Dec 25, 1998
115 min
Full-HD

Patch Adams (1998)

The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.

Category

Comedy Drama

Country

United States of America

Companies

Universal Pictures Bungalow 78 Productions Blue Wolf Farrell/Minoff

Robin Williams

Hunter 'Patch' Adams

Monica Potter

Carin Fisher

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Mitch Roman

Daniel London

Truman Schiff

Bob Gunton

Dean Walcott

Harve Presnell

Dean Anderson

Peter Coyote

Bill Davis

Michael Jeter

Rudy

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