Patch Adams - Nostalgia Critic

The doctor is in? I’m checking out! Nostalgia Critic takes a look at Patch Adams.
Patch Adams is a 1998 American semi-biographical comedy film starring Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bob Gunton. Directed by Tom Shadyac, it is based on the life story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams and the book, Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter, by Dr. Adams and Maureen Mylander.
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[@sesfilmsllc]

Even though Patch Adams hated the movie, he did say in an interview that Robin Williams was quite possibly the only person who could’ve portrayed him. Now that makes me think that Adams didn’t hate per se the way Williams portrayed him but more so the direction that the filmmakers went. He had much respect for Robin Williams and was heartbroken when he heard of his death.

[@Tornado1994]

Correct.

[@SteveCarras]

As well he should have been. Robin Williams certainly was very good a lot of times (though this still should've been prefixed "Legend of.." Like those Disney Crockett flicks I wrote of above! LOL!

[@leonardohidalgo5127]

La película hizo que la Fundación de Adam no recibiera fondos porque al final de la misma está cita que el hospital de la fundación Adam ya estaba construido lo que provocó un cese a las donaciones. En realidad no habia hospital en esa época y dependía de las donaciones. Ese último clavo que le dio la película hizo que el sueño y trabajo de Adam se tardara aún más años en concretarse. El odio mucho la película, lo ridiculizo a él y su trabajó y casi hace que su sueño no se cumpla. Claro que no odia a los actores en sí, pero los actores son igual de culpables por no hacer una investigación o contactó respecto al material basado en una persona a la cuál interpretarán. Desde siempre lo principal al caracterizar este tipo de historias es interesarse en la fuente original, lo cual no hicieron ni los productores ni los directores y mucho menos los actores.

[@chrisblanc663]

I think everyone was heartbroken to hear of RW’s death. I would hope a doctor with a heart would be saddened whether he liked his portrayal or not.

[@darvon906]

It's the old Saint syndrome. Anyone who is otherwise annoying and unfunny in real life like robin Williams. Become god like in death and beyond ridicule .

[@femoman]

BTW, for those interested, the real practices of the real life Hunter 'Patch' Adams are much more complex than just 'Laughter's the best medicine'. While laughter and clowning are an important part, it's a more general belief in the idea that the emotional and spiritual wellbeing of a patient AND their family, is just as important as the patient's physical wellbeing. He advocates free healthcare, holistic care, forming emotional connections with one's patients, and yes, he does arrange trips of 'clown care' troupes to visit overseas hospitals. He's a pretty fascinating guy!

[@jrny20]

Michael Welsh From what I heard of the real Patch Adams, I could have used him when my kidneys had failed.

[@zekdom]

***** I was afraid of that...

[@BeautifulObscurity]

***** Except for the fact that they've proven some holistic medicines do work, just not all of them. They're worth testing to see if they really work, especially after some have been proven to have real scientific basis.

[@OHJ4Y]

Cool.

[@MrPiccoloku]

+Michael Welsh (Femoman) Unrelated, but, in the classroom scene at 6:01, there are FOUR chalkboards, including one that they cannot reach! I would get how that would work as a monitor setup, but CHALKBOARDS ARE NOT MONITORS!!!

[@1000000man1]

Greg Sestero is an extra in this film. He plays the grieving brother of Patch's murdered girlfriend. Not long after, he met Tommy Wiseau.

[@MrThischarmingman2]

I think Greg had already known Tommy for a while by that point.

[@goldylover1000]

Oh hai mark.

[@whenthemusicsover6028]

Haha, what a story. :)

[@gonjafarma89]

Oh, no

[@rayelgatubelo]

Huh, I didn't know Patch Adams worked at the hospital in Guerrero Street.

[@demonqueen881]

I had the wonderful opportunity to meet the real Patch Adams last year. He came to the hospital where I work. NC is absolutely right, this movie does him no justice. I implore anyone even slightly curious about him to research his REAL story.

[@matthewmoran5297]

+The Grand Admiral To me, the film biography of Dr. Hunter Adams feels like the antitheses to the film biography of Ron Woodroof. Perhaps if Adams had reached out to Jean-Marc Vallee to see if he wanted to direct Adams' biography, maybe the film would have been better.

[@JarethTheGoblinKingForever]

He is indeed a really fascinating man and somebody who deserves a much better film made about him, one that actually explains his methods and work in detail. He's done some great stuff for a lot of people, and he understands that psychology plays a huge part in the overall health of a person. Cutting back stress, encouraging laughter and happiness, holistic healthcare and other methods are all things he advocates, while still agreeing with common sense things like sterile conditions, privacy and drug treatments. This movie made the guy look like he was high on crack or something. It also made Patch seem like an uneducated scam artist, which is not true at all. He does a great deal of charity work, and he's an educated doctor who's gone through a lot of work and training to get to where he is. I could see a biographical miniseries about him being quite successful, provided that it actually portrayed him in an accurate way and didn't just make him look like a tool.

[@SpukiTheLoveKitten75]

We need an accurate Patch Adams movie, complete with the real male friend instead of the fictional woman in refrigerator lady love interest.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Why did the director even make a movie about Dr Adams in first place

[@horaciosi]

I don't know what's sadder: The fact that a great actor and comedian died or the fact that it never occurred to him to fire his agent.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

And knowing about this 20:56 part of the review seems super hard to believe until now

[@OctacleEdits]

You could say the same about how the director and writer of Ace Ventura, Nutty Professor, and other comedies were tapped to direct and write this film. It just wasn’t suited for them. I don’t know what’s sadder, this being on their resumes, or the fact that whoever put them in charge hasn’t been blacklisted from Hollywood

[@LondonS-od6ey]

To be fair the writer Steve orderkerk can make good movies but there's always going to be bumps in the world it's just part of the film industry

[@Beacuzz]

i have been in the hospital multiple times. if my doctor acted like this i would have called the police

[@Mischief_Manager93]

I'd call the nurse, ask if the hospital had a mental ward and request the doctor be sent there immediately.

[@alexeysaranchev6118]

What if the arrived policeman acted like this too, huh?

[@Reoko77]

@@alexeysaranchev6118 *MOOOOOST UNORTHODOOOOOOOX!!*

[@alexeysaranchev6118]

@@Reoko77 Wonder if NC ever made a joke replacing it with CAAAAATHOLIIIIIIIC.

[@WorldWalker128]

@@alexeysaranchev6118 I'd be convinced I was having a hallucination due to the wrong medication being given to me.

[@SpaceTimeish]

a bad movie is a bad movie, the fact the main actor dies doesn't change that. Robin Williams was a fantastic person and actor but even the best professional actors choose bad movies to be in example most of the actors in Movie 43

[@Xehanort10]

Peter Underwood Not to mention the fact that this review was done when Robin Williams was still alive.

[@SpaceTimeish]

Xehanort10 yeah of course

[@TerminalM193]

Brandon Roberts you can't use that excuse.... And even if that excuse were true, that would mean Robin Williams was jumping into any movie he could grab without reading the script for a quick cash grab..... But in reality, Williams read the script and decided to do the movie.... So he's just as much at fault... If not more.... Than the writers.... Correction, WAS* at fault...

[@TerminalM193]

Xehanort10 wait....what?!? Why would NC repost old content?

[@TerminalM193]

Brandon Roberts yes I can totally agree with that.

[@CharlesMoss091]

"Whats wrong with death, sir?" well, it takes away great comedians like you.

[@liamlowenthal8476]

@RuleofVicus Well if *you* think it's overrated, being the almighty speaker of everyone in existence, then it MUST be true! :O

[@PrincessofPower84]

👍

[@MovieFan1912]

Like all the greats, he was gone too soon.

[@pheonixfire9517]

God, this comment made me cry abit...

[@TrollMalefico1984]

I can't separate a person's career from her life, morals etc. So I don't see how R. Williams was ever great.

[@CJCroen1393]

"We see Patch checking himself into a mental institution because he's suicidal." (tugs on collar nervously)

[@3ShotTGK]

Can't really hate Robin Williams in this movie. You can only hate the writers

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Yeah he's Not The problem It's the Writing

[@goonking420]

You legally CAN'T blame Robin

[@PS3SCOUT666]

Honestly if you ever watch the bloopers to this movie Robin Williams is hilarious.

[@quintonposs3286]

Fun fact: the writer of this movie went on to write and direct Kung Pow.

[@OctacleEdits]

@@quintonposs3286 and also Ace Ventura and the Nutty Professor remake with Eddie Murphy. So maybe it was moreso the studio’s fault for hiring someone who clearly wasn’t suited for the project.

[@AnimeKid-lp8zy]

Apparently a woman getting molested and then murdered after finally falling in love sounded more sad than a real man getting murdered in a murder- suicide so they went with that! That's just sick! This movie has just discredited the real fact that a man was killed just for wanting to help people! Not only that, but the fact that they changed his gender, changed his backstory, and made him into a petty love interest makes me want to vomit. I can't believe that there are people who would do this out there, and quite frankly I'm saddened that these people exist. But hey, a fictional woman who was molested and later murdered is much more impactful than a man who tried to help people that was tragically shot to death by a patient! Whoever thought that was a good idea has a certain place in Hell waiting for them.

[@dragonkeeper19600]

@@ARCtheCartoonMaster Not the time to plug your own shit, my man.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Women in refrigerators am I right?

[@almightyk11]

@@MinscFromBaldursGate92 More of a "Men don't suffer"

[@OctacleEdits]

Blame the studio for hiring a person who’s known for writing comedies. It just wasn’t suited for them.

[@LondonS-gf3kg]

Who wrote it

[@tailsprower1253]

Back, when Nostalgia Critic was at his best. This is a gem of a review.

[@03bgood]

I know, I miss the old NC so much!

[@mayotango1317]

He still in his best.

[@SWDude2710]

@@mayotango1317 he's gotten better now.

[@viemarirunoa]

@@mayotango1317 The Wall review sends its regards

[@kyletitterton]

His best joke ever is all the unorthodox stuff.

[@benwanada]

You know... This review made me think of my late uncle, who was a pediatric oncologist. We lost him to the disease he fought his entire life. I didn't know him too well because he lived in a different country. I wish I could have been closer to him. His death destroyed my family. My dad is still heartbroken. He told me my uncle's number one rule was, "The kids are in charge." He went with a girl he was treating to her school to help her give a speech because she was scared. She recovered and followed in the footsteps of the man who saved her life. He attended her graduation. He was a gentle, good, God-fearing man, and the world is less bright without him. Rest in peace, Oom Johannie.

[@bunnywithakeyboard7628]

Even in death, the doctors who treated him probably learned a lot more about the disease and how to help others down the line. Every illness is a war, and eventually we’ll destroy it like we did smallpox.

[@tbirdUCW6ReAJ]

I think this is Nostalgia Critic's best review (or at least, my personal favorite). It's funny and really smart. It really convinced me how awful this movie this is and I looked into the real Patch Adams. He really is a fascinating man.

[@skepticalbaby6912]

Tyler Hale it's definitely one of his funniest. And fuck this awful movie.

[@luisf2793]

Tyler Hale I do like the Lord Of The Rings music when it was taking about the big bad villain

[@gandalftheantlion]

kyotheman69 Actually he is a clown, he even dresses up like one... I don't mean thats all he is though.

[@skepticalbaby6912]

gandalftheantlion He may be funny, he may even dress up like a clown from time to time, but he's a doctor first and foremost. His theories are more about how environment impacts health, not just how humor can heal. That's why this movie is so awful. That and a terrible screenplay.

[@gandalftheantlion]

Skeptical Baby No i highly agree.

[@krd24551]

Wow...Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robin Williams in the same room...that hurts my heart.

[@Xehanort10]

The worst part of this film is that it makes the other doctors seem uncaring and emotionless just to make Patch look good in comparison to them. And the fact that the movie expects us to be on Patch's side just because he's the main character even though he steals from a hospital, acts like an idiot and does nothing to help or cure the patients is truly stupid. No wonder the real Patch Adams hated this because the film basically shit all over his life's work and made him look like a total buffoon. He actually created new forms of medicine but the fictional character in this film that was supposedly based on him did nothing but wear a red nose and act like a clown as if that would supposedly cure the ill. It was the film's crappy attempt to shoehorn a bullshit "laughter is the best medicine" message in. Not to mention the fact that he makes fun of a catatonic guy on top of all that. IMO this is one of Robin Williams's worst films. Mrs Doubtfire and Jack were both far better than this. As was Williams voicing the Genie in Aladdin.

[@awmehgoddd]

+Xehanort10 Sorry, I'm just trying to imagine this as said by a raspy voiced Leonard Nimoy after seeing your pic. .....may he rip in peace.

[@aussieman3021]

You know, I like to call his movie and Robin Williams' character Jack Adams, not because of the movie Jack, but because the character thinks acting like a total jackass to try and make patients laugh is the only way to emotionally interact with patients. Also, Jack Adams sounds close to jackass, so Jack Adams is what this movie should be called. I only refer to the real Patch Adams as Patch Adams.

[@V4Now]

to be a little fair, bedside manor was rather bad way back then

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

The main problem is similar to some bad episodes of children's cartoons, and it's a common writing fuck-up: Protagonist-Centered morality. It's more like "I'm Perfect, and it's the World needs to change" when the writing should be closer to "I need to be better." It's annoying and insulting to have a written work tell it's better-minded audience that this us what's right.

[@DonnaBrooks]

​@@V4Now Displaying poor bedside manner is one thing. Portraying doctors as villains who think they are better than their patients, and portraying actual medical knowledge as somehow inferior to just making people laugh is UNFAIR, inaccurate, and dangerous, akin to advocating relying on prayer or positive thinking to cure people instead of realizing that sometimes people DO need antibiotics or surgery or other treatments used in allopathic medicine. Treating people holistically is what is needed, and based on the comments here, it seems that was the real Patch Adams' message and M.O. Also, there's a difference between poor bedside manner and not making decisions emotionally. It's why doctors don't treat themselves or their families.

[@alexisdominey6487]

Ok the death scene would have been better if the patient had no friends or family there for him. Then patch comes in and just calmly talks with him, and the patient quietly passes on with with a smile because he didn’t want to die alone.

[@KBGVideos1]

Dude, that would’ve been a whole lot sadder, but also heartwarming.

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

Hell even Scrubs got that right!!

[@sashaking1115]

Very true!

[@Jarod-sm5rf]

"What's wrong with death sir?" What kind of answer is that from a man who wants to graduate from medical school?

[@MarcGallagherMusic]

Jarod Farrant death is an inevitability, sometimes the prolonging of it can create suffering as opposed to a more pleasant and enjoyable (albeit shorter) time

[@stumpy1146]

So a little backstory: I'm almost 40, and I was born with Spinal Bifida, causing MANY physical issues that have been handled with just about 70ish surgeries over my lifetime. I've had more doctors than I can count, but 2 docs stand out still . A Pediatric urological surgeon and a neurosurgeon, and they were polar opposites. The first one was my doc when I was about 4-8, not only was he a brilliant surgeon but he always made me laugh. He'd run by my room and chuck wet paper towels at my bed, or randomly come into my room with a syringe behind his back full of water to squirt me. I had a small water gun under my pillow to fight back. That man's skill brought me through some of the worst surgeries I had as a kid, and his humor helped me laugh through it all. The second was my doc through my mid teens and mid-late twenties. He was always very direct and stoic, but also a brilliant surgeon. However, I was an extremely tough patient to fix. We did the same surgery to my spinal chord 6 times. The 4th my spinal chord was permanently damaged following the S2/S3 neural pathways, meaning I lost most of the feeling bellow the knee, back thigh, and rear. Making using my prosthetic impossible and my leg unable to support me un aided. When he found out he came into my room to apologize, He had tears in his eyes when he did it. All this to say, both types of doctors can be extremely effective, in the right circumstance.

[@HolyGoddessMotherAnne]

Almost on the same level as a Marine, keep at it private.

[@wamrainc176]

God bless you my friend I pray you have long happy life

[@stormstrider1990]

This must have been Doug's angriest bad movie rant until he reviewed Pearl Harbor.

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

She was murdered to I can't swim It's the simplest lines with the worst of contexts.

[@darkside9547]

Quest for Camelot,Garbage pale kids, Master of Disguise,Neverending Story 3 and i think Battlefield Earth are one of the few that he got quite angry.

[@henryhoneyman1535]

I agree. Jurassic World as well.

[@sashaking1115]

@@darkside9547and The Odd Life Of Timothy Green

[@CarlosLopez-oc9nh]

I hate that phrase "Don't focus on the problem only on the solution" it is very similar to the management cliche of "Don't come to me with problems only with solutions" they use it when they have not even the foggiest idea of how to resolve the problem.

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

It's also a really dumb paradox. You can only focus on solutions by putting energy (or should I say FOCUS) into the problem.

[@blankblank1284]

You need to know and analyis the problem in order to find the solution. Focusing on the solution rather than the problem is putting the cart before the horse.

[@DeathsPictures]

At 5:25, we have two people, playing roommates, who died in the same year... quite the coincidence.

[@BedrockPerson]

Or is it?! It is.

[@sambiman]

Well in America you call 911 to get help and 9:11 is the worst day in America's recent history coincidence

[@Redsoxking]

Dude I noticed that back in 2002

[@jeremysmith3134]

Yeah it is sad not only is Robin Williams, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman gone but also the mental patient who yelled yay patch at the graduation scene who also played the mentally disabled guy with a mouse in the green mile, and the old guy at the beginning of the movie who asked Patch how many fingers he was holding up.

[@superrazor7617]

Who knew arnim zola was a doctor

[@enjolraslechimiste]

I really feel your review is one of your most spot-on, clever, accurate analysis out there. I really love this review.

[@fornamnefternamn1532]

enjolraslechimiste NostalgiaCritic often has really good points but I agree, this was extra good!

[@neomcdoom]

+Johan Moberg no

[@TheRealEvilRoy]

+Neo McDoom yes

[@neomcdoom]

Edi Ownbey holla holla get dolla

[@BobLogical]

That moment when the bootleg reposts by other channels is better quality than the official video.

[@kimaniwilsonhunte]

We need more Dr. Bitchspasms.

[@dc_al_coda]

The Critic kept the corpse in his office (don't ask why, it's the Critic).

[@DigiRangerScott]

Yeah but Critic never returned to this shooting space after To Boldly Flee

[@UnderGroundMerlin]

Scott Sandler I'm sure he moves the body to every new place he goes just as an episode memento lol

[@kirbysuperstar5494]

no we dont

[@Reavenator]

+shadowlinkbds well, Shymalan died twice in his reviews, and he's still around.

[@BradRLee]

13:46 "THEY ALL FLOAT!"

[@jacktorrance6404]

I just looked up the real life Patch Adams. It doesn't surprise me that he looks at this and just shrugs. Anyone who's interested, he has a very interesting take on how to approach medicine.

[@TheChaosDragoness]

Oh Robin, we love you and miss you but why did you have to be in so many bad movies? At least we still have your stand-up shows and good movies like Mrs. Doubtfire and Jumanji. RIP Robin Williams.

[@MellyTheCatLover]

The Chaos Dragoness Don't forget the Night at the museum Trilogy!

[@madisonlewe1057]

My favorite Robin Williams movie is Jack

[@TheChaosDragoness]

Maddi The Nerd Mine is Mrs. Doubtfire

[@FaceUnreality]

+Maddi The Nerd Mine is Hook

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Everyone is in bad movies.

[@johngleason1776]

This one's a classic NC episode

[@SuperSparrow45]

john gleason 2nd best critique behind The Lorax.

[@darthutah6649]

+SuperSparrow45 clearly the shark boy labva girl one was the best

[@augustwest5356]

john gleason I didn't know the word "classic" meant "not very funny"

[@jhonjacson798]

weird to say but I think this is one of the best nostalgia critic episodes ever made! Constantly hillarious!

[@jean-lucpicard7966]

Fun fact: the song used in the credits is Faith of the Heart by Rod Stewart. A few years later, it was covered by Russell Watson and was infamously used as the opening theme to Star Trek: Enterprise.

[@33melonpaws77]

Cheers to the real Patch Adams!

[@Xehanort10]

3:40 How can you see a solution to a problem if you don't even know what the problem is? You have to know a problem to see the solution to that problem.

[@MrJamaigar]

Also, how else are you supposed to come up with a solution, without focusing on the problem? 🙄🙄

[@1000000man1]

I think the idea is more about not dwelling on the problem and opening your mind, but it's not explained well.

[@skysiren4113]

21:06 Honestly I don't blame Critic acting that pissed. The fact that they changed Patch's friend (a real person) to a woman who was a victim of csa so that they could basically use her as a plot device to not only try to force a romance, but also try to go 'oh what a swell guy Patch is' as well as to make us feel bad for HIM when she's killed is absolutely scummy. I'd be beyond pissed if someone changed my deceased friend just so they could force a pointless romance that didn't happen

[@thrillcollectors]

24:05 The Lord of the rings music over the bad guy speech killed me.

[@xxnooneimportantxx8017]

Holy shit, when Critic was doing the joke at 4:00 I fucking guessed a banana before he said it. I'm sure there's a reason but god damn I feel like a wizard.

[@surelyijest7141]

_What else would it be? A potato? No, that's impossible, I own every potato in the world._

[@superrazor7617]

Use a metric ton of bananas to put out the fire

[@isaac161000]

"The orthodox levels are the most un"

[@ghazghkullthraka9714]

Hoppity goggle!

[@SarahsKnight0]

26:51 - Wow. This movie is seriously treating the dean as the villain who deserves to be humiliated.

[@TheSpectator7]

6:58 - 7:33 There's a word for that in the anime community, Tsundere. Sadly unlike 90's media, it's a continuous character trope that Never Dies!

[@ScoutTrooperTK]

Weeb

[@blankblank1284]

And it used to just be a collection of traits, and used to just be them getting sweet and gentle when they get close to someone. Than it became a trope, and even further down the line it completely changed from what it was and into just treating the one you like with coldness. Also with writers writing characters to be tsundere, to fit into that archetype, that trope, that it just becomes annoying and clichéd. Also some Anime just make it flat out violent and abusive. There is a difference between being hot-headed and abrasive, and being a flat-out abusive b*tch. The problem with how it was done in American movies was that it was done to make up for the depiction of woman in the previous decade. Thus was an overdone trope in order to overcompensate for past wrongs. It also doesn't give them likable aspects, thus the "Thaw your Icy Heart" part that makes Tsunderes cute or likable simply doesn't occur. Making them just plain unlikable.

[@zylokun]

"Who would talk that way in front of a patient even back then?" Clearly Doug has literally never been in the hospital

[@mrnelson3011]

Rip Robin William and Philip Seymour Hoffman!

[@CondeDemente]

Mr Nelson ok

[@movieboy9531]

Oh you sappy wuss, shut up!

[@antonmasters8626]

This is one of my favorite NC episodes ever and as someone who worked as a clown that volunteered at hospitals. This movie makes Patch look like an incompetent jackass which he's not, he's an incredible human being I had the pleasure to meet. Though I still think Robin Williams was a great comedian and actor, this movie was a mistep for him and an unfortunate missed opportunity of a perfect casting.

[@RenaldyCalixte]

I think Jeff Bridges could have played a more realistic Patch Adams.

[@Justmyhandle]

While I still enjoy Robin Williams' performance in this film, I understand Nostalgia Critic's willingness and boldness to focus on the gross inaccuracies portrayed in what was supposed to be the story of Hunter Adams' hard work and well thought out message rather than an over-simplified comic version. Honestly, Even Williams himself, bless him, might have shared these feelings to an extent when working on the film. You never truly know what's going through an actor's mind in those moments. To be fair, there is a huge difference between the set of challenges involved in playing a character vs an actual person.

[@pkmn1260]

but......I ALWAYS use Banana's to put out fires :(

[@whenthemusicsover6028]

William B Did you remove the peels before using them? Because I think you're doing it wrong, otherwise. :)

[@chesterho9074]

Ummmmmm, tasty dried banana.

[@sierragarabed1227]

I bet you haven't dealt with many fires then.

[@thenarrator6846]

William B because you believed

[@vickymc9695]

You just want BBQed bananas right?

[@nicolelee4800]

12:53 Abuse. Abuse is what happens when a doctor is emotionally involved with a patient, because of the power imbalance inherent in the doctor-patient relationship. This is ethics 101 stuff.

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

I think you meant 12:41

[@michaeldebellis4202]

Nicole Lee Being emotionally involved isn’t the same as fucking. Don’t get me wrong, I hated this movie but my best doctors are emotionally involved with me. They actually care about me as a person, not just a patient. It is difficult for doctors to do that because dealing with so much pain and suffering makes many people burn out unless they shut down their emotions. And the medical system, especially our for profit system encourages doctors to not treat patients like people. But the best doctors can do it, they are the ones who have a true calling and it’s been my privilege to have a couple like that.

[@danielmcdermott138]

Possibly his best review, it's between this, Pearl Harbour and The Room. For me anyway.

[@thewolfofwallstreet627]

Id probably put Battlefield Earth up there as well, as that's arguably one his better reviews in my mind.

[@ScoutTrooperTK]

Mine were A Troll In Central Park, Secret Of Nimh 2, The Room, this, Neverending Story 3, Pearl Harbor and James and the Giant Peach

[@gracedoubleu]

I'm kind of between The Room and Son of the Mask but yeah.

[@catherineclayton894]

I don’t know, what if this movie was really trying

[@JetYabuki]

UMMMM SCOOBY DOO???

[@JCstock]

*movie starts with robin williams being suicidal* ...Uh, movie, can you predict the future?

[@shwahgamer]

Yeah... It's not very easy to watch is it. Especially since he later contemplated it after the girl dies. He was a great actor and a great person, he just chose a few bad movies. RIP Robin Williams

[@Xehanort10]

+JCstock That's what TV Tropes calls a Funny Aneurysm Moment.

[@noway9320]

+Xehanort10 no, it's Harsher in Hindsight. a suicide is anything but funny

[@olafviktormastermind]

+Jacob Hewett That profile pic. uncle jobel

[@Skadfun]

+JCstock Robin Williams had always had issues with Mental illness. He used to self medicated with cocaine.

[@elephystry]

The doctor is the same guy who played Warden Norton in The Shawshank Redemption.

[@cybertek3188]

That's right, good call.

[@cybertek3188]

For the record Shawshank redemption is my favorite movie.

[@jalex.musica]

He was also the doctor in Born on the Fourth of July who tells Tom Cruise he'll never walk again. He's also in Ace Ventura 2.

[@fredrikcarlstedt393]

He was also the tragic Captain Benjamin Maxweill in the Star Trek TNG episode " The Wounded . "

[@breezingby2611]

Also surprisingly an excellent Tony nominated singer

[@kingofsovietlizards8704]

It is so sad that Robin Williams seemed so happy here, but was depressed in real life.

[@gladoshatesyoursafespace2653]

That's what depression is all about; it hides in plain sight behind fake smiles and faux laughter.

[@nightjaw2233]

true :( r.i.p robin

[@JanetStarChild]

Depressed people make the best actors because they can convince everyone that they're happy.

[@patdornoff9383]

@@JazzStation95 so does the blue wiggle anthony field also suffers from it

[@teddyj5187]

Women rejected him so he was alone.

[@andrewkful]

Fun Fact: I had this movie taped off the TV on VHS tape as a kid. It still rests in the cabinet in my parents home. .......... this review made me realize Patch Adams is based on a real person! ... Once I heard Critic state that at the beginning of the review, I had to stop the video, and turn around to stare at the ceiling because i was so SHOCKED! I had to wait until later just to finish the review!!

[@MegaKrage]

Thats an big hyperbole aint it

[@ConorChaos]

andrewkful That fact wasn't fun! It's was confusing and random!

[@ConorChaos]

Tom Evans Yeah but no in this context. :P

[@viansalozano328]

andrewkful I like your profile pic. :)

[@sliverblackchamp2]

how is this a fun fact?

[@NefariousDreary]

I never saw this movie and had no idea it was based on a true story. It does seem like a completely ridiculous film buy at least now I'm interested in checking out the real Hunter Adams. Thank you Nostalgia Critic. :)

[@theviking1359]

As someone who works in the medical field EMT basic for several years.... it’s not good to get emotionally involved if you get emotionally involved you miss things you miss things patients suffer patients suffer and you failed but this movie took it to an extreme

[@mattpace1026]

Considering the real Hunter Adams advocated for getting emotionally involved, I bet the real reason he hated this is because it did portray him accurately, and he was terrified of people getting wise to his con. Unfortunately, people like him are being praised more and more because so many people blame the system for their own bad decisions.

[@Sleepy-qr9il]

@@mattpace1026 Dumbass alert?

[@jakebryant3445]

Rest in peace Mr. Williams, may you find peace wherever you are and make them laugh up there.

[@duranls1]

"gasp" A negative review toward a Robin Williams whimsycal movie? MOST UNORTHODOX!

[@aussieman3021]

+Rexus Not unorthodox at all.

[@Quinntus79]

+AussieMan I believe he was being intentionally ironic.

[@comidyseeker]

I know Critic didn't know how this was gonna turn out at the time, but he just described Robin Williams pretty well, "the king of masking his insecurity". Kinda sad so few of us didn't see it sooner.

[@pleasedroses3811]

I thought that he meant the Patch character, not Robin Williams.

[@GHC3]

I really like the nostalgia critic's reviews, this one beautifully captures the skills of critical thinking, cross referencing amd supporting an argument with examples. This is where I really got into him when I went back to college

[@EternalYorkieMom]

This version of Patch Adams reminds me of all the awful people in my psych classes that thought people with schizophrenia just saw the world more authentically and the man was keeping them down. It belittles the pain they’ve had to go through

[@seigeengine]

fukin wot

[@jarekgunther]

_MOST UNORTHODOOOOOOOOOX!!!_

[@furioussherman7265]

5:24 Two great actors who tragically couldn't conquer their demons in the same scene. Also, anyone else recognize that the doctor at 5:58 is the same guy who played the warden in Shawshank Redemption?

[@TJMcDonough]

Fun Fact: He actually played as Sweeney Todd in the 1990 Broadway Revival of Sweeney Todd. He even got a Tony nomination for his performance.

[@joeycoe85]

I wouldn’t say his demons got the better of him. He had Parkinson’s, and some called Lewy Body Disease, and was most likely suffering horribly from the symptoms. It’s a LITTLE like CHRIS BENOIT. He did do something unforgivable, but it was due to his brain basically turning to jelly from concussions. Chris JERICHO publicly stated that Benoit was a devoted family man, so he had a hard time accepting what happened, b/c it was at COMPLETE ODDS with his personality. It’s just PURE TRAGEDY. Also, can you IMAGINE how incredibly DEPRESSING it would be to see his deterioration? I’m sure, like Ali did, he would carry on for years, Ali was a boxer who kept fighting long after he should’ve stopped, whereas with Williams, we would’ve had to see him onstage every so often. When you think of how brilliantly manic he was, it would be INCREDIBLY DEPRESSING.

[@NightVisionPhantom]

The real Patch Adams has a KZbin channel. He lost a foot/leg recently but stays optimistic about it.

[@Satellite_Of_Love]

Pretty damn spot on about this movie. The bit about the forced love interest is particularly infuriating.

[@roria2219]

Movie: look these mentally ill people in this hospital are people too, look how humane they are, look how misunderstood they are!! Movie: ... Movie: also we made up a suicidal character to kill another made up character because he has "bad thoughts"

[@julieporter7805]

But his real life male friend was murdered by a patient. So the murderer might have been based on reality even though the murder victim wasn't.

[@lookbovine]

Two Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: The Laughening. It’s a sequel taking place 6 years later that follows our main character beyond the institution after he had started taking classes and studying to be a doctor…

[@joeycoe85]

Robin Williams DID have a lot of personal problems, but I think it mostly comes down to this: ANYBODY who had a mind that worked THAT FAST was always going to be frustrated by the world around him, but b/c it couldn’t keep up. From what I understand, so much of his troubles seemed to be caused by the fact that the world around him was meaner and darker than it should’ve been. When you read about his whole experience /w Disney about how Aladdin was promoted, your heart breaks for sweet he really was.

[@joeycoe85]

One thing I wasn’t aware of: Williams had been diagnosed with PARKINSON’S before his suicide, and that almost certainly contributed to his death. And when you think about how particularly awful it would’ve been to see him degenerate, maybe he did us ALL a favor. It was bad enough when Muhammad Ali started to show symptoms, but with Williams, with his manic style of comedy, it would’ve been SO MUCH WORSE. My stepdad is going through this now, and it can be truly heartbreaking.

[@AxenfonKlatismrek]

you know when H. Adams opened that hospital. First of all, This hospital was in Botswana, and also they got Donated from US hospitals when also he was Licensed

[@SunBunz]

This is another film I actually really enjoyed as a kid... But yeah, after all these years I realized how full of shit and asinine it is. lol Robin Williams did a good job with what he had. But the writers did butcher the screenplay and made it sappy and unrealistic. If it _wasn't_ a true story, it would be more tolerable. Every time he goes, "hublublublub, this is most unorthodox!" I split my sides laughing. xD

[@TheKaiTetley]

This movie is an episode of Loony Tunes. I still love it.

[@SunBunz]

@@TheKaiTetley I do, too. lol It's even funnier to watch after seeing Doug's review.

[@lordvoldemort9440]

21:11 he's literally whipping a movie

[@TrunkJunky]

HOHO!

[@alzar197]

let the tugging at collars start when he says suicidal

[@AndiLawson27]

This is the first movie I remember seeing in the movie theater and absolutely hating. Halfway through I decided to take a nap instead. Just dreadful. A few weeks ago I made a FB post asking what everybody's favorite Robin Williams movie was and couldn't believe how many times Patch Adams came up. 🤦‍♀️

[@pleasedroses3811]

I had loved this movie but the criticisms that I've watched over the years have helped me see its flaws.

[@teoteous]

Hope this movie does not discourage people from supporting the charity related Red Nose Day.

[@ZarathustraCalico]

It hasn't for many years, I don't know why people would suddenly heel - turn out of the blue in 2016.

[@luisf2793]

teoteous so this is what made red nose day.

[@DiarraHarris]

"BAD MOVIE, BAD BAD MOVIE!"

[@HalfDemonInuyasha]

One of the best NC rage speeches until Pearl Harbor.

[@AbareKillerFan-yo7pe]

21:16 I lost it when you were whipping the movie

[@Rhomega]

THERE! ARE! FOUR! FINGERS!

[@seankalifut9948]

He missed a Next Generation reference.

[@AJStarhiker]

I admit I'm liking this review. And I think the best doctors are somewhere between the overly-serious "establishment' doctors and the overly-goofy portrayed here. I know several doctors who have a great sense of humor and bedside manor, but still are professional with patients.

[@aussieman3021]

+AJStarhiker That's how I always saw doctors, as people who have a great sense of humor and great beside manner, but still are serious and professional with their patients.

[@ltshep713]

Isn't this movie just Good Morning, Vietnam in a hospital?

[@thetman0068]

Wow. I actually never realized that. Yes. Yes it is.

[@ltshep713]

SpeedyEric1 Oh, yeah. There's no doubt about that. I just meant plot-wise.

[@blaisetelfer8499]

I like Good Morning Vietnam a lot more, though; it may also be absurd plot-wise, but at least the R-rating allows for way better jokes.

[@carlrood4457]

Of course a rule breaking DJ isn't going to get people killed and isn't stealing medical supplies and practicing medicine without a license. It's a bit easier to sympathize with that.

[@gmann6269]

"Why can't we treat war with a certain amount of humanity and dignity and decency and, God forbid, maybe even humour?"

[@macromondo8026]

5:45 that bit there always has me laughing out loud, is just...my friends do the same shit when wanting to make a situation awkward and just SOOOO many good memories

[@Xivix427]

This is one of those movies that you want to break it to your grandmother who adores it how flawed it is, but just don't wanna break her heart.

[@its-morbintime]

Honestly, even if I had no idea who Patch Adams was, I think I'd still hate this movie. The one thing I can't stand in a dramatic movie is when they bypass logical character motivations for a cheap cry. This movie is nothing but that. The scene at 17:04 pretty much had me speechless in how forced and stupid it was (and by that I mean its on par with the stealing from a hospital scene). I'm surprised the Nostalgia Critic left that scene as unscathed as he did.

[@kansastagai9081]

I remember when I was a kid this was on tv. After the first 20 minutes or so a switched to Spongebob because this,was so boring. I loved movies then and love them now and I was actually interested in this movie because I kept seeing adds for it in vhs tapes. Yet after getting a chance to finally see the film I lost interest almost immediately. I didn't even make it to the stealing or death of the made up live interest.

[@madradinka]

5:12 psychiatrists are medical doctors. psychiatry is a medical specialty

[@michaeldebellis4202]

One of my biggest complaints about most doctors is they tend to be terrible listeners. Also, there is good evidence that a patient’s emotional state plays an essential role in recovery. That’s one of the probable reasons for the placebo effect. So I was definitely open to the message of this movie. But instead of addressing these questions in an interesting way, it reduced them to the most trivial, idiotic cliches.

[@MechaMewtwo]

so all women were portrayed as tsudere

[@ZarathustraCalico]

Or you could use English descriptive words.

[@MechaMewtwo]

+Zarathustra Calico yeah i could but if i did that then not only would it be inefficient but also more likely to offend people and i like to stay neutral at all times

[@ZarathustraCalico]

+Torres Dyer People are always going to find a way to feel offended, and it's not exactly the nicest term.

[@MechaMewtwo]

+Zarathustra Calico its still better than spelling out the meaning and there are ways to leave no openings for people to be offended but there no real reason for anyone to its just part of my personality to remain neutral and uninvolved in all matters concerning others

[@MatheusHenrique-od8di]

Torres Dyer weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeb

[@mibevan]

I Actually was able to speak to a person who was a nurse clown that did work with Dr. Adams. He did have some input on the story/script. She told me that changing the person from a man to a woman was actually requested and favored by Hunter Adams. He also wanted them to not show any violence in the film. This is why the murder scene was filmed the way it was. he also didn't want any affection shown between Williams and the female doctor as he did want to keep them as friends but the studio did go with them being romantic (Personally I do agree with this as elements such as this can help with the impact of the. later scene). I think this was a decision that he really hated , among others done to the film. I might be wrong about this but weirdly, She also told me he requested that no funds made from the film would go towards his hospital and he hopped that the viewers would donate to it out of kindness from watching the film.

[@bigbay1159]

uh huh sure

[@bl3343]

Studio: "We want Robin Williams to play you in the biopic". Patch Adams: "Really?! That's great! He was amazing in Dead Poets Society"! Studio: "What? No, you're not getting Dead Poets Society Robin Williams. You're getting Jack Robin Williams". Patch Adams: "Nooooooooo!!!!!!!!!"

[@gls6388]

The female character is a composite of Patch Adams real friend who died and his girlfriend who became his wife. This wife is still alive to this day. Why did they wrote the female character to die tragically?

[@tristanhartup4936]

Maria Cline A half-assed attempt at trying to get the audience to feel sorry for Adams when she dies.

[@03bgood]

The real person who got killed, was actually a dude.

[@aidanstenson7063]

The Path Adams robot in the Futurama episode with Beck was pretty great too.

[@beats0me]

Funny enough I saw the futurama parody before I had even heard of the film

[@themysteriouscatperson9483]

11:07 This scene reminds me of the hospital scene in the joker, except in that scene he wasn’t messing with medical equipment, although he did bring a gun

[@DeepEye1994]

I think the issue with this film is that instead of being a faithful biopic, it really, really, REALLY wants to be another "Dead Poets Society" Robin Williams vessel, it follows a lot of those film's beats, down to the villain being a big bad oppressive 'no fun' guy, to a character the protagonist cares for dying.

[@oliviadoyle3623]

Actual reaction to red nose court room scene 'Face plant on desk, "Oh, dear Lord."'

[@alekseyl172]

7:21 exselent description of Tsundere tipage, thank you, mr Critic!

[@Udgrasil13]

I don't know... I work in a hospital and many doctors are social cripples and talk about patience like they are not there when they are right next to them in their beds. I have witnessed that more then once.

[@videogamehunter820]

12:20 Somehow the Critic made me agree with Walter Peck on something (besides the fact that he was right about the environmental protection situation in Ghostbusters).

[@marypeterson6565]

Patch Adams didn't want the main focus to be laughter "funny" Doctor. He wanted it to show people that compassion and humour is a very powerful thing. Quality of life. Robin Williams made millions from this movie and didn't donate ONE cent to Patch's cause. Patch Adams is a genius and have cured thousands of people with his theories and he did it without being paid huge sums of money.

[@billjacobs521]

+Mary Peterson On the other hand, the movie probably gave more publicity to the real deal than anything else. And this movie doesn't advocate everything being funny, it's very clear about that.

[@tentarantino6517]

10:52 that 90s blissfulness music starts playing and makes this movie look like such a farce

[@brentparker7359]

Here's a line that Patch could have said when they opened their unliscensed clinic: "You've heard of Doctors Without Borders? Well, we're Doctors Without Doctors."

[@chrisandrew7577]

Yes, they actually do put mostly sane high risk patients in the same ward as those suffering psychotic symptoms and are screaming at night and such. The doctors will try to calm them down and give them their medicine and whatever they can do, but if there is someone having a bad day and they're screaming about it... there's no where else to take them. Or you. Welcome to the ward.

[@peapots2619]

Really ? In my experience they put people with similar disorders/problems/illness together so they can relate to each other (ex suicidal people together so they can get sympathy from someone who is in the same situation as them and clearly can understand) But I haven’t done any research to see if that’s true everywhere, I just assumed it was bad movie representation of mental institution

[@destructo2030]

I never studied and got A's with little effort, I could remember every lecture I have ever heard and never left class if I had a question.

[@drakeware655]

*sees Nostalgia Critic getting the belt out* Oh, shit! *runs on instinct*

[@birdieberry]

I remember being dragged into watching this movie as a kid. I also remember being the only one in my company thinking how bad it is. lol Thanks for reminding me, NC. Cheers! XD

[@mika9383]

4:10 You know what I noticed? The part where the Nostalgia Critic focused on the so called “mantra” on focusing on the solution rather than the problem which unfortunately led to that person being caught on fire by using a banana to put it out. This is foreshadowing how Patch Adam’s flawed practices of getting emotionally involved with a patient can lead to bad consequences which is what happened with Carin when she was killed trying a patient with mental health issues. Did anyone else noticed that in the review?