The World According to Garp (1982)

6.7/10 • 136 min • Drama Comedy

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.

Cast

Robin Williams

T.S. Garp

Mary Beth Hurt

Helen Holm

Glenn Close

Jenny Fields

John Lithgow

Roberta Muldoon

Hume Cronyn

Mr. Fields

Jessica Tandy

Mrs. Fields

Swoosie Kurtz

The Hooker

Brenda Currin

Pooh

Peter Michael Goetz

John Wolfe

Jenny Wright

Cushie

John Irving

Referee

Amanda Plummer

Ellen James

Bette Henritze

Woman Candidate

Katherine Borowitz

Rachel

Kate McGregor-Stewart

Real Estate Lady

Mark Soper

Michael Milton

Warren Berlinger

Stew Percy

Brandon Maggart

Ernie Holm

Al Cerullo

Helicopter Pilot

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