One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

By far a great work of film and acting. Check out Ratched on Netflix.

Great older dvd movie. Excellent acting, great story line from the early 70's. Great acting, and cast.

I've seen this before but I never read the novel, well, finished the novel and wanted to see it again. Great adaptation, not exactly like the book, but close enough

Best movie ever. Jack Nickelson at his best performance

good

Quick fact: This movie has been preserved in the national film registry, and has been regarded as one of the best films ever made. In addition to this, this film earned all 5 Academy awards - a feat not repeated until almost 20 years after its release in 1975.Based on a novel by the same name, OFOTCK stars Jack Nicholson as Randle McMurphy: a new patient at a mental institution. If it isn't bad enough that he is committed involuntarily, he soon finds himself at the mercy of a head nurse (Louise Fletcher as'Nurse Ratched') determined to assert her authority and maintain behaviors considered to be socially acceptable.It isn't by coincidence that the location and tone throughout the film feel authentic. This film was shot inside of the Ohio State Hospital - and thus, there were inevitable interactions with patients and staff members even if only in the sense they were extras. A potentially risky decision I would suspect, but in the end this setting serves a purpose all its own: It maintains a level capriciousness and reminds the audience that anything - yeah, anything really- can happen in this territory on a whim and isn't always easily prepared for.The cast all around paid due respect to the characters and personas they portrayed, and it goes without saying that this movie attempts to dignify individuals considered to be "mentally ill" and doesn't rely on gimmicky hat tricks to get the point across about their varying conditions. In addition to this, every character has their own separate understanding of their reality, and thus develop in vastly different ways over the course of the film. This may not count for much to other people, but this is impressive when you take into consideration how many characters that accounts for (It's about 8, give or take a few) and how little the actual setting changes (both physically and metaphorically).Sans a few differences throughout the book detail wise, it has come to my attention that details regarding Chief Bromden's life before being institutionalized aren't elaborated on in the movie as they were in the book. This bring me to my main and only criticism:At no point in the movie do have a grasp on why the voluntarily patients decide to remain committed. There are moments within the movie that tiptoe around this subject, but in the end there's no clear understanding regarding the "benefits" of being in a place that seems restrictive and overbearing. The nurse at times interjects with hints about the perks of being in this environment (she says something to the effect of "The men here rely on our daily routine/schedule"), BUT I would have just liked a little bit more in this area particularly.A true classic that stands the test of time - I would recommend!

A Jack Nicholson great!!!

Excellent movie, great condition!