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Patch Adams

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This was an excellent and moving film. Our family watches it to remind us of why we are working in a health care system. Though the system may be broke, the people working in it can make all the difference. Uplifting and well written.

Robin Williams is his zany, crazy self in the 1998 movie Patch Adams. The movie is based on the life of Hunter "Patch" Adams and the book Gesundheit. Patch Adams played by Robert Williams is a medical student at Virginia Medical University where he takes an unconventional approach to medicine. Patch Adams shows us that humor is really the best medicine. Robin Williams and co stars Daniel London, and Monica Potter all give wonderful performances in Patch Adams. This is absolutely a must see Movie for both young and old! For those curious to know the poem that Patch recites to Corinne (Played by Monica Potter) throughout the movie is entitled "I Do Not Love You" and was written by Pablo Neruda a Chilean poet, and diplomat, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.

I know it is a good movie cause I have seen it before but the movie has not yet arrived.

The story of a man who uses laughter to heal people.Hunter Adams,played
by Robin Williams,goes through dark period in his life(acquiring the
nickname "Patch" along the way) and emerges with a new outlook on
life.he goes to medical school and becomes a doctor,bucking the system
along the way,and butting heads with one of the Deans.the reason:Patch
believes that laughter is truly the best medicine.as a result he
delivers his own brand of medicine to the patients.along the way he
makes some friends and teaches them the value of laughter.the movie
also has dark side,and is very heart wrenching at times.but he message
that laughter is the best medicine comes through strongly.(maybe a bit
too strongly)it is a bit maudlin and overly inspirational at times,with
some very cheesy scenes and it may not be completely realistic,but it
has its heart in the right place. 4/5

i thought this was a great movie, i read a review bashing the film, and i think its perfect for the movie, the fact that someone can walk away from a true uplifting story, and have nothing but negativity, makes me feel sorry for them, but also sad that there are people like that in the world, with nothing better to do than spew hate

The always delightful robin williams once again delivers a heartwarming performance in patch adams, a movie based on the actual real life character named Patch Adams who also wrote a novel about his experience. This is a great movie by good director tom shadyac and includes a great cast including williams and philip seymour hoffman as patch's friend mitch.

Williams stars as patch adams a guy who comes to work for a hospital with several patients who are either very ill or whose doctors have done little to improve their condition. adams though, knows that the way to improve their patients is not through medicine but through goodness and happiness. in adams case, he brings laughter and joy using an unusual brand of humor.

In several instances, adams dresses and acts like a clown complete with a red nose. He entertains the dying patients in the hospital with his gentle heart and breathes new life and hope into them.

''You treat a disease, you win or lose, you treat a patient, i'll guarantee you ll win'' that great lines is Adams philosophy toward treating patients.

He sees that one of the main reasons the doctors have failed in improving their patients conditions is because several of the doctors are cold-blooded and unfeeling. The doctors fail to get know their patients intimately and fail most of all to make their patients happy. several of william's colleagues a guy named mitch and a girl name annie are skeptical at first, but after witnessing the improvement in the patients, they see that adams is just what the doctor ordered.

However, not all the people in the hospital is happy with adams. The main boss of the hospital (obviously jealous with adams amazing ability to relate and bring joy the patients) wants adams to quit or be fired from the hospital. i liked this movie very much not only because of williams performance but because of the message. in today's age with greedy HMO's, high medical costs and unfeeling customers service, todays patients don't really get the high quality medical care. Many doctors are rude and impatient with the patients, Nurses fail to get there patients personally and so forth.

Of course not all Doctors and Hospitals are cold-blooded are bad, but it would stupid to say that all of them are good, because they are not. If you turn on the news, there's always a news segment chronicle the bad service of a hospital or doctor, or a lawsuit against both.

So the movie is very fact based. It's actually based on the 1970's real life events of Hunter ''Patch'' Adams (Robin Williams), who founded the Gesundheit Clinic.
Williams does his usual great heartwarming , comedic performance that only he can do. This is a very great film. If you work in the medical profession, you'll probably learn alot.

If you're a Williams fan, you'll love it.

This movie emphasizes a known fact that humor is better than any medicine. Personally, I had my own Shaman named Jeff Rollins who played a big part in my recovery from elbow surgery four years ago as he kept me laughing and gave friendly encouragement. We all need someone like Jeff Rollins or Patch Adams.

Robin Williams was at his peak when he made this film; he was brilliant as a therapist with cancer patients and other terminally ill adults and children.

A couple years ago in downtown Knoxville, I quite by chance encountered a person out on the street (actually coming out of a coffee shop) dressed as a clown with a big, red nose. I asked, "Are you Patch Adams?" and was given a business card with a sketch of 'Poppy' on which he was quoted in 2000, "A smile from the heart is the essence of the universal language and shows our love of people."

It turns out his name is Wes Flener, a respiratory therapist from LaGrange, KY, here to entertain at a seminar at a local hospital. When I suggested that he visit the patients over at Children's Hospital across the street from his local destination, he presented me with a card "Good for One Laugh."

This movie follows the daily interaction between Patch, his associates, and the patients who need his help. Allowing the mentally challenged and disturbed Larry to join the mountain retreat as a resident was a monumental mistake.

PATCH ADAMS is an unforgettable story based on truth.

The movie proves that laughter is still the best medicine to cure one's loneliness and despair and Dr. Hunter Patch Adams is one of the few people who are agents of spreading cheers and hope to people. Patch Adams is no ordinary guy that you could meet everyday, he is one of the rarest person you can encounter. A person who never run out of cheers and good tidings to patients. Bringing hope to them and the unique cure of laughter to ease one's pain for the meantime. A person who's human spirit never give up to achieve his dream of becoming a doctor, and yes, a doctor of his own right.

This film will inspire, bring you joy and even, it could make you cry. A perfect blend of drama and sense of humor which you can find in this one fantastic movie. The script was well-written and very balance in terms of wit and sensibility.

I commended Robin Williams who played the inspiring life of Dr. Patch Adams. His role as Dr. Adams is absolutely fantastic and his performance is incredibly superb! he truly justified the character he played as Dr. Adams...flambuoyant, compassionate and free-spirited person. You will see a different Williams in this unique character.

This is one of the best movies I have ever seen. Not only it is funny, but also very inspiring.
I am studying medicine and I see myself in Patch Adams. It always tears me apart when I here that we are supposed to behave like heartless machines. Patients sometimes need a friend more than a doctor. "We must learn to treat the patient as well as the disease"; "Our job is improving the quality of life, not just delaying death" are some of the ideas I had already thought about before watching this.
And relax all of you: the fact that a doctor is much friendlier than usual doesn't necessarily mean he is less competent.

Sadly, I cannot give this movie a low enough rating. I saw it in the theatre and paid full price and still regret it to this day. Robin Williams, rather than being funny, is more creepy than anything else, and I found the whole production rather disturbing.
Unlike others, I was not so displeased with the whole "buck the establishment" preachiness of the film, but the fact that when Robin plays a serious/funny charater, it makes me feel dirty. The movie WAS preachy, and while I agree that bedside manner is of importance in the medical profession, I don't think I really want a doctor who floats around the hospital wearing a clown nose and playing with a bedpan. I'll pass thank you very much.
Furthermore, I dislike the fact that any "serious" doctor was protrayed as being unethical and uncaring. What a load of hooey.
I cannot give this movie a low enough rating, sadly. Avoid it like the plague!

A final note, what is the deal with Robin Williams these days? The last movie I saw him in that I actually thought he did a good job in was death to smoochy. Why does Robin Williams only choose roles where he can be preachy and self-righteous? It creeps me out. YUCK!