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The World according to Garp
The World according to Garp tells the story of T.S. Garp, a cute bastard who grows up in a world rocked by feminism. Whilst Garp sees himself as a 'serious' writer, his mother Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself as a magnet for all manner of distressed women.
25 February 1941, Baldwin, New York, USA
5 July 1954, Chicago, Illinois, USA
7 June 1909, Stoke Newington, London, England, UK
12 February 1943, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
19 October 1945, Rochester, New York, USA
12 December 1933, Carthage, Tennessee, USA
19 July 1959, Boyertown, Pennsylvania, USA
February 27, 2001
seems to waver between almost sitcom-like normality, and bizarre outlandishness
August 26, 2002
Good effort, sometimes nearly great
May 17, 2001
True to the spirit of the novel, the film compels us to consider the ambiguities of love, death, sex, and violence that characterize modern life.
March 24, 2005
Robin Williams displays the acting chops that would later win him an Oscar