Continuity mistake: As Garp is being placed aboard the helicopter, the rotor motor can be heard spinning, but there is no downdraft affecting the people in the scene.
The World According to Garp (1982)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: George Roy Hill
Starring: Robin Williams, Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Jessica Tandy, Mary Beth Hurt
Pooh shoots and kills Garp.
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Trivia: The man who plays the part of the wrestling referee is John Irving. He wrote the book on which the movie is based.
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Answer: The book makes it pretty obvious that there are a number of factors: 1) She caught Garp and her sister in the middle of things. 2) Garp hurt her dog. 3) She actually hated him from the start and it just got worse.