FeaturesMaking of Documentary: The Medicinal Value of Laughter\Deleted Scenes\Outtakes\Storyboard and Final Feature Comparison\Feature Commentary with Director Tom Shadyac\Photograph Montage\Theatrical Trailer, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
GenreGeneral, Comedy
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate12A/12
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ComposerMarc Shaiman
Additional InformationTom Shadyac's (ACE VENTURA) film tells the true story of Hunter "Patch" Adams (Robin Williams), an aspiring doctor in the 1970s who attempted to treat his patients with a medicine that modern science had totally disregarded: humor. After a stint in a mental hospital where he discovers his need to help others, a young Patch enters medical school. There he develops his own methods of reaching patients as an antidote to the the pomposity he witnesses in his instructors and fellow students. While his patients and fellow staff members appreciate his approach, the powers-that-be frown upon his "unschooled" methods and attempt to prevent him from practicing. Philip Seymour Hoffman (MAGNOLIA) and Monica Potter (ALONG CAME A SPIDER) co-star in this crowd pleaser based on a book by Adams.
ScreenwriterSteve Oedekerk
Dubbing LanguagesGerman\French\Japanese
Sound sourceDolby Digital
EditorDon Zimmerman
Movie/TV TitlePatch Adams
Director of PhotographyPhedon Papamichael
Consumer AdviceContains frequent moderate language and sexual references.