Patch Adams Laughter is contagious. Release date: 1998-12-25 Genres: Comedy, Drama Actors: Michael Jeter, Harry Groener, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Norman Alden, Ralph Peduto, Frances Lee McCain, Alan Tudyk, Bob Gunton, Robin Williams, Greg Sestero, Sonya Eddy, Daniel London, Barry Shabaka Henley, Peter Coyote, Ryan Hurst, James Greene, Dot-Marie Jones, Josef Sommer, Harold Gould, Monica Potter, Douglas Roberts, Bruce Bohne, Richard Kiley, Ellen Albertini Dow, Irma P. Hall, Harve Presnell, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Andy Arness, Daniella Kuhn, Diane Amos, Steven Anthony Jones, Don West, Jason Aaron Baca, Peter Siteri, Renee Rogers Budget: $50,000,000Revenue: $202,292,902 Runtime: 1 h. 55 min. Score: 7.3/10 Votes: 3,300 Countries: United States of America Companies: Universal Pictures, Bungalow 78 Productions, Blue Wolf, Farrell/Minoff Available* : Overview: The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.