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Patch Adams (1998) -- A medical student in the 70's that treated patients, illegally, using humor.

Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   27,886 votes
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Director:
Tom Shadyac
Writers (WGA):
Patch Adams (book) and
Maureen Mylander (book) ...
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Release Date:
25 December 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Based On A True Story. more
Plot:
A medical student in the 70's that treated patients, illegally, using humor. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 6 nominations more
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(39 articles)
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User Comments:
Touched my heart more

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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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some strong language and crude humor.
Runtime:
115 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Company:
Blue Wolf more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Richard Kiley's final film. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The Pablo Neruda poem used in the film (set in the early-to-mid-'70s) was not translated into English until 1986. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Hunter Patch Adams: All of life is a coming home. Salesmen, secretaries, coal miners, beekeepers, sword swallowers, all of us. All the restless hearts of the world, all trying to find a way home. It's hard to describe what I felt like then. Picture yourself walking for days in the driving snow; you don't even know you're walking in circles. The heaviness of your legs in the drifts, your shouts disappearing into the wind. How small you can feel, and how far away home can be.
Hunter Patch Adams: Home. The dictionary defines it as both a place of origin and a goal or destination. And the storm? The storm was all in my mind. Or as the poet Dante put it: In the middle of the journey of my life, I found myself in a dark wood, for I had lost the right path. Eventually I would find the right path, but in the most unlikely place.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "House M.D.: Ugly (#4.7)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
People Got to Be Free more

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33 out of 41 people found the following comment useful:-
Touched my heart, 17 March 2005
10/10
Author: Vampera66 from United States

The first time I watched this movie, it was truly wonderful and has been every time I've watched it since. "Patch Adams" delivers a powerful message of how to just be silly and break the rules when it's in the best interest of everyone around. He knew in his heart that all the patients needed to laugh. Laughter is after all the best medicine anyone could ask for. But Patch knew how to be serious and when to be. How he treated all the other students, faculty, nurses, and patients truly inspired more than just me, but many people I know. His way of life is one that I recommend for anyone.

Robin Williams give a 5-star performance in Patch Adams. He is a genius in creativity and comedy, but knows how to bring every aspect of a person's life out on the screen. I know that he is just playing the role, but he wraps you entirely into a movie and makes it seem like he is the man.

I recommend this movie to all...young and old. It's a winner forever in my heart.

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