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* [[Creator Backlash]]: The real Patch Adams absolutely despised the film, accusing it of [[Flanderization|Flanderizing]] him into a clown.

* [[Critical Dissonance]]: There appears to be an incredible amount of hate directed towards this movie, but it was a financial success.

* [[Critical Research Failure]]: During his [[Smite Me O Mighty Smiter]] moment, Patch tells Truman that man is the only animal who kills its own kind. The praying mantis, black widow spider, betta fish, chimpanzee, dolphin, lion, rabbit, etc. would all like a word with you, Mr. Adams.

* [[Critical Research Failure]]: During his [[Smite Me, O Mighty Smiter!]] moment, Patch tells Truman that man is the only animal who kills its own kind. The praying mantis, black widow spider, betta fish, chimpanzee, dolphin, lion, rabbit, etc. would all like a word with you, Mr. Adams.

* [[Designated Hero]]: Besides acting like a general [[Jerkass]] to his schoolmates in an attempt to make them laugh, Patch also does several extremely ethically questionable actions, like stealing drugs from a hospital and practicing without a license. Nobody seems to call him out on either of these counts, even when it ends up killing two people.

** And somehow the fact that he should be in jail for the above actions is never commented on.

** The Nostalgia Critic's review of this movie has him comment that if Patch wants to make people feel better with humour so badly, why doesn't he just become ''a clown?''

* [[Dude Not Funny]]: At one point in the mental hospital, Patch gets a laugh by putting words in the mouth of "Beanie," a catatonic schizophrenic. Keep in mind that in real life, [[And I Must Scream|catatonic schizophrenics are very aware of what's going on around them during their catatonic episodes, even though they're powerless to respond,]] and are frequently upset by people doing things exactly like that, and watch that scene again. Ouch.

* [[Dude, Not Funny]]: At one point in the mental hospital, Patch gets a laugh by putting words in the mouth of "Beanie," a catatonic schizophrenic. Keep in mind that in real life, [[And I Must Scream|catatonic schizophrenics are very aware of what's going on around them during their catatonic episodes, even though they're powerless to respond,]] and are frequently upset by people doing things exactly like that, and watch that scene again. Ouch.

* [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]]: Remember when Patch asks what happens when a doctor becomes emotionally involved with a patient and sarcastically thinks they might explode? {{spoiler|Well, if you count bullets blowing up the head of your fictional dead girlfriend, yes, they fucking do.}}

** What makes this worse is that {{spoiler|the killer's mental instability ''could'' have been detected had Adams run a background check. ''Like a doctor is supposed to do''.}}