The World According to Garp (1982)

07/23/1982 (US) • 2h 16m

Drama, Comedy

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.

Top Billed Cast

Mary Beth Hurt

Helen Holm

Glenn Close

Jenny Fields

John Lithgow

Roberta Muldoon

Hume Cronyn

Mr. Fields

Jessica Tandy

Mrs. Fields

Swoosie Kurtz

The Hooker


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$17,000,000.00

Revenue

$29,712,172.00

Keywords

based on novel or book

pregnancy

wrestling

wrestler

childlessness

paternity

love

writer

typewriter

reflective

gay theme

homosexuality

wistful

complicated

vibrant

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