We have seen that people can refer to their relatives as 'the family.' 'All the family turned up for the funeral.... But of course, my brother didn't bring his family along-they're much too young.' Here the reference is to the offspring (as distinct from 'all' the family). The neighbors were very good, too.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape. What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American drama film directed by Lasse HallstrÃ¶m 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 and mentally impaired younger brother in a sleepy Midwestern town.
Gilbert remained polite and professional while working with Landon on the set after he married Clerico, but she stopped socializing with him after hours. After Little House on the Prairie ended, she didnât speak to Michael again until she saw him at Leslie Landonâs wedding in 1990.