Patch Adams
– Meet Patch Adams, a doctor who doesn't look, act or think like any doctor you've met before. For Pat..
Meet Patch Adams, a doctor who doesn't look, act or think like any doctor you've met before. For Patch, humor is the best medicine, and he's willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh - even if it means risking his own career.
25 Dec 1998
English
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Tom Shadyac
Patch Adams (book), Maureen Mylander (book), Steve Oedekerk (screenplay)
Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Patch Adams is determined to become a medical doctor because he enjoys helping people. Unfortunately, the medical and scientific community does not appreciate his methods of healing the sick, while the actual patients, medical professors, and hospital nurses all appreciate the work *he* can do, because they are unable to do it.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.
Universal Studios