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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American psychological comedy-drama film [4] directed by Miloš Forman, based on the novel by Ken Kesey. The film stars Jack Nicholson as a new patient at a mental institution and Louise Fletcher as the domineering head nurse.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is one of America's most challenged and banned novels. 1974: Five residents of Strongsville, Ohio, sued the local Board of Education to remove the novel from classrooms. They deemed the book "pornographic" and said it "glorifies criminal activity, has a tendency to corrupt juveniles, and contains descriptions of ...
Kesey's role as a medical guinea pig, as well as his stint working at the Veterans' Administration hospital, inspired One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The book's success, as well as the demolition of the Perry Lane cabins in August 1963, allowed him to move to a log house in La Honda, California , a rustic hamlet in the Santa Cruz Mountains 15 ...
Estelle Louise Fletcher (July 22, 1934 – September 23, 2022) was an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of the antagonist Nurse Ratched in the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), which earned her numerous accolades, including the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy (also known as R.P. McMurphy) is the protagonist of Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962). He appears in the stage and film adaptations of the novel as well. Jack Nicholson portrayed Randle Patrick McMurphy in the 1975 film adaptation, earning him an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Actor Louise Fletcher, who gave an Oscar-winning performance as the villainous Nurse Ratched in 1975's “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and won hearts when she signed to her deaf parents ...
Louise Fletcher holds the Academy Award she won for her leading role in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" in Los Angeles, March 30, 1976. In “Cuckoo’s Nest,” based on the novel Ken Kesey ...
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest may refer to: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, a 1962 novel by Ken Kesey; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, a 1963 stage adaptation of the novel starring Kirk Douglas; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, a 1975 film adaptation of the novel starring Jack Nicholson