1998/12/25 (US) | Comedy, Drama
Laughter is contagious.
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.
Tom Shadyac
Director
Steve Oedekerk
Screenplay
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
$ 50,000,000
$ 202,292,902
Released
Patch Adams
Novel
Phedon Papamichael
Director of Photography
Don Zimmerman
Editor
Marvin Minoff
Producer
Mike Farrell
Producer
Barry Kemp
Producer
Charles Newirth
Producer