based on novel or book,pregnancy,wrestling,wrestler,childlessness,paternity,love,writer,typewriter,reflective,gay theme,homosexuality,wistful,complicated,vibrant

The World According to Garp (1982)

Poster for The World According to Garp

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

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 & Crew

Director
George Roy Hill
  • Profile picture of Robin Williams
    T.S. Garp Robin Williams
  • Profile picture of Mary Beth Hurt
    Helen Holm Mary Beth Hurt
  • Profile picture of Glenn Close
    Jenny Fields Glenn Close
  • Profile picture of John Lithgow
    Roberta Muldoon John Lithgow
  • Profile picture of Hume Cronyn
    Mr. Fields Hume Cronyn
  • Profile picture of Jessica Tandy
    Mrs. Fields Jessica Tandy
  • Profile picture of Swoosie Kurtz
    The Hooker Swoosie Kurtz
  • Profile picture of Brenda Currin
    Pooh Brenda Currin

Recommendations

  • Poster for She's So Lovely
  • Poster for The Incredible Shrinking Woman
  • Poster for Dio: Dreamers Never Die
  • Poster for Genesis
  • Poster for Taking Sides
  • Poster for Black Cadillac
  • Poster for All Men Are Liars
  • Poster for Cor, Blimey!

Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • pregnancy
  • wrestling
  • wrestler
  • childlessness
  • paternity
  • love
  • writer
  • typewriter
  • reflective
  • gay theme
  • homosexuality
  • wistful
  • complicated
  • vibrant