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Release Date
• USA: Dec 25, 1998
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jun 22, 1999
• R2: 8 Sep 2003
Budget $50,000,000
Official Website:
Patch Adams Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for some strong language and crude humor.
Running Time
1 hour, 55 minutes
Country USA
Studio Blue Wolf, Bungalow 78, Farrell/Minoff Productions
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Other Titles
• Patch Adams (1998)
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Genre: Drama, Comedy, True Story, Doctor, Mental Institution, Biography
Tagline: Laughter is contagious.
Plot: Tom Shadyac's (ACE VENTURA) film tells the true story of Hunter "Patch" Adams (Robin Williams), an aspiring doctor in the 1970's who attempted to treat his patients with a medicine that modern science had totally disregarded: humor. After a stint in a mental hospital where he discovers his need to help others, a young Patch enters medical school. There he develops his own methods of reaching patients as an antidote to the the pomposity he witnesses in his instructors and fellow students. While his patients and fellow staff members appreciate his approach, the powers-that-be frown upon his "unschooled" methods and attempt to prevent him from practicing. Philip Seymour Hoffman (MAGNOLIA) and Monica Potter (ALONG CAME A SPIDER) co-star in this crowd pleaser based on a book by Adams.
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| Directed by |
Tom Shadyac
Bruce Almighty, Liar Liar, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective |
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| Music By |
Marc Shaiman
Team America: World Police, A Few Good Men, When Harry Met Sally... |
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