Patch Adams (1998)

Synopsis: 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.... 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. [More]

Starring: Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton

Starring: Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Peter Coyote

Director: Tom Shadyac

Director: Tom Shadyac
Screenwriter: Steve Oedekerk
Producer: Barry Kemp, Mike Farrell, Marvin Minoff, Charles J. Newirth
Composer: Marc Shaiman

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