Stunned and amused: 'Hamlet 2' trashes everyone Aug 23, 2008
In Hamlet 2, he portrays a nutsy, failed actor-turned-teacher whose career pinnacle hit the wall with two commercials (one for a Jack LaLanne power juicer, the other for genital herpes) and as a stand-in for Robin Williams on Patch Adams. Now, attempting to inspire a group of unruly students, and facing down a school district set to eliminate drama, he decides to write and produce his own play as a fundraiser. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
APOCALYPSE WOW Aug 14, 2008
Stiller plays fading action star Tugg Speedman, who has run a "Die Hard"-like franchise into the ground with "Scorcher 6: Global Meltdown" and tried unsuccessfully to reinvent his career playing a simple-minded farmhand in the mawkish "Simple Jack" (think "Patch Adams"). Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black in a blond Mohawk) is a coked-up comedian who specializes in playing all the flatulent members of the same family in "The Fatties," an Eddie Murphy-esque series. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
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Published: Monday, August 4, 2008 1:53 PM CDT If you didnt take the opportunity to stop by Bladen Community College last Thursday evening to listen to Patch Adams talk about Living a Life of Joy as well as a few other topics _ then you missed perhaps one of the most important and entertaining talks this county has seen in many years. Adams, best known for having his life portrayed by actor Robin Williams in the Hollywood movie bearing his name, spent two hours sharing his view of... (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
Want to write to Patch Adams? It cant be by e-mail, but his mailing address is: The GesundheitInstitute, P.O.Box50125, Arlington, Va. 22205. Adams answers all of his mail in longhand. Aug 5, 2008
Want to write to Patch Adams ... The man immortalized by Robin Williams in the 1998 hit movie Patch Adams pulled no punches, decrying a world that worships money and fame over care and compassion. (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
PatchAdamswillvisitBladenCommunityCollegeonThursday Aug 1, 2008
Published: Monday, July 28, 2008 1:49 PM CDT DUBLIN Patch Adams, the unconventional-yet-caring doctor made famous by Hollywood, is set to make a special house call to Bladen County residents. The man behind the 1998 hit movie Patch Adams will be at Bladen Community College Auditorium at 7418 N.C. Hwy ... Cape Fear Valley Health System is bringing Patch Adams to Bladen County to celebrate the health systems recent partnership with Bladen County Hospital. (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
Patch Adams to speak at ATSU graduation Jun 4, 2008
Kirksville Daily Express - News. Wednesday, June 04, 2008. (Kirksville Daily Express, MO)
LODE WOMAN WEDS ACTORS AND BIG SCREEN May 8, 2008
Her favorite was playing the mother of a cancer patient in the movie, "Patch Adams.". She said Robin Williams, who starred in the movie, was one of the nicest stars she has met. (The Union Democrat)
GiveWell Tried to Improve Philanthropys Credibility -- and Lost Its Own May 8, 2008
We end up like the medical practice today, watching a "Patch Adams" movie and wondering where the medical world lost the plot while they were prescribing their social medication. No one on our planet has ever achieved anything by focusing on the removal of hypocrisy and that is because hypocrisy is invariably impossible to remove. (FastCompany)
Let's get real! Apr 7, 2008
Had Aamir Khan not stepped into the scene with his Patch Adams act and batted all the way for young Ishaan, the movie might not have become the stupendous boxoffice success it did. For most movie viewers, the three-hour escape to the dark dungeons of a cinema hall, stems from a basic need to just beat it. (Times of India)
Robin Williams, wife are divorcing Mar 28, 2008
Williams, 56, won an Academy Award for his role in the film "Good Will Hunting." He also starred in the 1980s sitcom "Mork & Mindy," and has acted in a number of movies including "Dead Poets Society" and "Patch Adams.". Williams' agent Mara Buxbaum confirmed that the couple is splitting, but had no further comment. (FOX 11, AZ)
Mrs. Mrs. Doubtfire Files For Divorce Mar 27, 2008
Marsha was a producer on "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Patch Adams." They also created the Windfall Foundation and worked with Doctors Without Borders. They have two children -- Zelda and Cody. (TMZ.com)
Divorce for Robin Williams Mar 27, 2008
Garces has worked as a producer on several of Williams' films including 'Jakob the Liar', 'Patch Adams', and 'Mrs. Doubtfire. (iAfrica.com)
Robin Williams to guest star on 'SVU' Mar 19, 2008
After his breakthrough role on the 1980s sitcom Mork & Mindy, Williams career has mostly centered on a mix of movies, including Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society and Patch Adams. He won an Academy Award for 1997s Good Will Hunting. (MSNBC -- News)
Universal cuts ties with Shadyac Feb 15, 2008
He directed "Liar Liar" and "Bruce Almighty" for the studio, in addition to "Patch Adams," "The Nutty Professor" and "Dragonfly.". Shady Acres has several projects set up at the studio, but nothing in active development. (Variety)
Death Myths: The Bucket List and The Savages Dec 28, 2007
Is that what you want. To be smothered by pity and grief. (Time.com)
2007s movie MVP: Philip Seymour Hoffman Nov 29, 2007
Which cast member did you most hope would clobber the up-with-people shtick out of Robin Williams in Patch Adams. Hoffman. (MSNBC -- News)
Hoffman, Linney ennoble The Savages Nov 28, 2007
In fact, both Hoffman and Linney are spot-on throughout, as is Bosco, reminding us yet again that even in vehicles that dont deserve them (say, Patch Adams and The Nanny Diaries, respectively), they always nail the character theyre portraying. Its kind of a bummer, then, that Jenkins cops out a bit at the end, tying up things a little too neatly for characters who have been so wonderfully ragged around the edges. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Hanover's World: It feels good to laugh Oct 2, 2007
The movie "Patch Adams," starring Robin Williams was about a real life doctor who became aware of the therapeutic benefits of laughter. His awareness sparked a greater awareness among other physicians and psychiatrists. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
What's coming to high-def and when? Aug 28, 2007
Patch Adams: Sept. 25. The Getaway: Sept. 25. (USA Today -- Life)
Starz Entertainment Programming Highlights Aug 1, 2007
Rent - (Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Adam Pascal) * Don't Come Knocking - (Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Eva Marie Saint) * Three Men and a Little Boy - (Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson) * Patch Adams - (Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Daniel London) * Rambling Rose - (Laura Dern, Robert Duvall, Diane Ladd) * Camilla - (Jessica Tandy, Bridget Fonda, Elias Koteas) * Straight Talk - (Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne) * The English Patient - (Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
What you may not know about Shaiman Jul 10, 2007
Met Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg, two later collaborators on such films as "Patch Adams" and "Sister Act," while working for Billy Crystal on the first "Comic Relief" special in 1986. 8. (Variety)
New on DVD: Good times and bad with 'Nixon' Jul 6, 2007
So, too, does the flight attendant's squeeze (Jerry Paris); imagine Patch Adams making stupid with a Seor Wences-type hand puppet when the kid gets sick. Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell and Sterling Hayden star, and it's Andrews who's purging wartime memories to land the plane when the regular crew gets wiped out by the dinner's poisoned fish. (USA Today -- Life)
License to Wed * Jul 6, 2007
Williams likes to vary his roles between wise-cracking mensches ( Patch Adams) and homicidal stalkers ( One Hour Photo, Insomnia). Here, he has found a character somewhere in the middle: a wisecracking psycho. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Bloomington Teen Scores Spot In 'Transformers' Jul 4, 2007
"You know some people get 'Patch Adams' for their Make-A-Wish, I get 'Transformers'. It's awesome.". Westgor won't know if his scene made the cut until he heads to the theater Tuesday night to catch the movie for himself, but he said it doesn't really matter. (WCCO.com, MN)
Evan Almighty Jun 23, 2007
Director Tom Shadyac (The Nutty Professor, Patch Adams, Liar, Liar) and star Steve Carell (Bruce Almighty, TVs The Office) have simply set out to make a funny movie. Its meant to entertain, not proselytize, and not signal the worlds end. (Gospelcom.net)
Huge bills; 'Almighty' payout? Jun 22, 2007
Sure, the man who gave us Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Patch Adams made do with such simple pleasures as a flying "butt monkey" and miraculously enlarged breasts in the first Almighty, in which Jim Carrey's TV reporter is visited by Morgan Freeman's divine being and told to fill in for a while. But for Evan Almighty, a more family-oriented PG follow-up about a modern-day Noah played by Steve Carell that opens today, Shadyac was thinking big. (USA Today)
Evan's in Need of a Miracle Jun 21, 2007
Still, the studio is placing its trust in Shadyac, whose movies (Ace Ventura, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar and Patch Adams) dont please snot-nosed critics but satisfy lame-ass audiences. Now, even the long-standing relationship between the director and Universal is frayed. (LA Weekly)
'Evan' Can Wait Jun 20, 2007
Shadyac, who early on made Ace Ventura, now fancies himself some kind of big-screen preacher a maker of do-good, be-good, feel-good films, chief among them the sickly sweet Patch Adams and now this. Bruce Almighty wasn't much fun either, but at least it felt a little more honest and found room between the sermons for some naughty-boy ogling and potty-mouth humor. (City Pages)
Unseen Movie Review: Evan Almighty Jun 17, 2007
Where once Ace Ventura and Patch Adams could bring in big bucks, theyve been replaced by Wedding Crashers and Knocked Up. So do people still want to see Shadyacs movies. (Monsters and Critics.com)
She's the nurse to know May 14, 2007
The costumes ease the stress of the nearly two-year nursing program, she says, comparing her style to the Robin Williams character in the movie "Patch Adams.". "I try to be as uplifting as I can to keep them focused and make them realize they are on a track where they will be able to help this community," Gullo said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
New on DVD: 'Good Shepherd,' 'Volver' Apr 7, 2007
This story of single dad Chris Gardner, whose prodigious real-life economic struggle was rewarded by about $164 million in North American box office, pours on the sentiment and manipulation more than any movie since 1998's Patch Adams. Though at least this time, you don't want to deck the hero. (USA Today -- Life)
Actors, outside the box Mar 28, 2007
Granted, movie history is littered with the fallout from decisions like the move to green-light "Patch Adams"; few things compel one to avert the eyes like Robin Williams doing a running leap into a tub of overheated pathos. On the other hand, the impulse of comic actors to try drama sometimes results in felicitous surprises, such as Sandler's performance in "Punch-Drunk Love," which made excellent, unsettling use of his mentally unstable man-child persona by taking it out of the unreal context... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Chetek author to speak at Warrens conference Mar 22, 2007
She volunteers with Patch Adams, The School for Designing a Society, and Gesundheit. Recently Patch invited her to assist in Sudan. (Chetek Alert, WI)
New club hopes to chuckle away stress Mar 8, 2007
She said her idea for the club is partially based on the idea from the movie Patch Adams, where laughter really was the best medicine. "Studies have found that people who laugh live longer than those who don't laugh as much," she said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Clown fear: Circus not all fun and laughter Feb 15, 2007
Clowns will eat me" which became a popular T-shirt slogan and an Alice Cooper song. Most of these were in the areas of pop culture most consumed by young people. Although there are positive clowns in the culture Patch Adams, Ronald McDonald; Bozo still must be around somewhere they're no match for the onslaught of nightmarish clowns. Ringling's O'Donnell says when he started clowning in 1987, he saw almost no people with clown issues, except for some small children. He started seeing it more in... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Kids send kisses to troops Feb 6, 2007
Besides opening their Valentine's Day cards, they will be receiving DVDs of movies such as 'Patch Adams,' 'Grumpier Old Men' and 'The Family Man,' to name a few. But the buck doesn't stop there. (Pawtucket Times, RI)
Performing a serious medical treatment Jan 28, 2007
There are bitterly divided rival schools of medical clowning: The "Patch Adams" approach focuses more on entertaining patients; the "Theodora" school, embraced by the clowns in the Haifa program, views clowns more as an adjunct to doctors and nurses. At Children's Hospital Boston, a team of nine clowns from Big Apple Circus Clown Care works in the wards. (Boston Globe)
Welcome to Chvez-land Jan 15, 2007
Welcome to Chvez-land, the new Latin mecca for the sandalistas. Tourists flock not to the beaches, but the slums to see '21st-century socialism. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Talk of Our Town | Miami Beach grad assembles dream cast Jan 3, 2007
Among Zane's casting credits: Ocean's Twelve ( Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, George Clooney, Julia Roberts); The Terminal ( Tom Hanks); Matchstick Men ( Nicolas Cage), Road to Perdition (Hanks, Paul Newman); Traffic ( Michael Douglas); American Beauty ( Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening), and Patch Adams ( Robin Williams). She also cast Clooney, Pitt, Garcia, Matt Damon, Ellen Barkin and Al Pacino in Ocean's Thirteen, set for a June release. (The Miami Herald)
