Patch Adams (1998)
Patch Adams (1998)
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Robin Williams
Patch Adams
Daniel London
Truman
Monica Potter
Carin
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Mitch
Bob Gunton
Dean Walcott
Josef Sommer
Dr. Eaton
Peter Coyote
Bill Davis
Michael Jeter
Rudy
Irma P. Hall
Joletta
Frances Lee McCain
Judy
Harve Presnell
Dean Anderson
Barry Shabaka Henley
Emmet
Daniella Kuhn
Adelane
Tom Shadyac
Director
Patch Adams
Writer
James Greene
Bile
Harold Gould
Arthur Mendelson
Steve Oedekerk
Writer
Bruce Bohne
Trevor Beene
Mike Farrell
Producer
Barry Kemp
Producer
Harry Groener
Dr. Prack
Marvin Minoff
Producer
Steven Anthony Jones
Charlie
Richard Kiley
Dr. Titan
Charles Newirth
Producer
Douglas Roberts
Larry
Marc Shaiman
Composer
Ellen Albertini Dow
Aggie
Phedon Papamichael
Cinematographer
Don Zimmerman
Editor
Alan Tudyk
Everton
Ryan Hurst
Neil
Debra Zane
CastingDirector
Linda DeScenna
ProductionDesigner
Peter Siteri
Chess Man
Don West
Instructor
Greg Sestero
Jaime
Jason Aaron Baca
Patch Pirate
Ismael 'East' Carlo
Hispanic Father
Diane Amos
Older Waitress
Andy Arness
Orderly (uncredited)
Renee Rogers
Receptionist
Dot-Marie Jones
Miss Meat
Scott Hill
Visual Effects Editor
Judy L. Ruskin
Costume Design
Charles Croughwell
Stunt Coordinator
Jeff Carson
Music Supervisor
Patrick Loungway
Camera Operator
James Nedza
Art Direction
Ric McElvin
Set Decoration
Cheri Minns
Makeup Artist
Michael Hilkene
Supervising Sound Editor
Odin Benitez
Sound Effects Editor
Dean Zimmerman
Assistant Editor
Randall Guth
Sound Effects Editor
Rafael E. Sánchez
Gaffer
David Blitstein
Special Effects Coordinator
Gaston Biraben
Dialogue Editor
Jeff Atmajian
Orchestrator
Julia Frey
Visual Effects Producer
Christopher T. Welch
ADR Editor
Paul Sanchez
First Assistant Camera
Mindy Hall
Makeup Artist
Melinda Sue Gordon
Still Photographer
Hallie D'Amore
Makeup Artist
Dan O'Connell
Foley Artist
Piero Mura
Sound Effects Editor
John T. Cucci
Foley Artist
Avram D. Gold
Dialogue Editor
Guy T. Wiedmann
Visual Effects Editor
Jenny Fulle
Visual Effects Producer
Sheena Duggal
Visual Effects Supervisor
Judith A. Cory
Key Hair Stylist
Sam Richards
CG Supervisor
Kim Marks
Camera Operator
Karyn Huston
Hairstylist
Butch West
Construction Coordinator
Catherine Childers
Hairstylist
Carol DePasquale
Script Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 25, 1998
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 55m
Budget$50,000,000
Box Office$202,292,902
Filming LocationsNorth Carolina, United States
Genres
Wiki.
Patch Adams is a 1998 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Robin Williams in the lead role, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Daniel London, and Peter Coyote. Set in the late 1960s/early 1970s, it is loosely based on the life story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams and the book Gesundheit: Good Health Is a Laughing Matter by Dr. Adams and Maureen Mylander. The film received generally unfavorable reviews from critics, with criticism for the sentimentality and direction, but was a box office success and grossed $202.3 million against a $50–90 million budget.
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