Patch Adams
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- Synopsis
- The fact-based story of an unconventional physician who attempted to heal patients with laughter, based on his own book and mixing equal doses of scatological humor and pathos....
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- Director(s)
- Tom Shadyac
- Distributor(s)
- Universal
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 120 min.
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Critic Reviews
A perfect vehicle for Robin Williams. He again plays the compassionate, manic clown that has been his main character throughout his movie career. And audiences love his wild end runs. Read the full review
Shamelessly sappy and emotionally manipulative, Patch Adams is an aggressively heartwarming comedy-drama that may be roasted by critics but embraced by ticketbuyers. Read the full review
The kind of film that will work for an audience that's just interested in having an emotional experience (with a happy ending) without caring how obviously or clumsily they are manipulated. I find this sort of sledgehammer film making to be offensive, but there are those who enjoy it.Read the full review
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'Nixon Interviews' producer Marvin Minoff dies
11/13/09 Marvin Minoff, who produced the famed Richard Nixon interviews with David Frost, numerous telefilms and the 1998 film "Patch Adams," died Nov. 11 at his Los Angeles home with family and friends at his bedside. | The Hollywood Reporter -
New Web Drama 'Children's Hospital' Like 'Patch Adams' With More Sex [What To Watch At Work]
10/16/08 The Daily Show 's Rob Corddry created a new web series for TheWB.com (it lives! Online! So there, The CW) called Children's Hospital . | Defamer -
Burn, 'Patch Adams,' Burn (and Other Reflections From the Universal Studios Blaze) [Rants]
06/02/08 The once-in-a-generation inferno that conveniently cleared Universal's backlot on Sunday wasn't without its share of withering casualties; as noted here this morning , the New York street exterior, Back to the Future clock tower and the studio tour's King Kong exhibit were among the most lamentable (and well-insured) studio features to burn to the ground. | Defamer
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