One Of The Greatest Films Of All Time!

Rating: 10/10 (5 November 2006)

R.P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) has been jailed for six months following charges of assault and statutory rape. In order to escape forced labour at the "work farm," McMurphy feigns insanity, and finds himself transferred to a mental institution, under the watchful eye of the cold, domineering head nurse Mildred Ratched (Louise Fletcher).
'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' is one of the most highly-acclaimed films of the century. The film garnered five Academy Awards from nine nominations, becoming only the second of three films to secure the top five awards on the night (the other two being 'It Happened One Night' (1934) and 'The Silence Of The Lambs' (1991)).
Based on Ken Kesey's classic 1962 novel of the same name, this stunningly-acted film launched the careers of countless up-and-coming actors. Aside from securing the first of Jack Nicholson's three Oscar statuettes, after being nominated four times previously, 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' also proved a successful stepping stone for Christopher Lloyd ('Back To The Future', 1985), Danny DeVito ('Twins', 1988) and horror staple Brad Dourif ('Child's Play', 1988).
A terrific film, and one of the greatest ever made!