The World According to Garp

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

Jul 23 1982 R 2h 16m
Comedy, Drama

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

John Irving, Steve Tesich

Directed by

George Roy Hill

Cast

Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Pan Arts

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 6 nominations total

Trailers
The World According To Garp Trailer 1982
Featurettes
John Irving on why The World According to Garp is more relevant now than he ever imagined
Scores
# of Votes
30,815
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
63
Popularity
NA