What's Eating Gilbert Grape, based on a 1991 novel by Peter Hedges, was well received and earned 19-year-old Leonardo his first Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for his portrayal as Arnie. "There was a bitter tea there," Corey acknowledged. "But that said, you don't hang on those, you get past 'em."

Former child star Corey Feldman rose to fame with his roles in popular 80s movies like Stand by Me, The Goonies, The Lost Boys, and Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter. According to the actor and musician,

Corey Feldman has a bone to pick with Johnny Depp. While appearing on the Wednesday, March 26, episode of the "Magnificent Others With Billy Corgan" podcast, Feldman claimed he was cast for Leonardo DiCaprio's role in What's Eating Gilbert Grape until Depp got him kicked out of the 1993 movie.