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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
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Release Date:
26 February 1976 (Sweden)
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Tagline:
If he's crazy, what does that make you?
Plot:
Upon arrival at a mental institution, a brash rebel rallies the patients together to take on the oppressive Nurse Ratched, a woman more a dictator than a nurse. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 5 Oscars.
Another 28 wins
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11 nominations
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A perfect mixture of entertainment and drama.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Berryman | ... | Ellis | |
| Peter Brocco | ... | Col. Matterson | |
| Dean R. Brooks | ... | Dr. Spivey | |
| Alonzo Brown | ... | Miller | |
| Scatman Crothers | ... | Turkle | |
| Mwako Cumbuka | ... | Warren | |
| Danny DeVito | ... | Martini | |
| William Duell | ... | Jim Sefelt | |
| Josip Elic | ... | Bancini | |
| Lan Fendors | ... | Nurse Itsu | |
| Louise Fletcher | ... | Nurse Ratched | |
| Nathan George | ... | Washington | |
| Ken Kenny | ... | Beans Garfield | |
| Mel Lambert | ... | Harbor Master | |
| Sydney Lassick | ... | Charley Cheswick |
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133 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14+ (Quebec) (re-rating) |
Canada:16+ (Quebec) (original rating) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Canada:R (Ontario) |
Canada:R (Nova Scotia) |
Iceland:16 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Spain:13 |
South Korea:15 (DVD rating) |
Brazil:14 |
Canada:14A (video rating) |
USA:Approved |
France:-12 (re-rating) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Austria:12 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Ireland:18 |
Italy:VM14 |
Netherlands:12 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:15 |
Norway:16 (1976) |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:12 (re-rating) |
West Germany:16 (original rating)
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The script called for McMurphy to leap on a guard and kiss him when first arriving at the hospital. During filming, director Milos Forman decided that the guard's reaction wasn't strong enough and told Nicholson to jump on the other guard instead. This surprised the actor playing the second guard greatly, and in some versions he can be seen punching Nicholson.
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Continuity: Differences in clothing between McMurphy and his stunt double when McMurphy drops to the ground on the other side of the fence.
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[first lines]
Attendant Warren: Good morning, Miss Ratched.
Nurse Ratched: Good morning.
Attendant Washington: Good morning, Miss Ratched.
Nurse Ratched: Mr. Washington.
Miller: Morning.
Nurse Ratched: Good morning.
Nurse Pilbow: Good morning, Miss Ratched.
Nurse Ratched: Good morning.
Attendant Washington: Morning, Bancini.
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Attendant Warren: Good morning, Miss Ratched.
Nurse Ratched: Good morning.
Attendant Washington: Good morning, Miss Ratched.
Nurse Ratched: Mr. Washington.
Miller: Morning.
Nurse Ratched: Good morning.
Nurse Pilbow: Good morning, Miss Ratched.
Nurse Ratched: Good morning.
Attendant Washington: Morning, Bancini.
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kyon Ki... (2005)
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I'm Popeye the Sailor Man
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Czech director Milos Forman seems to be obsessed with rebellious characters that don't like to go with the flow. Just think about Larry Flynt in "The People vs. Larry Flynt" or Andy Kaufman in "Man on the Moon", in the two most recent movies of Forman. The central character in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" played by Jack Nicholson is also one of those characters, that wants to break the routine and even starts a revolt against the staff and nurse Ratchett in particular, in a mental institution.
The movie is perhaps more comedy and entertainment than heavy drama. Still that doesn't mean that the movie isn't filled with some powerful emotional sequences. The tension between the patients and the staff gets more and more notable and grows throughout the movie, which eventually leads to a 'wonderful' ending which I'm not going to spoil.
Yes, Jack Nicholson is truly splendid in his role and it seemed like he was improvising all his lines and actions during the entire movie. It was a really Oscar worthy performances, which he also received. Another Oscar winner for her performance was Louise Fletcher, which in my opinion is a bit too much credit. She plays her role well but nothing more than that. She did not deeply impressed me or anything. This movie also marks the debut for some today well known actors such as Danny DeVito (he looked so young and different!), Christopher Lloyd and Brad Dourif, who also received an Oscar nomination.
Really one of those movies that you must have seen at least once in your life.
9/10