After the movie, Part I:
I once had an acquaintance, Peter, who was something of a snob. The first time I met him, he tagged along when a bunch of us went to see “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” (see earlier post). The centerpiece of the movie is a birthday party at the Grape’s for DiCaprio’s Arnie. As we got into the car after the movie, Peter piped up with, “I can’t believe [Gilbert’s mom] could invite people over to her house when it looked like that.”