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The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp

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

Genres

DramaComedy

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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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Budget

$17000000

Revenue

$29712172

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

136 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

13 August 1982

Country

United States of America

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

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

Warren Berlinger

Warren Berlinger

Stew Percy

Brandon Maggart

Brandon Maggart

Ernie Holm

Victor Magnotta

Victor Magnotta

First Coach

Al Cerullo

Al Cerullo

Helicopter Pilot

Ron Frazier

Ron Frazier

Stephen

Eve Gordon

Eve Gordon

Marge Tallworth

George Roy Hill

George Roy Hill

Pilot (uncredited)

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