The World According to Garp
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.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Roy Hill
Actors: Brenda Currin, Glenn Close, Hume Cronyn, Jenny Wright, Jessica Tandy, John Lithgow, Mary Beth Hurt, Peter Michael Goetz, Robin Williams, Swoosie Kurtz