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The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp
★ 6.7/10•1982•2h 16m•R•Drama•Comedy

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

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.

George Roy Hill · Director

Steve Tesich · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 16m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 23, 1982
Budget$17,000,000
Revenue$29,712,172

Actors

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

John Irving

John Irving

Referee

Amanda Plummer

Amanda Plummer

Ellen James

Bette Henritze

Bette Henritze

Woman Candidate

Katherine Borowitz

Katherine Borowitz

Rachel

Kate McGregor-Stewart

Kate McGregor-Stewart

Real Estate Lady

Mark Soper

Mark Soper

Michael Milton

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