One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is a must have special edition DVD. Put it down to two things; Kesey's award winning story, and the then-risky casting of Jack Nicholson, who went truly crazy in The Shining but did his time in the Cuckoo's Nest. ... Full Review

That and United Artists' strong publicity campaign should help the film greatly. Aside from Nicholson, who is excellent, there are many fine performances. ... Full Review

Now, to do justice to a genuine masterpiece, Warner Bros. From the outset the filmmakers agreed they wanted only the best possible actors for the movie's characters, rather than big-name stars. ... Full Review

Jack Nicholson was perfect in the role of Randle McMurphy the charismatic con who figured he'd declare himself insane in order to spend the remainder of his sentence relaxing in the mental institution. It was also nice to see a young Danny DeVito (with hair) and Christopher Lloyd in this movie. ... Full Review

Nor does it offer the antic Jack audiences came to know and love in "Cuckoo's Nest" and "The Shining. Released in 1975 to mixed reviews and audience indifference - if you went to see a Nicholson film that year, it was "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" - "The Passenger" now looks to be one of the deepest, most rigorous, and most rewarding films of its era. ... Full Review

With haunting title song accompaniment, Sampson finishes the film with one of the most memorable symbolic crescendos in film history-one now so well known that The Simpsons even parodied it. It works brilliantly, and Forman strikes the proper balance between his serious themes and comedy. ... Full Review

The answer is that now, more than ever, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a heartbreaking masterpiece. Perfect in nearly every way, this deceptively simple film features the finest work in many of the distinguished careers among its enormous talent. ... Full Review

From the outset the filmmakers agreed they wanted only the best actors possible for the movie's characters, rather than big-name stars. He proved the perfect combination of extroverted rabble rouser, con artist, and sympathetic motivator the movie needed. ... Full Review

The adaption from book to movie is NOT "extremely good" as you stated. ... Full Review

play, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is brilliant cinema theatre.....Louise Fletcher is excellent as the arch-nemesis ward nurse of the piece, handsomely produced by Saul Zaentz (of Fantasy Records) and Michael Douglas.....Jack Nicholson stars in an outstanding characterization of Ken Kesey's asylum anti-hero, McMurphy, and Milos Forman's direction of a superbly-cast film is equally meritorious..... ... Full Review