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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

R18 | | Drama | 19 November 1975 (USA)
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A criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.

Director:

Milos Forman

Writers:

Lawrence Hauben (screenplay), Bo Goldman (screenplay) | 2 more credits »
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Top Rated Movies #18 | Won 5 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 15 nominations. See more awards »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Berryman ... Ellis
Peter Brocco ... Col. Matterson
Dean R. Brooks Dean R. Brooks ... Dr. Spivey
Alonzo Brown Alonzo Brown ... Miller
Scatman Crothers ... Turkle
Mwako Cumbuka ... Warren
Danny DeVito ... Martini
William Duell William Duell ... Sefelt
Josip Elic ... Bancini
Lan Fendors Lan Fendors ... Nurse Itsu
Louise Fletcher ... Nurse Ratched
Nathan George ... Washington
Ken Kenny Ken Kenny ... Beans Garfield
Mel Lambert Mel Lambert ... Harbor Master
Sydney Lassick ... Cheswick
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Storyline

McMurphy has a criminal past and has once again gotten himself into trouble and is sentenced by the court. To escape labor duties in prison, McMurphy pleads insanity and is sent to a ward for the mentally unstable. Once here, McMurphy both endures and stands witness to the abuse and degradation of the oppressive Nurse Ratched, who gains superiority and power through the flaws of the other inmates. McMurphy and the other inmates band together to make a rebellious stance against the atrocious Nurse. Written by Jacob Oberfrank

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

If he's crazy, what does that make you?

Genres:

Drama

Certificate:

R18 | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Trivia

Though veteran cinematographer Haskell Wexler is credited here, he was replaced by Bill Butler early in the shoot due to various creative differences with producer Michael Douglas. See more »

Goofs

The Birmingham Church Bombing of 1963 happened in September and Hall, Cagle and Robert Chambliss were arrested September 30 but the World Series was playing October 2nd to 7th. That puts the scene with McMurphy listening to the news and watching the nurses being escorted by Turkle out of sequence. See more »

Quotes

[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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Crazy Credits

The cast is credited in alphabetical order in the end credits, except for Brad Dourif, who is listed last as follows: "and introducing / Brad Dourif as Billy Bibbit". See more »

Connections

Referenced in La pazza gioia (2016) See more »

Soundtracks

I'm Popeye the Sailor Man
(1933) (uncredited)
Music and lyrics by Samuel Lerner
Sung a cappella by Sydney Lassick while piloting the boat
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A masterpiece
20 July 2018 | by perica-43151See all my reviews

The seventies produced some of the most interesting and worthy Hollywood movies. Before the era of blockbusters, and ever increasing dumbing down of the cinema art by the Hollywood power-brokers and greedy moneymakers, there was this short but truly amazing window of time that produced many of the timeless gems. A great portrayal of oppression, this gem should not be overlooked by anyone. Truly recommended.


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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 November 1975 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Atrapado sin salida See more »

Filming Locations:

Depoe Bay, Oregon, USA See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$108,981,275

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$108,997,629
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Fantasy Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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