The World According to Garp (1982)

  • R
  • 08/13/1982 (US)
  • Drama, Comedy
  • 2h 16m

Robin Williams is Garp. He's got a funny way of looking at life.

Overview

A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.

Steve Tesich

Screenplay

George Roy Hill

Director

John Irving

Novel

Cast

Robin Williams's headshot

Robin Williams

T.S. Garp
Mary Beth Hurt's headshot

Mary Beth Hurt

Helen Holm
Glenn Close's headshot

Glenn Close

Jenny Fields
John Lithgow's headshot

John Lithgow

Roberta Muldoon
Hume Cronyn's headshot

Hume Cronyn

Mr. Fields
Jessica Tandy's headshot

Jessica Tandy

Mrs. Fields
Swoosie Kurtz's headshot

Swoosie Kurtz

The Hooker
Brenda Currin's headshot

Brenda Currin

Pooh

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