Overview
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.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorGeorge Roy Hill
WriterSteve Tesich
Cast
Robin Williams
T.S. Garp
Mary Beth Hurt
Helen Holm
Glenn Close
Jenny Fields
John Lithgow
Roberta Muldoon
Hume Cronyn
Mr. Fields
Jessica Tandy
Mrs. Fields
Swoosie Kurtz
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Brenda Currin
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Peter Michael Goetz
John Wolfe
Jenny Wright
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John Irving
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Amanda Plummer
Ellen James
Bette Henritze
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Katherine Borowitz
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Kate McGregor-Stewart
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Mark Soper
Michael Milton
Warren Berlinger
Stew Percy
Brandon Maggart
Ernie Holm
Victor Magnotta
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Keywords
based on novel or bookpregnancywrestlingwrestlerchildlessnesspaternitylovewritertypewriterreflectivegay themehomosexualitywistfulcomplicatedvibrant
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Budget
$17M
Revenue
$30M
TMDb Votes
378
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026