The World According To Garp
Robin Williams is Garp. He's got a funny way of looking at life.
When Robin Williams played T.S. Garp in The World According to Garp, two totally original American icons met: a leading comic actor of our time and the character whose loopy adventures made John Irving's novel a literary milestone and runaway bestseller. Fans of Williams' dramatic work in Dead Poets Society and his Oscar winner Good Will Hunting will also savor his Garp, a sweet-natured writer whose life is a weird minefield of violence, adultery, fatherhood, rampant feminism and eerie coincidence. Glenn Close (her film debut) as Garp's formidable mother and John Lithgow as a transsexual ex-NFL receiver give impressive support, earning Oscar nominations and critics laurels galore. Their collaboration is "one helluva magnificent movie" (Bernard Drew, Gannett Newspapers).
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a must see for john irving fans - huma
finally a decent adaptation of a john irving novel! while much of the detail of the novel is left out, all the key incidents are included and well depicted. though i was skeptical about williams as garp, i was pleasantly surprised to find how well suited he was for the role. if you've read the novel and loved it, you won't be disappointed.-Change isn't always for the young- - movie_goer
Everything according to Garp was eye opening all around for the Main character, it's audience, and Robin Williams who made 'Garp' all his own.
Undoubtably landing Williams Respect for the starring role and Guarenteed future success.
Instead of making wise-cracks Williams shows compassion, As Garp a Boy transitioning into manhood and always living the shadow of his mother's forth comings who's over ride his life.
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a must see for john irving fans - huma
finally a decent adaptation of a john irving novel! while much of the detail of the novel is left out, all the key incidents are included and well depicted. though i was skeptical about williams as garp, i was pleasantly surprised to find how well suited he ...-Change isn't always for the young- - movie_goer
Everything according to Garp was eye opening all around for the Main character, it's audience, and Robin Williams who made 'Garp' all his own.
Undoubtably landing Williams Respect for the starring role and Guarenteed future success.
Instead of making ...