Patch Adams (DVD)

...is about a man called Patch Adams who is struggling to find his place in life. After suffering many bouts of depression he tries to commit suicide and is sent to a mental hospital. His stay in the mental hospital however turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to him. But it wasn't the doctors that helped him to feel better. It was the patients that helped him. By him helping them he found that he could forget about his own problems. This ...
...friends, but enemies. You see Patch also wanted to be a clown and so he knows how to make people laugh. Patch believes that laughter is a form of medicine, and realises that he can be a clown and a doctor at the same time. Patch isn't supposed to have any contact with his patients until Year 3 - but breaks those rules and sneaks into the hospital as he believes he can learn more about medicine though patient contact and learning more about the people ...

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...opening section where we see Patch enter the mental institution it manages to provide some brilliant jokes, such as when Patch is being interviewed by a psychiatrist and realising that he is not being listened to just starts taking the mickey out of the nonsense questions. It is also brilliant to watch the writers use one of the patient’s illnesses as a joke without feeling like they were being derogatory to the person; in fact they turn the situation ...
...the film is all about Patch and so mainly focuses on his character, but supporting Williams are some brilliant performances from the likes of Daniel London as his best friend Truman Schiff and Philip Seymour Hoffman as a fellow medical student who pours scorn on Patch’s wild antics. There is also a thoroughly enjoyable but small performance from Michael Jeter as a mental patient who Patch helps conquers his fear of invisible squirrels. When I realised ...

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...I saw the film Patch Adams all the way through not so long ago. I felt I had to watch it because I saw the end of it ages ago once and it really intrigued me! Patch Adams is based on a true story, and I can say that this is one of the films that made me laugh and made me cry… The Story: (out in 1998) At the start of the film, we see Hunter Adams on his way to a mental institute to commit himself after a failed suicide attempt and being depressed. ...
...here he got his nickname Patch (but I won't tell you how) and realised that he wanted to be a doctor to help people, like he was able to do in the institute, so after insulting his own doctor and telling him he sucks, Patch heads off to the University of Virginia medical school to achieve his ambition. It is here Patch made his allies, and his enemies. He disagreed with Dean Walcott's speech on how "we're going to ruthlessly drain the humanity out ...

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...man - Throughout his stay Patch meets many people, who even though on the outside people would think they were crazy he learnt to look beyond that problem and see the person beneath. So, after helping the squirrel fearing room mate to pee (watch the movie), Patch decides he wants to be a doctor. He enrols as a mature student in medical school, and after the Dean’s opening speech, Patch is non too impressed - especially with the fact that they ...
...white coat on? Finally, Patch gets to do what he loves - spend time with patients, making their dreams come true - making them laugh. The main theme behind the movie is Patch's struggle to help break down the hierarchical structure that exists within the medical profession - Fighting as the patient's advocate at all time. Patch’s methods of caring are frowned upon by some, and so Patch decides to set up his own hospital, with both wonderful ...

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...award winner; Robin Williams is Patch Adams. An inspirational doctor who is a bit out of the ordinary, who believes that the best medicine is laughter and that doctor's should look past the disease at the patient. The film is a heart-warming comedy based on a true story and I can guarantee you will go through a series of emotions; you’ll be laughing crying and most of all smiling! Hunter Adams is a doctor with a difference, he himself has ...
...to enhance the patients healing Patch Adams introduces the idea to the medical profession that they should treat the patients not the disease. He knows that in hospital people suffer from loneliness, boredom and most of all fear and medicine cannot treat this only a friendly face can. He gains all this knowledge from his own experiences and he is determined to put it into practice. Starring alongside Williams are actors such as Monica Potter who ...

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...sentimental and sad. Patch Adams is one of life’s drifters. Although he is essentially a genius, his lack of direction and depressions has left him in a mental hospital. After being released he embarks on a journey of discovery. He decides he wants to become a doctor and so begins to work in a hospital. He soon finds that he excels at medical studies much to the chagrin of other students who have to work hard. Patch Adams is a man who does ...
...a tragic love story as Patch Adams woes a beautiful woman, wins her and tragically loses her. Without giving too much of the plot away, the movie will make you laugh (at Patch’s antics) cry (at the futility and despair, and also at the sad twist to the story), the story will inspire you, not only because of Patch’s determination but also because of the strength of the dying in the face of adversity. I found the comedy to be very humble, ...

Simoncook1 13.03.2001 · Read full review
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...got his name which is patch also seems make me ponder until today.i leave it to you now.im verry sorry that my opinion does not give you enough information about the movie, but ill leave the rest to you to judge. for in this world, its all about guessing. like the doctors said. in an operation. there are about 10 percents of his knowledge, but the rest are all about lucke brilliant guessing. happy watching. ...

akmal81 02.04.2001 (04.04.2001) · Read full review
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...it for you. Soon Patch (Hunter) has now got the patients laughing, including his roommate whom Patch helps overcome the rabbit thing. Finally Patch leaves the mental hospital against medical advice and goes through medical school. While he’s learning to be a doctor, he manages to teach the establishment a few things like using patients’ names and treating the whole patient just by treating the patient as a person. Patch steps on a lot ...
...the highest grades in his class. This is an excellent movie. Why? Because it has all the elements of a great movie and then some. I laughed-a lot, I laughed a lot- I cried, I felt characters losses and triumphs. It touched me heart and soul. This is one of those must see movies, that if you only see one movie, “Patch Adams” is it. Just pull away from the must see TV stuff and rent this one. ...

Terrie 24.01.2001 · Read full review
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...of many classic films is Patch Adams, a self committed mental patient turned learner doctor. This is one of those films that hits you like an emotional brick in the side of the head. Based upon a true story, this is a heart wrenching tale of heartbreak and triumph. A battle of fact over fancy, rules over happyness and medicine over love. The plot is based around A depressed self committed mental patient Hunter Adams, who discovers his love of helping ...
...symptoms of compassion which the hospital considers wrong and not needed in the hospital. Laughter is the best medicine, but in this case it is not wanted. Despite having some of the highest grades in his class, the Hospital constantly try to throw him out. He falls in love with someone who does not see it, and his love of people is getting him into trouble. Williams gives an Oscar worthy performance that will rock you to the bones. His portrayal ...

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Critics slammed Patch Adams mercilessly when it came out, but audiences lapped it up. Is there a moderate voice in the house but my own? The movie is about a medical student who seems to be the only one who understands that laughter is the best medicine and that transference (a doctor becoming emotionally attached to a patient) is a good thing. The very subject raises immediate concerns about the movie: it could be a heartwarming exploration of the ...

Andy 06.08.2000 · Read full review
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This really is a very very funny film that everyon eshould watch. It's about a man called "Patch" Adams, who is a patient at a mental hospital at the start of the film and he sees the world differently to everyone else. he sees life as a joke and he wants to become a doctor. The film gos through his years at medical collage and he thinks being a doctor is not just about healing people, it's about making them feel better and making them not to concentrate ...
...in some parts it is quite emotional and is a must see for people of all ages, well really it's a 15 but my younger brother has seen it and he's only 9. THIS IS A VERY, VERY FUNNY FILM AND IF YOUV'E NOT ALREADY SEEN IT I SUGGEST U GO AND GET IT OUT ON VIDEO NOW. Rob Anderton www.randerton.homestead.com ...

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...time but his performance in Patch Adams is warm and compelling. Patch or Hunter Adams (Robin Williams) is a man who commits himself when feeling suicidal and discovers that he can help people by making them laugh. Upon his release, he enrols for medical school where he quickly becomes frustrated at the lack of contact with the patients. There is a great scene where he humanises a patient wonderfully by asking the doctor the patients name. The doctor ...
...patients who all adore him. Patch decides to open his own free hospital and whilst this leads to tragedy, it also leads to many people getting treatment they could not afford. Based on a true story, the original Patch Adams actually appears in the court room scene of the film sitting behind Robin Williams. Patch's clash with Dean Walcott is one of the highlights of the film and a power struggle ensues that lasts right to the finish. Whilst the film ...

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