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World According to Garp (The)

Country: USA, Language: English, 136 mins

  • Director: George Roy Hill
  • Writer: John Irving; Steve Tesich
  • Producer: Robert Crawford Jr.; George Roy Hill

CGiii Comment

Now, the book was a wonder...and it was always going to be an uphill struggle adapting such an impressive tome.

The result is a sweet film - although it does skirt over some of the more interesting details the book supplied.

Most will be disappointed...but, it offers entertainment and some bloody good performances - Lithgow especially.


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The(ir) Blurb...

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.

Cast & Characters

Robin Williams as Garp;
Mary Beth Hurt as Helen Holm;
Glenn Close as Jenny Fields;
John Lithgow as Roberta Muldoon;
Hume Cronyn as Mr. Fields;
Jessica Tandy as Mrs. Fields;
Swoosie Kurtz as The Hooker;
James McCall as Young Garp;
Peter Michael Goetz as John Wolfe;
George Ede as Dean Bodger;
Mark Soper as Michael Milton;
Nathan Babcock as Duncan;
Ian MacGregor as Walt;
Warren Berlinger as Stew Percy - Steering School;
Susan Browning as Midge Percy - Steering School