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About
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.
Theatrical
Dec 25, 1998
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 17, 2001
Box Office
$202.3M
Budget
$50.0M
Return
4.0x
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, Bungalow 78 Productions, Blue Wolf, Farrell/Minoff
Cast
Full credits →R
Robin Williams
Patch Adams
D
Daniel London
Truman
M
Monica Potter
Carin
P
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Mitch
B
Bob Gunton
Dean Walcott
J
Josef Sommer
Dr. Eaton
I
Irma P. Hall
Joletta
F
Frances Lee McCain
Judy
H
Harve Presnell
Dean Anderson
D
Daniella Kuhn
Adelane
P
Peter Coyote
Bill Davis
J
James Greene
Bile
M
Michael Jeter
Rudy
H
Harold Gould
Arthur Mendelson
B
Bruce Bohne
Trevor Beene
H
Harry Groener
Dr. Prack
B
Barry Shabaka Henley
Emmet
S
Steven Anthony Jones
Charlie
R
Richard Kiley
Dr. Titan
D
Douglas Roberts
Larry
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Laughter is contagious.
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Inspired by Real-Life Events
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Based On A True Story.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
