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  1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest movie review (1975)

    Directed by. Milos Forman's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is a film so good in so many of its parts that there's a temptation to forgive it when it goes wrong. But it does go wrong, insisting on making larger points than its story really should carry, so that at the end, the human qualities of the characters get lost in the significance of ...

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    "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) is on every list of favorite films. It was the first film since "It Happened One Night" (1934) to win all five of the top Academy Awards, for best picture, actor (Nicholson), actress (Louise Fletcher), director (Milos Forman) and screenplay (Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman).It could for that matter have won, too, for cinematography (Haskell Wexler) and ...

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    Alexander Walker London Evening Standard One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a film I admire as much as I mistrust. And I mistrust it very much indeed. Mar 8, 2022 Full Review Derek Malcolm ...

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    Adapted from Ken Kesey's novel of the same name, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is an electrifying observation of the need for reform in our mental institutions. Full Review | Jun 8, 2023.

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    Still, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is an ensemble piece: the rest of the cast does a superb job too (Forman has always been an actors' director), from young Danny DeVito and Cristopher Lloyd to Brad Dourif, from Sydney Lassick to Will Sampson as Chief Bromden. 8.5/10 For another excellent movie Handling similar themes, watch Cool Hand Luke ...

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    The Bull Goose Loony. by Pauline Kael. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a powerful, smashingly effective movie—not a great movie but one that will probably stir audiences' emotions and join the ranks of such pop-mythology films as The Wild One, Rebel Without a Cause, and Easy Rider. Ken Kesey's novel about a gargantuan rebel-outcast ...

  7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American psychological drama film directed by Miloš Forman, based on the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey.The film stars Jack Nicholson as a new patient at a mental institution, alongside Louise Fletcher as a sadistic nurse. The supporting cast is Will Sampson, Danny DeVito, Sydney Lassick, William Redfield, and the film debuts of ...

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    One Flew over the Cuckoo 's Nest is an earnest attempt to make a serious film. But in the end the movie backs away from both the human reality and the cloudy but potent symbolism that Ken Kesey found in the asylum. Read More. By Richard Schickel FULL REVIEW. See All 20 Critic Reviews.

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    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Directed by Milos Forman. With Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco, Dean R. Brooks, Alonzo Brown. In the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.

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    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. By A.D. Murphy. Courtesy of United Artists. Despite its seeming more like a fabulous remake of a dated story rather than the first film version of a noted book ...

  11. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Movie Review

    Our review: Parents say ( 30 ): Kids say ( 44 ): Milos Forman's 1975 film adaptation of the Ken Kesey novel is a classic for good reason, starting with Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher who turn in near-perfect performances. Supporting cast members, including Danny DeVito as Martini and Christopher Lloyd as Taber, create a band of institution ...

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    This slick and entertaining 1975 film of Ken Kesey's cult novel will inevitably disappoint admirers of director Milos Forman's earlier work. 70. The New York Times Vincent Canby. A comedy that can't quite support its tragic conclusion, which is too schematic to be honestly moving, but it is acted with such a sense of life that one responds to ...

  13. 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' Review: 1975 Movie

    On Nov. 19, 1975, United Artists unveiled its One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest adaptation in theaters. The film went on to win five Oscars at the 48th Academy Awards, including best actor for ...

  14. Movie Review: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975)

    "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is a movie defined by its performances. Jack Nicholson is absolutely brilliant as the layered R.P. McMurphy in what would be his first Oscar-winning performance. He is an irreverent pain in the ass who revels in making things difficult for authority figures.

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    Considered one of the best films ever made, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has continued to have cultural impact since its release in 1975. The film even has a noble distinction of being the second movie to ever win all five major categories at the Oscars (Best Picture, Actor in a Lead Role, Actress in a Lead Role, Director, and Screenplay).

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    29 Feb 1976. Running Time: 133 minutes. Certificate: 18. Original Title: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. The first movie since Frank Capra's It Happened One Night to sweep the big five Oscars ...

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    REVIEW | 'ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST' Jack Nicholson, the Free Spirit of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' ... America is much too big and various to be satisfactorily reduced to the dimensions of one mental ward in a movie like this. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST . With Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Will Sampson ...

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    Academy Award (1976) Golden Globe Award (1975) One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest , American dramatic film, released in 1975, that was based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey. The movie, directed by Miloš Forman and starring Jack Nicholson, was the first film since It Happened One Night (1934) to win the Academy Awards for best ...

  19. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest: Which Version Is Better? Book vs. Movie

    Book vs. Movie. Ken Kesey's classic 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was adapted into a classic film, directed by Milos Forman, in 1975 and naturally, as with all book-to-film adaptations, the questions of fidelity and success inevitably arose. It's not a new consideration; after all, the same probing line occurs every time a new ...

  20. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Review

    The entire film radiates with an excitement that is seldom captured effectively onscreen. Based on the novel by Ken Kesey, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is funny yet frightening, original yet entirely believable. Having worked in inpatient psychiatric care for years, I found myself recognizing these characters, patients and professionals ...

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    A movie review by James Berardinelli. Arguably, some of the issues addressed by One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest are not as relevant in 2006 as they were in the mid-1970s, but that realization in no way diminishes the film's dramatic impact. This was the second English language film for Czech-born filmmaker Milos Forman, who would go on to win ...

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    Miloš Forman 's 1975 film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is a harrowing tale of rebellion vs. conformity, maturity vs. immaturity, and the true nature of how we measure and treat mental ...

  23. Little-Known Facts About 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'

    Before One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was even published, Hollywood star Kirk Douglas bought the film rights. Douglas fell in love with the book in 1961 and ended up starring in the Broadway ...

  24. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

    Summaries. In the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse. 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 ...

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    Prime Video movie of the day: Damien Chazelle's Whiplash is so intense, you might forget to breathe ... the battleground here is jazz. Or, how about One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest set in a music ...

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    And in " Ratched ," she gave the "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" nurse new depths of cruelty. "I'm more settled in the idea that I have a career I'm proud of, albeit an ...