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That experience, plus a subsequent job there as night attendant in a psychiatric ward, enabled him to write convincingly about the fictional Randle McMurphy and the other cuckoos nesting in the pages of his first novel. A more celebrated brush with bedlam was Kesey's life with the Merry Pranksters—the name given a group of young drug-takers he teamed up with in the mid-'60s. In the Pranksters' short-circuited philosophy of life, a person was "either on the bus or off the bus"—a doper or a drag. No one was more emphatically "on the bus" than Kesey himself, who owned the actual 1939 International Harvester vehicle in which the Pranksters tripped across the U. S. A. (Tom Wolfe described the bizarre journey of these psychedelic sharpshooters in his 1968 book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. ) Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2018 Verified Purchase
It's true. I did electric shock therapy in training, assisting the patient so he would not fall off the gurney as he was being shocked with metal discs placed around his temples.
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A touching testament to the power of empathy. Milos Forman lets you understand what it is like confined in an insane asylum in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). Forman adapts Ken Kesey's novel of the same name into a hilariously insane comedy that leaves you feeling destroyed due to its sincere dramatic finale and motifs. Forman's direction is as perfectly in tune as the art of filmmaking gets. His allowance of letting actors just perform uninterrupted for minutes on end is revolutionary as is his incredible storytelling at depicting a harsh reality within One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest that never feels fake. The authenticity of the acting within One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is why I think this film is timeless. Jack Nicholson's leading performance captures a genuine humanity with the range of a madman to a kindly sympathetic force of nature.
Nicholson is hilarious and maddeningly entertaining. His choices as Randle McMurphy for each face, voice, and posture are all immaculate. He drives home the movie's sentiment that many of the mad are simply misunderstood and not cared for by those in mental hospitals. This film has perhaps the greatest supporting cast of any movie. Namely, Louise Fletcher is unimaginably cruel as Head Nurse Ratched. Her belief that she is right and helping is what makes her so scary. Fletcher's performance features biting words and piercing looks that chill you to the bone. William Redfield is funny as the stuffy and pathetic coward Harding. Will Sampson is brilliant as the apparent mute and deaf Chief Bromden. His massive stature and quiet persona are memorable enough, but his knowing looks and character development are unforgettable. His chemistry with Nicholson is very sweet and touching too. Furthermore, Danny DeVito is fun as the simple Martini. Nicholson repeating phrases to DeVito's delight is just splendid to watch.
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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. A True Classic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2018 Verified Purchase
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. A real classic movie
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2020 Verified Purchase
Can't beat a classic like this. Great and powerful movie, highly recommend this classic. Jack Nicholson is just fabulous
A film about sanity
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2010 Verified Purchase
I didn't know what to expect from this film - a worthy classic perhaps, but oh no, it turned out to be one of the best films I've ever seen.
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