Patch Adams

Summary: <p><strong><em>Patch Adams</em></strong> is a 1998 American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_film">biographical</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy-drama">comedy-drama</a> film directed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Shadyac">Tom Shadyac</a> and starring <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Williams">Robin Williams</a> in the lead role, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Potter">Monica Potter</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Seymour_Hoffman">Philip Seymour Hoffman</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gunton">Bob Gunton</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_London">Daniel London</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Coyote">Peter Coyote</a>. Set in the late 1960s/early 1970s, it is loosely based on the life story of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_Adams">Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams</a> and the book <em>Gesundheit: Good Health Is a Laughing Matter</em> by Dr. Adams and Maureen Mylander. The film received generally unfavorable reviews from critics, with criticism for the sentimentality and direction, but was a box office success and grossed $202.3 million against a $50–90 million budget.</p><p><a href="https://retrolatefee.com/">Website</a></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/RetroLatefee?fan_landing=true">Patreon</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/retro_latefee">Twitter</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1497166063881358">Facebook</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/massivelatefee/">Instagram</a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/retrolatefeepod/">Retro Latefee Podcast (@retrolatefeepod) • Instagram photos and videos</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@massivelatefee?lang=en">TikT</a>ok</p> <strong> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/RetroLatefee" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a> </strong>