Patch Adams (movie)
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Patch Adams is a 1998 American semi-biographical comedy-drama movie directed by Tom Shadyac. It stars Robin Williams. It is based on the life story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams and the book Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter by Adams and Maureen Mylander. Besides having mixed reviews,[1] the movies was a box-office success, grossing over twice its budget in the United States alone.
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Directed by | Tom Shadyac |
Produced by | Mike Farrell Barry Kemp Marvin Minoff Charles Newirth Marsha Garces Williams |
Screenplay by | Steve Oedekerk |
Based on | Gesundheit: Good Health Is a Laughing Matter by Patch Adams and Maureen Mylander |
Starring | Robin Williams Monica Potter Philip Seymour Hoffman Bob Gunton Daniel London Peter Coyote |
Music by | Marc Shaiman |
Cinematography | Phedon Papamichael Jr. |
Edited by | Don Zimmerman |
Production company | Blue Wolf Bungalow 78 Productions Faller/Minoff |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $90 million |
Box office | $202,292,902 |
References
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Quotations related to Patch Adams (movie) at Wikiquote
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- The Real Patch Adams Official Web Site
- Patch Adams the film VS the real Patch Adams