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    PG-131998 · Comedy drama · 1h 55m

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Patch_AdamsPatch Adams - Wikipedia

    Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams (born May 28, 1945) is an American physician, comedian, social activist, clown, and author. He founded the Gesundheit! He founded the Gesundheit! Institute as a not-for-profit in 1989.

  2. Dec 25, 1998 · A movie based on the true story of Hunter "Patch" Adams, a medical doctor who used humor and compassion to treat patients. Starring Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter and others, directed by Tom Shadyac.

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    • Biography, Comedy, Drama
    • Tom Shadyac
    • 1998-12-25
  3. Budget. $50–90 million [1] [2] Box office. $202 million [1] Patch Adams is a 1998 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Robin Williams (in the title role), Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Daniel London and Peter Coyote. Set in the late 1960s and early 1970s, it is loosely based on the ...

  4. www.patchadams.orgPatch Adams

    Learn about Patch Adams, a medical doctor and a clown who founded the Gesundheit Institute in 1971 to change America's healthcare system. Explore their vision of health as a social and environmental issue, and their programs and events in West Virginia.

  5. Dec 3, 2023 · Learn about the real Patch Adams, a medical doctor who founded the Gesundheit! Institute and advocated for a holistic and compassionate approach to healthcare. Discover how his methods challenged the conventional medical model and inspired clown care, and why he criticized the movie based on his life.

  6. Patch Adams. Maverick medical student Robin Williams uses laughter to develop a personal connection with his patients. 8,951 IMDb 6.8 1 h 55 min 1998. X-Ray PG-13

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  8. Dec 25, 1998 · Roger Ebert pans the movie "Patch Adams" as shameless, cruel and formulaic. He criticizes its portrayal of a real doctor who used humor to treat patients, and its use of a courtroom scene and a dying woman.

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