Patch Adams is a movie directed by Tom Shadyac in 1998 and based on the book Gesundheit!: Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service, Complementary Therapies, Humor, and Joy by Patch Adams and Maureen Mylander, first published in 1992. The movie features Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Daniel London, Peter Coyote, and others.
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Storyline
Hunter Patch Adams is suicidal and admits himself to a mental institution. Patch begins a friendship with fellow student Carin Fisher and, during their third year as medical students develops his idea for a medical clinic built around his philosophy of treating patients using humor and compassion.
Movie vs Book
Year
1998
Minutes
115
Movie Rate
6.80
Source: IMDb
Year
1992
Pages
256
Book Rate
7.94
S: Goodreads
Book
Gesundheit!
Subtitle: Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service, Complementary Therapies, Humor, and Joy
Author: Patch Adams, Maureen Mylander
Country: USA
First published in: 1992
Length: 256 pages
Genre: Biography
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“I think sometimes people forget that a lot of changes have to be made because we're not in a book when we're watching a movie.”
BRIAN SELZNICK (Writer)
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