One the best films of the 1970's.

Rating: 10/10 (2 March 2006)

Before this came out I knew of the Ken Kesy book of which it was adapted but I had never read the book. I had not yet heard of this movie back in 1975 and as a matter of fact it hadn't been released yet when I attended a sneak preview screening of it. It blew me away as it eventually would go on to impress most everyone else that year. Milos Forman came out of nowhere to direct this film which would earn him Best Director in it's sweep of the major Academy Awards with Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress as well as Best Screenplay. Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher head up a stellar ensemble cast including among others, Danny DeVito, Will Sampson, Christopher Llyod, Vincent Schiavelli and Scatman Crothers. I'm sure I've seen this at least 10 times since that day of the sneak preview including a couple of more times in theaters. It's a classic. I'd give it a 10 out of a possible 10 and highly recommend it.