The World According to Garp
Movie
Type
1982
Year
2h 16m
Runtime
★ 6.9
Rating
Comedy / Drama
Genre
Based on the John Irving novel, this film chronicles the life of T S Garp, and his mother, Jenny. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself as a magnet for all manner of distressed women.
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Cast
Robin Williams
T.S. Garp
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
Peter Michael Goetz
John Wolfe
Jenny Wright
Cushie
John Irving
Referee
Amanda Plummer
Ellen James
Bette Henritze
Woman Candidate