"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."
Robin Williams
as T.S. Garp
Mary Beth Hurt
as Helen Holm
Glenn Close
as Jenny Fields
John Lithgow
as Roberta Muldoon
Hume Cronyn
as Mr. Fields
Jessica Tandy
as Mrs. Fields
Swoosie Kurtz
as The Hooker
Brenda Currin
as Pooh
Peter Michael Goetz
as John Wolfe
Jenny Wright
as Cushie
John Irving
as Referee
Amanda Plummer
as Ellen James
Bette Henritze
as Woman Candidate
Katherine Borowitz
as Rachel
Kate McGregor-Stewart
as Real Estate Lady
Mark Soper
as Michael Milton
Warren Berlinger
as Stew Percy
Brandon Maggart
as Ernie Holm
Victor Magnotta
as First Coach
Al Cerullo
as Helicopter Pilot
Ron Frazier
as Stephen
Eve Gordon
as Marge Tallworth
George Roy Hill
as Pilot (uncredited)
Director
Steve Tesich
Screenplay
Novel
Producer
Stephen A. Rotter
Editor
Miroslav Ondříček
Director of Photography
Robert Drumheller
Set Decoration
Justin Scoppa Jr.
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Bob Grimaldi
Hairstylist
Robert Laden
Makeup Artist
Robert Crawford Jr.
Patrick Kelley
Executive Producer
Marion Dougherty
Casting
Henry Bumstead
Production Design
Woods Mackintosh
Art Direction
David Shire
Music Arranger