In one of the most memorable indictments of mental institutions, and a subtle examination of male anger, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (based on the novel by Ken Kesey) presents a biting, and ultimately tragic, satire. R.P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson, in a role it would seem he was born to play), a misbehaving con who shirks .. Read more
| Starring | Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Brad Dourif |
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| Director | Milos Forman |
| Genres | Drama |
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In one of the most memorable indictments of mental institutions, and a subtle examination of male anger, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (based on the novel by Ken Kesey) presents a biting, and ultimately tragic, satire. R.P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson, in a role it would seem he was born to play), a misbehaving con who shirks authority, finds himself in an asylum after faking insanity to get out of work detail in prison. Once in, the vivacious troublemaker finds out he's in a worse kind of prison--one presided over by the repressed, terrifyingly quiet Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), whose taught set of rules and regulations are meant to suppress patients' psychotic outbursts, and their spirits. It's not long before McMurphy is reaching out to his new inmates, trying desperately to bring life to an otherwise dead atmosphere. He becomes the organizer of card games, tries to teach a huge Cree Indian, Chief Bromden (Will Sampson), to shoot baskets, and, when his efforts to allow the patients to see the World Series are thwarted, he mimics the game for his new friends. To Ratched, however, Nicholson's free spirit is as dangerous as a schizophrenic impulse.
A disturbing, witty, and electrifying drama, and directed by Milos Forman (AMADEUS, THE PEOPLE VS LARRY FLYNT), ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST is brilliantly acted by an ensemble that includes several future stars such as Christopher Lloyd and Danny DeVito. The film is also one of only three films - along with IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT and THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS - that won all five of the top Oscars; Best Actor (Nicholson), Best Actress (Fletcher), Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
| Starring | Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Brad Dourif, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco, Scatman Crothers, William Duell, Sydney Lassick, Christopher Lloyd, Will Sampson, Vincent Schiavelli, Paul Lambert, Ted Markland, Scatman Crother |
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| Director | Milos Forman |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 8 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 8 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 must-see movies, American Film Institute's top 100, Best Picture Oscar Winners |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, English |
| Released | Production year: 1975 To Rent: DVD: 28 Sep 1998 Blu-ray: 16 Feb 2009 |
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Wildly and unexpectedly commercial film of a project which had lain dormant for fourteen years, this amusing and horrifying film conveniently sums up anti-government attitudes as well as make love not war and all that. It's certainly impossible to ignore.
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Movie madness!
I have been meaning to watch this movie for some time now, mainly due to its reputation as being an all time classic.
After seeing the film, I now ... read more »
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Where as it been?
Why did no one wake me up and tell me this film (or book) existed? I wasn't either alive or a glimmer in my parents mind at the time it was released. ... read more »
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I can see why this is a classic…...
A 1975 film with an array of superb actors who provide absolute oscar winning performances. I had never seen this film but had certainly heard of it before, and... read more »
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Straight to the point
I am going to keep this short and sweet...
True brillance and truth to what mental health was seen back then! One of the best films I've seen ... read more »
A range of Hollywood stars have expressed their regret at the death of Brokeback Mountain actor Heath Ledger. Jack Nicholson, whose illustrious back catalogue of films includes One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Shining and A Few Good Men, also said that he had issued a warning to Ledger. Speaking to photographers, who had told him of the death, Nicholson said "that's awful…I warned him". However, in a strange twist of events, he said later that day he said that "he did... Read more
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