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The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp

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

19826.72h 16m

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.

Directed by George Roy Hill
Written by Steve Tesich, John Irving
Produced by George Roy Hill, Robert Crawford Jr.
Box OfficeBudget: $17.0MRevenue: $29.7M

Top Cast

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

T.S. Garp

Mary Beth Hurt

Mary Beth Hurt

Helen Holm

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Jenny Fields

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Roberta Muldoon

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Mr. Fields

Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy

Mrs. Fields

Swoosie Kurtz

Swoosie Kurtz

The Hooker

Brenda Currin

Brenda Currin

Pooh

Peter Michael Goetz

Peter Michael Goetz

John Wolfe

Jenny Wright

Jenny Wright

Cushie

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookpregnancywrestlingwrestlerchildlessnesspaternitylovewritertypewriterreflectivegay themehomosexualitywistfulcomplicatedvibrant

About The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp is a drama, comedy film released in 1982 exploring themes of based on novel or book, pregnancy, wrestling, wrestler, childlessness, paternity. Directed by George Roy Hill, it stars Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close. 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.

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