Tom Shadyac's (ACE VENTURA) film tells the true story of Hunter "Patch" Adams (Robin Williams), an aspiring doctor in the 1970's who attempted to treat his patients with a medicine that modern science had totally disregarded: humor. After a stint in a mental hospital where he discovers his need to help others, a young Patch enters medical school. There he develops his own methods of reaching patients as an antidote to the the pomposity he witnesses in his instructors and fellow students. While his patients and fellow staff members appreciate his approach, the powers-that-be frown upon his "unschooled" methods and attempt to prevent him from practicing. Philip Seymour Hoffman (MAGNOLIA) and Monica Potter (ALONG CAME A SPIDER) co-star in this crowd pleaser based on a book by Adams.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Letterbox - 1.85

Robin Williams: American actor/comedian
Monica Potter: 
Philip Seymour Hoffman: Oscar-winning actor, CAPOTE, DOUBT
Bob Gunton: American Supporting Actor
Peter Coyote: American actor, BEHIND ENEMY LINES II: AXIS OF EVIL (2006)

Tom Shadyac: Producer, ACCEPTED (2006)

Barry Kemp: TV WRITER/PRODUCER
Mike Farrell: American Actor, M*A*S*H
Marvin Minoff: Film producer
Charles J. Newirth: PRODUCER/EXECUTIVE

Steve Oedekerk: Director/Writer/Actor

Marc Shaiman: American Composer

Don Zimmerman: American Editor

"...[Williams] brings a magic and charm to this character that no one else could....PATCH ADAMS succeeds in putting a twinkle in your eye..."