Patch Adams

Director: Tom Shadyac

Overview

Robin Williams stars in the biopic Patch Adams, which comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.0. There are no subtitles, but the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by director Tom Shadyac, biographies, outtakes, trailers, and information on the medicinal value of laughter.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/11/2002
UPC:	0025192054624
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Universal Studios
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital]
Time:	1:56:00
Sales rank:	5,314

Special Features

Closed Caption, movie trailer, commentary, documentary featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, outtakes, screen saver

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robin Williams	Patch Adams
Daniel London	Trumen
Monica Potter	Carin
Philip Seymour Hoffman	Mitch
Bob Gunton	Dean Walcott
Josef Sommer	Dr. Eaton
Irma P. Hall	Joletta
Frances Lee McCain	Judy
Harve Presnell	Dean Anderson
Daniella Kuhn	Adelane
Jake Bowen	Bryan
Peter Coyote	Bill Davis
James Greene	Bile
Michael Jeter	Rudy
Harold Gould	Arthur Mendelson
Richard Kiley	Dr. Titan
Ryan Hurst	Neil

Technical Credits

Tom Shadyac	Director,Executive Producer
David M. Blitstein	Special Effects Supervisor
Allegra Clegg	Associate Producer
Alan B. Curtiss	Associate Producer,Asst. Director
Hallie D'Amore	Makeup
Linda de Scenna	Production Designer
Mike Farrell	Producer
Barry Kemp	Producer
Marvin Minoff	Producer
Devorah Moos-Hanklin	Co-producer
Jim Nedza	Art Director
Charles James Newirth	Producer
Steve Oedekerk	Co-producer,Screenwriter
Phedon Papamichael	Cinematographer
Judy Ruskin-Howell	Costumes/Costume Designer
Marc Shaiman	Score Composer
Nelson Stoll	Sound/Sound Designer
Marsha Garces Williams	Executive Producer
Don Zimmerman	Editor

Scene Index

Side #1 --
0. Chapter List
1. The Troubled Mind [:22]
2. Look Beyond... [9:18]
3. To Be a Doctor [:02]
4. The Experiment [6:53]
5. Doctor Clown [:13]
6. Walcott's Warning [4:32]
7. The Big Welcome [3:44]
8. Carin's Birthday [2:30]
9. Blue Skies [4:24]
10. A Fun Hospital [10:51]
11. Gesundheit [2:06]
12. Then I Met You... [5:49]
13. The Last Sonnet [1:15]
14. You Don't Fit In [6:08]
15. Patch's Appeal [:03]
16. The Board's Decision [3:18]
17. Doctors [2:43]
18. Epilogue/Titles [1:56]
0. Chapter List
1. Patch Challenges Us
2. The Pitch
3. Fulfilling a Dream
4. Make a Wish
5. Translating a True Story
6. Bedside Manner

Menu

Side #1 --
   Bonus Materials
      The Medicinal Value of Laughter
         Play
         Languages
            Spoken Language
               English Only
            Captions And Subtitles
               CAPTIONED FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED: English
               SUBTITLES: None
         Marc Shaiman's musical score
      Feature Commentary With Director Tom Shadyac
      Outtakes
      Production Notes
      Cast And Filmmakers
         ROBIN WILLIAMS as Patch Adams
         MONICA POTTER as Carin
         DANIEL LONDON as Truman
         PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN as Mitch
         BOB GUNTON as Dean Walcott
         Directed by TOM SHADYAC
      Theatrical Trailer
      Universal Web Links
      i (Help Menu)
         English
         FranÇais
   Language Selection
      Spoken Languages
         English
         Français
         Audio Commentary with Director Tom Shadyac
      Captions
         CAPTIONED FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED: English
         CAPTIONED FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED: None
   Play

Editorial Reviews

While Robin Williams has demonstrated an almost preternatural ability to sublimate his well-established comic persona when essaying dramatic roles, the thoroughly enjoyable Patch Adams is one of those rare movies that allows him to play a memorable character who's alternately silly and solemn. He's perfectly cast as real-life doctor Hunter "Patch" Adams, the sawbones with a smile. Patch believes heartily in the healing power of humor, which he dispenses regularly to patients over the objections of a staid, established medical establishment (personified by one of Patch's dour instructors, played by prolific, talented character actor Daniel London). Monica Potter registers strongly as a skeptical fellow student eventually won over by Patch's unusual approach to medicine. Director Tom Shadyac (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective) rates high marks for deftly combining slower, dramatically potent scenes with those relying on fast-paced improvisational comedy. Frequently sidesplitting, but also profoundly moving in spots, Patch Adams provides a dazzling showcase for one of the screen's most popular and innovative stars. The two-disc "Ultimate Edition" provides the feature in both wide-screen and full-frame configurations, along with commentary by Shadyac, deleted scenes, outtakes, a photo gallery, storyboard-to-scene comparisons, a making-of featurette, production notes, cast-crew biographies, behind-the-scenes footage, and a documentary, "The Medicinal Value of Laughter."

Barnes & Noble - Ed Hulse

After playing the funny-yet-sympathetic doctor in Awakenings, the funny-yet-sympathetic teacher in Dead Poets Society, and then the funny-yet-sympathetic disc jockey in Good Morning, Vietnam, Robin Williams finally goes back to his roots as the funny-yet-sympathetic doctor in this story of a medical student who reminds us that "laughter is always the best medicine." Comedy director Tom Shadyac's true story of a man named Patch Adams -- who was responsible for introducing the initial concept of endorphins in the brain -- is told with all the Universal Studios panache, trying to appease all filmgoing audiences. Patch's philosophy of "treating the patient, not the disease" creates both allies and foes at the University of Virginia medical hospital. His roommate, Mitch (Boogie Nights' Philip Seymour Hoffman), sees Patch as a goofball, until his own problem with a stubborn patient forces him to utilize Patch's methods. However, the university dean is Patch's harshest critic, eventually dismissing Patch from the hospital. As Patch himself overcomes serious depression, he eventually opens his own clinic where he gains notoriety as the "people doctor." He then writes a book, which is ultimately turned into a Hollywood movie starring Robin Williams. You get the idea.

All Movie Guide - Chris Gore

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