One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest UCE

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest is one of those MUST SEE 1970s flicks. It’s about Jack Nicholson seeking some time off from his prison term by claiming he was crazy so he could go to a low security mental institution. There he gets in trouble for his rebellious nature with the head nurse played by Louise Fletcher. For instance Nicholson wants to watch the World Series on TV and gets Fletcher to agree to a vote which he loses. Out of anger he starts pretending that the game is on and the patients gather around to hear him do play by play which enrages Fletcher. This is what makes the movie a product of its times because it was about a man going up against the system and its rules which was what the youth culture of the 1960s and 70s was all about. Nicholson gives a supreme performance as a jester. Fletcher is also great as the authoritarian. They’re joined by the likes of Will Sampson, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, Brad Dourif, Sydney Lassick and William Redfield as the patients who are all taken in by Nicholson’s charm and antics. Finally it highlights the state of psychiatric help at the time with methods such as electric shock and lobotomies.

The good news about this version of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", is that it plays flawlessly and looks great. Bad news is it's advertised as DTS 5.1,when it's actually Dolby 5.1;and I really prefer the sound of DTS 5.1 on my surround sound system. If any of you remember the original SGT. Pepper LP, (1967 with all the extras) this set comes with a deck of "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" playing cards, several pamphlets, and a small book on the making of the film. This is why it comes in an encasement box that can hold three discs. All these extras are pretty much included on the "Special Features Section of The Blu ray Disc; and I could have done without them. Finally, the good news (again) is that this is the best you can currently get on Amazon, in comparison to all the other Blu ray offerings. What I like about Blu ray is that you get more on the disc than within the packaging, and with this set this is not the case. You can however disregard the large hard cover case, for the smaller one that contains the disc. When all is said and done, I still got what I wanted, just a bit too many extras, that I could have done without, which also would have lowered the overall price.

I picked this movie for my nursing school prequisite psychology class and had to write a paper on it. Being in the healthcare field, I saw a lot of parallels to real life situations in this movie. Although it is supposed to be a serious movie, I found some aspects to be very comical compared to what I have experienced in a long term care setting. It is a must see if you really want to dive in psychological analysis!

tremendous story!

Great

Some may be angered by this but I think this movie is better than the book... and the book is good.

The dog clothes needs better sizing

I remember first viewing this superb movie on a wide-screen in 1975 while living in Utah, and the electrifying effect of the final few scenes on everyone in the theater audience. Many people were openly sobbing, including my better half, and even I have to admit to having a few misty moments myself. Indeed, the final few frames made us all want to stand up and shout in exclamation, so powerful was the series of images on the screen. My wife and I talked about it for weeks, and finally went back to see it again. There is no way around it folks, this is a fabulous film, a modern classic that no one in Hollywood had the chutzpah to bring to the screen despite the fact that both the original late Ken Kesey novel and the stage play adaptation were both runaway successes. In 1972 we saw Al Pacino play McMurphy in a wonderful stage production of the work, and was amazed both by the material and the acting.The play had opened on Broadway to rave reviews, with Kirk Douglas playing the lead part. He stayed long enough to win a Tony as best actor for his performance, and promptly bought the movie rights and began plans to bring this cautionary allegory of modern society to the screen. For years he attempted to gain backing, but despite his box office appeal and hi sown reputation, was unable to convince anyone that he was the man to play McMurphy. Finally, he dropped the script and moved on to other projects, including his work in the tragically ignored performance in Elia's Kazan's "The Arrangement", which also deals with both cultural alienation and mental illness, as does OFOTCN. It wasn't, however, until Kirk's son Michael blew the dust off the manuscript of the screenplay and employed the legendary Milos Foreman to direct it, and also convinced Jack Nicholson to commit to the project that the Douglas family production team were able to bring the project to fruition.Why go through all this history? Simply to show what a wonderful gift this film is for the movie-going public. Randall Patrick McMurphy, malingerer and petty career mal-content, believes he has discovered the perfect way to spend his latest sentence, avoiding the drudgery of prison by feigning mental illness to get assigned for diagnostic workup and possible treatment in a state mental institution, not realizing that the time spent there does not count toward his sentence. Thinking he has the perfect place to hide, he soon begins to realize the institution is in complete control of his time, energy, and consciousness. Given his inability to submit or conform, he is soon locked in the battle of his life for his self-control, his self-hood, and his very sanity. The setting is an allegory of what modern society is like, and how it imposes its priorities, its view of reality, and its demands for how we participate both within it as well as with each other. As we come to care about what happens to McMurphy and the whole zany crew of loveable loonies, we also recognize McMurphy is on a dangerous and unavoidable collision course with Big Nurse Ratched (played magnificently by Louise Fletcher).The movie is supported by a stellar cast, including Danny DeVito, Will Sampson, Scatman Crothers, and Christopher Lloyd. The scenery is gorgeous, as the primitive and open landscape of the Oregon coastline provides a contrasting world of order and beauty to the hellhole the mental ward seems to be. A turning point in the movie comes when McMurphy discovers he is the only involuntary in-patient, the only one who cannot walk out by simply signing some forms and collecting his clothes. Nicholson's amazing facial turns of expression graphically show what he is so desperately feeling, the final glimpse of land by a man going down into the water for the last time! The script is by turns hilarious, literate, plausible, and totally devastating. This is a modern classic, and one you should certainly have in your DVD library. Enjoy!

This film was recommended to me by my dad and it did not disappoint. In my opinion it’s one of the best films Jack Nicholson has made and he has made a lot of great films. It’s quality did not go unnoticed as it was only the 2nd film to win the major 5 oscars (best picture, actor in a lead role, actress in a lead role, director and screenplay). The 1st time was in 1934 and it was not achieved again until 1991 by silence of the lambs. It has a great support cast too with Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd making their film debuts. Another big name linked to the film is Michael Douglas who produced the film. This film will not be lost in any collection and I highly recommend it.

An outstanding film which I remembered watching many years ago on VHS tape but for some reason never upgraded to DVD. A thought provoking and disturbing story of a petty criminal superbly played by Jack Nicholson who tries to beat the system. It showed, graphically in some cases how barbarically mental health patients were treated under the guise of 'care' and the repercussions that treatment had on the patients. The suicide of Billy being a prime example of this. A true classic in every sense of the word.

Nicholson is an absolute master at his craft of acting, and he is one of the few important actors that is so diverse and talented. His performance in this movie is an absolute delight of sheer brilliance and a true deserved winner of the Oscar. The entire cast is superb and the film is an absolute must see for sure

What do you get when you marry a superb story, fantastic script and some of the best actors of the day? Answer is a classic, of course. The best work Jack Nicholson has ever done, he was born to play McMurphy and for once even his over acting is completely in keeping with the character. A sure fire winner and a film everyone should see, if not own. The story of the individual being gradually ground down by a Kafka-esk establishment is just as poignant today as when the film was made 35 years ago. But don't let me give you the impression that it is all doom and gloom, there are many laugh out loud scenes as well as many deeply moving and genuinely human moments, not the sloppy sentimentality you get in films today.

Best of the Jack Nicholson, what a movie, tremendous