Patch Adams

About Patch Adams

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.

Patch Adams is a 1998 comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac. Released in December 1998, it runs 115 minutes.

Its themes are nurse, based on real person, psychiatric hospital, and determination. The film began as a novel.

Robin Williams stars as Patch Adams, Daniel London as Truman, Monica Potter as Carin, and Philip Seymour Hoffman as Mitch. The screenplay is by Steve Oedekerk.

Girl, Interrupted, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and The Butler make useful companions to Patch Adams, all filed under 1960s and medical drama. TMDB voters put it at 7.3 out of 10 across 3,543 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.