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book of the same name, the lm can be di cult to follow olson as a low level crook sent to a state mental hospital.
at rst due to its character’s heavy use of Burgess’ own cre- His strong personality and questioning of authority sparks
ated language for the novel of an ongoing feud with the cold-hearted head nurse Mildred
futuristic Cockney and Rus- Ratched (Louise Fletcher) trying to keep the patients un-
sian slang. I would not recom- der her care in control. McMurphy sees her dominating
mend this movie to everyone, treatment of his fellow patients as a way to keep them un-
but, if you like what you hear, der her thumb in fear rather than an actual a empt to help
you’ll de nitely want to check them get be er and begins to rebel against the system. His
out one of the most divisive increasingly disruptive behavior is met with even harsher
and craziest lms in history. treatment by Nurse Ratched and a war of wills between
One Flew Over the the two threatens the stability of the hospital. Christopher
Cuckoo’s Nest - 1975 Lloyd, Brad Dourif, and Danny Devito star as fellow pa-
One of the three lms to tients in early roles in their careers. A great lm lled with
ever sweep all ve major Academy Awards at the Oscars wonderful performances all around.
(Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay)
and based upon Ken Kesey’s acclaimed novel of the same Other Suggestions: e Bridge on the River Kwai, Taxi
name, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest stars Jack Nich- Driver, Bonnie and Clyde E