LAST ROBIN WILLIAMS MOVIE (FOR A BIT!!) Thank you for being on this journey with me as we explored a BUNCH of his movies. He was truly one of the greatest actors. Thank you all for showing me his range.
This is my favourite Robin Williams movie. Even though it has sad moments, I have a smile from start to finish. Awakenings is similar but a little more low key.
I’m so happy you enjoyed it! This is a terrific film. It has a tremendous message of love and hope. I used to live very close by to Patch’s Hospital and exchanged email with people there. Also, a much older fiddler friend of mine named Henry the Fiddler, went to Russia to entertain children in hospitals with Patch a few years ago. He’s a wonderful hippie man. I hope someday when you do more Robin that you will do The Fisher King like I mentioned before. Jeff Bridges is in it, as well as the crazy guy from the beginning of this one. He was in The Green Mile. I forget his name, but he’s a terrific character actor. Thanks again for your thoughtful reaction to such a treasure of a movie. It was bitter sweet to see two now deceased actors with Robin and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Such amazing acting all around. Thanks!
@@jesterforhire I’m glad you enjoyed the reaction!! I would love to watch the Fisher King sooner rather than later, don’t worry ♥️ Thanks for the comment ♥️
I haven't watched this movie since I was a kid. Now as an adult I think its an even better movie. Robin Williams was truly special, And its sad to hear how he was suffering from mental illness towards the end. He has spread so much joy and happiness through his films and comedy.
The movie is great watched it the the theater when I was 9. I think people have a problem with it it seems because the movie is not as accurate to the real persons life it's based on.
It was a bit corny, and the movie focused a little too much on just comedy in holistic medicine. Let the haters hate; it's just them wasting their lives while producing nothing themselves. People with uninspired outlooks don't understand anything about Patch Adams, this movie, or its original purpose.
This movie impacted me so much that I adopted Patch Adams patient care model for our EMS organization. We tried to become closer to our patients and treat them as actual human beings instead of a medical ailment. We sought out Patch and visited with him in his home in Arlington, VA where he happily shot a video for our new EMS staff orientation. We gave big red clown noses to all our staff and encouraged them to "play" with their patients to lighten their moods. Patch Adams and Robin Williams....what a great pairing.
I was in a few healthcare classes this last semester, and I learned about the real Patch Adams. Gemini, your story is a wonderful addition to the legacy that Mr. Adams is leaving with his vision for compassion-based healthcare. It is awesome to hear that some humans have decided to adopt compassion when treating other humans. Thank you.
It's now unfortunately quite uncomfortable to see Williams and Phillip Seymour Hoffman, who would both suffer untimely deaths in the same year, playing roommates here.
Hunter "Patch" Adams' life and work is absolutely fascinating, and I highly recommend people look into it. Just be warned (and this is the ONLY thing on the subject that I'll say here, because this should be a positive space) that like what happened to me, it may ruin the movie for you.
The real "Patch" Adams spoke at my school. The part where the girlfriend was killed was altered. Although no less tragic, it was a male student friend of his who was actually killed. The message in this movie and what Patch stands for is something everyone should truly give thought to.
Because the movie shows Patch Adams as a clown not as a doctor but as a clown. He never does anything related to medicine its just an annoying clown who had everything without any effort also the messege of the movie gets throw through the window when his girlfriend got killed.
There are only 2 movies my father has sat the whole way through. O' Brother and this one. Also being a doctor himself, he usually has a big disdain for medical dramas or movies. However, he still loves this one. One day I'm going to take him to the Gesundheit Institute as a surprise.
One of the crowd members at the funeral is a then-unknown Greg Sestero, who went on to play Mark in The Room. In his book The Disaster Artist, he discusses the experience of this being his first time being involved in a feature film.
This film is inspired by a true story of a man Hunter "Patch" Adams who true became one of the best doctors and has his own office i believe somewhere in Virginia if im not mistaken.
This is the epitome of a Robin Williams-centric movie. If you like Robin Williams, you’ll probably like this movie. If you need more than that in a movie, you’ll probably be disappointed. This isn’t a movie that is going to tell you more about the real guy Patch Adams. It’s just a vehicle for Robin Williams to play a character he’s accustomed to playing. If you like that, great. If not, you might have a tough time. I don’t mind it. There are some memorable scenes. But it’s Robin Williams doing his thing, so you have to be on board with that.
Hi, Sam :)I personally really like this movie, but Dr. Adams himself hated it, because of so many inaccuracies. I don't know, because I didn't live his life. All I see is what !looks like a very well done movie. Phil Hoffman didn't get enough credit as his rival student. He is a prick at first, but he comes out as a friend and someone who nerds Patches help, which was hard for him to admit.
I’m so glad you did this movie. I love it so much. I can never watch the scene where Corinne died but the rest of the movie is wonderful. Not sure if you caught it but Patch’s roommate was Dusty in Twister. Robin is, by far, my favorite comedian. My favorite part is his speech and the dig at the dean and the noodle pool. The butterfly scene at the cliff always makes me cry.
Bo. I think when this came out in 98. It was just after Good Will Hunting and What Dreams may come". And some people felt let down by the movie itself. Basically, it was not as amazing as Good Will Hunting, so they wrote it off as a not-so-good movie. (Not me of course. I loved Patch Adams). I think "Good Will Hunting" garnered Robin Williams a slew of new fans. And they are not prepared to go with all his choices of movie scripts.
A movie I could not watch a second time but loved. My father was a pediatrician and loved messing around with kids. This came out after he passed from cancer. Was the most touching deja vu a movie ever gave me.
How do you not like this movie whether it’s completely factual or not, it’s so great and sad. I’m so glad you did it. Awakings with robin Williams and Robert de Nero is also a true and fascinating movie that I think you’ll love. I know you’re done with Robin Williams but it’s very worth watching, with or without us lol but i do love your reactions.😊👍
One thing that has followed this movie since it was released, for some reason, is people talking about how bad it was. The other thing that goes along with it is that they never really explain why they feel that way. I’ve always liked this movie. I think it’s entertaining, but more importantly I think it makes some emotionally honest and hopeful statements about life. Corinne’s death being the biggest one. Horrible things will happen. Out of nowhere and when you are nowhere near ready for them. Do you let it destroy your hope? Do you let it jade you toward life forever? Some certainly do. Would Corinne have said that doing her best to help people wasn’t worth risking her life? Hope is hard. Especially in the dark times. But without it, things are far darker. Maybe that’s the dividing line for who likes this movie and who doesn’t. People who believe in that hope and people who don’t. For me, hope is worth it.
5:59 You've got to love how Patch _connects_ with Rudy by getting _in_ to his delusion instead of trying to hammer home to him the fact that it's a _delusion_ the way the psych hospital's _staff_ have been trying to do.
I always loved how the first time patch goes into the angry patients' room he didn't get the smile he wanted out of the terminally ill patient but he DID make the nurses laugh when they saw him get thrown out of the room. They warned him !
As someone who is (probably) dying.....I have lost over 40 lbs in just 4 years, and my doctor's only advice was "eat more cake". (being only 110 at the beginning, you can see how this is now a major concern). I finally found a doctor who actually cared enough to try to solve the mystery. We have made some progress, but....unfortunately...not the cure. I have been tested, poked, prodded, x-rayed, MRI'ed, CAT scanned, etc. to death. Each time yields some results, but not the complete picture. I am getting scarred, and I wish I had a doctor like Patch Adams to help....at least to offer hope. P.S. Have you watched the "crowd funded show The Chosen? There are, currently, 16 episodes total. (Season 1 and 2). You have a wonderful insight in your reaction videos, and I'd be curious to see you react to these. (Season 2 is intense!) Bless you, Honey. You are a dear.
As someone who has been a patient for months on end and had doctors who were like Patch and like an a-hole in the same period...the surgeon like Patch was better. I was less afraid and had a better understanding of what was going to happen. The head of vascular surgery would leave the room every time I or my family asked a question before that surgery. The nurses had to reassure us that he had horrible bedside manner but he was amazing in his lane. It is to this day, the most painful surgery I ever had. He didn't listen when I tried to explain that they had kept me on the patch to stop my period. I asked if they wanted to were going to do it again and he left the room. They didn't renew the patch. My period started after months of it being stopped during my surgery and my blood pressure tanked. I was having an 8" ileum resection and he rebuilt part of my large intestine to keep it functional. But waking up from that surgery was truly the worst pain of my life. We didn't even discover my period started until the day after I was moved out of the ICU and back to the cancer/infectious disease ward. I had to move from surgical bed to regular bed. The pain was so bad they put a CNA on me, and bumped my fentanyl amount to almost kills me...and the CNA kept me from dying. They kept me insensible for a day. It felt better after the next day. I could focus on blocking out the pain and walking the halls.
This is something I look for in a GP. I have had so many doctors talk over and around me when I tell them exactly what's wrong or not take into consideration that some people don't like just being handled without a head's up. It's frustrating and probably why so many people don't seek medical care unless they absolutely have to.
In 2004 when the Asian Tsunami struck on Boxing Day, people were in so much pain. Patch Adams had come to Chennai,India and tried to make them laugh with his nose and antics.
I think I remember reading that Robin took inspiration from this character (or vice versa?) to come visit his good friend Christopher Reeve in the hospital as a "funny doctor"
Right right that's what I've been hearing. Ugh oh well. I know nothing about Patch as a person so I was okay with just watching and not knowing the whole truth I suppose
Patch later said that he thinks that Robin is compassionate actor and did fabulous job potraying him. And after Robin died Patch released statement that ended him calling Robin as his friend.
When you do resume Robin Williams, see his more eclectic side with, Moscow on the Hudson, Death To Smoochie, Jakob The Liar. Non Robin Williams: Cop Comedy: 'Running Scared' 80s film Horse Racing/betting comedy: Let It Ride Smart kids get into trouble: Real Genius, The Manhattan Project Unreacted horror films for October: The Monster Squad Re-Animator Carnival of Souls Black Christmas Fright Night and Fright Night 2 (not remakes)
The very first movie I ever saw with robin Williams was Moscow on the Hudson. My mom had it on tape and watched it alot, I think it's because at the time she had a Russian pen pal and she wanted to learn more about Russia.. I'll never forget seeing Robin Williams naked. He was so hairy lol lol fun fact! He had to shave all his body hair to play Popeye and he's talked about how hard it was to keep shaving and waxing for different roles (I. E., Mrs. Doubtfire) but he had to or else he's a gorilla. Also another fun fact he met that gorilla who can "speak" in sign language and in his stand-up he talks about how the gorilla was all over him because he's so hairy Lol
If there was such a thing as living cartoons they would all study Robin Williams in that first scene with the kids and the bed pans to see how to be better cartoons
This is one of my absolute favorite Robin Williams movies, as hard as it is to pick a favorite. So many scenes have stuck out in my mind over the years and I remember them from time to time. I would still love for someone to fill a whole room with balloons for me! lol And the gyno-legs were priceless!
This was a real man Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams. Robin Williams shared his comedy to get rid of his mental issues and to help others. Watch What Dreams May Come
No one brings more joy than Robin Williams and your laugh makes it so much better! We're all so lucky to have had him in the world. If you get the chance RU-vid the vid of him meeting Koko the gorilla it is magic.
Just finished watching and overall..you just try to take most any movie for what it is while watching it. If it entertained you then - Job done. I never saw this movie until it got to Tv, and only saw it once from what I remember. I did like RW in it, it was pretty much like a few of his other roles though. On another FYI note- the actor who played Patch's professor had also played the Warden in The Shawshank Redemption. And the older guy who did most of the talking at Patch's hearing, that was acting icon- Richard Kiley, it was his voice that was used as the Dinosaur narrator in the jeeps for Jurassic Park. Was fun watching along Sam! Enjoy your weekend.☺
I think there's a bit of snobbery involved in the criticism of this movie. It's aims directly for our heartstrings, without any qualms, and it's easy to se how that feels cloying to many people. Personally I loved the movie, because once in a while that kind of movie is quite cathartic. I also admire Robin Williams both as an actor and a human being, so there's also that.
Well, I certainly won't disagree with you too much on people being overly critical of it due to it's more schmaltzy outlook, that's definitely not the only major criticism of it, least of all by Dr Adams himself. For a start, Dr Adams is a skilled and practiced medical physician, whereas the idea of treating ailments with actual medicine is entirely glossed over in the movie, barely given more than a passing mention, or being treated as cold and detached. There's also the unfortunate fact that Carin is basically entirely fabricated as a character for this movie, including her history of trauma, effectively entirely replacing the actual friend of Dr Adams who was murdered, but he was in no way romantically attached to Dr Adams.
Great flick! Another favorite of mine. Thank you for putting out so much of Robin Williams for us to enjoy along with you! Looking forward to what you have in store for us 🤗
John here. Loved that haircut. Your face is now so expressible, and those cheeks look like they need a good pinch. Ha! Loved your review of Patch Adams. Such a uplifting movie. Robin Williams is such an amazing actor, and comedian. But, his death by hanging, from lifelong bipolar, and other issues makes me sad. Worth millions of dollars, and had millions of fans that adored him, but depression finally got him. Damn. Keep up your awesome reaction videos. They are superb!
How can people say this isn’t good? This is why you can’t listen to people, everyone is so different in what they enjoy. The only way is to see it for yourself!
Because the movie is shallow and manipulative. It has one dimensional villains, the main character is sanctimonious and smarmy. We never saw him study at all in medical school he could be cheating for all we know. Patch had to have a chorus of people all around him to clap and smile to reinforce to the audience that he is the hero. The “hero” of film also practiced medicine without a license and stole from a hospital.
@@josephsarto689It’s sad how much this film oversimplified the real Patch Adams. A small complaint is the movie made it seem like Patch was middle-aged when he was really in his mid 20’s at the time the film was set.
A lot of people hate this movie for their own reasons. The real Patch Adams loved Robin Williams, and said that he would have picked no one else to play him. Both Robin and Patch knew that Universal didn't produce an accurate film; and since the real Patch Adams didn't receive a dime from any of this, I'd say the haters can go on hating it. The real reason this movie was green-lighted by Mr. Adams was that he wanted to use the fame that the movie generated in order to draw attention to his mission to promote his unique vision of compassion-based healthcare; some might call it a style of holistic medicine. Thanks for the reaction OGB. I encourage everyone to look up the real Patch Adams and help support his mission as much as they can. Medicine should be about treating the whole patient, not making insurance executives wealthier.
People don't like this? i love patch adams its such a great movie showing that caring and happiness can change a lot in a persons life, unfortunately not everyone's life as the person who killed his girl and stuff but doesn't mean you give up.
@@OGBReacts I think i disliked the one where he played the picture guy more i don't like that tainted robin haha. also would you be down to do like doctor who series?
One Hour Photo? Reacted to that too LMAO definitely not typical Robin Williams but super interesting to see him in that role! As for Doctor Who, if I did series I definitely would! I just don't have the time at this point! Hopefully some day!
a lot of people view robin williams serious movies as less than compared to his comdies. but i feel these are his most real performances along with What Dreams May Come. another serious/comedic relief role that he absolutely crushed
Here is what I remember about when this movie came out. It was polarizing. The reason I heard over and over again was that it was just another Robin Williams film where he played yet again the same character. If you look at his list of credits you will notice that Movies like One Hour Photo and Death to Smoochy came out after Patch and Bicentennial. I think it started to get to a place where you knew if he was in the movie it was going to be certain kind of movie. Until he did the darker roles there was definitely a large group of people and critics who were eye rolling his movies. He almost couldn’t be seen for a while there.
This is one of Robin Williams' best movies. While not completely accurate to the real life Hunter "Patch" Adams, it's a beautiful story and a very much underrated film.
Starring Robin Williams as "Patch". A former suicide attemptee who learns about how the patients know more than the doctors. So he starts his own hospital where laughter really is the best medicine
See, I LOVE this movie. It's in my top 200 films. I tend to think those that don't like it probably adhere to some kind of belief that doctors shouldn't have a sense of humor, or are just overly serious people themselves with severely deficient senses of humor. Much like Dean Walcott, they probably need to practice some "excessive happiness." If they did, they'd enjoy the film for what it is.
@@OGBReacts Actually, yes. I saw someone do a video of their top 200 films and I thought that would be a really interesting list to compile. Don't you think so?
I don't believe the movie goes into any detail about it, but there is actually a very good reason why medical students are generally limited in their contact with patients, and when they are allowed contact, it's generally supervised. The hospital, and by association the school, are directly liable for everything that happens in that building if it is within their control. Hunter certainly was very altruistic and caring with his particular antics, but if they just allowed him to act as he pleased, they would need to do the same for basically everyone, and I can guarantee there would be at least one (which is one too many) students who would get the very bright idea to provide actual medical treatment to a patient, which could lead to serious complications for the wellbeing of that patient.
The scenario w/ Coryn was a Hollywoodism: in real life, it was Patches best friend that was a guy, but the producers need to Hollywood it up to get the film out. There is an interview with Patch at the end of the VHS copy , and also on DVD.
I'm glad you enjoyed the film. Not going to get into a huge list of issues, but since you asked: The love interest in the film is based on someone that Patch really did date and eventually married. The death is very made up, in context with the film.
Right right right As I had mentioned, I figured if something was gonna be fabricated, it would be that. Definitely made up for dramatic purposes, and that's okay!
People talk bad about this film? It made me want to be a doctor when I saw it in my teens, it's such a wholesome movie, despite the death. It's one of those movies I find really life affirming and makes me wanna tell people how much they mean to me :P (Deadpool does the same. Oh I hope you react to that sometime xD)
