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23 July 1982 (USA) moreTagline:
Robin Williams is Garp. He's got a funny way of looking at life.Plot:
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... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Close Can't Part With Movie Wardrobe (From WENN. 22 October 2008, 12:14 AM, PDT)
Authors Implore Rowling Not To Kill Harry in Final Book
(From Studio Briefing. 2 August 2006)
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Garp bit Bonkie moreCast
(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 - Steering School |
| Susan Browning | ... | Midge Percy - Steering School |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
136 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:L | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | USA:R (Approved #26660) | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Canada:14A | Finland:K-12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec)MOVIEmeter: 
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The house that the plane crashes into was built at one end of the only runway at Lincoln Park Airport, a very small airstrip in Lincoln Park, NJ USA (about 35 miles NW of New York City). The wrecked house was not removed for several weeks. While no planes have hit houses in the vicinity, one did bounce off the roof of a passing car several years earlier. moreQuotes:
Roberta: [telling Garp he cannot go to his mother's feminist memorial] They're not going to allow any men. A man *killed* her! They're very *upset*! moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in "Hill Street Blues: The World According to Freedom (#2.8)" (1982) moreSoundtrack:
There Will Never Be Another You moreFAQ
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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"?