One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

This picture is about a McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), a man who enters a psychiatric hospital pretending he's crazy in order to avoid being convicted for various crimes. That's when he thinks he will eat the world. Then he faces  nurse Ratched (Fletcher), who has all the patients very well controlled and all personnel in her hands.

McMurphy, bitter and bored of lectures, decides on several occasions to escape from there. However, over time, he begins to feel connected to those souls left to the hand of God.

Names like Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd cover leading roles and they are just some of the actors portraying these mentally ill guys that will mourn and laugh more than once.

But surely we will remember the character of “The Boss” (Will Sampson) more and more because of the sense of affection that he induces. This huge Indian who never spoke and who will be remembered because of scenes like the basketball game one, where McMurphy urges him to raise his hands.

And of course Jack Nicholson plays here one of the most outstanding roles of his life. It's a shame to think that there is nobody who can be considered a true heir of his: he is an actor that is inimitable and adds a personal touch that will be remembered for times to come.

"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is the story of a controversial system that aims to silence. And McMurphy's polemics are not idealistic or actual claims, no, he does what he does to oppose the power that is and grows bigger than him, all the more so because of what he does.

Director: Milos Forman

Writers: Lawrence Hauben (screenplay), Bo Goldman (screenplay)

Stars: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher and Michael Berryman