Patch Adams
“Laughter is contagious.”
Director
Tom Shadyac
Screenplay
Steve Oedekerk
Robin Williams plays the real-life Dr. Hunter 'Patch' Adams, a medical student who defies the rigid conventions of 1970s healthcare by treating humor and human connection as essential medicine, clashing repeatedly with an administration more concerned with clinical detachment than patient joy. Director Tom Shadyac leans into Williams's manic, big-hearted comic persona to sell the character's unconventional bedside manner, including his trademark red clown nose. The film's blend of slapstick and heartfelt tragedy proved divisive with critics, who found its sentimentality heavy-handed. Despite the mixed reviews, it became a substantial box-office hit and remains one of Williams's most widely recognized dramatic-comedy roles.
Release
Dec 25, 1998
Budget
$50M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
$202M
Cast
Robin Williams
Hunter 'Patch' Adams
Monica Potter
Carin Fisher
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Mitch Roman
Daniel London
Truman Schiff
Bob Gunton
Dean Walcott
Harve Presnell
Dean Anderson
Peter Coyote
Bill Davis
Michael Jeter
Rudy
Josef Sommer
Dr. Eaton
Irma P. Hall
Joletta
Barry Shabaka Henley
Emmet
Frances Lee McCain
Judy
Daniella Kuhn
Adelane
James Greene
Bile
Harold Gould
Arthur Mendelson
Bruce Bohne
Trevor Beene
Harry Groener
Dr. Prack
Richard Kiley
Dr. Titan
Douglas Roberts
Larry
Ellen Albertini Dow
Aggie
Alan Tudyk
Everton
Ryan Hurst
Neil
Don West
Instructor
Greg Sestero
Jaime
Ismael 'East' Carlo
Hispanic Father
Reviews
TMDB
7.3/10
★★★★★★★★★★
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