Review of The World According to Garp (1982) by Stormy — 06 Sep 2008

This is one of the truly great comedy/dramas, it is brilliantly written and Williams is Amazing in it. Before it's time !

This review of The World According to Garp (1982) was written by Stormy on 06 Sep 2008.

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