1975 Directed by Miloš Forman
While serving time for insanity at a state mental hospital, implacable rabble-rouser, Randle Patrick McMurphy inspires his fellow patients to rebel against the authoritarian rule of head nurse, Mildred Ratched.
Jack Nicholson Louise Fletcher Danny DeVito William Redfield Scatman Crothers Brad Dourif Christopher Lloyd Will Sampson Dean R. Brooks Michael Berryman Sydney Lassick William Duell Vincent Schiavelli Peter Brocco Alonzo Brown Mwako Cumbuka Josip Elic Ken Kenny Nathan George Ted Markland Louisa Moritz Mews Small Delos V. Smith Jr. Lan Fendors Mimi Sarkisian Mel Lambert Kay Lee Dwight Marfield Tin Welch Show All…
Now that the festival season is over, and before the ‘gotta see theatricals that might be nominated for the Oscars’ season begins, we thought it might be a good time to knock a few off the List of Shame. In this case, not mine, but rather my wife’s. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s nest is a film I am very well acquainted with. I’ve seen it dozens of times, but all back when it hit Hotel PPV back in 1976. In my old playback op job, I’d watch it pretty much every shift. It was just that good.
The story arc is simple, it’s the characters that make this film a classic masterpiece. With the prowess and skill of Sydney…
Exploring the theme of freedom against the confines of society, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is the story of misfits challenging the morality of established order. With its universal appeal that has transcended time & space and simple, poetic storytelling amidst all the madness, this film is nowadays widely regarded as one of world cinema's most respected & greatest films, and deservingly so.
Jack Nicholson stars as Randal McMurphy & if there ever has been a character that Nicholson was born to play, it's none other than this one. No one else could've pulled off Randal as effortlessly as Nicholson did & he was truly at his best here. Louise Fletcher highly impresses as Nurse Ratched, a character that is completely opposite of…
This film was filled with a brilliant cast that performed sensationally, with Jack Nicholson as the lead role delivering sheer perfection to each and every scene creating the atmosphere for the viewer. A phenomenal performance by Nicholson, supported by a terrific ensemble of actors. Milos Foreman created a genuine masterpiece. The correlation and relationship with the characters along with the breathtaking ambiance makes you feel you are experiencing the dealings and events that transpire amongst the institute, your compassion for McMurphy is beautifully juxtaposing to your hatred for Nurse Ratched.
For me to be totally transfixed for every moment shows the meticulous detail that went into each scene. Albeit, some scenes that were almost a fraction disturbing, it was all a part of the monumental experience. The movie quintessentially depicts the extraordinary and almost abnormal occurrences inside an insane institution at that time.
Another film to add to the list of: I'm not crying, it's just raining on my face. My love for Chief knows no bounds.
'Is that crazy enough for ya'? Want me to take a shit on the floor?'
Once the credits of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest were rolling, I was just totally speechless. Seldom has a movie sent me on an emotional rollercoaster like this one did. On the one hand, there were so many humorous moments, and on the other hand, this movie was able to affect me in a highly emotional way. This movie combined all of the things a masterpiece needs. A simple, but attractive, story, some loveable characters, lots of great performances and a very profound message.
The story of those guys, that are confined to an asylum and suppressed by their nurses, is less a story…
Everyone kept telling me that Jack Nicholson was fantastic in this film, and to my ears they were saying that Jack was being all The Shining only worse because this time he was in an asylum. Not being a huge Jack fan and actually despising Jack-doing-his-shtick, what people thought was praise was actually confirmation that I should never watch this film, classic be damned.
There are at least two other assumption I carried into this first viewing. I had seen little bits and pieces throughout my life, when my parents watched it on TV. I knew there was a riot scene (turns out it was the patients 'watching' the baseball game) and I knew that there was a nurse from…
I prefer to die than without freedom. Thanks to McMurphy, the patients finally be aware of their personalities and the chief felt as strong as a mountain and flew out of the cuckoo's net. He is a hero, an another type of hero.
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Speeeaaaking of AMADEUS. . .it's about time I got around to the rest of Miloš Forman's work.
Without having read the source material, nor having any prior knowledge of the film besides "Jack Nicholson", "mental institution", and the final shot -- and of course its Big Five Academy Awards sweep -- this was a viewing pretty much free from any presuppositions (regardless of how said knowledge of the closing shot made some of the final actions rather predictable). As a result, it was a surprise to see so many great actors pop up in these early-career roles: Brad Dourif? Christopher Lloyd?? Scatman Crothers??? DANNY DEVITO?!? (I'm ashamed…
I love when the book and the movie are good independently but when the book and the movie each bring something different to the story and the characters and make it an overall more enriching and accessible experience that opens your mind up to ways of understanding it that you never would have considered ultimately allowing it to resonate with you in the best possible way? wet.
overrated. mcmurphy is in for statuatory rape and his aggresive, hypermasculine character completely fucks with everything. also he assaults nurse ratched for something that wasnt her fault???
Martini was obviously lying when he said he was in there voluntarily. We all know it was because of his condition of having donkey brains.
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