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Medical clown. (Scan).(humor, medicine, and Patch Adams)(Brief Article)
Some moviegoers will remember Patch Adams from the 1998 Robin Williams film celebrating him. A Virginia doctor who made a name by providing free care to anyone who needed it, and "connecting" with his patients by dressing as a clown, the true-life Adams presents himself as a paragon of virtue within the greedy medical industry.
But even doctors who advertise themselves as choosing compassion and generosity over money and power must finance their activities. Adams travels the lecture circuit as a motivational speaker, accepting some 300 speaking arrangements annually at fees (according to a speakers bureau that sponsors him) of up to $20,000 per appearance.
"The truth," he told students and faculty of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services, is that "our government doesn't give a crap about its people." Politicians are "owned" by corporations. President Bush in particular is "a liar, stupid, and a dangerous man."
"Pharmaceuticals are made to make investors rich," he warned. Someone who invented a cure for AIDS should just give the drug to everyone who needs it, rather than selling it to a pharmaceutical company, he urged. Even government-provided ...
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- Magazine article from: Presbyterian Record April 1, 1999 700+ words
...a film impacted me this powerfully. Patch Adams left me inspired, exhilarated and exhausted...said the other. It is this and more. Patch Adams is a movie that takes place mostly in...those who maintain the sacred cow?) Patch Adams rediscovers the light, the fire and...
- `Patch Adams' ailing from gooey treatment.(Metropolitan Times)(Arts &...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Arnold, Gary December 25, 1998 700+ words
"Patch Adams" is persuasive evidence that promising...solemnities with ill-advised haste in "Patch Adams." The temptation may have been irresistible...with heartfelt or crusading cliches. "Patch Adams" culminates in the worst indulgence...
- Film review: Patch Adams 12 (96 mins) Pleasantville 12 (124 mins).(Features)
- Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England) Ross, Jonathan March 12, 1999 700+ words
...unwelcome in supposedly adult fare like Patch Adams as a worm in a cucumber sandwich. It...have an IQ above that of a lobster. Patch Adams sees him back in tried and tested mode...predictably triumphs. So let it be with Patch Adams, who, of course, faces his nemesis...
- `PATCH ADAMS' DELIVERS SWEET MEDICINE DESPITE WINTER STORMS.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) January 4, 1999 700+ words
...Writer Universal's medical comedy ``Patch Adams'' continued writing a winning prescription...weekend, studio sources said Sunday. ``Patch Adams'' easily topped the Friday-Sunday...1998 to top $100 million, and ``Patch Adams'' is a certainty to join that club...
- `PATCH ADAMS' NEEDS A NEW RX.(L.A. Life) (movie review)
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) December 25, 1998 700+ words
...Film Critic Insulin! Insulin! The ``Patch Adams'' sugar shock factor is remarkably...when we first encounter Hunter ``Patch'' Adams in the 1960s, he is recognizably vulnerable...Even when it tries to get serious, ``Patch Adams'' is terminally whimsical. When our...
- Patch Adams, MD: healthcare activist.(hfm Q&A)(interview with Patch...
- Magazine article from: Healthcare Financial Management October 1, 2006 700+ words
Patch Adams, MD, is a physician, performer, international speaker...arts. Joyful service is a vital part of this model. Patch Adams is the real person behind the 1998 movie Patch Adams, starring Robin Williams. He may have seemed like...
- REAL PATCH ADAMS ADVISES: ``RELENTLESSLY BE FRIENDLY''.(LOCAL)
- Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot Abrams, Mike December 29, 1998 700+ words
...VIRGINIA BEACH -- The real Dr. Hunter ``Patch'' Adams came here Monday night to deliver a...actor Robin Williams' latest film, ``Patch Adams.'' It is a drama based loosely on...from people hoping to meet the live Patch Adams. Those who showed up laughed and nodded...
- COLORFUL 'PATCH' ADAMS EXUDES 'LOVE OF LIFE' INSPIRATION FOR 1998 FILM STARRING...
- Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) Patton, Naomi R. April 16, 2002 700+ words
...Wisconsin State Journal Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams' silver drop earring - shaped as a...acres. The subject of the 1998 film "Patch Adams," starring Robin Williams, Adams...SARAH B. TEWS/WSJ Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams spoke to a full Orpheum Theatre as part...
