Movie

The World According to Garp

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

1982★ 6.7 · 3882h 16mDramaComedy

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.

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Cast

Robin Williams
as T.S. Garp

Glenn Close
as Jenny Fields

John Lithgow
as Roberta Muldoon

Amanda Plummer
as Ellen James

Jessica Tandy
as Mrs. Fields

Swoosie Kurtz
as The Hooker

Jenny Wright
as Cushie

Al Cerullo
as Helicopter Pilot

Mary Beth Hurt
as Helen Holm

Katherine Borowitz
as Rachel

Kate McGregor-Stewart
as Real Estate Lady

Warren Berlinger
as Stew Percy

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6.7/ 10

388 TMDB votes

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Release date: 1982-07-23

Budget: $17,000,000

Revenue: $29,712,172

Runtime: 2h 16m

Genres

DramaComedy

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