The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.

Directed by

Tom Shadyac

Written by

Steve Oedekerk

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Released

December 25, 1998

Runtime

1h 55m

Status

Released

Language

English

Countries

United States of America

Studios

Universal Pictures, Bungalow 78 Productions, Blue Wolf, Farrell/Minoff

Budget

$50,000,000

Box office

$202,292,902