of the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics. What's Eating Gilbert Grape What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Darlene Cates, and Leonardo DiCaprio. The film 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 sleepy Midwestern town. Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay, adapted from his 1991
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for Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio), his mentally challenged brother, as they wait for the many tourists' trailers to pass through town during an annual Airstreamer's Club gathering at a nearby recreational area. His father had hanged himself seven years earlier, and since then his mother, Bonnie (Darlene Cates), has spent most of her days on the couch watching TV and eating. With Bonnie unable to care for her children on her own due to her morbid obesity, Gilbert has taken responsibility for repairing the old house and looking after Arnie, who has a habit of climbing the town water tower, while
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"If it had still been in existence, we wouldn't have done it", Jean said in the DVD commentary for the episode. Cletus' cousin Dia-Betty is loosely based on Darlene Cates' character Bonnie Grape in the 1993 film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". During the boat chase when Wiggum pursues Homer for the sugar cargo (narrowly avoiding two boats transporting a huge glass pane and a mother and child riding a combined jet ski-stroller), the Miami Vice Theme is played. Before he agrees to hand the sugar cargo to Motherloving, Homer demands that he gets to see an Oompa Loompa, a character
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Darlene Cates Darlene Cates (born Rita Darlene Guthrie; December 13, 1947 – March 26, 2017) was an American actress. She was best known for her role in the 1993 film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", in which she played the title character's housebound mother. Author and screenwriter Peter Hedges saw a tape of Cates on a 1992 episode of "Sally" entitled "Too Heavy to Leave Their House". On the show, she discussed her battle with obesity and how it had affected her life. In 1986, pelvic infections caused by her excess weight kept her bedridden for two years, during which she
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word. Arnie also runs out and goes to Becky's, who takes care of him for the evening until he is picked up by his sisters. After some soul searching aided by Becky, Gilbert returns home during the birthday party to make amends to his family for running out and to be forgiven by Arnie which, with only the slightest hesitation, he is. He apologizes to his mother for his behavior and promises that he is not ashamed of her and that he will not let her be hurt any more. She admits to Gilbert her knowledge of what a burden
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his mother's death, as Gilbert and his brother Arnie wait by the side of a road for Becky, who arrives with her grandmother, and picks them up. "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" was shot in Texas, in various towns and cities; Austin and Pflugerville were primary locations, as well as Manor, where the water tower featured in the film was located. "Film Review" quoted actor Leonardo DiCaprio: The film had a limited release on December 17, 1993 and wide release on March 4, 1994. The wide release garnered $2,104,938 on its first weekend. Total domestic gross for the film was $10,032,765.
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The film received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film was given an 89% "Certified Fresh" score and an average rating of 7.3/10 based on 45 reviews. The site's consensus states that the film is "sentimental and somewhat predictable, but those are small complaints, given the tender atmosphere and moving performances at the heart of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"." "The New York Times" film critic Janet Maslin praised DiCaprio's performance, writing "the film's real show-stopping turn comes from Mr. DiCaprio, who makes Arnie's many tics so startling and vivid that at first he is difficult to watch… The
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gained an additional 149 pounds. Hedges offered her the role of a morbidly obese mother in the 1993 film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", which she accepted. Television roles followed on the shows "Picket Fences" in 1994 and "Touched by an Angel" in 1996. She had a small role in the 2001 film "Wolf Girl". Producer J. Miles Dale flew a small crew and the film's stars from Romania to Texas to shoot their scenes with Cates. Her performance in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", her first attempt at acting in any form, received critical acclaim and was lauded by her costars
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one of their talks, Arnie returns to the water tower that he is always trying to climb. Arnie is arrested after being rescued from the top of the tower, causing his mother—who has not left the house in seven years—to become the object of pointing, laughing, and gawking from the townspeople as she goes to the police station, forcing Arnie's release. Soon after, Arnie tries to run away yet again from his bath and in his frustration, Gilbert finally snaps, hitting Arnie several times. Guilty and appalled at himself, Gilbert runs out and drives away in his truck without another
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she has become to the family, and he forgives her. He introduces her to Becky—something he had been reluctant to do earlier. Following Arnie's 18th birthday party, Bonnie climbs the stairs to her bedroom for the first time since her husband's suicide. Arnie later tries to wake her but discovers that she has died. The children, not willing to let their mother become the joke of the town by having her corpse lifted from the house by crane, empty their family home of possessions and set it on fire. A year later, Gilbert describes what happened to his family after
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Eating Gilbert Grape", and the soft drink Tab. Since airing, the episode has received positive reviews from fans and television critics, and "Empire" named it the best episode of the series. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 10.0, and was the third highest rated show on the Fox network that week. Mr. Burns organizes a morning calisthenics program at the nuclear power plant, to the dismay of Homer. After learning that an employee who is disabled can work from home, Homer unsuccessfully tries to injure himself. Upon learning that employees who weigh or more qualify as disabled, he begins eating
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as "Eating Raoul" and "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills". Hi, Mom! Hi, Mom! is a 1970 American black comedy film by Brian De Palma, and is one of Robert De Niro's first movies. De Niro reprises his role of Jon Rubin from "Greetings" (1968). In this film, Rubin is a fledgling "adult filmmaker" who has an idea to post cameras at his window and film his neighbors. The film's most memorable sequence involves a black radical group who invite a group of WASPs to feel what it is like to be black, in a sequence titled "Be
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his sisters Amy (Laura Harrington) and Ellen (Mary Kate Schellhardt) do the rest. The relationship between the brothers is of both care and protection, as Gilbert continually enforces the "nobody touches Arnie" policy. A new FoodLand supermarket has opened, threatening the small Lamson's Grocery where Gilbert works. In addition, Gilbert is having an affair with a married woman, Betty Carver (Mary Steenburgen). The family is looking forward to Arnie's 18th birthday. A young woman named Becky (Juliette Lewis) and her grandmother are stuck in town when the International Harvester Travelall pulling their trailer breaks down. Gilbert's unusual life circumstances threaten
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to get in the way of their budding romance. In order to spend time with Becky to watch the sunset, Gilbert leaves Arnie alone in the bath. He returns home late and finds that Arnie is still in the bath the following morning, shivering in the (now cold) water; his guilt is compounded by his family's anger. His affair with Betty ends when she leaves town in search of a new life following her husband's death—he drowned in the family's wading pool after suffering a heart attack. Becky becomes close to both Gilbert and Arnie. While they are distracted during
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the episode after hearing about smokers who sued tobacco companies. While its plot is loosely based on "Erin Brockovich", the episode also features references to "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory", "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and Butterfinger. It also features Ben Stiller as Garth Motherloving. In its original broadcast, the episode was seen by approximately 7.5 million viewers, finishing in 34th place in the ratings the week it aired. Following its home video release, the episode received mixed reviews from critics. Homer buys a book on world records published by Duff at a library sale. After boring everyone with world
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and conducted by Alan Parker, who had previously provided music for British television shows including "Van der Valk" and "Minder". It was Parker's first feature score, but he would later work on "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and "American Gothic." John Williams' original shark motif is, however, integrated into the score. The soundtrack album was released by MCA Records which was absorbed by Geffen Records. The soundtrack was later released on CD by Intrada and was limited to only 3000 copies. The film opened in more than a thousand screens across the U.S. There were many promotions to accompany the release
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made many guest appearances in TV shows such as "Ellery Queen", "Cos", and "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries". Tighe's film credits include "Road House", "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", and "Jade". Tighe won a Genie Award for best supporting actor in 1994 for "I Love a Man in Uniform". In the 2000s he played Anthony Cooper, the father of John Locke, on the ABC series "Lost". Kevin Tighe filmography Kevin Tighe (b. Jon Kevin Fishburn; August 13, 1944) is an American actor who has worked in television, film, and theatre since the late 1960s. He attended University of Southern California where
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Leonardo DiCaprio filmography Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor and producer who started his career performing as a child on television. He appeared on the shows "The New Lassie" (1989) and "Santa Barbara" (1990) and also had long running roles in the comedy-drama "Parenthood" (1990) and the sitcom "Growing Pains" (1991), before making his film debut in the 1991 direct-to-video release "Critters 3". Two years later, he played Tobias Wolff opposite Robert De Niro in "This Boy's Life" (1993). He followed this with a supporting role in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993), which earned him a nomination for the Academy
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made to the script to make the film more comedic and made two of its young protagonists into teenagers; however, production was stalled several times until 1992, when Bette Midler expressed interest in the script and the project immediately went forward. Midler, who plays the central antagonist of the film (originally written for Cloris Leachman), is quoted as saying that "Hocus Pocus" "was the most fun I'd had in my career up to that point". Leonardo DiCaprio was originally offered the lead role of Max, but declined it in order to pursue "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". Principal photography began on
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has gained cult classic status. Depp had no film releases in the following two years, with the exception of a brief cameo in "" (1991), the sixth installment in the "A Nightmare of Elm Street" franchise. He appeared in three films in 1993. In the romantic comedy "Benny and Joon", he played an eccentric and illiterate silent film fan who befriends a mentally ill woman and her brother; it became a sleeper hit. He then starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Juliette Lewis in Lasse Hallström's "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", a drama about a dysfunctional family. In his review of the
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times at Christmas only to rely on a Christmas miracle to save her family. In 1989 she played Karen Buckman, the wife of Steve Martin’s character in Parenthood. In "Back to the Future Part III" (1990), Steenburgen played Clara Clayton, a school teacher who falls in love with Doc Brown, played by Christopher Lloyd. She was persuaded to play the role by her children, as well as by fans of the "Back to the Future" films, and reprised the role by providing the character's voice in "". Other performances have been: in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993), as a woman
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Highway 130, State Highway 45, and State Route 212. These roads increased accessibility to Manor. A Walmart was built on the east side of town near the junction of U.S. Highway 290 and FM 973. Manor Medical Center broke ground in 2013. Manor has also been the location for a number of movies, notably "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" starring Johnny Depp. The story centered on a developmentally disabled boy, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, who regularly disrupted the town’s tranquility by climbing Manor’s old water tower. The tank, although no longer used, remains a landmark in the downtown district. Manor was
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Cruise's character's NASCAR car chief in Tony Scott's "Days of Thunder" in June 1990. That September, he played an Irish hoodlum named Stevie McGuire in the crime film "State of Grace", which starred Sean Penn; Reilly had previously appeared as a monk in the comedy "We're No Angels" (1989), which also starred Penn. In 1992's "Hoffa", Reilly played Jimmy Hoffa's (Jack Nicholson) associate who testifies against him at Hoffa's trial. Reilly appeared in a supporting role in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993), playing one of the titular character's (played by Johnny Depp) friends. His next role was in "The River
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and Brink's Security. Finley acted in the films "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", "A Perfect World", "8 Seconds", and appeared as a guest on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on three separate occasions. In 1997, after beating out more than 5,000 other boys in a nationwide search, Finley played the title character in the "Leave It to Beaver" film. He then appeared in "Hope Floats" as Travis, a sad child who dresses up as a dozen different characters ranging from Barney the Dinosaur to Charlie Chaplin. Finley also starred in the 2000 direct-to-video Disney movie "Perfect Game", in which he
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400 young actors to play the lead role in "This Boy's Life" adapted from Tobias Wolff's memoir of the same name. He played opposite De Niro, who was acting as his stepfather, and Ellen Barkin as his mother. The film was directed by Michael Caton-Jones and released in 1993. In 1993, DiCaprio co-starred as the mentally handicapped brother of Johnny Depp's character in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", a comic-tragic odyssey of a dysfunctional Iowa family. Director Lasse Hallström admitted he was initially looking for a less good-looking actor but finally settled on DiCaprio as he had emerged as "the most
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That New Sound You're Looking For That New Sound You're Looking For is the debut studio album by What's Eating Gilbert, a solo project of Chad Gilbert. What's Eating Gilbert began in Los Angeles in 2009 as a solo project of New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert. Despite Gilbert being busy with New Found Glory, What's Eating Gilbert released three EPs in 2010, following up with the "Cheap Shots" in 2012. According to the liner notes of "Cheap Shots", What's Eating Gilbert consisted of Gilbert and Elgin James. In an interview with "Alternative Press" in September, What's Eating Gilbert consisted
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(1983), "Parenthood" (1989), "Back to the Future Part III" (1990), "Philadelphia" (1993), "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993), "Elf" (2003), "The Brave One" (2007), "Step Brothers" (2008), "The Proposal" (2009), and "The Help" (2011). Steenburgen was born in Newport, Arkansas, to Nellie Mae (née Wall; 1923–2010), a school-board secretary, and Maurice Hoffman Steenburgen (1914–1989), a freight-train conductor who worked at the Missouri Pacific Railroad. She has a sister, Nancy (Steenburgen) Kelly, a teacher. Her ancestry includes Dutch, English, Scottish, and Welsh. In 1971, she enrolled at Hendrix College to study drama. She subsequently traveled to Dallas at the suggestion of her
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to hundreds of manufacturers. If the item is unavailable, a suitable brand is suggested to the customer that is available to the stores. The name "Foodland" and its corresponding logo are US registered trademarks of SuperValu. Unaffiliated stores named or incorporating the name "Foodland" appear throughout the United States, as well as in Australia, Canada, Iceland and Thailand. FoodLand appeared in the 1993 film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" as the fictional Lamson's Grocery store's rival; although the film is set in Iowa, where no Foodland stores operate, the store shown is part of the major FoodLand chain. FoodLand stores with
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most refined form. In Italy wine is made from the grape on the island of Pantelleria, and in Spain, the grape is used for wine around Málaga, Alicante, Valencia, and the Canary Islands. The grape originated in North Africa, and the name is probably derived from its association with Ancient Egyptians who used the grape for wine making. It is also a table grape used for eating and raisins. The vine thrives in a hot climate and is particularly sensitive to the cold during its flowering season. In the northern hemisphere it is ripe in August, and is a seeded
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of a collection of songs as fun as they are lovely." All songs written by Chad Gilbert. Personnel per booklet. What's Eating Gilbert Additional musicians Production Citations Sources That New Sound You're Looking For That New Sound You're Looking For is the debut studio album by What's Eating Gilbert, a solo project of Chad Gilbert. What's Eating Gilbert began in Los Angeles in 2009 as a solo project of New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert. Despite Gilbert being busy with New Found Glory, What's Eating Gilbert released three EPs in 2010, following up with the "Cheap Shots" in 2012. According
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Crispin Glover Crispin Hellion Glover (born April 20, 1964) is an American actor and director. Glover is known for portraying eccentric people on screen, such as George McFly in "Back to the Future", Layne in "River's Edge", unfriendly recluse Rubin Farr in "Rubin and Ed", mentally ill Cousin Dell in David Lynch's "Wild at Heart", Andy Warhol in "The Doors", the Thin Man in "Charlie's Angels" and , Willard Stiles in the "Willard" remake, Bobby McBurney in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", Ilosovic Stayne / The Knave of Hearts in "Alice in Wonderland", Phil Wedmaier in "Hot Tub Time Machine", and
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talked about the incident with Letterman, saying, "Crispin isn't crazy, just excitable." Crispin Glover Crispin Hellion Glover (born April 20, 1964) is an American actor and director. Glover is known for portraying eccentric people on screen, such as George McFly in "Back to the Future", Layne in "River's Edge", unfriendly recluse Rubin Farr in "Rubin and Ed", mentally ill Cousin Dell in David Lynch's "Wild at Heart", Andy Warhol in "The Doors", the Thin Man in "Charlie's Angels" and , Willard Stiles in the "Willard" remake, Bobby McBurney in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", Ilosovic Stayne / The Knave of Hearts
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a Scientologist. Juliette Lewis Juliette L. Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her portrayals of offbeat characters, often in films with dark themes. She began her career with small roles in film and on television during the late 1980s. In 1991, she received acclaim for her performance in "Cape Fear", which earned Lewis nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. She has since appeared in films such as "Husbands and Wives" (1992), "Kalifornia"; "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (both 1993), "Natural Born Killers" (1994), "The Basketball Diaries"; "Strange Days" (both
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Juliette Lewis Juliette L. Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her portrayals of offbeat characters, often in films with dark themes. She began her career with small roles in film and on television during the late 1980s. In 1991, she received acclaim for her performance in "Cape Fear", which earned Lewis nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. She has since appeared in films such as "Husbands and Wives" (1992), "Kalifornia"; "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (both 1993), "Natural Born Killers" (1994), "The Basketball Diaries"; "Strange Days" (both 1995), "From
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also appeared in television series including "Quantum Leap". She co-wrote the script for the film "The Moon and the Sun". Laura Harrington Laura Harrington (born April 29, 1958) is an American actress. Harrington is perhaps best known for her role as the main character's sister in the 1993 film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". Her character was aged around 20 though the actress herself was 35 at the time. She has also had a prominent role in the 1986 film "Maximum Overdrive", written and directed by horror novelist Stephen King, in which she played the love interest to Emilio Estevez's character.
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Laura Harrington Laura Harrington (born April 29, 1958) is an American actress. Harrington is perhaps best known for her role as the main character's sister in the 1993 film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". Her character was aged around 20 though the actress herself was 35 at the time. She has also had a prominent role in the 1986 film "Maximum Overdrive", written and directed by horror novelist Stephen King, in which she played the love interest to Emilio Estevez's character. She had a supporting role in the 1997 film "The Devil's Advocate", alongside Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino. Harrington has
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scene in which Bart and his friends observe the obese Homer through a window is based on a scene from the 1993 film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". Homer thinks that he can order the soft drink Tab by pressing the tab key on the keyboard, and becomes anxious when he can't find the "any key". When Homer vents gas from a nuclear reactor, the gas destroys crops of corn. A farmer says, "Oh no, the corn! Paul Newman's gonna have ma' legs broke!". This is in reference to the legend of Newman's Own popcorn products, in which Newman threatened anyone
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shown to be able to speak clearly, and at one point, become a genius. They also stressed that for the producers to brand the show as an "advocacy-serye", they shouldn't deviate from reality and refrain from adding any "cinematic effects", as it might give parents a misleading message. The show also gained some stir among online communities as the portrayal of Gerald Anderson of Budoy is somewhat similar to Leonardo DiCaprio's character Arnie in the movie What's Eating Gilbert Grape with Johnny Depp. Budoy Budoy is a Philippine drama television series broadcast by ABS-CBN. It tackles the story of Budoy,
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Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (; born November 11, 1974) is an American actor, film producer, and environmentalist. DiCaprio began his career by appearing in television commercials in the late 1980s. He next had recurring roles in various television series, such as the soap opera "Santa Barbara" and the sitcom "Growing Pains". He debuted in his film career by starring as Josh in "Critters 3" (1991). He starred in the film adaptation of the memoir "This Boy's Life" (1993), and received acclaim and his first Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993). He gained
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for a Golden Globe Award, as well as an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Over the next few years, she appeared in Woody Allen's "Husbands and Wives", Peter Medak's "Romeo Is Bleeding", and opposite Brad Pitt in "Kalifornia". In 1993, she acted alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp in the drama film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". She played Mallory Knox in Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers". She played a rock singer in the film "Strange Days", doing her own singing on covers of two songs written by PJ Harvey. She received an Emmy nomination for her performance in "Hysterical
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Quinhagak (played by Graham Greene) drives a Travelall. In subsequent episodes he drives a 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu wagon. In the 1993 drama film "What’s Eating Gilbert Grape" the characters Becky and her grandmother (played by Juliette Lewis and Penelope Branning, respectively) drive a 1972 2 wheel drive Travelall. The vehicle breaking down and leaving the two women stranded in a small Iowa town is a significant plot point in the movie. In the films "Grumpy Old Men" and "Grumpier Old Men" Max Goldman drives a 1974 Travelall. In the apocalyptic novel "Lucifer's Hammer" by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle,
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John C. Reilly John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and producer. He made his film debut in Brian De Palma's war film "Casualties of War" (1989). Reilly gained exposure through his supporting roles in "Days of Thunder" (1990), "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993), and "The River Wild" (1994). He also starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's films, "Hard Eight" (1996), "Boogie Nights" (1997) and "Magnolia" (1999). For his performance in "Chicago" (2002), Reilly was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award. He worked with director
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the Hip Pocket Theatre, including "Widows" by Ariel Dorfman. Villari is also an acting coach and works with children's literary programs. Libby Villari Margaret Elizabeth "Libby" Villari (née Webb; born November 17, 1951) is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring role as Mayor Lucy Rodell on "Friday Night Lights". Her film appearances include "Infamous", "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", "Boys Don't Cry", and "The Faculty". Born Margaret Elizabeth Webb in North Carolina, she grew up in California, later moving to Texas. Her mother was Peggy Lee (née Walters; 1931–2004) and her father was Roy Frank Webb (1924–1973).
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Peter Hedges Peter Simpson Hedges (born July 6, 1962) is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, film director and film producer. Hedges was born in West Des Moines, Iowa, where he was raised, the son of Carole (Simpson), a psychotherapist, and the Rev. Robert Boyden Hedges, an Episcopal priest. He attended Valley High School, where he was involved in the theater department, including the improvisional group and the mime troupe, The Bakers Dozen. He later went to the North Carolina School of the Arts where he studied drama. Hedges' novel "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" was adapted into a critically acclaimed movie
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Deborah Spera Deborah Spera is an American television producer. She began her career at Eden Roc Films, where she worked on "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and "From Dusk Till Dawn". Spera spent eight years at Showtime, where she oversaw movies such as "The Baby Dance" (written and directed by Jane Anderson), "Wild Iris", "12 Angry Men", "Inherit the Wind", "On the Beach" and "Freak City", and executive-produced the movie "Fathers and Sons". Prior to her tenure at Showtime, she was in features at Regency Films and worked on "Guilty by Suspicion", "JFK", "Free Willy", "Under Siege" and "Sommersby". Spera began
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Lasse Hallström Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (; born 2 June 1946) is a Swedish film director. He first became known for directing almost all music videos by pop group ABBA, and subsequently became a feature film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for "My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund)" (1985) and later for "The Cider House Rules" (1999). His other celebrated directorial works include "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993) and "Chocolat" (2000). Hallström was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His father was a dentist and his mother was the writer Karin Lyberg (1907–2000).
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Libby Villari Margaret Elizabeth "Libby" Villari (née Webb; born November 17, 1951) is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring role as Mayor Lucy Rodell on "Friday Night Lights". Her film appearances include "Infamous", "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", "Boys Don't Cry", and "The Faculty". Born Margaret Elizabeth Webb in North Carolina, she grew up in California, later moving to Texas. Her mother was Peggy Lee (née Walters; 1931–2004) and her father was Roy Frank Webb (1924–1973). She graduated from University of North Texas with a B.A in Theatre. An active performer in the Texas theatre community, she
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a student of New York University’s Graduate Institute of Film and Television, Mirsky worked as an assistant sound editor on the films "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", "Carlito's Way" and "The Bonfire of the Vanities" and as a sound effects editor on the films "Chicago" and "A Beautiful Mind", both of which won Academy Awards for Best Picture. He also appeared as a contestant on "Jeopardy!" in January 1988, finishing in second place. Eytan Mirsky Eytan Mirsky is a New York City-based American singer-songwriter. He is known mainly for his original contributions to film soundtracks, including the title songs for critically
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the Pops" theme music version of "Whole Lotta Love". Parker's later work comprised compositions for film and television. His television work includes "Angels", "Minder", "The Glory Boys", "Dempsey and Makepeace", "French Fields", "Red Fox", ITN's "News At Ten", and the BBC series "Walking with Cavemen" and "Coast". His film scores include "Jaws 3-D" (1983), "American Gothic" (1988), "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993) and "Alex Rider: Stormbreaker" (2006). Parker is also known to have owned Jimi Hendrix's Epiphone acoustic guitar, which was given to him by Hendrix in March 1970. Alan Parker (musician) Alan Frederick Parker (born 26 August 1944) is
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and architect John Hejduk, first published in "Architectural Record" in 1957, and republished in the collection of his writings "As I Was Saying" (1996). Rowe and Hejduk see Lockhart as a "curiously eloquent" example of a Victorian post-frontier American town. Lockhart has played host to many film sets, as this quaint small town is located just south of Austin. The 1996 Christopher Guest comedy film "Waiting for Guffman" and the 1993 drama "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" were filmed partly in Lockhart, including the historic courthouse and the town square. The city's Wal-Mart store was featured in the 2000 film "Where
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Johnny Depp filmography John Christopher Depp II is an American actor, director, screen writer, film producer,art director and musician. He started his film career by playing Glen Lantz in the 1984 horror film "A Nightmare on Elm Street". He also appeared in the 1986 film "Platoon" with Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and Willem Dafoe. In the 1990s, the starred as the title characters in the films "Cry-Baby" (1990), "Edward Scissorhands" (1990), "Arizona Dream" (1993), "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993), Benny and Joon 1993 romantic drama "Ed Wood" (1994), "Don Juan DeMarco" (1995), Dead Man (1995) and "Donnie Brasco" (1997). He
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has been starring in the television series "Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule", playing the titular character that originated on "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!". John C. Reilly filmography John C. Reilly is an American actor, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and producer. He made his film debut in Brian De Palma's war film "Casualties of War" (1989). He then gained exposure through his supporting roles in "Days of Thunder" (1990), "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993), and "The River Wild" (1994). Reilly collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson on the crime thriller "Hard Eight" (1996), and the dramas "Boogie Nights"
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John C. Reilly filmography John C. Reilly is an American actor, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and producer. He made his film debut in Brian De Palma's war film "Casualties of War" (1989). He then gained exposure through his supporting roles in "Days of Thunder" (1990), "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993), and "The River Wild" (1994). Reilly collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson on the crime thriller "Hard Eight" (1996), and the dramas "Boogie Nights" (1997) and "Magnolia" (1999). For his performance in "Chicago" (2002), Reilly was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award. He
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(2011) Carl Thomas- Conquer (2011) Mark Morrison - I Am What I Am (2011) Dwele - Greater Than One (2012) Mashonda - Love, Mashonda (2012) Faith Evans featuring Nicci Gilbert & Helene "Mom" Gilbert - R&B Divas (2012) Brandy - Two Eleven (Deluxe Edition) (2012) Angie Stone - Rich Girl (2012) Maysa - Blue Velvet Soul (2013) Leela James - Fall For You (2014) Faith Evans - Incomparable (2014) Ameriie - Drive (2016) Mike City Mike City (born Michael Flowers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known for producing the singles "I Wish"
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Eating Out: All You Can Eat Eating Out: All You Can Eat is a 2009 American sex comedy film directed by Glenn Gaylord. It is the third installment in the "Eating Out" film series. The only returning character from the first two films is Tiffani (Rebekah Kochan), while Mink Stole reprises her role as Aunt Helen from the second film. After the funeral of Marc and Kyle (who had been giving one another oral sex in the car until Celine Dion's tour bus collided with theirs while going the wrong way), Kyle's mom Helen (Mink Stole) takes in her nephew,
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of Truman Capote's book "In Cold Blood". Tighe also portrayed newspaper legend William Randolph Hearst in "Winchell". Tighe's roles in feature films included lawyers, law enforcement officers, and military figures including the part of Blake Wilson in the Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte vehicle "Another 48 Hrs." Other film roles during this period were in "Bright Angel", "City of Hope", "Newsies", "School Ties", and "Mumford". Tighe portrayed Ken Carver in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and Brigadier General Nelson Miles "". In 1994, he won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor in the role of "Frank" in "I Love a
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to film music of the mid-20th century. His style has been described as late-romantic, and was characterized by immediacy and catchiness. In 1965 he retired from film composition and became a teacher; one of his soundtracks, to the 1953 film "Stazione Termini", was reused in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" in 1993. Cicognini died in Rome on 9 November 1995 at the age of 89. Alessandro Cicognini Alessandro Cicognini (25 January 1906 in Pescara – 9 November 1995 in Rome) was an Italian film music composer. Born in Pescara, Cicognini was classically trained at the Milan Conservatory. In 1933 he composed
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as "Ellery Queen", "Cos", "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries", and "The Six Million Dollar Man". Aside from "The Graduate", some of Tighe's film credits include "Road House", "City of Hope", "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", and "Jade". Tighe won a 1994 Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor in "I Love a Man in Uniform". In the 2000s he played Anthony Cooper on the ABC television series "Lost", as well as Giles Corey in the premiere episode of the original WGN America series "Salem". Tighe has also been seen in a number of stage productions including "A Reckoning", "Mourning Becomes Electra", "Anna
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"A Guy and a Gal" ("En kille och en tjej") featuring the well-known Swedish comic duo Magnus Härenstam and Brasse Brännström. He was the man behind most of ABBA's music videos, as well as the film "". "My Life as a Dog", released in Sweden in 1985, was nominated for two 1987 Academy Awards, for directing and for adapted screenplay. In 1987, it won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Following the film's international success, Hallström has worked on American films – "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", "The Cider House Rules", "Chocolat" and "Casanova", among others. In the
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aggressive stalker which prompted her to go into seclusion. King worked as a stunt performer and extra for the supernatural comedy film "Ghostbusters" (1984). She reemerged doing voice acting and dubbing in the early 1990s, providing looping voices for a wide range of films including "The Night We Never Met" (1993), "The Man Without a Face" (1993), "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993), "The Good Son" (1993), "Wolf" (1994), "While You Were Sleeping" (1994), "Jerry Maguire" (1996), and "Titanic" (1997). In 2009, she made her first onscreen appearance in nearly three decades in the independent film "Psychic Experiment", followed by supporting
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has worked in American movies. His first American film was "Once Around." His first notable American success was "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993), starring Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio. The latter's performance as a youth with disability earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor, and he won that award at the National Board of Review Awards. Hallström's ability to elicit award-winning performances from the cast in a variety of stories adapted from novels was further solidified in his films over the next two decades. In 1999, Hallström was nominated for an Academy Award for best
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Woman" (1988) and "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (1989); Richard Attenborough's "Chaplin" (1992); Nora Ephron's "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993); and Lasse Hallström's "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993). Nykvist won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for two of his films: "Cries and Whispers" (1973), and "Fanny and Alexander" (1982), both of which were Bergman films. At the 9th Guldbagge Awards in 1973 he won the Special Achievement award for his work on "Cries and Whispers". He was also nominated for a Cinematography Oscar for "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" (1988), and in the category of Best Foreign Language Film for "The Ox"
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Eating Gilbert Grape?" In a 2008 interview, Depp stated that he had "'poisoned'" himself with alcohol "'for years'". In 2013, Depp declared that he had stopped drinking alcohol, adding that he "'pretty much got everything [he] could get out of it'"; Depp also said, "'I investigated wine and spirits thoroughly, and they certainly investigated me as well, and we found out that we got along beautifully, but maybe too well.'" Regarding his breakup with longtime partner Vanessa Paradis, Depp said that he "'definitely wasn't going to rely on the drink to ease things or cushion the blow or cushion the
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film "Ghostbusters" (1984), having been acquainted to the stunt coordinator Cliff Cudney. She subsequently relocated to London, where she enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, studying voice and dance. Upon finishing her studies, she returned to the United States, settling in Los Angeles, where she met her husband, Richard Hassanein, the founder of United Film Distribution. Reluctant to appear onscreen, King reemerged doing voice acting and ADR work, first for Mel Gibson's "The Man Without a Face", and the Lasse Hallström-directed drama "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" (both 1993). She continued to provide voice work for numerous Hollywood productions
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1. Ralph Fiennes – "Schindler's List"<br> 2. Leonardo DiCaprio – "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and "This Boy's Life"<br> 2. Tommy Lee Jones – "The Fugitive" 1. Madeleine Stowe – "Short Cuts"<br> 2. Gwyneth Paltrow – "Flesh and Bone"<br> 3. Jennifer Jason Leigh – "Short Cuts"<br> 3. Anna Paquin – "The Piano" 1. Jane Campion – "The Piano"<br> 2. John Guare – "Six Degrees of Separation"<br> 3. Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt – "Short Cuts" 1. Janusz Kamiński – "Schindler's List"<br> 2. Stuart Dryburgh – "The Piano"<br> 3. Michael Ballhaus – "The Age of Innocence" 1. The Story of Qiu Ju
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in purple grape but absent in white grape. Biochemical and preliminary clinical studies have demonstrated potential biological properties of grape seed oligomeric procyanidins. For example, laboratory tests indicated a potential anticancer effect from grape seed extract. According to the American Cancer Society, "there is very little reliable scientific evidence available at this time that drinking red wine, eating grapes, or following the grape diet can prevent or treat cancer in people". Grape seed oil from crushed seeds is used in cosmeceuticals and skincare products for perceived health benefits. Grape seed oil contains tocopherols (vitamin E) and high contents of phytosterols
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performance has a sharp, desperate intensity from beginning to end." Roger Ebert of "Chicago Sun-Times" described it as "… one of the most enchanting films of the year" and said that DiCaprio deserved to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for which he was nominated. Todd McCarthy of "Variety" found the film a "bemused view on life" and remarked that "Depp manages to command center screen with a greatly affable, appealing characterization." "The Washington Post"s Desson Howe thought the film was an earnest but highly predictable effort. "Film Review" praised Leonardo DiCaprio as the mentally handicapped brother, calling
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by sufficient medical evidence. Grape seed extract Grape seed extract is an industrial derivative of whole grape seeds. The extract contains proanthocyanidins. Grape seed extract quality is measured by the content of procyanidins which are formed from proanthocyanidins. Generally, grape seed extract quality contains 95% procyanidins, but potency varies among products.. Eating foods or beverages high in procyanidin results in the sensation of the mouth puckering and dehydration, otherwise known as astringency, as felt after certain alcoholic drinks. The properties of grape seed extract depends on the extraction process used to obtain it and how the grapes were grown. The
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Grape seed extract Grape seed extract is an industrial derivative of whole grape seeds. The extract contains proanthocyanidins. Grape seed extract quality is measured by the content of procyanidins which are formed from proanthocyanidins. Generally, grape seed extract quality contains 95% procyanidins, but potency varies among products.. Eating foods or beverages high in procyanidin results in the sensation of the mouth puckering and dehydration, otherwise known as astringency, as felt after certain alcoholic drinks. The properties of grape seed extract depends on the extraction process used to obtain it and how the grapes were grown. The classic method incorporates extraction
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her mother because her mom stayed in her bed depressed. Problems coping with death or things that are stressful are linked as onsets to eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa in Isabelle’s case. Her eating disorder was the only way she felt as if she could control what was taking place in her life, since she could not control the death of her father. Isabelle experienced the feeling of loneliness especially after her father's death. She did not necessarily feel accepted by others at her school especially by the popular girls and the guys in her classes. This made her
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said. The chimp turned around, she said, as if to say, "'Mom, what did you do?'" The animal grew angrier. Herold then called 9-1-1 and pleaded for help. Travis' screams can be heard in the background of the tape as Sandra pleaded for police, who initially believed the call to be a hoax, until she started screaming, "He's eating her!" Emergency medical services waited for police before approaching the house. Travis walked up to the police car when it arrived, tried to open a locked passenger door, and smashed a side-view mirror. Then he went calmly around to the driver's-side
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Libournais region as one of the area's best. In 1824, the word "Merlot" itself appeared in an article on Médoc wine where it was described that the grape was named after the local black bird (called "merlau" in the local variant of Occitan language, "merle" in standard) who liked eating the ripe grapes on the vine. Other descriptions of the grape from the 19th century called the variety "lou seme doù flube" (meaning "the seedling from the river") with the grape thought to have originated on one of the islands found along the Garonne river. By the 19th century it
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resources for sustenance. The second article, which appeared in the August 1973 issue, features Gibbons, along with granddaughter Colleen, grandson Mike, and daughter-in-law Patricia, stalking wild foods in four western states. His publishing success brought him fame. He made guest appearances on "The Tonight Show" and "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour", and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Susquehanna University. A 1974 television commercial for Post Grape-Nuts cereal featured Gibbons asking viewers "Ever eat a pine tree? Many parts are edible." While he recommended eating Grape Nuts over eating pine trees (Grape Nuts' taste "reminds me of wild hickory
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St. Pepin (grape) St. Pepin is a modern hybrid variety of wine grape, mostly grown in North America. It produces grapes suitable for making fruity white wines similar to Riesling or as a base for blended wines. The grapes also make a good seeded table grape for eating. It has the benefits of early ripening and when hardened properly in the fall it is winter hardy to at least . As such, it best suited to growing in more northern climates. St. Pepin was breed by Elmer Swenson c. 1970 and released in 1986. It is a hybrid of the
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for her extraordinary mother" is compelling, and that Angelou portrays Baxter "as extraordinarily self-aware, liberated from what others might think, and independent beyond any feminist of her era" and "the stuff of fiction but real and responsible in unexpected ways for the gift of her talented daughter". Most critics feel that Baxter is presented well in "Mom & Me & Mom". Candace Smith, who reviews the audio version of the book, states that Angelou celebrates the unconditional acceptance and support of her mother, who comes across "as a street-smart, caring woman who shaped the author's life and legacy by her
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Québec, producers such as Domaine des Côtes d'Ardoise are still producing varietal examples of Aurore. Aurore is used to produce a wide range of both blended and varietal white wine styles at a variety of sweetness levels from dry to off-dry. Some producers also use the grape to make sparkling wine. While the grape does not travel well for commercial table grape production, it can be a favorite eating grape for home gardeners due to its soft, juicy flesh. According to Master of Wine Jancis Robinson, Aurore tends to produce light-bodied floral wines that are relatively neutral in flavor but
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La Crosse (grape) La Crosse is a modern hybrid cultivar of wine grape, mostly grown in North America. It produces grapes suitable for making fruity white wines similar to Riesling or as a base for blended wines. The grapes also make a good seeded table grape for eating. It has the benefits of early ripening and when hardened properly in the fall it is winter hardy to at least -25° F. As such it best suited to growing in more northern climates and can be found grown in small regions of Ohio. La Crosse was produced and patented by Elmer
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5656 and Seibel S4986. Both these hybrids are a complex set of crosses of other Seibel hybrids. La Crosse (grape) La Crosse is a modern hybrid cultivar of wine grape, mostly grown in North America. It produces grapes suitable for making fruity white wines similar to Riesling or as a base for blended wines. The grapes also make a good seeded table grape for eating. It has the benefits of early ripening and when hardened properly in the fall it is winter hardy to at least -25° F. As such it best suited to growing in more northern climates and
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male Seyval blanc crossed to a seedling of Minnesota 78 by Seibel 1000 (a.k.a. Rosette). Unlike most modern grapes, it is a pistillate female and so needs to be planted next to male vines from a close sibling variety to achieve pollination. To clarify the parentage of St. Pepin; St. Pepin (grape) St. Pepin is a modern hybrid variety of wine grape, mostly grown in North America. It produces grapes suitable for making fruity white wines similar to Riesling or as a base for blended wines. The grapes also make a good seeded table grape for eating. It has the
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to be sleeping just as Julie's parents check on them. The next morning at breakfast, Julie's mom confronts her asking "exactly" what they did last night, showing Julie the scarf she had dropped in the Cosmo club. Surprisingly, she is not mad but confesses it is difficult to believe how fast Julie is growing up. Then Julie says goodbye to her friends and finds Steve waiting inside her tree fort, where the two begin kissing passionately. The film ends with a scene of Staci and her friends, now in high school, eating their lunch by the school dumpsters among the
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dad gave to her when she was little which now he is deceased which is part of the reason why she is so moody. Meanwhile, her mom Katherine Blake is preparing for her second marriage to her fiancé Mike and to make it even busier she is catering her own wedding. When Ellie's friends leave she and Katherine fight and Katherine wishes she take more responsibility for herself and Ellie wishes she would understand what it's like to be her. When they start eating Ellie asks her mother if she can go to the hunt which she says no because
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her mom is picking her up and taking her to Tyler that day. As Mclean and her mom are starting to drive away, Mclean's mom stops the car and decides she can't take her daughter away from Lakeview and all of her friends; she can't make Mclean move again. Mclean moves into Opal's spare room and finishes her senior year at Jackson High. A recurring theme in "What Happened to Goodbye" is the search for self-identity. For example, in their review of the book, "Seventeen Magazine" noted that, "if you're having any pangs of I-don't-know-who-I-am, Mclean's journey might feel both
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his abilities to a stress-free life, eating bananas and regularly giving blood. He died on 23 October 2015 aged 94. Arthur Gilbert (triathlete) Arthur Gilbert MBE (1921 – 23 October 2015) was an English triathlon competitor who came to notice in 2012 as the world's oldest triathlete. Gilbert was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire in 1921. He was a veteran of World War II. He became a helicopter engineer at Westland Helicopters in Somerset and used to cycle the 20-mile journey to work. Gilbert has been running competitively since the 1970s and first competed in a triathlon when he was 64
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Hi, Mom! Hi, Mom! is a 1970 American black comedy film by Brian De Palma, and is one of Robert De Niro's first movies. De Niro reprises his role of Jon Rubin from "Greetings" (1968). In this film, Rubin is a fledgling "adult filmmaker" who has an idea to post cameras at his window and film his neighbors. The film's most memorable sequence involves a black radical group who invite a group of WASPs to feel what it is like to be black, in a sequence titled "Be Black, Baby". The sequence is both a satire and an example of
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Mountain Observatory, which houses the third-largest telescope in Korea. In late summer, the Grape Festival takes place, hosting events such as the Miss Grape contest and a grape-eating competition. Yeongcheon is also well known for its Herbal Medicine Festival, which takes place in October and hosts traditional singing and lots of herbs which are about 480 Herbal Medicine and Wine which made by Yeongcheon's grapes festival is also famous. Notable individuals born in the city include Goryeo period general Choe Mu-seon and Goryeo intellectual Jeong Mong-ju. Also, it was the hometown of Paek Gun Sang, a tremendous Korean War veteran,
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wine grape variety in the world. According to Master of Wine Jancis Robinson, Baratuciat tends to produce very "Sauvignon blanc-like" wines with high levels of acidity and characteristic elder flower and "cat box" aromas. Like many white Italian wine varieties, the grape can also have some slight bitter notes on the finish. Throughout most of its history, the grape was mainly used as an eating variety on the table with some limited use for late harvest wines. Over the years, Baratuciat has also been known by or with the synonyms of Bertauciat and Bertacuciàt. Baratuciat Baratuciat is a white Italian
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College in 1989. Wilderson is also well known as a commercial actor, having appeared in commercials for Popeye's Chicken, MasterCard, Circuit City, Avis, Fruit of the Loom (portraying the purple grape cluster), Reebok, Yahoo! HotJobs, Toyota, Chevy, Washington Mutual, Mitsubishi, Wendy's, Sealy, PlayStation Portable, amongst others. Wayne Wilderson Wayne Wilderson (born January 30, 1966) is an American comedian and actor who has had guest spots on many successful television programs, including "How to Get Away with Murder", "Mom", "Bones", "", "The Office", "Seinfeld", "Mr. Show", "The Steve Harvey Show", "Two and a Half Men," and "The Big Bang Theory". He
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events, and his life in the wholly fictionalised village of Llanbobl. In 2008, Gilbert wrote a sitcom about life in Llanbobl, which featured on BBC Radio 2. In his 2006 Edinburgh Fringe show "Knocking on Heaven's Door", Gilbert told stories from his life, weighing up whether he would be admitted to heaven. His 2007 show, "Who's Eaten Gilbert's Grape?" saw Gilbert return to Llanbobl and pick up the story following the "1984" show narrative. His 2008 show, "Rhod Gilbert and the Award-Winning Mince Pie", saw Gilbert question his sanity, his career and his life after suffering a mental breakdown brought
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up in Detroit, where her mother Helene was a jazz singer. Gilbert's mom did a lot to encourage her interest in music, and when she was in high school, Gilbert performed Madonna's "Crazy for You" in a talent show. After graduating from high school, Gilbert studied music and drama at Eastern Michigan University. But she ended up dropping out after two years so that she could move to L.A. with a friend and be closer to the music industry. It was a risky move, but one that eventually paid off for her. At first, Gilbert struggled in L.A., where she
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You" and "Common Courtesy". In 2010, Gilbert announced he would release solo material online, free of charge, and has released several demos and 7" vinyl records under the name "What's Eating Gilbert". Gilbert is divorced from Sherri DuPree from the rock band Eisley. Since 2008, he had been in a relationship with Paramore's lead vocalist and keyboardist Hayley Williams. On December 31, 2014, Williams and Gilbert announced that they had become engaged after Gilbert proposed on Christmas Day. They were married on February 20, 2016. The couple announced on July 1, 2017, that they were separating. On January 26, 2010,
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such as eating New Year noodles in the Japanese version, drinking sparkling cider in the English North American version, and eating a twelve-grape plate at midnight in the Spanish-language North American or European versions. "New Leaf"s English translation began in March 2012 by members of Nintendo of America's "Treehouse" localization group, who collaborated with the company's headquarters in Japan on creating in-game events. The North American and European versions contain an extra feature not included in the Japanese release - the ability to download example home layouts in the Happy Home Showcase from Nintendo over the internet using the SpotPass
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globalized Bengali. According to a Bengali civil servant who blogs as Sadoldbong, Bong stands for the Bengali in exile. However, according to Anjan Dutt, there is no cultural or generation gap between the Bong and the Bengali identity.Blogger Sandeepa Mukherjee Datta who blogs as Bong Mom in Bong Mom's Cook Book describes Bong as an identity limited to the Bengali people of West Bengal. Durga Puja has been described as a Bong festival. The prohibition on eating the seasonal Indian plum before the Saraswati Puja has been referred to as Bong cultural heritage. Bong is listed as a notable word
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and admits the whole ruse to Jean, who seems to take it terribly. Days pass by and Holly and her mom maintain a cold relationship, and Holly is offended by her interpretation of Adam's drawing of "Princess Holly." Holly begs Jean for them to move again. Her mother is humiliated and wants to stay, but Holly tells her to leave this once for "Holly". She says that she always has to move for her mom. Her mom can't argue with that so they start to pack. Adam, for what he thinks is the last time, goes to Holly's home and
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Dave. In the meantime her parents are worried about her. Mclean's mom frantically calls her dad. While Mclean's dad is leaving the house to drive up to Colby to look for Mclean, he sees Dave who tells him where Mclean is. Mclean's parents both go to the Poseidon. There, Mclean tells them about the different personas she has taken on and, for the first time, they realize how hard the divorce is for her. Mclean's parents apologize. Mclean also finds out that she misheard her mom when she was talking to her friend. Her mom was talking about not wanting
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Mom & Me & Mom Mom & Me & Mom (2013) is the seventh and final book in author Maya Angelou's series of autobiographies. The book was published shortly before Mother's Day and Angelou's 85th birthday. It focuses, for the first time in her books, on Angelou's relationship with her mother, Vivian Baxter. The book explains Baxter's behavior, especially Baxter's abandonment of Angelou and Angelou's older brother when they were young children, and fills in "what are possibly the final blanks in Angelou's eventful life". The book also chronicles Angelou's reunion and reconciliation with Baxter. "Mom & Me & Mom"
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for eating during the winter months. One other contending theory is that the village of Vernazza in the Cinque Terre region of Liguria on the northwest coast of Italy could be a potential origin and eponym for some of the Vernaccia grapes. However, in the case of Vernaccia di Oristano there is no direct evidence linking the grape to the Ligurian wine region. Vernaccia di Oristano is a mid to late ripening grape variety that can be very sensitive to the dangers from late spring frost during the growing season. It is also susceptible to the viticultural hazards of infection
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to "tell the truth as a writer" and to "be honest about it". For the first time, Angelou focuses on her relationship with her mother in this book, and fills in what reviewer Fiona Sturges calls "possibly the final blanks in Angelou's eventful life". According to Candace Smith, who reviewed the audio version of the book for "Booklist", Angelou and Baxter's relationship was "touched upon but never fully described" in "Caged Bird", but "Mom & Me & Mom" explains Baxter's actions, especially the reasons she sent Angelou and her older brother Bailey to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas.
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with Jaime Hernandez. Daniel Clowes: Gilbert Hernandez: Rick Altergott Rick Altergott (b. 1961) is an American alternative cartoonist and illustrator. Altergott is best known for "Doofus", a long-running low-brow, scatological series of strips which chronicle the misadventures of two small-town weirdos, Doofus and Henry Hotchkiss. Altergott got his BFA in film from the Pratt Institute, in Brooklyn, New York. He met and befriended fellow cartoonist and Pratt student Daniel Clowes during his college years. During this period, Altergott and Clowes formed the small press comics publisher Look Mom Comics (inspired by Look Mom Carrots). Altergott's first published work was in
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should examine the seeds of the fruit to make sure one is not eating moonseeds: moonseeds have a single crescent-shaped seed, while grapes have round seeds. Differences in taste should also be an indicator of whether or not a specimen is grape or Moonseed, moonseeds have a taste that is described as "rank". Also, the moonseed vine lacks tendrils, whilst the vine of the wild grape has forked tendrils. The Cherokee used Moonseed as a laxative, and as a gynecological and venereal aid. The root was used for skin diseases. The Lenape used it in a salve for sores on
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