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What resemblance this character bears to the authentic Hunter 'Patch' Adams, MD, of Arlington, I leave to others to document. I can only say that the movie, 'based on a true story,' whatever that. Hunter “Patch” Adams, played by Robin Williams in the major motion picture, “Patch Adams,” is a living example of a warrior of change – who lives his ideals to the fullest. He does not give in to demands that run counter to sincere care and love – and he is emphatic about it. Patch Adams was born as Hunter Doherty Adams on May 28, 1945, in Washington DC, into a military family to Robert Loughridge Adams and Anna Campbell Stewart.

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Sep 14, 2010 Patch Adams, M.D., author and founder of the Gesundheit! Institute, addressed the Transform 2010 Symposium sponsored by the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation, on health and health care.
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Dec 25, 1998 Directed by Tom Shadyac. With Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman. The true story of a heroic man, Hunter 'Patch' Adams, determined to become a medical doctor because he enjoys helping people. He ventured where no doctor had ventured before, using humour and pathos.

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Overview (3)

Born	in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Birth Name	Hunter Doherty Adams
Height	6' 5' (1.96 m)

Mini Bio (1)

Patch Adams was born on May 28, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA as Hunter Doherty Adams. He is a producer, known for Patch Adams (1998), The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg and Clownvets (2019). He has been married to Susan Parenti since July 28, 2010. He was previously married to Linda Edquist.

Spouse (2)

Susan Parenti	(28 July 2010 - present)
Linda Edquist	(19 April 1975 - 3 November 1998) ( divorced) ( 2 children)

Trade Mark (3)

Thick moustache

Long hair tied in a ponytail, with one side sometimes dyed

Trivia (13)

Appointed Honorary Ambassador of Peace for the Harvey Ball Foundation along with Jackie Chan, Brooke Shields, A.V.T. Shankardass, Jerry Lewis, Prince Albert of Monaco, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Phil Collins, Jimmy Buffett, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darrell Waltrip, Heather Mills, Yoko Ono, Sergei Khrushchev and Winnie Mandela.

He was institutionalized multiple times for suicide attempts when he was a teenager.

He and his team did not receive Government funding and had to fund their hospital by working other jobs.

Started his 'Gesundheit!' institute, which is committed to bringing health care to those who cannot afford it, in 1971 after graduating medical school with twenty other people. It was located in his home and there could be up to fifty people staying there in a single night.

His institution has provided medical aid in war zones in Bosnia, Refugee camps in Macedonia and orphanages in South Africa.

Entered Medical school without an Undergraduate degree.

Personally conducts patient interviews that often last up to four hours long.

Does not know how to use a computer.

Is a frequent speaker at medical schools and conferences.

Granddaughter Violet born to eldest son, Zag, 38, on October 1st, 2014.

Signed the Not In Our Name pledge in 2002, vowing opposition to the Bush administration's policies in the War on Terrorism. Other signatories included Robert Altman, John Cusack, Casey Kasem, Spike Lee, Susan Sarandon and Howard Zinn.

Personal Quotes (27)

You've got to know what you want. This is central to acting on your intentions. When you know what you want, you realize that all there is left then is time management. You'll manage your time to achieve your goals because you clearly know what you're trying to achieve in your life.

I'm a clown, which could be a public health role. I'm really interested in moving our society away from a society needing Xanax and Prozac, and that is really feeling depressed, to one that is celebrating, and so I find just walking around in colorful clothes, people smile.

I'm great at a deathbed. I've never given tranquillisers or psychiatric medicine. I've given love and fun and creativity and passion and hope, and these things ease suffering.

At the age of 18, I made up my mind to never have another bad day in my life. I dove into a endless sea of gratitude from which I've never emerged.

Unlike a lot of people, I don't feel powerless. I know I can do something. But anyone can do something, it's not about being special. It's about deciding to do it - to dive into work for peace and justice and care for everybody on the planet.

I'm looking for a world where love will no longer be extraordinary.

If we don't change from a world society that worships money and power to one that worships compassion and generosity, I think we'll be extinct by mid-century. I don't say that as an alarmist or as a pessimist.

The role of a clown and a physician are the same - it's to elevate the possible and to relieve suffering.

I've taken clowns into the war in Bosnia, the refugee camps of Kosovo, and none of those are any more important than clowning in a subway or an elevator or just walking down the street.

I've never made a penny being a doctor, so that makes it not a job. My sense of a doctor is that one is a presence caring for health. So I'm never not a doctor. People call me from all over the world who are hurting, and I care for them. Chatting is what more people want than anything.

When you left the house today, you had the intention of putting clothes on and you did. You didn't try to put your pants on today. You simply put them on. The same has to hold for all of our intentions. We don't try to be more loving partners. We make the intention, and we act on it.

What I really want is a world where no one alive can remember what the word 'war' means. That's my goal.

Clowning is a trick to get love close. I can hug 99 percent of people in the first second of contact if I'm in my clown character. The clown assumes your humanity. It assumes that, whatever trauma you've had, you can still love yourself.

I make me. At 18, I decided I wasn't going to have an unconstructed self ever. I was going to be the composer, the designer, the architect of me. It's been really fun.

Is letting our children watch TV a form of child abuse? If our children grow up knowing everything about Britney Spears and nothing about nature or faith, about anything, is that not a form of child abuse?

I entered medicine to use it as a vehicle for social change.

Everyone who goes to a job he doesn't like is a lot weirder than I am.

Wearing underwear on the outside of your clothes can turn a tedious trip to the store for a forgotten carton of milk into an amusement park romp.

The medium of response in America is fame; that's how a person that bounces a ball can make millions of dollars, and a school teacher with no fame makes $35,000.

It is inexcusable that the richest country in the world does not take care of all of its people. We don't consider ourselves idealistic; we're thoughtfully trying to make a beautiful health care model.

I first came to Russia because of the culture, literature and music... and my interest in the 19th-century revolutionary spirit of Herzen, Bakunin and Kropotkin. Russia is a wonderful place to bring new clowns because Russians give back a wonderful response.

We are a breathtakingly alienated people... One of my props is the world's largest underpants. I've had the president of Costa Rica in my underpants with me.

[on hearing about Robin Williams passing] The terrible news of the passing of Robin Williams reached me here in the Peruvian Amazon late Monday night with tremendous sadness. Surrounded by over 100 friends and clowns on our annual clown trip, we mourn this tragic loss and continue to treasure his comic genius. Robin Williams was a wonderful, kind and generous man. One important thing I remember about his personality is that he was unassuming-he never acted as if he was powerful or famous. Instead, he was always tender and welcoming, willing to help others with a smile or a joke. Robin was a brilliant comedian-there is no doubt. He was a compassionate, caring human being. While watching him work on the set of the film based on my life-Patch Adams-I saw that whenever there was a stressful moment, Robin would tap into his improvisation style to lighten the mood of cast and crew. Also, I would like to point out, Robin would be especially kind toward my children when they would visit the set. Contrary to how many people may view him, he actually seemed to me to be an introvert. When he invited me and my family into his home, he valued peace and quiet, a chance to breathe-a chance to get away from the fame that his talent has brought him. While early in life, he turned to drug use and alcohol to escape, he replaced the addiction with moments of solitude to help cope with the stress that fame brought. This world is not kind to people who become famous, and the fame he had garnered was a nightmare. While saddened, we are left with the consequences of his death. I'm enormously grateful for his wonderful performance of my early life, which has allowed the Gesundheit Institute to continue and expand our work. We extend our blessings to his family and friends in this moment of sadness. Thank you for all you've given this world Robin, thank you my friend.

It is no secret, women for all of history, have been doing what we need. All the problems of the world are due to men, you can't name one problem in history due to women. No matter how bad men behave, with their wars and their greed, and their nasty acts, no matter how badly they behave, the women are raising the children. And so we only have to act like, did you have a sweet mother? We only need to act like your mother. Did you have a sweet grandmother? We only need to act like, so it's not a big thing. 'Jesus must come! Patch Adams must come!' This is crap. MAMA! All we need is Mama. What Mama brings with her. 'Does everybody have food? Would you like some more food? Look, your hair, let's brush your hair a little bit, ah, your clothes need to be cleaned, let's go next door and help the family next door'. Normal grandmother, we need grandmother revolution.

Why clown in a hospital? Because hospitals are horrible places! Nobody likes being in a hospital. Hierarchy where the doctor can be rude and arrogant, and treat the nurse badly and everybody else badly! A hospital is serious, technological, no, no medical school in the world teaches compassion.

At 18 when I decided to make this love revolution, I started to clown everywhere, not think 'Hospital! Nursing home!' because the adult world was 'serious', the adult world was oppressed, by this global idea that money and power over are God. And so, when I go to medical school I start a hospital that is free, that is equal, that everybody is equal, that you have a lot of time with patients, you live with the patients, you have lots of art, these were the ideas I was working on, not clowning in the hospital, this is just a taste.

Patch Adams
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
Music by	Marc Shaiman
Cinematography	Phedon Papamichael Jr.
Edited by	Don Zimmerman
Blue Wolf Bungalow 78 Productions Faller/Minoff
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
December 25, 1998
115 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90 million
Box office	$202.3 million

Patch Adams is a 1998 semi-biographicalcomedy film starring Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bob Gunton. Directed by Tom Shadyac, it is based on the life story of Dr. Hunter 'Patch' Adams and the book, Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter, by Dr. Adams and Maureen Mylander. Despite being poorly received by critics^[1] and Dr. Adams himself, the film was a box-office success; grossing over twice its budget in the United States alone.

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Plot[edit]

The Gesundheit! Institute

Hunter 'Patch' Adams (Robin Williams) is suicidal and admits himself to a mental institution. Once there, he finds that using humor, rather than doctor-centered psychotherapy, better helps his fellow patients and provides him with a new purpose in life. Because of this, he wants to become a medical doctor, and two years later enrolls at the Medical College of Virginia (now known as VCU School of Medicine) as the oldest first year student. He questions the school's soulless approach to medical care, as well as the methods of the school's Dean Walcott (Bob Gunton), who takes an instant dislike to Patch and believes that doctors must treat patients his way and not befriend them. Because of this and incidents such as setting up a giant pair of legs during an obstetric conference, he is expelled from the medical school, although he is later reinstated when it becomes apparent to the school that his unconventional methods often help cure his patients. Adams encourages medical students to work closely with nurses, learn interviewing skills early, and argues that death should be treated with dignity and sometimes even humor.

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Patch begins a friendship with fellow student Carin Fisher (Monica Potter) and develops his idea for a medical clinic built around his philosophy of treating patients using humor and compassion. With the help of Arthur Mendelson (Harold Gould), a wealthy man who was a patient whom Patch met while in the mental hospital, he purchases 105 acres (425,000 m²) in West Virginia to construct the future Gesundheit! Institute. Together with Carin, medical student Truman Schiff (Daniel London), and some old friends, he renovates an old cottage into a clinic. When they get the clinic running, they treat patients without medical insurance and perform comedy sketches for them.

Patch's friendship with Carin soon turns into romance. When she tells him that she had been molested as a child, Patch comforts her and reassures her that she can overcome her pain by helping others. Encouraged, Carin wants to help a disturbed patient, Lawrence 'Larry' Silver (Douglas Roberts). However, Larry murders Carin, then commits suicide. Patch is guilt-ridden by Carin's death and begins to question the goodness in humanity. Standing on a cliff, he contemplates suicide again and asks God for an explanation. He then sees a butterfly that reminds him that Carin had always wished she was a caterpillar that could turn into a butterfly and fly away. The butterfly lands on his medical bag and shirt before flying away. With his spirits revived, Patch decides to dedicate his work to her memory.

Walcott eventually finds out that Patch has been running a clinic and practicing medicine without a license and attempts to expel him again because of this, as well as complaints that he has made his patients uncomfortable (which is obviously not true). Desperate to prove Walcott wrong, Patch files a grievance with the state medical board on the advice of his former medical school roommate, conservative Mitch Roman (Philip Seymour Hoffman). Patch succeeds in convincing the board that he must treat the spirit as well as the body. The board allows him to graduate and he receives a standing ovation from the packed hearing room.

At graduation, Patch receives his diploma and, bowing to the professors and audience, reveals his naked bottom.

Cast[edit]

Robin Williams as Dr. Hunter 'Patch' Adams, initially a mental patient, who wishes to change the way doctors think and treat their patients.
Daniel London as Truman Schiff, Patch's best friend and most loyal follower, in medical school.
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Mitch Roman, Patch's uptight roommate, who initially clashes with Patch, but later joins his cause.
Bob Gunton as Dean Walcott, rigid dean of the Medical School, who locks horns with Patch right from the start.
Monica Potter as Carin Fisher, a serious medical student, who is later touched by Patch's passion.
Frances Lee McCain as Judy, a nurse at the hospital
Irma P. Hall as Joletta, a nurse at the hospital
Josef Sommer as Dr. Eaton, professor at the Medical School, who does appreciate Patch's efforts.
Harold Gould as Arthur Mendelson, wealthy mathematician who is in the mental hospital, and initially coins Patch's nickname.
Harve Presnell as Dean Anderson, head of the Medical School; more tolerant of Patch than is Walcott.
Michael Jeter as Rudy, Patch's roommate at the mental hospital, who is sciurophobic (fear of squirrels).
Barry Shabaka Henley as Emmet
Harry Groener as Dr. Prack, a humorless doctor at the mental hospital and a colleague of Dean Walcott.
Richard Kiley as Dr. Titan, chair of the State Medical Board
Ryan Hurst as Neil
Peter Coyote as Bill Davis, a dying, ill-tempered patient in the hospital, who eventually bonds with Patch, and accepts his fate with dignity.
Alan Tudyk as Everton
Dot Jones as Miss Meat
Douglas Roberts as Lawrence 'Larry' Silver, a mentally disturbed patient, whom Carin tries to help, but he later murders her before taking his own life.
Norman Alden as Truck Driver
James Greene as Bile
Greg Sestero as Jaime
Ralph Peduto as Organizer

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

Paul Attanasio was brought in as a script doctor to work on the film prior to shooting.^[2]

The film was shot in three locations: Treasure Island, California (near San Francisco), Asheville (North Carolina), and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A diner was temporarily placed in Point Richmond (a neighborhood in Richmond, California) and served as the University Diner. Several interior classroom scenes were filmed on the campus of UC Berkeley.

The film has several major departures from Adams' real history. One is that the character of Corinne is fictional, but is analogous to a real life friend of Adams (a man) who was murdered under similar circumstances. Another difference is the then 47-year-old Robin Williams portrays Adams as enrolling in medical school very late in his life, his older age even being brought up in dialogue. In reality, Adams started medical school immediately and his educational progress was quite normal for a physician: He graduated high school at 18, college at 22, and medical school at 26.

Release[edit]

Box office[edit]

The film was released on December 25, 1998 in the United States and Canada and grossed $25.2 million in 2,712 theaters its opening weekend, ranking #1 at the box office. After its first weekend, it was the #2 film for four weeks.^[3] The film grossed US$202,292,902 worldwide — $135,026,902 in the United States and Canada and $67,266,000 in other territories.^[4]

Reception[edit]

Critical reception[edit]

The film received negative reviews from critics. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval score of 22% based on 68 reviews, with an average rating of 4.01/10. The critical consensus reads, 'Syrupy performances and directing make this dramedy all too obvious.'^[5] On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 25 out of 100 based on reviews from 21 critics, indicating 'generally unfavorable reviews.'^[6]

Noted Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert gave the film one and a half stars out of four and wrote, 'Patch Adams' made me want to spray the screen with Lysol. This movie is shameless. It's not merely a tearjerker. It extracts tears individually by liposuction, without anesthesia.'^[7] Robert K. Elder of the Chicago Tribune called Monica Potter 'the best thing about the otherwise dopey Patch Adams.'^[8]

It received 'Two Thumbs Down' on the television series Siskel & Ebert, with particular criticism towards the character of Patch, whom they viewed as 'overbearing', 'obnoxious' and 'sanctimonious' as well as noting that they would never trust a doctor who acted like Adams does. Gene Siskel said 'I would rather turn my head and cough than see another moment of Patch Adams again'.^[9] He later singled it out as the worst film of 1998; it was the last film he gave a 'Worst of' to before his death in 1999.

Awards[edit]

Marc Shaiman's score was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score. The film was also nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Robin Williams).

Patch Adams' reaction[edit]

The real Patch Adams has been openly critical of the film, saying that it sacrificed much of his message to make a selling film. He also said that out of all aspects of his life and activism, the film portrayed him merely as a funny doctor.^[10] At a Conference on World Affairs, he told film critic Roger Ebert, 'I hate that movie.'^[11]

During a speech in 2010 at the Mayo Clinic, Patch Adams said, 'The film promised to build our hospital. None of the profits from the film ever came to us, and so, basically 40 years into this work, we are still trying to build our hospital.'^[12]

Furthermore, Adams stated,

[Robin Williams] made $21 million for four months of pretending to be me, in a very simplistic version, and did not give $10 to my free hospital. Patch Adams, the person, would have, if I had Robin's money, given all $21 million to a free hospital in a country where 80 million cannot get care.'^[13]

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However, in another interview, Adams did clarify that he did not hate Williams,^[10] and Williams actively supported St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for several years.^[14]

After Williams' death in 2014, Adams said,

The terrible news of the passing of Robin Williams reached me here in the Peruvian Amazon late Monday night with tremendous sadness. Surrounded by over 100 friends and clowns on our annual clown trip, we mourn this tragic loss and continue to treasure his comic genius.

Robin Williams was a wonderful, kind and generous man. One important thing I remember about his personality is that he was unassuming—he never acted as if he was powerful or famous. Instead, he was always tender and welcoming, willing to help others with a smile or a joke. Robin was a brilliant comedian—there is no doubt. He was a compassionate, caring human being. While watching him work on the set of the film based on my life—Patch Adams–I saw that whenever there was a stressful moment, Robin would tap into his improvisation style to lighten the mood of cast and crew. Also, I would like to point out, Robin would be especially kind toward my children when they would visit the set.

Contrary to how many people may view him, he actually seemed to me to be an introvert. When he invited me and my family into his home, he valued peace and quiet, a chance to breathe—a chance to get away from the fame that his talent has brought him. While early in life, he turned to drug use and alcohol to escape, he replaced the addiction with moments of solitude to help cope with the stress that fame brought. This world is not kind to people who become famous, and the fame he had garnered was a nightmare. While saddened, we are left with the consequences of his death.

I'm enormously grateful for his wonderful performance of my early life, which has allowed the Gesundheit Institute to continue and expand our work. We extend our blessings to his family and friends in this moment of sadness. Thank you for all you've given this world Robin, thank you my friend.^[15]

Home media[edit]

Patch Adams was released on a Collector's Edition DVD on June 22, 1999.^[16] On August 16, 2016, the film was released on Blu-ray for the first time.^[17]

Soundtrack[edit]

Patch Adams: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Released	December 22, 1998
Length	57:19
Label	Universal
Producer	Various
Singles from Patch Adams: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
'Faith of the Heart' Released: 1999

The soundtrack for Patch Adams was released on December 22, 1998 on CD and cassette by Universal Records.^[18]

Track listing[edit]

Tracks 10 through 18 written and performed by Marc Shaiman.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	'Faith of the Heart'	Diane Warren	Rod Stewart	4:17
2.	'Let It Rain'	Eric Clapton	Eric Clapton	5:02
3.	'Only You Know and I Know'	Dave Mason	Dave Mason	4:07
4.	'Carry On'	Stephen Stills	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	4:26
5.	'Bell Bottom Blues'	Eric Clapton	Derek and the Dominos	5:02
6.	'Good Lovin'	Rudy Clark; Arthur Resnick	The Rascals	2:31
7.	'The Weight'	Robbie Robertson	The Band	4:35
8.	'People Got to Be Free'	Eddie Brigati, Jr.; Felix Cavaliere	The Rascals	3:01
9.	'Stand!'	Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:08
10.	'Main Title' (Score)	2:16
11.	'Look Beyond the Fingers' (Score)	1:46
12.	'Children's Ward' (Score)	2:33
13.	'Ranch Reveal' (Score)	1:28
14.	'Hello' (Score)	1:31
15.	'Speech/Children's Reprise' (Score)	2:39
16.	'Front Porch' (Score)	2:36
17.	'Butterfly/Noodle Pool' (Score)	2:57
18.	'The Ruling/Graduation' (Score)	3:24
Total length:				57:19

References[edit]

^'Patch Adams'.
^'Paul Attanasio Bio'. iMDB.
^'Patch Adams (1998) - Weekend Box Office Results'. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
^'Patch Adams (1998)'. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
^'Patch Adams'. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
^'Patch Adams'. Metacritic.
^'Patch Adams'. Chicago Sun-Times.
^Elder, Robert K. (February 2, 2001). 'Monica Potter Almost Redeems `Head Over Heels''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
^chalomirof63 (2011-02-17). 'SISKEL & EBERT: 'PATCH ADAMS' (1998)'. YouTube. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
^ ^a^b'Real Patch Adams - Movie True Story'. Chasingthefrog.com. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
^'Roger Ebert on Twitter'.
^Video on YouTube
^'Il sorriso serio di Patch Adams 'Non chiamatela clownterapia' - Repubblica.it'.
^'Celebrity Involvement at St. Jude'. Stjude.org. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
^'Patch Adams: 'Thank You for All You've Given This World Robin, Thank You My Friend''.
^'Patch Adams - Collector's Edition'. Amazon. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
^'Patch Adams Blu-ray'. Blu-ray.com. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
^'Patch Adams - Original Soundtrack - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic'. AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2017.

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