The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.
Title | Patch Adams |
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Year | 1998 |
Genre | Comedy, Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Universal Pictures, Bungalow 78 Productions, Blue Wolf, Farrell/Minoff |
Cast | Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Daniel London, Bob Gunton, Harve Presnell |
Crew | Tom Shadyac (Director), Patch Adams (Novel), Steve Oedekerk (Screenplay), Mike Farrell (Producer), Barry Kemp (Producer), Marvin Minoff (Producer) |
Keyword | based on novel or book, nurse, 1970s, based on true story, psychiatric hospital, hospital, doctor, suicidal thoughts, medical school, determination, medical drama, based on real person, ford falcon, cancer patient, year 1971, year 1969 |
Release | Dec 25, 1998 |
Runtime | 115 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.31 / 10 by 3,175 users |
Popularity | 30 |
Budget | 50,000,000 |
Revenue | 202,292,902 |
Language | English |