Patch Adams (1998)
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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Director:
Tom ShadyacWriters:
Patch Adams (book), Maureen Mylander (book), Steve Oedekerk (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
When Patch is bothering his classmates with the anatomical skeleton he makes a joke about the "Donner Party." This is a historical reference to the Donner Party, a group of wagon train pioneers who left for California in 1846 and became stuck in the Sierra Nevada mountain range during the winter after an early November snow fall made the trip through impossible until the spring. When food supplies ran out, some of the group resorted to cannibalism to make it through the winter. Of the original 87 members, only 48 survived and reached California.
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Hunter Patch Adams:
I have a boner. Wait, I am a boner.
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Position of Patch's hands and fingers in the first "How many fingers do you see?" scene.
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Blue SkiesWritten by Irving Berlin
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Genres
Biography | Comedy | Drama | RomanceDetails
Release Date:
25 December 1998Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Asheville, North Carolina, USABox Office
Budget:
$90,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$25,262,280 27 December 1998
Gross USA:
$135,026,902
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$202,292,902
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