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... more
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still being made in Hollywood, Milos Forman's One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest emphasised the humanistic story at the heart of Ken Kesey's more hallucinogenic novel. ...
still being made in Hollywood, Milos Forman's One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest emphasised the humanistic story at the heart of Ken Kesey's more hallucinogenic novel. ...
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, 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 winner of the Best Picture Oscar, 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.n
still being made in Hollywood, Milos Forman's One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest emphasised the humanistic story at the heart of Ken Kesey's more hallucinogenic novel. Jack Nicholson was born to play the part of Randle Patrick McMurphy, the rebellious inmate of a psychiatric hospital who fights back against the authorities' cold attitudes of institutional superiority, as personified by Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher). It's the classic antiestablishment tale of one man asserting his individuality in the face of a repressive, conformist system--and it works on every level. Forman populates his film with memorably eccentric faces, and gets such freshly detailed and spontaneous work from his ensemble that the picture sometimes feels like a documentary. Unlike a lot of films pitched at the "youth culture" of the 1970s, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest really hasn't dated a bit, because the qualities of human nature that Forman captures--playfulness, courage, inspiration, pride, stubbornness--are universal and timeless. The film swept the Academy Awards for 1976, winning in all the major categories (picture, director, actor, actress, screenplay) for the first time since Frank Capra's It Happened One Night in 1931. --Jim Emerson
still being made in Hollywood, Milos Forman's One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest emphasised the humanistic story at the heart of Ken Kesey's more hallucinogenic novel. Jack Nicholson was born to play the part of Randle Patrick McMurphy, the rebellious inmate of a psychiatric hospital who fights back against the authorities' cold attitudes of institutional superiority, as personified by Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher). It's the classic antiestablishment tale of one man asserting his individuality in the face of a repressive, conformist system--and it works on every level. Forman populates his film with memorably eccentric faces, and gets such freshly detailed and spontaneous work from his ensemble that the picture sometimes feels like a documentary. Unlike a lot of films pitched at the "youth culture" of the 1970s, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest really hasn't dated a bit, because the qualities of human nature that Forman captures--playfulness, courage, inspiration, pride, stubbornness--are universal and timeless. The film swept the Academy Awards for 1976, winning in all the major categories (picture, director, actor, actress, screenplay) for the first time since Frank Capra's It Happened One Night in 1931. --Jim Emerson
Cowboy and the Indian Review ofOne Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Special Edition)by
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Advantages: Jack Nicholson at his most iconic Disadvantages: Nurse Ratched is a big meanie! Boooo!
...to McMurphy. He's the one that you can most easily empathise with. He watches his inmates with incredulity at first, but later his personality wins over the group.
The inmates include Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, Vinny Schiavelli and Brad Dourif, who were unknown at the time, but have since gone on to appear in numerous Hollywood films. They were well chosen, as in this context, they all appear strange, and at the time it was unknown as to whether ... ...as he'd like, and at one stage, she becomes an infuriatingly impassable wall of evil. It's a quite incredible performance that justifiably won her the 1975 Oscar for Best Actress.
McMurphy organises parties, a fishing trip, and dreams of a breakout, but thanks to Nurse Ratched, his dreams don't quite come off as planned. When you watch 'the making of' documentary, or listen to director Milos Forman's commentary you get an enhanced vision of the ...
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Actor(s): 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 Crothers, Christopher Lloyd, Dean R. Brooks, Mwako Cumbuka, Danny DeVito, Nathan George, Louisa Moritz, Marya Small
Director(s): Milos Forman
Genre: Drama
Classification: 18 years and over
Production Year: 1975
Running Time: 2 hours 8 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: United States of America
Plot: A rebellious and individualistic patient in a mental hospital battles against the repressive nursing regime.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): WARNER HOME VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 14/10/2002
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: D 037463
Editor: Sheldon Kahn, Lynzee Klingman, Richard Chew, Bill Butler
Barcode: 7321900374637
Production Designer: Paul Sylbert
Cinematographer: William A. Fraker, Haskell Wexler
Screenwriter: Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman, Lynzee Klingman
Composer: Jack Nitzsche
Featured: Michael Douglas, Haskell Wexler
Executive Producer: Michael Douglas
Director of Photography: Bill Butler, Haskell Wexler, William A. Fraker
Producer: Saul Zaentz, Michael Douglas, Sheldon Kahn
Author: Ken Kesey
Costume Designer: Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Languages
Main Language: English
DVD Description
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, 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 winner of the Best Picture Oscar, 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.
Technical information
Special Features: Documentary - 1. The Making of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (58 minutes), Audio Commentary - 1. Milos Forman - Director, Additional Scenes, Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Award information
OSCAR: Best Director 1976 (Milos Forman)
OSCAR: Best Actor In A Leading Role 1976 (Jack Nicholson)
OSCAR: Best Actress In A Leading Role 1976 (Louise Fletcher)
OSCAR: Best Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 1976 (Bo Goldman, Lawrence Hauben)
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