The World According to Garp (1982)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

George Roy Hill

Writers:

John Irving (novel), Steve Tesich (screenplay)

Stars:

Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robin Williams	...	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
James McCall	...	Young Garp
Peter Michael Goetz	...	John Wolfe
George Ede	...	Dean Bodger
Mark Soper	...	Michael Milton
Nathan Babcock	...	Duncan
Ian MacGregor	...	Walt
Warren Berlinger	...	Stew Percy
Susan Browning	...	Midge Percy

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

nurse | friend | wrestler | love | wrestling | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 July 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

El mundo según Garp

Filming Locations:

Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

SEK 6,533,848 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Pan Arts

Technical Specs

Runtime:

136 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The initials of T.S. in Garp's name stand for "Technical Sergeant" and are based on the name and rank of his father in the army, who was only known as Technical Sergeant Garp, a ball turret gunner (tailgunner). The initials also can form a literary reference to T.S. Eliot.

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Goofs

When Garp and his mother are in New York, they walk past some prostitutes and his mother asks why they are dressed that way. Garp tells her that they are hookers, and she says "Hookers?" but her mouth doesn't move.

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Quotes

Mrs. Fields: [first lines] Garp? Garp?
Jenny Fields: Yes, Garp.
Mr. Fields: Garp. Garp?

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Crazy Credits

Thomas Peter Daikos ....Flying Baby Garp

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Robin Williams/James Taylor (1988)

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Soundtracks

"There Will Never Be Another You"
Music by Harry Warren (uncredited)
Lyrics by Mack Gordon (uncredited)
Performed by Nat 'King' Cole
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Garp bit Bonkie

this is the only movie of robin williams' that i can sit through. in every other movie (too many to count), robin drops character more than once and becomes mr. lovable comedian. not because the script calls for it, but because i think he gets uncomfortable with acting and finds it easier to go back to his roots. even "good will hunting," where he is his most restrained in years. it helps that George Roy Hill is an amazing director, and that the story is odd enough that robin doesn't have to invent something weird to keep him interesting. glenn close and john lithgow are amazing in their roles. and robin is touching and funny without going overboard. a nice, quirky American classic. and who doesn't love the Beatles "When I'm 64"?