Patch Adams (5/10) Movie CLIP - The Children's Ward (1998) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Patch (Robin Williams) brings joy to the patients in the Children's Ward, but Dean Walcott (Bob Gunton) isn't laughing.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
The fact-based story of an unconventional physician who attempted to heal patients with laughter, based on his own book and mixing equal doses of scatological humor and pathos. Robin Williams stars as Hunter Adams, a troubled young man who commits himself to a mental institution in the late 1960s. His experiences there convince Adams to become a doctor, and he enrolls in medical school, where he is appalled at the cold, clinical professionalism that alienates patients from their caregivers. Determined to provide emotional and spiritual relief as well as medicine, Adams clowns around for his patients, getting to know them personally. Although his efforts seem to work wonders and the hospital nursing staff is grateful for the levity Adams provides, his methods alienate his uptight roommate Mitch (Philip Seymour Hoffman) as well as the staff and faculty of his school. Adams perseveres, however, even starting his own low-cost rural clinic called the Gesundheit Institute, and wooing a pretty fellow student, Carin (Monica Potter). Tragedy strikes, and Adams' career is put in jeopardy, forcing him to defend his style and philosophy before a board of jurists determined to bar him from practicing medicine. Patch Adams (1998) was produced by former M*A*S*H (1972-83) star Mike Farrell, who met the real-life Adams when the offbeat doctor served as an advisor to the actor's popular TV series.

CREDITS:
TM & © Universal (1998)
Cast: Aaron Alexander, Amadeius Cheadle, David Cooper, Jamieson Downes, Bob Gunton, Wesley G. Haines, Peter Idiart, Tim Johnson, Alberto Rocha, Joseph Trefry, Robin Williams, Lorri Holt, Kate Keith, Cameron Brooke Stanley, Domonique Tate, Jena Marie Thomas
Director: Tom Shadyac
Producers: Allegra Clegg, Alan B. Curtiss, Barry Kemp, Marvin Minoff, Devorah Moos-Hankin, Charles Newirth, Steve Oedekerk, Tom Shadyac, Marsha Garces Williams, Mike Farrell
Screenwriters: Patch Adams, Maureen Mylander, Steve Oedekerk

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[debred]

The little girl in this scene was a real life cancer patient.  Thankfully, she recovered from the cancer and has grown into a beautiful young woman.  She says about Robin Williams, "He is an amazing man, and that he brought so much laughter and life, to myself, and my family when we needed it the most."

[debred]

It's heartbreaking that a man that brought so much joy to the world suffered so much despair.

[josejrolando]

I'm not going to lie, I'm 27 years old. I was just a boy when I saw this for the first time and I loved it then. Watching it again after his passing, especially this scene in particular, I bawled my eyes out like a baby. It goes to show that laughter is the world's best medicine. RIP Robin, always in our hearts... We all miss you.

[massagebroad]

I'm a Healthcare worker. I remember watching this when I was in school and thinking "That's the kind if healthcare worker I want to be like!" I'll miss him. He was just so special.

[alking]

It is so lovely that this girl beat cancer. Proof that, sometimes, laughter and joy can be powerful medicine. Also loved that they used actual kids from Make A Wish, not child actors, so the reactions would have been genuine. Moreover, I believe that it is completely something Robin would have done. He brought so much joy to others.

Say what you want, Robin Williams was the master of the comedy.
And thanks to movies like this, he will never be forgoten.

[LPJack]

RIP Robin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014), aged 63
You will always be remembered as a legend.

[stop.it.doug]

This video is very heart warming because it shows patch try his hardest to make the children happy disregarding their situation, and making them laugh was very wholesome of him, because a smile can go a long away.

[mikebatty]

Having met the real Patch Adams I asked the same question as many did. Was Robin Williams portrayal of you accurate? Dressed in his clown suit and huge clown feet he simply retorted "What do you think?' He did go on to say there could have been no better actor to catch his feelings about humour in the field of medicine. Laughter is of course the best medicine so I say to Dr Patch and for being you.

[junetrajagukguk]

I cried when i watched this scene... RIP robin williams

[TheXelum]

A Legend never dies. He is always in my Heart.

[cristalcastaneda]

It’s amazing how just by the objects and equipment there in that room he was able to create so many different characters and make all those children laugh and have a good time even if it was just for a little while.

[beckster]

The nurse enters the children's ward, "What's going on here!?"
Robin Williams: "Come on, I'm just entertaining the kids to make them feel good, don't be so narky!"      LOL

[extantsage]

This world needs another Robin Williams. So much joy and laughter, hilarious relatable moments. He could bring the inner child out of anyone. I know good and well we all miss him.

[biatrizcastro]

He noticed how the kids aren't feeling while but rather they seemed to look empty on his perspective, but without thinking much he does his best to bring out joy to them, making them laugh, which caught every kids attention in that room, he acted goofy to bring out a smile into their faces, he shows great empathy in simple words.

[sarahlutz]

Robin Williams will always live on. He's a treasure that we never should have lost. 😭😭

[emma_em_]

Robin was PURE MAGIC!! 😂 ✨✨✨ I MISS him and his work!! 😢 His films also were a BIG part of my childhood! Thanks for the LAUGHS, Robin! REST EASY.

[ChrisMolyneaux]

Fun fact: These kids were actual cancer patients from the Make-A-Wish foundation.

[yellowlynx]

There is a lot of suffering in this world... and you don't have to look further than a children's ward where cancer stricken kids stay. When I saw this scene I cried and cried... Robin... this world will missed you so much.... and you inspired  many souls as much as you make them happy!

[remychase]

This scene is a perfect example of the magic Robin Williams brought to the world. He was a rare gift that we lost far too soon and it will be a long time before we are graced with that kind of light again.