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.
The Characters of Gilbert Grape, The Voice of Gilbert Grape (which ends abruptly) and Why We Love Gilbert Grape include brief cast and crew interviews with writer Peter Hedges, director Lasse Hallstrom, and actors Depp, Lewis, Cates and Steenburgen, among others (Mr. DiCaprio is absent except in older footage).