Patch Adams Page #3

Synopsis: Patch Adams is determined to become a medical doctor because he enjoys helping people. Unfortunately, the medical and scientific community does not appreciate his methods of healing the sick, while the actual patients, medical professors, and hospital nurses all appreciate the work *he* can do, because they are unable to do it.
Director(s): Tom Shadyac
Production: Universal Studios
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
25
Rotten Tomatoes:
23%
PG-13
Year:
1998
115 min
Website
5,428 Views


- Get under cover, Rudy !

- Build a fort ! Build a fort !

We can build a fort !

- We need a fort !

- Aaah ! Down ! Get down !

They're gone.

I think it's safe to go

to the bathroom, Rudy. Come on.

- No, it's too risky.

- No.

Not when you have...

this.

- A bazooka.

- Yeah.

Load.

[ Imitates Loading Noise ]

[ Imitates Bazooka Blast ]

- Let's do it !

- Aaaah !

[ Shouting Continues ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Urinating ]

Mmm.

Yes.

I'd like to leave.

Hunter, we'll have to discuss this

at your scheduled time.

I'm leaving.

Have you thought

about what you'll do ?

I want to help people.

Last night with Rudy,

I connected to another human being.

I want more of that.

I want to learn about people,

help them with their troubles.

- That's what I do.

- But you suck at it.

You don't even look at people

when they're talking.

I want to listen,

really listen to people.

I can't allow you to leave. I believe

you still have some issues to work out.

Ah. Well, I don't need your permission

because I admitted myself.

- Hunter.

- Mm-hmm ?

I must warn you

my report will read "A.M.A."--

that you were signed out of this

hospital "against medical advice."

And my report will read

"I.D.G.A.R.A."

"I don't give a rat's ass."

And my name is Patch.

One morning

I woke up

I woke up

And I knew

you were really gone

A new day

A new way

And new eyes

would see the dawn

Go your way

I'll go mine

And carry on

Hello.

How you doin' ?

How do you do ?

Hey, this is a nice room.

- May I help you ?

- Yeah, I could really use

a foot massage right now.

Rephrasing:

What are you doing here ?

I'm your new roommate.

I-Im moving in.

I don't mean to be rude,

but aren't you a little old

to be starting medical school ?

You know, Babe Ruth was 39

when he joined the Yankees.

- No, he wasn't.

- You're right.

But I could really use

an example like that, and if

you ever find one, let me know.

Hi. Patch Adams.

Mitch Vroman.

Georgetown University.

I was awarded the William F. Thompson

Scientific Achievement Award.

Mmm. Emerson Elementary.

I once drew a picture of a rabbit

that got me two gold stars.

I'm gonna go

back over there now.

[ Whistling ]

[ Man ]

First do no harm.

What is implicit in this

simple precept of medicine ?

An awesome power.

The power to do harm.

Who gives you this power ?

The patient.

A patient will come to you

at his moment of greatest dread..

hand you a knife and say,

"Doctor, cut me open."

Why ?

Because he trusts you.

He trusts you

the way a child trusts.

He trusts you

to do no harm.

The sad fact is...

human beings

are not worthy of trust.

It is human nature to lie...

take shortcuts,

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