Patch Adams (1998)
Laughter is contagious.
115 min
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.
- Release date
- October 21, 1998
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $50,000,000
- Box office
- $202,292,902
Trailer
Cast
- Robin Williams as Patch Adams
- Daniel London as Truman
- Monica Potter as Carin
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Mitch
- Bob Gunton as Dean Walcott
- Josef Sommer as Dr. Eaton
- Irma P. Hall as Joletta
- Frances Lee McCain as Judy
- Harve Presnell as Dean Anderson
- Daniella Kuhn as Adelane
Crew
- Tom Shadyac · Director
- Patch Adams · Writer
- Maureen Mylander · Writer
- Steve Oedekerk · Writer
- Mike Farrell · Producer
- Barry Kemp · Producer
- Marvin Minoff · Producer
- Charles Newirth · Producer
- Marc Shaiman · Composer
- Phedon Papamichael · Cinematographer
- Don Zimmerman · Editor
- Debra Zane · Casting director
- Linda DeScenna · Production designer