Patch Adams (film)

Patch Adams is a 1998 film directed by Tom Shadyac and based on the life of Hunter "Patch" Adams and the book Gesundheit: Good Health is Laughing Matter by Adams and Maureen Mylander.

Production notes

The film was shot in three locations: Treasure Island, California (near San Francisco), Asheville (North Carolina) and the University of North Carolina. A diner in Point Richmont served as the University Diner. This diner was also used in Mel Gibson's movie Forever Young.

Related Topics:
Treasure Island - California - San Francisco - Asheville - North Carolina - University of North Carolina - Point Richmont - Mel Gibson - Forever Young

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The producers worked very closely with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. For this reason all the ill children acting in this film except two really have cancer.

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