Patch Adams - Ultimate Edition (1998)

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Patch Adams - Ultimate Edition
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Directed by	Tom Shadyac
Cast	Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Bruce Bohne, Peter Coyote, Harold Gould, James Greene, Harry Groener, Irma P Hall, Philip S Hoffman, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Michael Jeter, Richard Kiley, Frances Lee McCain, Harve Presnell and Josef Sommer
Theatrical Release	December 25, 1998
DVD Release	July 17, 2001
Running Time	116 minutes
MPAA Rating	PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
UPC Code	025192127823
Buy this item	$5.98 at Amazon.com As of Nov 21 6:08 EST (details) 2 DVD, Universal, Usually ships in 24 hours, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC Languages: English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 5.0), French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 5.0), Spanish (Subtitled) Or 44 new from $3.27, 18 used from $2.95

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Average user review:

(226 reviews)

Best Underrated Williams film out there!

I don't understand why people panned this one. Williams was still a clown but rendered a dramatic performance that was second to none. Not quite as good as the "Fisher King" but then he didn't have Jeff Bridges to play off of. November 11, 2008

GOOD, but wishful thinking.

This was a good movie. I liked it a lot.
It deals with going against the rituals of programed
living. September 8, 2008

Great movie!

I have a hard time sitting still long enough to watch a movie, but this one kept me sitting. The comedy is hilarious! There are also some serious and sad parts, but they add to the greatness of the movie. My favorite part was the children in the hospital and learning that they were actually "Make a Wish Foundation" cancer patients! Highly recommend this movie! August 30, 2008

GREAT STORY, FLAWED BY FLAT CHARACTERS!

What's not to like about this film, Robin Williams plays yet another caring doctor who wants only to help people. It's all strangely familiar.....if you've seen 'Awakenings', a much better film if you ask me. I did enjoy this predictable film, but the character's have no depth. We have the kooky crazy people, the mean head physician and so on and so on. This would not be a problem if this was a comedy, but with the subject matter at hand, it really is a drama. It's based on a true story, about a man who thinks outside the box. I love people who think outside the box, if only the director had.........it could have been an exceptional film, as it is, it's a decent feel good film with a rather uneven tone. The DVD has a very good transfer.
August 25, 2008

Great movie, bit of a chick flick, Will make you laugh

I've always been a fan of Robin Williams. He's managed to make many many great movies. This being one of his best ever.

Working in the medical field myself for many years I've always been partial to good movies like these that relate to what I do. People in hospital don't want to be there thus making them laugh helps them to feel better about the problems before them.

People have remorked that this is a typical Williams movie, but hey it is still a number one hit as far as I'm concerned, this is an older one of his movies and the transfer to HD-DVD was great. Great quality transfer, my entire family has enjoyed this movie a couple times now and we still laugh hard at it.

HD quality I would rate about 4.5, some areas could be improved
Sound to me was great as well, they did a good job transfering that as well. 4.5 there as well. June 25, 2008

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