Patch Adams (1998)

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115 min - Biography | Comedy | Drama - 25 December 1998 (USA)

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Ratings: 6.3/10 from 41,895 users Metascore: 25/100
Reviews: 344 user | 103 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com

A medical student in the 70's treats patients, illegally, using humor.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Robin Williams	...	Patch Adams
	Daniel London	...	Truman
	Monica Potter	...	Carin
	Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Mitch
	Bob Gunton	...	Dean Walcott
	Josef Sommer	...	Dr. Eaton
	Irma P. Hall	...	Joletta
	Frances Lee McCain	...	Judy
	Harve Presnell	...	Dean Anderson
	Daniella Kuhn	...	Adelane
	Peter Coyote	...	Bill Davis
	James Greene	...	Bile
	Michael Jeter	...	Rudy
	Harold Gould	...	Arthur Mendelson
	Bruce Bohne	...	Trevor Beene

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Storyline

Patch Adams is determined to become a medical doctor because he enjoys helping people. Unfortunately, the medical and scientific community does not appreciate his methods of healing the sick, while the actual patients, medical professors, and hospital nurses all appreciate the work *he* can do, because they are unable to do it. Written by Ari Herzog <ari@ici.net>

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Biography | Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some strong language and crude humor See all certifications »

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USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 1998 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Docteur Patch See more »

Filming Locations:

Asheville, North Carolina, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$25,262,280 (USA) (27 December 1998) (2712 Screens)

Gross:

$135,014,968 (USA) (30 May 1999)

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Blue Wolf, Bungalow 78 Productions, Farrell/Minoff See more »

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Runtime:

115 min

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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Color

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2.35 : 1

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Trivia

The poem that Patch reads to Corinne is an English translation of "Sonnet XVII" by Pablo Neruda. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: At the Gesundheit Institute, one of the patients is watching the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup. But the audio track doesn't match the portion of the film shown on the television screen. See more »

Quotes

Hunter Patch Adams: Sir, I want to be a doctor will all my heart.
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Referenced in "30 Rock: Flu Shot (#3.8)" (2009) See more »

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"Oh Suzanna"
From the film Duck Soup
Written by Stephen Foster
Arranged and adapted by Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar See more »

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