Movie
Patch Adams
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1998-12-25
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, Bungalow 78 Productions, Blue Wolf, Farrell/Minoff
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robin Williams as Hunter 'Patch' Adams
- Monica Potter as Carin Fisher
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Mitch Roman
- Daniel London as Truman Schiff
- Bob Gunton as Dean Walcott
- Harve Presnell as Dean Anderson
- Peter Coyote as Bill Davis
- Michael Jeter as Rudy
- Josef Sommer as Dr. Eaton
- Irma P. Hall as Joletta
- Barry Shabaka Henley as Emmet
- Frances Lee McCain as Judy
Crew
- Tom Shadyac - Director
- Steve Oedekerk - Screenplay
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