Why it works for GM Vietnam, but not Patch.
Adrian Cronauer was a DJ. It was his job to entertain. Robin Williams made him funnier, with a sharper wit, and had him rebelling against his superiors. The artistic enhancements worked. I mostly cheered on Adrian Cronauer, as depicted by Robin Williams, when he told funny jokes and stuck it to The Man.
Patch Adams was supposed to be a doctor, yet he did not really cure anyone in the movie. He just entertained. While I might get a kick out of listening to a clown on the radio upsetting the apple cart, I would not want him operating on me
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