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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

18 133 min  -  Drama  -   21 November 1975 (USA)
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Reviews: 614 user | 111 critic | 7 from Metacritic.com

Upon arrival at a mental institution, a brash rebel rallies the patients together to take on the oppressive Nurse Ratched, a woman more a dictator than a nurse.

Director:

Milos Forman

Writers:

Lawrence Hauben (screenplay), Bo Goldman (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest -- Clip: Opening Credits
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Berryman ...
Peter Brocco Peter Brocco ...
Dean R. Brooks Dean R. Brooks ...
Alonzo Brown Alonzo Brown ...
Scatman Crothers Scatman Crothers ...
Mwako Cumbuka ...
Danny DeVito ...
William Duell William Duell ...
Sefelt
Josip Elic Josip Elic ...
Lan Fendors Lan Fendors ...
Louise Fletcher ...
Nathan George Nathan George ...
Ken Kenny Ken Kenny ...
Mel Lambert Mel Lambert ...
Harbor Master
Sydney Lassick Sydney Lassick ...
Cheswick
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Storyline

McMurphy has a criminal past and has once again gotten himself into trouble with the law. 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

Plot Keywords:

Nurse | Patient | Basketball | Playing Card | Mental Institution  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Drama

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Atrapado sin salida See more »

Filming Locations:

Depoe Bay, Oregon, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$4,400,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$112,000,000 (USA)
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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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Did You Know?

Trivia

Author Ken Kesey was so bitter about the way the filmmakers were "butchering" his story that he vowed never to watch the completed film and even sued the movie's producers because it wasn't shown from Chief Bromden's perspective (as the novel is). Years later, he claimed to be lying in bed flipping through TV channels when he settled onto a late-night movie that looked sort of interesting, only to realize after a few minutes that it was this film. He then changed channels. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: Differences in clothing between McMurphy and his stunt double when McMurphy drops to the ground on the other side of the fence. 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 »


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 See more »