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 co...
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
SHOCK TREATMENT Review ofOne Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Wide Screen)by
Ryan74
Advantages: Absolutely stunning film Disadvantages: None
...1975 film is quite possibly one of the best films of all time. In all my days (and I say this as though I have inhabited this wonderful planet for much longer than twenty years, but I guess I've packed a lot of films into those twenty years… but anyway, I digress…) no other film has struck me as being so phenomenally well-made, astoundingly directed and with a cast that is absolutely faultless to a man. 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' would certainly ... ...Thankfully, Michael Douglas (yes, the one who is married to Catherine Zeta-Jones) took it upon himself to personally fund the project, bringing in Milos Forman as director. Forman had an extensive background in foreign language films and his career since 'Cuckoo's Nest' has been less than spectacular, but he was certainly the right director for the project. It is interesting that the movie was released in 1975, a date that some could possibly argue ...
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Medication Time Review ofOne Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Wide Screen)by
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Advantages: Classic, can watch over and over, excellent cast Disadvantages: NONE!
...played by Sydney Lessick. One of my favourite characters, always funny, even when he is angry. I actually named one of my cats after him. Cheswick is a voluntary patient.
Harding, Played by William Redfield, who sadly died a year after the film was released. He is a more serious character that McMurphy loves to wind up, as do the other patients, especially Taber. Harding is also a voluntary patient.
Taber, Christopher Lloyd’s first part. ... ...he belongs here. A very funny character throughout the film, and another of my favourites. Taber is a committed patient. Watch out for the cigarette in his turn ups.
Martini, played by a young Danny Devito, is a bit simple, but still a funny character. He is also a voluntary patient.
Billy Bibbet, played by Brad Dourif, is a young voluntary patient that fears his mother, as well as Nurse Ratched. He suffers from a very bad stutter, and finds it ...
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Flying High Review ofOne Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Wide Screen)by
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Advantages: Acting, direction, style, story... Disadvantages: A little disturbing but other than that nothing
...too. Although Ken Kelsey's book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is not a true story, the themes in it, and the shocking ending are based on things he experienced working in a state mental hospital in San Jose, California - things that had been happening all too regularly all over the country in the 70s. The leading character, petty thief Randall P. McMurphy, is played by Jack Nicholson in probably his greatest role to date, including Chinatown and ... ...more, it is obvious that one of them is going to have to give way before something else does, but the question is who, when and how?
There are many touching scenes in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, but one of my particular favourites is when McMurphy asks Nurse Rached if he and the other guys can watch the Baseball World Series on television. The Nurse at first refuses, arguing that the basis of the institution is on a strict routine and upsetting ...
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Advantages: Great entertainment Disadvantages: not for fast action fans particularly
...forever perfect. This is just one of a handful of movies out of thousands that I could happily watch twenty four hours a day, every day, for the rest of my life! What makes it so good? Read on if you want to know more….
The Story….
Randle P. McMurphy [played by Jack Nicholson] is a loud-mouthed fast talking convict. He has learnt that he can shorten his sentence and spend his remaining time in a nice cosy mental hospital, if he can convince the ... ...characters relationship with Randle is one that really stands out, as does his overall performance, only being overshadowed by perhaps Nicholson himself!
Louise Fletcher is cold and annoying as "Nurse Ratched" the woman just oozes irritation. The kind of character you would like to see hit over the head with a fridge. It's not surprising the inmates refer to her as nurse "Ratchet". You need an evil Ratched to balance out the nicer characters and ...
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HERE'S McMURPHY! Review ofOne Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Wide Screen)by
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Advantages: A classic film, very clever, shocking ending Disadvantages: Not much action, depressing subject matter
...mental condition, we are never one hundred percent sure that it is all fake. Although clearly not as disturbed as many of the other patients, he certainly does seem to have some violent and impulsive tendencies and we are never sure whether his manic outbursts are wholly for the purpose of appearing insane and trying to provoke Nurse Ratched, and his character is genuinely quite disturbing.
Louise Fletcher is also excellent (she and Nicholson both ... ...Ratched. She is chilling in her emotionlessness and in the way in which she calmly controls the patients and probes them to talk about their innermost feelings. We are unsure whether she truly believes that she is helping them by enforcing a strict routine and by her intrusive group therapy sessions, or whether she simply derives some kind of sadistic pleasure from being in control – albeit that the people she is controlling are a group of men who ...
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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
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): WARNER HOME VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 28/09/1998
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: D 036700
Editor: Sheldon Kahn, Lynzee Klingman, Richard Chew, Bill Butler
Barcode: 7321900367004
Production Designer: Paul Sylbert
Screenwriter: Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman, Lynzee Klingman
Cinematographer: William A. Fraker, Haskell Wexler
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
Subtitle Language: Arabic, English
Hearing Impaired 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: Interactive Menus, Production Notes, Scene Access
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Surround Stereo
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Surround Stereo English
Award information
BAFTA: Best Direction 1976 (Milos Forman)
BAFTA: Best Actor 1976 (Jack Nicholson)
BAFTA: Best Actress 1976 (Louise Fletcher)
OSCAR: Best Actress In A Leading Role 1975 (Louise Fletcher)
OSCAR: Best Director 1975 (Milos Forman)
OSCAR: Best Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 1975 (Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman)
OSCAR: Best Actor In A Leading Role 1975 (Jack Nicholson)
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