Release Year: 1975 Rating: R Duration: 133 minutes Director: Milos Forman Producer: Saul Zaentz, Michael Douglas
synopsis
A new and rebellious patient is brought to a small mental institution where his antics endear the other patients to him and incur the wrath of the stern and repressive nurse who runs their ward.
Dr. Spivey: Well, the real reason that you've been sent over here is because they wanted you to be evaluated... to determine whether or not you are mentally ill. This is the real reason.
McMurphy: Well, as near as I can figure out, it's 'cause I, uh, fight and fuck too much.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Reviews (5 reviews)
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Rating : 5
What is crazy? "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" made a bold statement addressing insanity. It took a little over two hours to introduce its characters, set up a plot, and then let these great actors work with a top-notch screenplay. After their job was done and this film broke into theatres, we knew more about mental hospitals, so-called "crazy" people, and how one man can change the lives of others around him than we had known before. Watching this great film nearly 30 years later reveals much, much more than just Jack Nicholson playing a volatile free-spirit and collecting an Oscar for it. There are more underlying themes and ideas in this film than you can shake a big stick at. I'll get to all those fascinating subtexts in a moment, but first, a little about the story, if you please...
