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Released
1999 · FILM

The Real Patch Adams

He's a doctor, a clown, and a social activist, who wants to change the health care system.

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Runtime
52 min
Documentary

Synopsis

Meet Patch Adams, the real person behind the hit movie "Patch Adams," starring Robin Williams. Patch is both a medical doctor and a clown...but he is also a social activist who has devoted 30 years to changing America's healthcare system, a system which he describes as expensive and elitist.

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Principal cast & crew: 4

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Edited by Jonathan BourqueShot by Judith BourqueScored by Doug Van Gundy

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