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Patch Adams is an inspiring drama based on the book "Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter" by Hunter Doherty Adams with Maureen Mylander. It presents the true story of a Virginia medical student who breaks all the rules by daring to proclaim that the best medicine for patients is listening, love, compassion, laughter, and play. This exuberant and enthusiastic character, more than any other screen hero in 1998, demonstrates the spiritual practice of zeal — being aroused by life.

Release date: 25 December 1998
UPC: 025192058622

Tags: Drama (34), Comedy (24), Biography (12), 1998 (11), 1990s (10), Medical (9), Doctor (8), (6), Hospital (6), Medical School (5), Sad (5), Mental Patient (5), Romance (5), Mental Institution (4), Nurse (4), Student (4), Based On Book (4), Fur Elise (4), Character Name In Title (3)

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Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1929 movies items)

" Based on a actual story, about an actual doctor, that used laughter as therapy for his patients, named Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams. He wasn’t too thrilled about the film, and Robin Williams depiction of him, and his work. Despite negative reviews, the film made 202.3millionagainsta202.3 million against a 202.3millionagainsta50–90 million budget."

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Skyline posted a review 2 years, 5 months ago

An excellent movie.

“Robin Williams is great, as usual. The story is touching and based on true events. I don’t know why so many people hated this movie when it came out. They remind me the people who tried to stop Patch on the movie.Maybe they need a little more joy in their lives? ;) ” read more

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"28.1. 2020 Patch Adams wants to be a doctor but the "evil" doctors don't like him because they consider his methods too unorthdox. That's the main idea of the film, and it's also the only idea. Everything in "Patch Adams" is so sugar-coated, sentimental, and ridiculously black and white that it's hard to believe that it wasn't meant to be a parody. Of course, it wouldn't be a good parody either because parodies are supposed to be funny, but at least then it wouldn't be quite as pretentious. "