Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter

Fact-based story of Hunter "Patch" Adams (Robin Williams), the founder of the Gesundheit Clinic, a clinic which deals with their patients with humor and pathos. The film starts with Hunter admitting h...( read more  read more... )imself as a patient in a mental ward. While there, he found he enjoyed helping the other patients and found the staff to be cold and separative from the patients. Vowing to change things, he releases himself from the hospital and headed to the Virginia Medical College. His unorthodox methods cast him up against many of the doctors and deans of the university, despite him getting some of the highest grades in his class. Recognizing that many poor people were not being treated, as a student he formed the Gesundheit Clinic to aid those who were not getting proper treatment at the hospital. However, this brought him up before the Medical Review Board for practicing without a license.

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PG-13, 109 min.

Directed by: Tom Shadyac

Release Date: December 25, 1998

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DVD Release Date: June 22, 1999

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  • September 23, 2009
    Vomit bags at the ready for this sentimental bile!
  • August 23, 2009
    Adorable movie. It was kinda sad at times, but touching.
  • February 10, 2008
    My favorite scene was where he had giant paper mache legs made so they were sprawled open in front of the building where all the visiting gynecologists were entering.
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • January 25, 2008
    Er... no.
  • November 18, 2009
    This is a true life based story on a doctor who believes that laughter is one of the best medicines for helping people get better. Stars Robin Williams as Patch. We follow this doctor on his rise and problems trying to be a doctor and helping people. Not a bad film. Was interesti...( read more)ng enough and the film also has a great supporting cast. Robin Williams gives us another great performance. Worth at least a one time watch.
  • November 3, 2009
    Muy buena. Me gusto.
  • October 29, 2009
    !Comercial or Stupid! :|
  • October 29, 2009
    1 of Robin Williams best.This movie will make you laugh & cry
  • October 10, 2009
    A medical student in the 70's that treated patients, illegally, using humor.

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It extracts tears individually by liposuction, without anesthesia! full review

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  • dnyanimo
    February 17, 2008
    this movie is the sweetest movie ever....
  • evilfairy78387
    November 22, 2007
    it is a really good movie it is so sweet and it has its sad parts but other wise it is so very good and it is also funny.
  • kolenangel
    October 3, 2007
    itz a verry nice movie....i swear....
  • janaf1
    February 27, 2007
    Im the first to comment!!!! lol good movie

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