Patch Adams overview

Patch Adams

Synopsis:

The fact-based story of an unconventional physician who attempted to heal patients with laughter, based on his own book and mixing equal doses of scatological humor and pathos. Robin Williams stars as Hunter Adams, a troubled young man who commits himself to a mental institution in the late 1960s. His experiences there convince Adams to become a doctor, and he enrolls in medical school, where he is appalled at the cold, clinical professionalism that alienates patients from their caregivers. Determined to provide emotional and spiritual relief as well as medicine, Adams clowns around for his patients, getting to know them personally.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Tom Shadyac
  • Studio: Farrell/Minoff Productions, Bungalow 78, Blue Wolf
  • Year: 1998
  • Run Time: 120 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: PG13 (for some strong language and crude humor)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Comedy Drama
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 1998 12 25 (USA)

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