Original title: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Director: Milos Forman
Stars: Jack Nicholson
Year: 1975
Awards: Won 5 Oscars - Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jack Nicholson), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Louise Fletcher), Best Director, Best Screenplay
Awards: Won 5 Oscars - Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jack Nicholson), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Louise Fletcher), Best Director, Best Screenplay
Plot Summary:
McMurphy has a criminal past and has once again gotten himself into trouble with the law. To escape labor duties in prison, McMurphy pleads insanity and is sent to a ward for the mentally unstable. Once here, McMurphy both endures and stands witness to the abuse and degradation of the oppressive Nurse Ratched, who gains superiority and power through the flaws of the other inmates. McMurphy and the other inmates band together to make a rebellious stance against the atrocious Nurse.
- - Written by Jacob Oberfrank
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