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Patch Adams | Year: 1998 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Tom Shadyac Actors/Actresses: - Monica Potter - Peter Coyote - Robin Williams Don't Put Down this Movie!!!! How can any of you say that this movie was bad? It was heartfelt, loving... maybe not "real", but are any of Robin Williams's movies "real"? Take Dead Poets Society, for instance. What teacher would ever do the things that RW's Mr. Keating did, all to teach his students poetry? Or in Mrs. Doubtfire. Who on earth would dress up as a female nanny to see his kids when he could always apply for custody (I can't remember if he tried that or not in the movie)? The point is that Robin likes to play characters who are unconventional, who defy all rule and logic just to express themselves and to live their lives the way they want it to be lived. And for that, Robin Williams is one of my favorite actors. He gives Hollywood a touch of humorous life, creating almost a picture with his actions. He challenges us to be who we are, no matter what the common person may say. I am sick and tired of hearing people say that Robin's career is on a downslide and will defend him anytime someone has a doubt. OK, now that I'm done venting my anger... Patch Adams is a fantastic movie. See it if you want to laugh, cry, and just enjoy yourself and be inspired. (See Dead Poets Society if you REALLY want to be inspired). Enjoy. Jaclyn :) Helps kids realize that there is hope and not to give up. There are two reactions that Patch Adams wants you to encounter: Those who are inspired by the true story of a troubled man who finds happiness in helping others and a man who's set on changing the world and who may well accomplish the task. And then there are those who feel manipulated by this story, who want to kill the young medical student, Patch, every time he begins his silly antics. Hunter Adams commits himself into a psychiatric ward, where he not only relishes the nickname "Patch," but learns the joy in helping others. Because all the joy he gets from this experience, he decides to go to medical school, where he clashes with the critisms of the establishment as he attempts to apply humor and humanity into his treatment of the patients. ("We need to start treating the patient as well as the disease," he declares throughout the film). Robin Williams, in his major role, is as charming as ever, although someone should tell him to broaden his range. His sidekick Truman, Daniel London, steals the show with his gawky allure and eyebrows that threaten to overtake his lean face; he seems more real, which is odd considering that Patch Adams does exist and this film is based on his real life. The major draw back of this film is that the good guys are just too good and the bad ones are just plain mean. Patch Adams, though, does provide the tears, the giggles, and the fun people who will keep you smiling until the very end. Robin Williams in great Patch Adams 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. If you're a Williams fan, you'll love it. Buy Patch Adams at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Patch Adams Search with the Priority Search Engine on Patch Adams This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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