ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST

Randal Patrick McMurphy (Nicholson) is sent to a mental institution to avoid the manual labour of prison. Whilst inside he rallies the patients and plays a number of “power” games against the oppressive head nurse Ratchet (Fletcher).

this movie is meaningful in that the patients involved are given a little hope and happiness which wouldn’t be a part of their lives if R.P Mcmurphy hadn’t arrived.

there are many themes to this amazing movie that we a individuals and as a global society can relate to - hope, happiness, sadness, death, etc

the perfomances are excellent and well worthy of the oscars they won

Nicholson is the star of the show, the “is he crazy or is he faking” question is intriguing, his facial expressions, quotes (which i find repeating in my every day life) and just his all round stature dominate.

however there is a great supporting cast, the evil, contorlling nurse ratchet, Mcmurphy’s two friends - billy and the chief and a young danny de vito turn in stirling perfomances in the simply fantastic and timeless classic
By: Andrew McCann