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Actors: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Christopher Lloyd, Danny DeVito
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest |
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R.P. McMurphy manages to get transferred from a workfarm where he was serving time to an Oregon mental hospital in hopes for an easier life, better food, and a few laughs. The Doctor believes he faking and begins an evaluation while the main adversary, the tough Nurse Ratchet attempts to bring him to complete defeat and submission by subjecting him to her "rules" and the consequences of bucking her perfectly arranged system.
McMurphy willfully and with some humor attempts to beat her at her own game while wagering the other patients he can drive her crazy. He flouts her every attempt at order and conformity... yet she can wait for her victory and decides to commit him. Upon realizing he is one of the few actually committed until Ratchet chooses to let him leave, he submits briefly before deciding he and his non-speaking Indian friend "Chief Broom" should escape and run off to Canada.
As the great escape draws near, the men hold going away party for Mac. The results of which are both climactic and tragic. This movie was adapted from Ken Kesey's book about individuality VS. the establishment, yet the message is lost somewhat in the attempt to make the story action packed and comedic enough to appeal to moviegoers of the '70's.
--Stephanie Darling, Resident Scholar
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This was a film that became a very cultural awakening for the 1970's era.Mental hospitals were shown in a very real way throughout the movie.Randall P. McMurphy is a new "patient" of a run of the mill hospital.He was sent from a work farm to be evaluated and determine if he is actually mentally ill.The fabulous acting of Jack Nicholson, Louis Fletcher , and an unforgettable role of Chief , played be William Redfield.Based on the novel by Ken Kesey, this sweeped all the 5 major Oscars of the 1975 Acadamy Awards.This is a classic film that deserves much respect as one of the best movies of our time.
--dino, Resident Scholar
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Based on the novel by Ken Kesey, co-produced by Michael Douglas, and directed by Milos Forman, this tale of one man taking on the system features Jack Nicholson in a role he was born to play. Randle McMurphy ducks out of prison work detail by feigning mental illness and moving into what he thinks will be the cushier environs of a mental hospital. But he finds himself among men -- some mentally deranged, some less so -- who are all cowed under the iron thumb of Nurse Ratched, and his rebelliousness and sense of fair play tell him to take on the nurse and her goons -- with tragic but majestic results. Nicholson, Fletcher, Forman, Douglas, and the screenwriters all took home Oscars for this 1975 triumph.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Man doesn't want to go to jail so he pretends to be insane so taht he will get to mental hospital. One of the best drama movie ever made.
--Tero Hakulinen, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- mental patient
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- wild
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- American Indian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
Is this movie based on a
- book
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