Patch Adams

Release Date:

Dec 25, 1998

MPAA Rating:

PG-13

Running Time:

1:55

Genre:

Comedy Drama

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Cast:

Robin Williams	Hunter ``Patch'' Adams
Daniel London	Truman Schiff
Monica Potter	Corrine Fisher
Philip Seymour Hoffman	Mitch Roman
Bob Gunton	Dean Walcott
Josef Sommer	Dr. Eaton
Irma P. Hall	Joletta
Frances Lee McCain	Judy
Harve Presnell	Dean J.P. Anderson
Daniella Kuhn	Adelane
Jake Bowen	Bryan
Peter Coyote	Bill Davis
James Greene	Bile
Michael Jeter	Rudy
Harold Gould	Arthur Mendelson
Richard Kiley	Dr. Titan
Douglas Roberts	Larry Silver

Producers:

Mike Farrell , Barry Kemp , Marvin Minoff , Charles Newirth , Tom Shadyac , Marsha Garces Williams

Language:

English

Related Programs:

Awakenings

Mr. Holland's Opus

Music of the Heart

Music Within

After struggling with depression in a mental hospital, Hunter ''Patch'' Adams 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. With the aid of a wealthy friend, Adams opens his own medical clinic for those without insurance. He forms a deep bond with fellow medical student Carin Fisher before a tragedy causes Adams to re-evaluate his approach.

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