| One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s NestReleased: 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:
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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:
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