This situation of the psychiatric patient killing Patch’s girlfriend was actually based on a real event. The character Corinne was loosely based on Patch’s 1 st wife Lynda, who Patch did meet while he was in medical school (the scene with the room full of balloons is based on a real life date that Patch set up for himself and Lynda), but their relationship was quite different that that portrayed in the film. Movie: Patch’s girlfriend (Corinne Fisher played by actress Monica Potter) was murdered by a psychiatric patient. Consequently, the writers of the movie simply changed the sequence of events so that Patch was in his late teens when he admitted himself to the psychiatric hospital. At the conference/seminar I attended, Patch stated that Robin Williams was in his 40’s when he did the movie, so it was a bit difficult to reverse age Mr. Reality: Patch did in fact check himself into a psychiatric hospital, but he was actually around 17 when this happened. It was at this point that Patch checked himself into a psychiatric hospital for assessment and treatment. Movie: Patch, as an adult in his late 30’s to early 40’s, had a nervous breakdown and was contemplating suicide. The information from that conference/seminar along with my own research serves as the “reality” some of the “movie fiction” put forth by the makers of the film. At this conference/seminar Patch discussed many different topics, including a short FAQ regarding the movie “Patch Adams”. I have read both of Patch’s books and had the absolute pleasure of meeting him in person at one of his conferences/seminars a number of years ago. In 1998 a movie was made about Patch Adams (starting Robin Williams as Patch), titled…Patch Adams.Īccording to Patch he had attempt to persuade the powers that be to name the film Gesundheit! (after his planned free hospital/clinic) but this idea was rejected for a variety of different reasons. Patch’s “alternative” approach to medicine is largely based in his use of humour and clowning in the clinical setting, as well as the concept of free + equal healthcare for all (a concept that many of us here in Canada, take for granted, as individuals living in other parts of the world, such as the USA, do not have access to free healthcare). I know what you are thinking…did the Skeptical Samurai just endorse an “alternative medicine” healthcare practitioner!? Fear not dear reader, as this is not the case. Hunter “Patch” Adams is an American physician known for his alternative approach to “traditional” medicine. The Skeptical Samurai’s Guide to the Movies!
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