Patch Adams
PG-13 · 1998 ‧ Comedy/Drama ‧ 1h 50m
After struggling with depression in a mental hospital, Hunter "Patch" Adams (Robin Williams) decides he wants to become a doctor. He enrolls at Virginia Medical University but is disillusioned by the school's clinical perspective on patient care....
Release date: December 25, 1998 (USA)
Director: Tom Shadyac
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Based on: Gesundheit: Good Health Is a Laughing Matter; by Patch Adams and Maureen Mylander
Box office: $202 million
Edited by: Don Zimmerman
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Patch Adams is the remarkable true story about a man determined to become a medical doctor because he enjoys helping people. The medical community though do not ...
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