The World According to Garp

1982

R

2h 16m

IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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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.

Writers

Steve Tesich(screenplay by)
John Irving(novel by)
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Mary Beth Hurt
Helen Holm
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Glenn Close
Jenny Fields
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John Lithgow
Roberta Muldoon
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Hume Cronyn
Mr. Fields
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Jessica Tandy
Mrs. Fields
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Swoosie Kurtz
The Hooker
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Amanda Plummer
Ellen James
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Bette Henritze
Woman Candidate
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Kate McGregor-Stewart
Real Estate Lady
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Mark Soper
Michael Milton
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Brandon Maggart
Ernie Holm

Writers

Steve Tesich(screenplay by)
John Irving(novel by)

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Details

Release date

July 23, 1982 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production companies

Pan Arts
Warner Bros. Pictures

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Box office

Budget

$17,000,000

Gross worldwide

$29,712,172

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