The World According to Garp
Robin Williams is Garp. He's got a funny way of looking at life.
1982 | 136m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | George Roy Hill |
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| Writer: | John Irving, Steve Tesich |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 13, 1982 |
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| Director: | George Roy Hill |
| Writer: | John Irving, Steve Tesich |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, pregnancy, paternity, childlessness, wrestling, love, wrestler, writer, typewriter, gay theme, homosexuality, vibrant |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Pan Arts |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $29,712,172
Budget: $17,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Victor Magnotta | First Coach |
| Al Cerullo | Helicopter Pilot |
| Ron Frazier | Stephen |
| Eve Gordon | Marge Tallworth |
| George Roy Hill | Pilot (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Irving | Novel |
| Miroslav Ondříček | Director of Photography |
| George Roy Hill | Director |
| Henry Bumstead | Production Design |
| Ann Roth | Costume Design |
| Marion Dougherty | Casting |
| Robert Drumheller | Set Decoration |
| Bob Grimaldi | Hairstylist |
| Steve Tesich | Screenplay |
| Stephen A. Rotter | Editor |
| Woods Mackintosh | Art Direction |
| Justin Scoppa Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Robert Laden | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| George Roy Hill | Producer |
| Patrick Kelley | Executive Producer |
| Robert Crawford Jr. | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Jessica Lange | Won |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 8 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 9 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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