Mad for the Movies: Comedians' First Dramatic Roles - The World According to Garp

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Entertainment & Culture, Movies

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
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For the month of July, we will be watching comedians Will Ferrell, Robin Williams, and Jim Carrey starring in their first dramatic roles.

On this night, we will be watching Robin Williams' first dramatic role in George Roy Hill's 1982 film "The World According to Garp" also starring Mary Beth Hurt and Glenn Close.  It is rated R.

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.

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