The World According to Garp (1982)

US:: R Drama

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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1982-08-13

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Runtime: 136 mins Revenue: $29,712,172 Budget: $17,000,000 Rating: 6.9 Tag Line: Robin Williams is Garp. He's got a funny way of looking at life.

Cast

Amanda Plummer

Ellen James

Glenn Close

Alodi (uncredited)

Robin Williams

T.S. Garp

Jessica Tandy

Mrs. Fields

Hume Cronyn

Mr. Fields

John Lithgow

Roberta Muldoon

Swoosie Kurtz

The Hooker

John Irving

Referee

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Crew

Henry Bumstead

Production Design

Marion Dougherty

Casting

Miroslav Ondříček

Director of Photography

George Roy Hill

Director

George Roy Hill

Producer

John Irving

Novel

Stephen A. Rotter

Editor

Robert Crawford Jr.

Producer

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