The top mistakes in What's Eating Gilbert Grape http://www.moviemistakes.com/film3298 en Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:57:09 +0000 80183 In the scene were Gilbert and his friends are in the diner and Gilbert is pouring the salt out onto the table look at how much salt is in the bottle just before the shot switches to Gilberts friends and the look at how much salt in the bottle when the shot switches back. In the first shot there is less salt than in the second shot. 100617 After the funeral, while Gilbert and mrs. Carver are talking in the store, she says "Everybody thinks I killed him". After she says this, you can see a microphone dip down into view. 62893 In the sunset scene, Becky comments on how Gilbert missed the sunset. Then later, stock footage is used to show his house, and we see that the sunset is still going on. Not only that, but Gilbert's house consists of a single building, while this shot shows more than one building. 159521 Mama's eyes twitch as Arnie is bouncing up and down on her bed, even though she's supposed to be dead. Later, when the kids are around her in a vigil, she is very obviously breathing. 159513 When Mama comes out of the police station, a bounce card (light reflector) is visible.