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The World According to Garp | Year: 1982 Classification: Comedy Directed: - George Roy Hill Actors/Actresses: - Robin Williams - Mary Beth Hurt - Glenn Close Stunning film is a mild DVD disappointment "The World According to Garp" is a milestone film in many ways. It is Robin Williams first starring role, as well as making stars out of Glenn Close and John Lithgow. As whimsical as most of Williams' characters to this point, he nonetheless plays it reasonably straight suggesting future brilliant performances ("Dead Poets Society", "The Fisher King", etc.). The acting, in general, is superb with great bits from the likes of Amanda Plummer and Swoozie Kurtz. The bittersweet tale (from John Irving's novel) involves life seen through the eyes of a collection of free-spirited individuals, most notably Jenny Fields (Close) and her son Garp (Williams). It's a fascinating narrative, and would make no sense to try to explain the plot. In any form--VHS, DVD, edited for content--it's worth seeing. The opening titles are, indeed, a joy to behold. My problem with the just-released DVD is that, though the film is rated R, it has been slightly edited to about a PG. Some view> Buy The World According To Garp at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The World According To Garp Search with the Priority Search Engine on The World According To Garp This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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