Even though Mary Beth Hurt and Glenn Close played women from different generations, in reality they are only a year apart in age.
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The World According to Garp (1982) - 3 trivia entries
starring Glenn Close, Jessica Tandy, John Lithgow, Robin Williams (add more)
Even though Mary Beth Hurt and Glenn Close played women from different generations, in reality they are only a year apart in age.
The man who plays the part of the wrestling referee is John Irving. He wrote the book on which the movie is based.
This was Glen Close's first movie (not counting TV work).
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