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The World According To Garp

Garp is a man whose life unfolds from cradle to grave in counterpoint to the dizzy, violent, cruel and casually destructive rhythms of our anxious age. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, his mother Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself as a...

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Corporate Author: Warner Bros., Pan Arts Productions (Firm), Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Hill, George Roy, 1921-2002., Crawford, Robert L., 1944-, Tesich, Steve., Williams, Robin, 1951-2014., Hurt, Mary Beth., Close, Glenn, 1947-, Lithgow, John, 1945-, Cronyn, Hume., Tandy, Jessica., Kurtz, Swoosie., Irving, John, 1942-
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
French
Spanish
Portuguese
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2001.
Subjects:
Eccentrics and eccentricities > Drama.
Mothers and sons > Drama.
Feminists > Drama.
Authors > Drama.
Summary: Garp is a man whose life unfolds from cradle to grave in counterpoint to the dizzy, violent, cruel and casually destructive rhythms of our anxious age. 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.
Item Description: Widescreen format.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1982.
Special features: scene selections; cast and crew profiles ; awards ; theatrical trailer.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format: DVD.
Audience: MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits: Music adapted by David Shire ; editor, Stephen A. Rotter ; director of photography, Miroslav Ondricek ; executive producer, Patrick Kelley.
ISBN: 0790757249
9780790757247
Author Notes: Robin McLaurin Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 21, 1951. He studied acting at the Juilliard School. He was an actor and comedian, who appeared in both television shows and feature films. His television shows included Mork and Mindy and The Crazy Ones. He starred in numerous films including Popeye, Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, The Fisher King, Awakenings, Aladdin, Mrs. Doubtfire, Patch Adams, Bicentennial Man, Insomnia, Night at the Museum, Lee Daniels' The Butler, Merry Friggin' Christmas, and Boulevard. He won an Oscar in 1998 for Good Will Hunting.

He also appeared in stand-up comedy specials like Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met and in an annual series of HBO telethons for Comic Relief, a charity organization that helps homeless people and others in need. In 2011, he made his acting debut on Broadway in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. He suffered from drug and alcohol addiction in the past and was currently battling severe depression. He died of a suspected suicide due to asphyxia on August 11, 2014 at the age of 63.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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