One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
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When free-spirited petty crook Randle P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) arrives at the state mental hospital, his contagious sense of disorder jolts the routine. He's on one side of a brewing war, soft-spoken, coolly monstrous Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) on the other. At stake is the fate of every patient on the ward. Seen here in a revitalized digital transfer from refurbished elements, this electrifying adaptation of Ken Kesey's acclaimed bestseller swept all five major 1975 Academy Awards: Best Picture (produced by Saul Zaentz and Michael Douglas), Actor (Nicholson), Actress (Fletcher), Director (Milos Forman) and Adapted Screenplay (Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman). Raucous, searing and with a superb cast that includes Brad Dourif, Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd in his film debut, it soars.

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Reviewed by: Michael   |   1 January 0001

As one of Jack Nicholson's earliest movies, it is an absolute gem and easy to see why it is still a classic masterpiece all these years on.
The acting from the ensemble cast is nothing short of award winning.
There is comedy, pathos, drama all mixed in a sparkling gem of a movie which should be a must see on any real movie fan's list.

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Reviewed by: Karan Gabriel   |   10 May 2004

Yep - an absolute classic. We also enjoyed the special feature about the making of the film. It provided a lot of insight into why it's such a great movie.

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Reviewed by: Georgina   |   1 January 0001

A Classic....brilliant performance by Nicholson.
Nurse Rachet still gives the chills

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