The World According to Garp (1982) movie poster

The World According to Garp (1982)

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

136 minDramaComedy

TMDb6.7/10388 votes

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.

Country: United States

Director: George Roy Hill

Cast

Robin Williams as T.S. Garp

Robin Williams

T.S. Garp

Mary Beth Hurt as Helen Holm

Mary Beth Hurt

Helen Holm

Glenn Close as Jenny Fields

Glenn Close

Jenny Fields

John Lithgow as Roberta Muldoon

John Lithgow

Roberta Muldoon

Hume Cronyn as Mr. Fields

Hume Cronyn

Mr. Fields

Jessica Tandy as Mrs. Fields

Jessica Tandy

Mrs. Fields

Swoosie Kurtz as The Hooker

Swoosie Kurtz

The Hooker

Brenda Currin as Pooh

Brenda Currin

Pooh

Peter Michael Goetz as John Wolfe

Peter Michael Goetz

John Wolfe

Jenny Wright as Cushie

Jenny Wright

Cushie

John Irving as Referee

John Irving

Referee

Amanda Plummer as Ellen James

Amanda Plummer

Ellen James

Bette Henritze as Woman Candidate

Bette Henritze

Woman Candidate

Katherine Borowitz as Rachel

Katherine Borowitz

Rachel

Keywords

Plot:based on novel or bookpregnancywrestlingwrestlerchildlessnesspaternitylovewritertypewriterreflectivegay themehomosexualitywistfulcomplicatedvibrant