Director: Tom Shadyac

Writer: Steve Oedekerk

Based on a book: Gesundheit: Good Health Is a Laughing Matter by Patch Adams with Maureen Mylander

Music by: Marc Shaiman

Producers: Barry Kemp; Mike Farrell; Marvin Minoff; Charles Newirth

Keywords: Drama, Comedy, Biography

Patch Adams enrolls in medical school in the 1970s, entertaining his patients in the belief that laughter is the best medicine. Adams romances another student; he opens an alternative free clinic. Purportedly based on the life of Hunter "Patch" Adams. The film is exactly what you expect it will be; many will find it uncomfortable to watch. Received an Oscar nomination for Best Comedy Score.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Norman Alden	Actor	13-Sep-1924	27-Jul-2012	Character actor
Peter Coyote	Actor	10-Oct-1942		Dennis Ryland on The 4400
Ellen Albertini Dow	Actor	16-Nov-1918	4-May-2015	Rapping Granny in The Wedding Singer
Harold Gould	Actor	10-Dec-1923	11-Sep-2010	Martin Morganstern on Rhoda
Bob Gunton	Actor	15-Nov-1945		The Shawshank Redemption
Irma P. Hall	Actor	3-Jun-1935		Soul Food
Barry Shabaka Henley	Actor	15-Sep-1954		Collateral
Philip Seymour Hoffman	Actor	23-Jul-1967	2-Feb-2014	Capote
Ryan Hurst	Actor	19-Jun-1976		Remember the Titans
Michael Jeter	Actor	26-Aug-1952	30-Mar-2003	Evening Shade
Dot Jones	Actor	4-Jan-1964		Shannon Beiste on Glee
Richard Kiley	Actor	31-Mar-1922	5-Mar-1999	Man of La Mancha
Monica Potter	Actor	30-Jun-1971		Lori Colson on Boston Legal
Harve Presnell	Actor	14-Sep-1933	30-Jun-2009	When the Boys Meet the Girls
Alan Tudyk	Actor	16-Mar-1971		Hoban Washburne on Firefly
Robin Williams	Comic	21-Jul-1951	11-Aug-2014	Mork from Ork

CAST

Robin Williams	...   Patch Adams
Monica Potter	...   Carin
Daniel London	...   Truman
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...   Mitch
Bob Gunton	...   Dean Walcott
Irma P. Hall	...   Joletta
Josef Sommer	...   Dr. Eaton
Peter Coyote	...   Bill Davis
Michael Jeter	...   Rudy
Harve Presnell	...   Dean Anderson
Richard Kiley	...   Dr. Titan
Harold Gould	...   Arthur Mendelson
James Greene	...   Bile
Frances Lee McCain	...   Judy
Daniella Kuhn	...   Adelane
Bruce Bohne	...   Trevor Beene
Harry Groener	...   Dr. Prack
Barry Shabaka Henley	...   Emmet
Steven Anthony Jones	...   Charlie
Douglas Roberts	...   Larry
Ellen Albertini Dow	...   Aggie
Alan Tudyk	...   Everton
Ryan Hurst	...   Neil
Peter Siteri	...   Chess Man
Don West	...   Instructor
Domenique Lozano	...   Passerby
Ralph Peduto	...   Organizer
Ken Hoffman	...   Big Texan
Roy Conrad	...   ER Doctor
Jay Jacobus	...   Jack Walton
Dot Jones	...   Miss Meat
Geoff Fiorito	...   3rd Year Student
Samuel Sheng	...   3rd Year Student
Kathleen Stefano	...   Margery
Piers Mackenzie	...   Dr. Hashman
Alex Gonzalez	...   Hispanic Boy
Ismael "East" Carlo	...   Hispanic Father
Jake Bowen	...   Bryan
Children's Ward Patients
Cameron Brooke Stanley	...   Children's Ward Patient
Jamieson G. Downes	...   Children's Ward Patient
Jena Marie Thomas	...   Children's Ward Patient
Wesley G. Haines	...   Children's Ward Patient
Aaron Alexander	...   Children's Ward Patient
Amadeius Cheadle	...   Children's Ward Patient
David Cooper	...   Children's Ward Patient
Peter Idiart	...   Children's Ward Patient
Tim Johnson	...   Children's Ward Patient
Kate Keith	...   Children's Ward Patient
Alberto Rocha	...   Children's Ward Patient
Domonique Tate	...   Children's Ward Patient
Joseph Trefry	...   Children's Ward Patient
Psych Patients
Richard J. Silberg	...   Psych Patient
William Joseph Scharff	...   Psych Patient
James Anthony Cotton	...   Psych Patient
Michael Rae Sommers	...   Psych Patient
Howard Allison Williams	...   Psych Patient
David Fine	...   Psych Patient
James Carraway	...   Psych Patient
J. Stephen Coyle	...   Psych Patient
Wanda McCaddon	...   Woman in Lobby
Wanda Christine	...   Nurse Klegg
Lorri Holt	...   Pediatric Nurse
Stephanie Smith	...   Laughing Nurse
Mary DeLorenzo	...   Nurse
Vivis	...   Hysterical Woman
Donna Kimball	...   Waitress
Norman Alden	...   Truck Driver
Lydell M. Cheshier	...   Younger Man
Diane Amos	...   Older Waitress
Sonya Eddy	...   Older Waitress
Kelvin Yee	...   Orderly
Doreen Chou Croft	...   Asian Woman
Bill Roberson	...   Fred Jarvis
Randy Oglesby	...   Pinstriped Man
Vilma Vitanza	...   Maria
Bonnie Johnson	...   Walcott's Secretary
Helen Tourtillott	...   Feeble Woman
Christine Pineda	...   Hispanic Girl
Karen Michel	...   Mrs. Davis
James Allen	...   Ed
Katherine A. Fitzhugh	...   Mrs. O'Bannon
Kyle Timothy Smith	...   Davis Son
Jonathan Holder	...   Davis Son
Renee Rogers	...   Receptionist
Shanón Orrock	...   Receptionist
Don Rizzo	...   Minister
George Lee Masters	...   Boardroom Doctor
Daniel P. Hannafin	...   Boardroom Doctor
Roger W. Durrett	...   Boardroom Doctor
Gynecologists
Richard C. Adkins	...   Gynecologist
Ralph David Westfall	...   Gynecologist
Bob Feaster	...   Gynecologist
Thom McIntyre	...   Gynecologist
Alfred Salley	...   Gynecologist
Michael Kennedy	...   Gynecologist

REVIEWS

Review by anonymous (posted on 25-Mar-2005)

I've seen Patch Adams a few times. It is rare that I will watch a movie over again, but this one merits it. I think this is one of Robin Williams finest works.

He displays empathy in a dramtic, but still comic way. The movie is good for anyone going into the helping profession. He portrays some one with a mental diagnosis who can still offer a great deal to society.

Their are many people who can heal from mental illness and learn from their experiences.

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