What is the title of the Beatles song that serves as the theme song to the film, "The World According to Garp"?

In the film starring Robin Williams, Glenn Close, and John Lithgow, this Warner Bros.' 1982 comedy-drama film, The world According to Garp, makes one of the best uses of a Beatles song. Here, the song 'When I'm Sixty four' is used as the specific theme song for the movie's overall enticing sound track.

The song is sung by a young man to his lover, and is about his plans of growing old together with her. The theme of ageing is explicitly referenced in the song.

With the movie, it is based on the John Irving novel, and the film chronicles the life of T. S. Garp, and his mother, Jenny. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time. She then finds herself as a magnet for all manner of distressed women.

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Nancy Chisholm

Great book and good movie. That rare case where the screenwriters "got" the source material. There was one scene (airplane in house) that I didn`t remember from the novel so reread it. It was not in the book but was such a Garpian moment it should have been. Robin Williams was superb as Garp.

David Holmes

Know the song well, but have not read the book or seen the film (movie).

patrhea

Did not see the movie, but sounds like a good one. I do not recall that it was ever shown in my area. It is probably now accessible on line. Even so, I would not watch to give any credit to Glenn Close whatsoever due to her recent political stance! Some of these Hollywood stars are Satanists, and it pays not to bring a catalyst into your home. Just saying. Good q&a though.