Poster, Movie - Mary Steenburgen, "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"
Object number2012.089.10
Date1993
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions41 x 26 in. (104.1 x 66 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
Mary Steenburgen was born February 8, 1953 in Newport, Arkansas. She grew up in North Little Rock and attended Hendrix College. Steenburgen is an actress who has starred in movies and on television. She has appeared in over 80 films and TV series. She won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting role in “Melvin and Howard.” She was nominated for three Golden Globes and won one for “Melvin and Howard.” She was nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and won one along with the cast for “The Help.”
The poster is has a dark color scheme and shows an image of Johnny Depp on the right side of the poster, a building with a white pickup truck on the left side, and a train track and a cloudy sky in the background. The poster has gray and white print. Printed above the image in gray ink is "Life is a terrible thing to sleep through." The title of the movie is printed in the same color below the image.
The movie is about a man who takes care of his obese mother and mentally disabled brother.
Status
Not on view
