What’s eating Gilbert Grape
Bobby Oh, not good. Hey! Nobody’s dying.
Tucker There’s a clear ladder. There’s a clear corporate ladder.
Bobby That’s good.
Arnie How, Gilbert?
Tucker That’s a good thing for you to do.
Arnie How?
Tucker If you guys would give it a chance.
Bobby I. . . I. . . I just was saying that it wasn’t something that I should be doing for myself.
Tucker Look, they use Canola oil, okay? You know what Canola oil is? You probably don’t.
Gilbert No, no.
Tucker They probably don’t sell it at Lamson Grocery.
Gilbert No.
Tucker It’s cutting edge. It creates a crispier French fry and. . .
Bobby Well, that’s. . .
Tucker And, er, a more unique product. And Burger Barn. . . Forget Wendy’s, forget Burger King, forget McDonalds, that’s like, old hat. Burger Barn is cutting edge. I mean, I, I could really stand behind it. It, it’s an innovative place. You know, they created the salad bar, which is now mimicked by every single fast-food chain in America.
Bobby Yeah.
Tucker They came up with that. Fifteen different toppings for each salad and two different kinds of lettuce. And there’s, you know, all that you care to eat.
Bobby Yeah.
Tucker You either go from clerk to fry cook to cook to assistant manager, or you can go from clerk to cashier captain to assistant manager. And then from assistant manager you could go to manager, and then regional manager and then. . .
Mr Lamson Look at the little fellas.
Arnie My hoppers.
Mr Lamson Let’s try this.
Arnie My friend.
Mr Lamson There you go, my boy.
Gilbert What do you say, Arnie?
Arnie Ah, thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Mrs Carver Gilbert. This Thursday. It’s our anniversary.
Gilbert Okay.
Becky Hello.
Mrs Carver Gilbert. I’ll need a delivery later.
Mr Lamson Have a nice day. Gilbert. Gilbert.
Becky He’s behind the chips.
Mr Lamson Delivery, son.
Gilbert Excuse me?
Mr Lamson Delivery. She’s gonna be needing some help.
Gilbert Yes, sir.
Arnie Is that your bike?
Becky Yeah.
Arnie I’ll do it, Gilbert, I’ll do it.
Gilbert Here, wait a second.
Arnie I got it. I did it, huh?
Tucker Look there.
Arnie I did it by myself.
Bobby Yeah. Look at that.
Arnie I could go at any time.
Gilbert Ssh. Arnie. No.
Arnie Any time.
Gilbert Excuse me. Where to?
Becky Oh, just keep going straight.
Gilbert All right.
Arnie My almost, my almost become, become eighteen and I’m having a big. . . a big party, huh, Gilbert?
Gilbert Yup.
Arnie When is that party coming?
Gilbert Six days.
Arnie Six days to my party and I’m come eighteen. I’m eighteen and you’re not invited.
Gilbert Arnie. Don’t be rude.
Becky Oh, it’s okay. He’s just being honest. I don’t mind.
Arnie I, I got the groceries.
Gilbert All right, be careful with them.
Arnie The groceries. I got ’em, okay?
Gilbert Okay. Oh, no, Arnie.
Arnie Oh, no.
Gilbert Shit. Sorry. Really sorry.
Becky It’s okay. Don’t worry about it.
Gilbert No, no, I’m really. . . I’m really sorry. This is. . .
Becky It’s okay.
Gilbert I’m sorry.
Becky Don’t be sorry. Are you sorry?
Arnie Mm-mm.
Becky No. I’m not sorry. He’s not sorry. We’re not sorry. Don’t be sorry.
Arnie I’m not sorry.
Amy So I think if we’re gonna have people come that early we should have appetisers.
Momma Oh, yeah, that’d be good. You know those little tiny sausage things. And put ’em in grape jelly and ketchup and make a sauce.
Amy I was thinking. . .
Arnie I want hot dogs, Mom.
Ellen How ’bout pretzels?
Amy . . .you know, like those Hawaiian appetizers. . . that they make with. . . you get pineapple chunks out of a can and you wrap them with little pieces of bacon and you push a toothpick through ’em.
Momma How do you cook the bacon?
Amy In the oven, on a pan.
Momma But the bacon’s not gonna be crisp if u bake it in the oven on a sheet.
Amy Yes, it will.
Momma And nobody wants greasy. . .
Arnie I want hot dogs.
Amy No, you. . . you soak ’em. . .
Momma . . .floppy bacon.
Arnie Momma, I want hot dogs.
Amy Oh, Arnie.
Momma We’re gonna have hot dogs, honey. I promise. We’re gonna have hot dogs.
Arnie Wa. . . I want hot dogs.
Ellen The thing about hot dogs. . . I mean, every party that I’ve been to. . .
