Patch Adams (1998)
Biography, Comedy, Drama.
Patch Adams is biographical comedy-drama film directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Daniel London, and Peter Coyote. Set in the late 1960s/early 1970s, it is based on the life story of Dr. Hunter “Patch” Adams and the book Gesundheit: Good Health Is a Laughing Matter by Dr. Adams and Maureen Mylander.
After struggling with depression in a mental hospital, Hunter “Patch” Adams (Robin Williams) decides he wants to become a doctor. He enrolls at Virginia Medical University but is disillusioned by the school’s clinical perspective on patient care. With the aid of a wealthy friend, Adams opens his own medical clinic for those without insurance. He forms a deep bond with fellow medical student Carin Fisher (Monica Potter) before a tragedy causes Adams to re-evaluate his approach.
Director: Tom Shadyac
Writers: Patch Adams (book), Maureen Mylander (book), Steve Oedekerk
Stars: Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Josef Sommer, Irma P. Hall
►Cast:
Robin Williams | ► | Patch Adams |
Daniel London | ► | Truman |
Monica Potter | ► | Carin |
Philip Seymour Hoffman | ► | Mitch |
Bob Gunton | ► | Dean Walcott |
Josef Sommer | ► | Dr. Eaton |
Irma P. Hall | ► | Joletta |
Frances Lee McCain | ► | Judy |
Harve Presnell | ► | Dean Anderson |
Daniella Kuhn | ► | Adelane |
Peter Coyote | ► | Bill Davis |
James Greene | ► | Bile |
Michael Jeter | ► | Rudy |
Harold Gould | ► | Arthur Mendelson |
Bruce Bohne | ► | Trevor Beene |
Harry Groener | ► | Dr. Prack |
Barry Shabaka Henley | ► | Emmet |
Steven Anthony Jones | ► | Charlie |
Richard Kiley | ► | Dr. Titan |
Douglas Roberts | ► | Larry |
Ellen Albertini Dow | ► | Aggie |
Alan Tudyk | ► | Everton |
Ryan Hurst | ► | Neil |
Peter Siteri | ► | Chess Man |
Don West | ► | Instructor |
Domenique Lozano | ► | Passerby |
Ralph Peduto | ► | Organizer |
Ken Hoffman | ► | Big Texan |
Roy Conrad | ► | E.R. Doctor |
Jay Jacobus | ► | Jack Walton |
Dot-Marie Jones | ► | Miss Meat |
Geoff Fiorito | ► | 3rd Year Student |
Samuel Sheng | ► | 3rd Year Student |
Kathleen Stefano | ► | Margery |
Piers Mackenzie | ► | Dr. Hashman |
Alex Gonzalez | ► | Hispanic Boy |
Ismael ‘East’ Carlo | ► | Hispanic Father |
Jake Bowen | ► | Bryan |
Cameron Brooke Stanley | ► | Children’s Ward Patient |
Jamieson Downes | ► | Children’s Ward Patient |
Jena Marie Thomas | ► | Children’s Ward Patient |
Wesley G. Haines | ► | Children’s Ward Patient |
Aaron Alexander | ► | Children’s Ward Patient |
Amadeius Cheadle | ► | Children’s Ward Patient |
David Cooper | ► | Children’s Ward Patient |
Peter Idiart | ► | Children’s Ward Patient |
Tim Johnson | ► | Children’s Ward Patient |
Kate Keith | ► | Children’s Ward Patient |
Alberto Rocha | ► | Children’s Ward Patient |
Domonique Tate | ► | Children’s Ward Patient |
Joseph Trefry | ► | Children’s Ward Patient |
Richard Silberg | ► | Psych Patient |
William Joseph Scharff | ► | Psych Patient |
James Anthony Cotton | ► | Psych Patient |
Michael X. Sommers | ► | Psych Patient |
Howard Allison Williams | ► | Psych Patient |
David Fine | ► | Psych Patient |
James Carraway | ► | Psych Patient |
J. Stephen Coyle | ► | Psych Patient |
Wanda McCaddon | ► | Woman in Lobby |
Wanda Christine | ► | Nurse Klegg |
Lorri Holt | ► | Pediatric Nurse |
Stephanie Smith | ► | Laughing Nurse |
Mary DeLorenzo | ► | Nurse |
Vivis Colombetti | ► | Hysterical Woman |
Donna Kimball | ► | Waitress |
Norman Alden | ► | Truck Driver |
Lydell M. Cheshier | ► | Younger Man |
Diane Amos | ► | Older Waitress |
Sonya Eddy | ► | Older Waitress |
Kelvin Han Yee | ► | Orderly |
Doreen Foo Croft | ► | Asian Woman |
Bill Roberson | ► | Fred Jarvis |
Randy Oglesby | ► | Pinstriped Man |
Vilma Vitanva | ► | Maria |
Bonnie Johnson | ► | Walcott’s Secretary |
Helen Tourtillott | ► | Feeble Woman |
Christine Pineda | ► | Hispanic Girl |
Karen Ann Pavlick | ► | Mrs. Davis |
James Allen | ► | Ed |
Katherine Fitzhugh | ► | Mrs. O’Bannon |
Kyle Timothy Smith | ► | Davis Son |
Jonathan Holder | ► | Davis Son |
Renee Rogers | ► | Receptionist |
Shannon Orrock | ► | Receptionist |
Don Rizzo | ► | Minister |
George Lee | ► | Boardroom Doctor |
Dan Hannafin | ► | Boardroom Doctor |
Roger W. Durrett | ► | Boardroom Doctor |
Richard C. Adkins | ► | Gynecologist |
Ralph David Westfall | ► | Gynecologist |
Bob Feaster | ► | Gynecologist |
Thom McIntyre | ► | Gynecologist |
Alfred Salley | ► | Gynecologist |
Michael Stanton Kennedy | ► | Gynecologist |
David Acuff | ► | Dr. Anderson |
Andy Arness | ► | Orderly |
David Babich | ► | Medical Student |
Jason Aaron Baca | ► | Patch Pirate |
Rick Camp | ► | Funeral Mourner |