The World According to Garp
George Roy Hill, 1982
The World According to Garp
John Irving, 1978
The World According to Garp is a movie directed by George Roy Hill in 1982 and based on the book of the same name by John Irving, first published in 1978. The movie features Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, and others.
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Storyline
T. S. Garp is the out-of-wedlock son of a feminist mother, Jenny Fields, who wanted a child but not a husband. A nurse during World War II, she encounters a dying ball turret gunner known only as Technical Sergeant Garp who was severely brain damaged in combat, whose morbid priapism allows her to rape him and so be impregnated. She names the resultant child after Garp.
Movie vs Book
Year
1982
Minutes
136
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
The World According to Garp
Director: George Roy Hill
Country: USA
Year: 1982
Length: 2h16m
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Year
1978
Pages
610
Book Rate
8.18
S: Goodreads
Book
The World According to Garp
Author: John Irving
Country: USA
First published in: 1978
Length: 610 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“Books are better than movies because you design the set the way you want it to look.”
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