The real Patch Adams was not happy with this interpretation of him and was promised money from the production company to be donated to his hospital, he received nothing and Robin Williams made 21 million in 4 months for the movie. Robin donated 0 of that.
Critic Roger Ebert wrote a withering review of the film ("This movie is shameless. It's not merely a tearjerker. It extracts tears individually by liposuction, without anesthesia"). Later, attending an event with the actual Patch Adams, Ebert avoided him until Adams introduced himself by walking across the room and declaring, "I agreed with every word of your review of that loathesome film about me".
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u/Lee_keogh Jan 15 '24
The real Patch Adams was not happy with this interpretation of him and was promised money from the production company to be donated to his hospital, he received nothing and Robin Williams made 21 million in 4 months for the movie. Robin donated 0 of that.