One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975

2h 13m

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8.4/10

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A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.

Directors

Miloš Forman

Writers

Ken Kesey(novel by)

Lawrence Hauben(screenplay by)

Bo Goldman(screenplay by)

Stars

Jack Nicholson

Brad Dourif

Louise Fletcher

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Jack Nicholson

Randle Patrick McMurphy

Brad Dourif

Billy Bibbit

Louise Fletcher

Nurse Mildred Ratched

Martini

Dale Harding

Orderly Turkle

Max Taber

Chief Bromden

Dr. John Spivey

Ellis

Charlie Cheswick

Jim Sefelt

Bruce Fredrickson

Col. Matterson

Miller

Warren

Bancini

Beans Garfield

Directors

Miloš Forman

Writers

Ken Kesey(novel by)

Lawrence Hauben(screenplay by)

Bo Goldman(screenplay by)

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8/10

**Subject to the silliest of internet theories** There are a lot of movie theories but the silliest of all is this nonsense that is all over the internet claiming that _the Chief killed the unresponsive McMurphy because he thought McMurphy was ignoring him._ These idiots claim the Chief did not notice the scars on McMurphy's head and simply thought the unresponsive McMurphy was ignoring him - so the Chief kills him in a fit of rage. Ridiculous. The Chief killed McMurphy as an act of _kindness_. Chief was releasing McMurphy - a once spirited man now reduced to a vegetable thanks to the control freak, _Nurse Wretched._ This classic movie still holds up after all these years and is a compelling story of blossoming friendships in a lunatic asylum. Nicholson shines in his best performance and is ably supported by Christopher Lloyd, Brad Dourif and Danny DeVito.

Charles Dance17 Feb, 2017