One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

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One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

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One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

Alonzo Brown, Brad Dourif, Christopher Lloyd, Danny DeVito, Jack Nicholson

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.

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  • QueenCityFilms
    December 11, 2009
    QueenCityFilms
    PUT IT IN THE BASKET CHIEF...STUFF THAT SONUFA BITCH IN THERE!!

    And the fact that the rest of the movie kicks ass as well...goooood film.
  • SirPant
    September 18, 2009
    SirPant
    Everything in this film is perfect. The performances are brilliant and it?s got one of my favourite actors, Scatman Crothers in it! Classic!
  • DerekA101
    March 25, 2009
    DerekA101
    "What do you think you are, for Chrissake, crazy or somethin'? Well you're not! You're not! You're no crazier than the average asshole out walkin' around on the streets and that's it."

    Ranked 33 on AFI top 100, was as high as 20 in 1998.

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nes...( read more)t is about a con looking to escape jail time by getting himself checked into a mental hospital. His rebellious demeanor and crazy antics win over the respect and admiration of his fellow patients but stirs up the wrath of the oppressive nurse who runs the ward.

    Cuckoos Nest took home 5 Oscars in 1976 including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. All absolutely deserving....

    None more so than Jack Nicholson for his portrayal as R.P. McMurphy. It was quite possibly his greatest role of all time, even better than his performance as The Joker.

    This film will make you laugh and smile, but yet it is also heart-wrenching and tragic. It's an eye-opening film into the inhumane treatment of those deemed "mentally ill." This film shows us that a lot of these people don't have "problems," they're just different from the norm and they have difficulty fitting in with the rest of society. That doesn't make them "ill" nor does it justify them being locked up in a ward being fed happy pills all day. Condemning people because they're different is the essence of fascism.

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a brilliant eye-opening masterpiece with some truly inspiring performances. Everyone should see this film...
  • ohagankieran
    February 7, 2009
    ohagankieran
    This is an old film but has certainly lasted the test of time and should be a must see for any new generation, i had the pleasure of watching this film at school as subject material. Jack Nicholson is a sane man brought into a mental institution for irratic behaviour, as his pass...( read more)es on he makes friends with many of the strange and colourful characters in the asylam, things start to take a turn for the worse as he is subjected to many of the shocks and tortures which are custom to many asylums of that time. An absolute masterpiece, with heart wrenching drama and lots of laughs
  • mrpopcorn
    January 15, 2009
    mrpopcorn
    "If he's crazy, what does that make you?"

    With an insane asylum standing in for everyday society, Milos Forman's 1975 film adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel is a comically sharp indictment of the Establishment urge to conform. Playing crazy to avoid prison work detail, mani...( read more)c free spirit Randle P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) is sent to the state mental hospital for evaluation. There he encounters a motley crew of mostly voluntary inmates, including cowed mama's boy Billy (Brad Dourif) and silent Native American Chief Bromden (Will Sampson), presided over by the icy Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher). Ratched and McMurphy recognize that each is the other's worst enemy: an authority figure who equates sanity with correct behavior, and a misfit who is charismatic enough to dismantle the system simply by living as he pleases. McMurphy proceeds to instigate group insurrections large and small, ranging from a restorative basketball game to an unfettered afternoon boat trip and a tragic after-hours party with hookers and booze. Nurse Ratched, however, has the machinery of power on her side to ensure that McMurphy will not defeat her. Still, McMurphy's message to live free or die is ultimately not lost on one inmate, revealing that escape is still possible even from the most oppressive conditions.

    Review
    What can I say that hasn't already been said? Jack Nicholson's performance is a searing tour de force that I consider to be the finest movie performance of all time. Every supporting role is superb, most notably Louise Fletcher and a small but solid performance from Brad Dourif.

    Milos Forman's direction has a sort of gritty, documentary-style texture to it that gives the film just that little extra effectiveness. The writing and dialog are perhaps the greatest in any film, with Nicholson delivering the film's most memorable lines (and there are many). Every single scene is incredible in its own right, from McMurphy's re-enactment of the World Series to a joy ride on a fishing boat. The final 30 minutes or so are absolutely staggering in their emotional intensity. If you have not yet seen this film, stop reading now and literally run to your local video store to rent it. It is the most powerful, emotional, and involving movie ever put on film. See it, for it is without exception the finest motion picture ever made.
  • wfairs
    December 30, 2009
    wfairs
    ALL the performances in this film made my head spin. And the movie careers that it jumped started, Brad Dourif, Danny De Vito & Christopher Lloyd to name a few what to speak of the Directors! Its always on the top 100 movies of all time list and it certainly up there on mine!!!
  • ghosttrigger
    December 30, 2009
    ghosttrigger
    so so so funny, and i loved the ending. It is said that Jack Nicholson actually watched what happend to a patient who went through electric shock so he can re-inact it perfectly
  • QuantumSomatics
    December 30, 2009
    QuantumSomatics
    Who has not loved this all time favorite?
  • speck918541
    December 29, 2009
    speck918541
    Best comedy I have ever seen, Jack Nicholson is great
  • bayougirlbrigette
    December 28, 2009
    bayougirlbrigette
    Haven't seen this one in a while but always my favortite.
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