Michael Douglas, known for his effortless charm and leading roles in blockbusters, has always had a keen eye for compelling stories. However, even the most seasoned Hollywood veterans face hurdles sometimes. There was a period when a film he passionately championed faced an uphill battle.
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Studios, usually eager to back a proven talent, surprisingly avoided this project like a hot potato. Douglas was very interested in the project, believing it could be a cinematic force.
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Yet, his enthusiasm wasn’t enough to secure easy passage. The movie was eventually made and turned out to be a blockbuster.
Nobody Wanted To Distribute One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest At First
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest was...
Michael Douglas || Ant-Man
Studios, usually eager to back a proven talent, surprisingly avoided this project like a hot potato. Douglas was very interested in the project, believing it could be a cinematic force.
Suggested“It was a Michael Douglas movie”: Sharon Stone Believes Not Having Her Name on ‘Basic Instinct’ Poster Despite Being Its Lead Star Weirdly Worked Out in Her Favor
Yet, his enthusiasm wasn’t enough to secure easy passage. The movie was eventually made and turned out to be a blockbuster.
Nobody Wanted To Distribute One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest At First
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest was...
- 3/31/2024
- by Piyush Yadav
- FandomWire
The Academy Award, popularly known as the Oscars, is the most prestigious award that someone from within the film fraternity can win. It is every actor’s dream to etch their name in the annals of film history, a recognition of their mastery over the art form that takes a significant amount of time to refine. Over the years, several actors have won the award, thus setting themselves apart from the rest. In this article, we will take a look at five such actors whose Oscar records will not be broken anytime soon.
The film industry has seen the rise and fall of actors. While not everyone can make it big, those who have managed to do so have left their mark forever.
It is worth noting that an Oscar alone does not determine one’s talent, as it is merely a reward for the work that they put in.
The film industry has seen the rise and fall of actors. While not everyone can make it big, those who have managed to do so have left their mark forever.
It is worth noting that an Oscar alone does not determine one’s talent, as it is merely a reward for the work that they put in.
- 3/6/2024
- by Sreshtha Roychowdhury
- FandomWire
Most of the central cast in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" were young when they appeared in Miloš Forman's 1975 movie. But with Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, and the inimitable Jack Nicholson (to name just a few of the film's stars), Forman was going to have to try really hard to mess up his adaptation of Ken Kesey's 1962 novel. Luckily, the Czech director actually did a standout job of it, delivering a film often cited as one of the 20th century's finest. After a decade of delays, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" made it to the big screen, and while Forman's direction was excellent, the movie perhaps wouldn't occupy as vaunted a position as it does without that top-notch cast.
As producer Michael Douglas explained in a 2017 Guardian piece, the cast and crew were about as committed as you could get. Not only were each of the...
As producer Michael Douglas explained in a 2017 Guardian piece, the cast and crew were about as committed as you could get. Not only were each of the...
- 1/1/2024
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Actor Kirk Douglas hoped to star in an onscreen adaptation of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest after doing the stage version. But his father Kirk Douglas didn’t think much of the casting decision, especially when he wanted Nicholson’s starring role for himself.
Kirk Douglas had no idea who Jack Nicholson was Kirk Douglas and Michael Douglas | Kypros/Getty Images
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was a film that both Douglas and his son Michael were extremely passionate about. Douglas famously starred in the Broadway play of Cuckoo’s Nest back in the early 1960s as Randle McMurphy. He also owned the rights to the play, and had hopes of translating it to the big screen. But he had a hard time finding a studio that was willing to make the movie.
Eventually, he handed over the rights to his son Michael, who was able to secure funding for the feature.
Kirk Douglas had no idea who Jack Nicholson was Kirk Douglas and Michael Douglas | Kypros/Getty Images
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was a film that both Douglas and his son Michael were extremely passionate about. Douglas famously starred in the Broadway play of Cuckoo’s Nest back in the early 1960s as Randle McMurphy. He also owned the rights to the play, and had hopes of translating it to the big screen. But he had a hard time finding a studio that was willing to make the movie.
Eventually, he handed over the rights to his son Michael, who was able to secure funding for the feature.
- 11/22/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
On April 28, 2023, the sports and entertainment worlds lit up with joy at the sight of Jack Nicholson taking his courtside seat at Crypto.com Arena for the Los Angeles Lakers' semifinals-clinching game against the Memphis Grizzlies. This was the 86-year-old star's first appearance at a game since the home opener of the 2021-22 season, and it dispelled rumors of ill-health that had flitted about due to his absence from the public eye.
Ever since his career took off in the late 1960s, Nicholson exemplified Hollywood stardom. He played the celebrity game with devilish glee, donning his Ray-Ban sunglasses and strutting down red carpets to the delight of shutterbugs and fans. He was a near-constant presence at the Academy Awards, where he typically sat in the front row because, well, he's Jack. And no Lakers home game felt official without him sitting just to the right of the visiting team's bench...
Ever since his career took off in the late 1960s, Nicholson exemplified Hollywood stardom. He played the celebrity game with devilish glee, donning his Ray-Ban sunglasses and strutting down red carpets to the delight of shutterbugs and fans. He was a near-constant presence at the Academy Awards, where he typically sat in the front row because, well, he's Jack. And no Lakers home game felt official without him sitting just to the right of the visiting team's bench...
- 5/26/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Louise Fletcher, the veteran actress who earned a Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of the cruel, sadistic psych ward administrator Nurse Mildred Ratched in Milos Forman’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, died Friday at the age of 88. Fletcher’s agent, David Shaul, confirmed her death to Rolling Stone, adding that she died “at her home in France surrounded by family.”
Fletcher began her career on TV in the late 1950s, appearing in popular shows Lawman, Maverick and The Untouchables. She left the industry for a decade in 1962 to raise her two sons,...
Fletcher began her career on TV in the late 1950s, appearing in popular shows Lawman, Maverick and The Untouchables. She left the industry for a decade in 1962 to raise her two sons,...
- 9/24/2022
- by Jason Newman
- Rollingstone.com
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Louise Fletcher, the sweet actress from Alabama who won an Academy Award for her turn as the heartless Nurse Ratched — one of the most reviled characters in movie history — in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, has died. She was 88.
Fletcher died Friday of natural causes at her home in Montdurausse, France, her son Andrew Bick told The Hollywood Reporter. She had survived two bouts with breast cancer.
A daughter of deaf parents — she made one of the most touching acceptance speeches in Oscar history — Fletcher also starred as a psychiatrist in Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) and played opposite Peter Falk amid the star-studded ensemble in The Cheap Detective (1978).
On television, she portrayed the religious leader Kai Winn Adami on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and received Emmy nominations in 1996 and 2004 for her guest-starring stints on Picket Fences and Joan of Arcadia, respectively.
Louise Fletcher, the sweet actress from Alabama who won an Academy Award for her turn as the heartless Nurse Ratched — one of the most reviled characters in movie history — in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, has died. She was 88.
Fletcher died Friday of natural causes at her home in Montdurausse, France, her son Andrew Bick told The Hollywood Reporter. She had survived two bouts with breast cancer.
A daughter of deaf parents — she made one of the most touching acceptance speeches in Oscar history — Fletcher also starred as a psychiatrist in Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) and played opposite Peter Falk amid the star-studded ensemble in The Cheap Detective (1978).
On television, she portrayed the religious leader Kai Winn Adami on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and received Emmy nominations in 1996 and 2004 for her guest-starring stints on Picket Fences and Joan of Arcadia, respectively.
- 9/24/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Louise Fletcher, whose Oscar-winning performance as the sadistic Nurse Ratched in 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest gave Hollywood one of its greatest all-time villains and provided the culture with a portrait of bureaucratic evil so indelible that the character’s last name could carry a TV series 45 years later, died Friday at her home in Montdurausse, France. She was 88.
Her death was announced to Deadline by her family through agent David Shaul. Although no cause was specified, Shaul said she passed away in her sleep at the home she had built from a 300-year-old farmhouse, surrounded by family. Earlier today, she said to her family about her beloved home, “I can’t believe I created something so meaningful to my well-being.”
Hollywood & Media Deaths 2022: A Photo Gallery
Although forever linked with her most famous character, Fletcher enjoyed an acting career that spanned more than 60 years and included...
Her death was announced to Deadline by her family through agent David Shaul. Although no cause was specified, Shaul said she passed away in her sleep at the home she had built from a 300-year-old farmhouse, surrounded by family. Earlier today, she said to her family about her beloved home, “I can’t believe I created something so meaningful to my well-being.”
Hollywood & Media Deaths 2022: A Photo Gallery
Although forever linked with her most famous character, Fletcher enjoyed an acting career that spanned more than 60 years and included...
- 9/24/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
When giving out movie recommendations for movie night with teens, one that might raise eyebrows is "Cool Hand Luke." But Stuart Rosenberg's 1967 prison movie makes perfect sense for the youths. Adapted from the 1965 book of the same name by ex-con Donn Pierce, the tale contains what Lee Adams calls "one of the great anti-authoritarian figures of American cinema." Paul Newman stars as war vet Lucas Jackson, dispatched to a muggy Florida road camp after vandalizing some parking meters in a drunken haze. An aggressive nonconformist, Jackson lands on the brutal prison warden's radar, takes his licks every time, and becomes a hero among the inmates as a result.
A member of the Actors Studio, the "Hud" star had no problem going above and beyond the pages of the script, where Method acting might enable a more genuine performance. The star drank with fellow cast members and helped foster the...
A member of the Actors Studio, the "Hud" star had no problem going above and beyond the pages of the script, where Method acting might enable a more genuine performance. The star drank with fellow cast members and helped foster the...
- 8/28/2022
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
The 86-year-old actress talks about her emotional acceptance speech after winning for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
When friends come over to visit Louise Fletcher at her Los Angeles condo, many are eager to take a look at one eight-pound object, which sits on a bookshelf along with other gadgets and mementos in her small office. “It’s usually the first thing they want to see, even before they see me,” Fletcher told TheWrap with a hearty laugh. “They always ask if they can hold it and they always say, ‘Oh, it’s heavy.'”
For sure, it is heavy. Fletcher is referring to the Academy Award that she won 45 years ago, on March 29, 1976. Gerald Ford was president, the United States was celebrating its bicentennial, and Fletcher was terrifying audiences all over the world with her cold-eyed, leading portrayal of Nurse Ratched, an iconic movie nemesis, in Milos Forman...
When friends come over to visit Louise Fletcher at her Los Angeles condo, many are eager to take a look at one eight-pound object, which sits on a bookshelf along with other gadgets and mementos in her small office. “It’s usually the first thing they want to see, even before they see me,” Fletcher told TheWrap with a hearty laugh. “They always ask if they can hold it and they always say, ‘Oh, it’s heavy.'”
For sure, it is heavy. Fletcher is referring to the Academy Award that she won 45 years ago, on March 29, 1976. Gerald Ford was president, the United States was celebrating its bicentennial, and Fletcher was terrifying audiences all over the world with her cold-eyed, leading portrayal of Nurse Ratched, an iconic movie nemesis, in Milos Forman...
- 4/22/2021
- by Joe McGovern
- The Wrap
Nurse Ratched might not be a new American Horror Story character, but she is an infamous icon in pop culture, immortalized by Louise Fletcher in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Indeed, the American Film Institute ranked her as the fifth-best movie villain of all time, just beneath the likes of Hannibal Lecter and Darth Vader. Now, she's getting the Ryan Murphy treatment with Ratched, a Netflix prequel series led by Sarah Paulson. While expanding on her backstory is an intriguing endeavor, Mildred Ratched is historically a legendary character.
Nurse Ratched originates from Ken Kesey's 1962 novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Kesey was inspired by his own experiences as a nurse's aide at a psychiatric ward. In his novel, Nurse Ratched is a former army nurse acting as the head administrative nurse at a mental institution in Oregon. She emerges as cold and calculating, almost machine-like. She manipulates...
Nurse Ratched originates from Ken Kesey's 1962 novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Kesey was inspired by his own experiences as a nurse's aide at a psychiatric ward. In his novel, Nurse Ratched is a former army nurse acting as the head administrative nurse at a mental institution in Oregon. She emerges as cold and calculating, almost machine-like. She manipulates...
- 8/11/2020
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
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