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| Release Date: |
December 25, 1998 |
| Genre: |
Comedy, Drama |
| Running Time: |
115 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for strong language and crude humor. |
| Director: |
Tom Shadyac |
| Writer: |
Steve Oedekerk, Maureen Mylander (book), Hunter Doherty Adams |
| Cast: |
James Greene, Michael Jeter, Harold Gould, Richard Kiley, Dot Jones, Douglas Roberts, Peter Coyote, Jake Bowen, Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Josef Sommer, Irma P. Hall, Lee McCain, Harve Presnell, Daniella Kuhn, Robin Williams |
Hunter "Patch" Adams wanted to be a doctor; he wanted to help people. He learned of his gift in a mental hospital, where he had admitted himself. He realized that the conventional way of treating those injured, both physically and mentally, was not always the best approach; humor was. Just to laugh, to relieve and forget about the pain for just a few minutes, strengthened the patients. And so he became a student and the Read more
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Movie Review
Grade: B
Going into Patch Adams, I didn't know what to think. I had heard it was extremely funny, but it was supposed to be a drama based on true story. A true, dramatic story that's hilarious? Earlier this year, we got the comical drama The Truman Show, but it definitely wasn't based on real life events... How could a drama be a comedy at the same time, while maintaining the emotional effect dramas of this nature are supposed to have? Read the full movie review
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