The World According to Garp [11307] Released: 1982-08-13 Revenue: $29,712,172 Budget: $17,000,000 Profit: $12,712,172 Runtime: 136 mins Popularity: 0.8089 Vote Average: 6.7 Vote Count: 357 Overview: A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon. Cast [23] Robin WilliamsT.S. Garp Mary Beth HurtHelen Holm Glenn CloseJenny Fields John LithgowRoberta Muldoon Hume CronynMr. Fields Jessica TandyMrs. Fields Swoosie KurtzThe Hooker Brenda CurrinPooh Peter Michael GoetzJohn Wolfe Jenny WrightCushie John IrvingReferee Amanda PlummerEllen James Bette HenritzeWoman Candidate Katherine BorowitzRachel Kate McGregor-StewartReal Estate Lady Mark SoperMichael Milton Warren BerlingerStew Percy Brandon MaggartErnie Holm Victor MagnottaFirst Coach Al CerulloHelicopter Pilot Ron FrazierStephen Eve GordonMarge Tallworth George Roy HillPilot Trailers John Irving on why The World According to Garp is more relevant now than he ever imagined The World According to Garp - Original Theatrical Trailer