The World According to Garp Movie Review
The World According to Garp Review
"The World According to Garp" Overview
Rating: R
1982
Cast and Crew
Director : George Roy HillProducer : Robert L. Crawford,George Roy Hill
Screenwiter : Steve Tesich
Starring : Robin Williams,Mary Beth Hurt,Glenn Close,John Lithgow,Hume Cronyn,Jessica Tandy,Swoosie Kurtz,James McCall,Peter Michael Goetz,George Ede
This film, the second in Williams' career, has an interesting start, tracing the life of a young bastard with a stern nurse for a mother. But when mother becomes a feminist icon and people start getting shot, Garp gets a little preachy -- okay, a lot preachy -- and ultimately loses its charm.
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Review by Christopher Null 
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