A comment on the comments

Rating: 10/10 (19 July 2002)

This movie is a fantastic film based on a very realistic book.
I just want to comment on some of the other messages on this board to say that this movie DOES NOT REPRESENT the Nixon era and the Vietnam war. The book was written in 1962 which was when Kennedy was President. The movie was made in 1975, only due to problems with copyright approval.
The film is a fascinating character study and a definite MUST see. Louise Fletcher and Jack Nicholson deliver Oscar winning performances. And the movie also won best picture. Fletcher's Nurse Rachet is one of the most hated villains in movie history. In fact, her Academy Award winning speech began with the words, "Thank you for hating me So much." And as the director Milos Foreman once said, "Jack Nicholson was sent from heaven. He doesn't just play R.P. MacMurphy. He Is R.P. MacMurphy." The DVD version is fantastic and has great info on the cast and movie development.