Gilbert Grape nie je z tých, čo by nemal do čoho pichnúť. Aj keď Endora je miesto, kde sa toho veľa nedeje. Jediný raz, čo mestečko navštívila polícia, bolo vtedy, keď sa Gilbertov retardovaný brat Ernie pokúsil vyškriabať na neďalekú vodnú vežu. Dávať pozor na brata je hlavnou úlohu Gilberta, čo vie byť pekne otravné. Najmä, ak Gilbert okrem toho pracuje v obchode. Potom ale Gilbertovi skríži cestu niekto, kto ho nenecháva ľahostajným. Becky so svojou starou mamou začnú mať problémy s autom práve vo chvíli, keď prechádzajú cez Endoru. Becky je krásna a Gilbert sa práve zaľúbil. Nájsť si však čas pre svoj vlastný život sa zdá byť pre Gilberta nemožné...

Nine-year-old Harwood isn't like other boys in 1977 Texas. After losing his brother in a tragic car crash, his mother takes up drinking, and Harwood finds comfort in his best friend -- fellow-nine-year-old Billy, the mentally-handicapped girl from down the street. Together, they watch the famous blimp fly overhead, and craft a "blimp trap" to catch it for their very own. They're teased for their special game, and their friendship, until one day, something miraculous happens.

A documentary on Jan Slovak, a 55-year-old welder, who fell in love with acting. His desire began, when he got the lead role in a theatrical adaptation of the worst movie of all time, Plan 9 From Outer Space by Ed Wood Jr. The passion for theater became his destiny.