One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest released

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Released: November 19, 1975 Studio: United Artists Genre: drama Box Office (numbers in millions): Domestic: 112.00 Worldwide: ? Adjusted for Inflation: Domestic: 503.03 Worldwide: ?

Directing: Milos Forman Screenwriting: Bo Goldman, Lawrence Hauben Starring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Brad Dourif, Will Sampson, Michael Berryman Review: The story, based on the 1962 novel by Ken Kesey, is “a compelling, socially-conscious portrait of mental institution patients pitted against a tyrannical, sinister head nurse.” FS Jack Nicholson is Randle P. McMurphy, “a free-spirited, ebullient, rebellious convict [who] feigns insanity to avoid a jail sentence” FS for statutory rape. He “sparks new life in the downtrodden inmates, giving them purpose and self-worth.” A07 “His heroic, crazed struggles against oppression, conformity and the manipulative, authoritarian nurse symbolize the rebellious ‘60s era.” FS However, he “must call on all his emotional resources to stay sane.” VD “He is taken down and pays the ultimate price for his messianic, outrageous non-conformity with a zombie-producing lobotomy. The strong and silent Indian (Sampson) that he has befriended relieves his pitiful misery.” FS “Art and life entwined in this film…While a mental institution served as the foundation of the story, cast and crew worked with extras and supporting crew members who were actually patients at the Oregon State Mental Hospital.” MSN “One of the best films ever made, with endless classic scenes.” VD Sources: A07 American Film Institute (2007). “AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies – 10th Anniversary Edition” FS Filmsite.org “100 Greatest Films” MSN MSN Entertainment (7/19/2018). “100 Best Movies” by Shahnaz Mahmud VD Video Detective (1997). “Top 100 Films of All Time”

Awards/Honors/Lists: Dave’s Movie Database Lists: Awards: Oscars: Wins: 5 – including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Nicholson), Best Actress (Fletcher), Best Adapted Screenplay Nominations: 9 – including Best Supporting Actor (Dourif), Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing Other Lists/Honors: Critics’ Picks: Leslie Halliwell/John Walker First posted 8/18/2019; last updated 5/31/2023.

Jaws released

Jaws Released: June 20, 1975 Studio: Universal Genre: drama/action Box Office (numbers in millions) Domestic: 265.86 Worldwide: 470.70 Adjusted for Inflation: Domestic: 1262.47 Worldwide: 2100.00

Directing: Steven Spielberg Screenwriting: Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb Starring: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss Review: Jaws was that “rare case of a bubble-gum story (by Peter Benchley) scoring as a terrific movie.” LM “This action/adventure/horror classic” FS “emptied beaches and created the modern blockbuster.” TV “John Williams’ pulsating score still haunts swimmers around the world.” A07 A “Great White Shark…has been attacking swimmers at an island resort in New England” A98 “during the summer tourist season.” FS “Three unlikely partners team up on a suspenseful ‘fishing trip’ to hunt down the rogue and destroy it: the new chief of police from New York (Scheider), a young university-educated oceanographer (Dreyfuss), and a crusty, grizzled old-time fisherman (Shaw) resembling the obsessed Ahab in the Moby Dick tale.” FS Jaws holds up today not so much for its jolts – there aren’t as many as you think you remember – but because of…real characters. Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw are more than fish bait, and the conversation about the USS Indianapolis is worth all the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park.” TV “Spielberg shot some scenes at water level, making the audience feel as though they were treading water.” A07 Sources: A98 American Film Institute (1998). “AFI’s 100 Years, 100 Movies” A07 American Film Institute (2007). “AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies – 10th Anniversary Edition” FS Filmsite.org “100 Greatest Films” LM Leonard Maltin “100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century” TV TV Guide (August 8-14, 1998 issue). “50 Greatest Movies on TV and Video”

Awards/Honors/Lists: Dave’s Movie Database Lists: Dave’s Movie Database Genre Lists: Box Office: Awards: Oscars: Wins: 3 – Best Sound, Best Original Score, Best Film Editing Nominations: 4 – including Best Picture Other Lists/Honors: Critics’ Picks: Leonard Maltin Quentin Tarantino First posted 7/28/2019; last updated 6/4/2023.