The World According to Garp (1982)

Release date: 1982-08-13
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: George Roy Hill
Production Co: Pan Arts, Warner Bros.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: 7.2/10
Length: 2h 16min

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.

Plot Keywords

male full frontal nudity, character name in title, based on novel, sex change, wounded soldier, locker room, male nudity, dysfunctional family, self discovery, single mother, male pubic hair, pubic hair, telephone booth, typewriter, widow, oral sex, oral sex in a car, nurse uniform, nipples, love interest

Short Review

[George Roy] Hill's "Garp" is a dense, rich, textured work, a sequence of scenes ultimately creating a complex, complicated life, one that is at once funny, horrifying and heartbreaking.