 | Johnny Depp als Gilbert Grape |
 | Juliette Lewis als Becky |
 | Leonardo DiCaprio als Arnie Grape |
 | Mary Steenburgen als Betty Carver |
 | Darlene Cates als Bonnie Grape |
 | Laura Harrington als Amy Grape |
 | Mary Kate Schellhardt als Ellen Grape |
 | Kevin Tighe als Ken Carver |
 | John C. Reilly als Tucker Van Dyke |
 | Crispin Glover als Bobby McBurney |
 | Penelope Branning als Becky's Grandma |
 | Tim Green als Mr. Lamson |
 | Susan Loughran als Mrs. Lamson |
| Robert B. Hedges als Minister |
| Mark Jordan als Todd Carver |
 | Cameron Finley als Doug Carver |
 | Brady Coleman als Sheriff Jerry Farrel |
| Tim Simek als Deputy |
| Nicholas Stojanovich als Boy #1 |
 | Libby Villari als Waitress |
| Kay Bower als Police Secretary |
 | Joe Stevens als Burger Barn Manager |
 | Mona Lee Fultz als Bakery Worker |
| George Haynes als Dave |
| Daniel Gullahorn als Boy #2 |
| David H. Kramer als Group (voice) |
| Brent Bratton als Burger Barn Employee (uncredited) |
| Kirk Hunter als Townfolk (uncredited) |
| Buck Reynolds als Juvenile Heckler (uncredited) |
| David Stanford als Townsperson (uncredited) |
| Peter Hedges | Screenplay |
| Lasse Hallström | Director |
| Peter Hedges | Novel |
| Gary Price | Stunts |
| Bernt Amadeus Capra | Production Design |
| Richard J. Gelfand | Unit Production Manager |
| Linda Brachman | Second Assistant Director |
| Howard Jensen | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Kathy Kiatta | Costume Supervisor |
| Björn Isfält | Original Music Composer |
| David Brownlow | Sound Mixer |
| Kevin Jewison | Camera Operator |
| Gail Levin | Casting |
| Gretchen Rau | Set Decoration |
| Jeff Cronenweth | First Assistant Camera |
| Patty York | Makeup Artist |
| David Brace | Leadman |
| Sven Nykvist | Director of Photography |
| David Matalon | Producer |
| Janet Brady | Stunts |
| John Myhre | Art Direction |
| Dwight Cary | Electrician |
| Michael Palmer | Electrician |
| Geoffrey S. Grimsman | Assistant Art Director |
| Charles Harrington | Location Manager |
| Lucy W. Corrigan | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Rodd Matsui | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Robert Beck | Property Master |
| Dianne Dreyer | Script Supervisor |
| Jennifer Davidoff Cook | Assistant Editor |
| Peter Iovino | Still Photographer |
| Rusty McClennon | Stunt Coordinator |
| Chris Reddish | Electrician |
| Mike Moad | Dolly Grip |
| Meir Teper | Producer |
| Kevin J. Ward | Boom Operator |
| Alan Parker | Original Music Composer |
| Lasse Hallström | Executive Producer |
| John Lacy | Electrician |
| Scott Conn | Electrician |
| Joseph S. DeBeasi | Music Editor |
| Bertil Ohlsson | Producer |
| Patrick Reddish | Chief Lighting Technician |
| John Vecchio | Lighting Technician |
| Renee Ehrlich Kalfus | Costume Design |
| Andrew Mondshein | Editor |
| Alan C. Blomquist | Executive Producer |
| David B. Householter | First Assistant Director |
| Wayne Nelson | Transportation Coordinator |
| Mira Tweti | Unit Publicist |
| Jarrell Jay Knowles | Set Decoration |
| Michael Kirchberger | Supervising Sound Editor |
