One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (DVD 1998)

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Starring a young Jack Nicholson and a relatively unknown Danny Di Vito.

Tells the serious tale of life in a state mental institution with a blend of black comedy.

A Classic Movie

Ebay have asked me on several occasions to review my puchase of 'ONE FLEW OVER THE COCKOO'S NEST' I ask, am I up to it? After all just about everyone who's anyone has written about this film and I have very little more to offer. This is a classic one of those films you have to watch before you die! I watched it when it first came out, at the time I worked as a psychiatric nurse and now I have brought this copy for my daughter (16 years old - what we call a Mother/daughter moment! The film offers serious subject matter, great acting, good story line and, in our house, an excuse to talk about then and now and I love the opportunity to talk about the good old days (1970's)- even Dad joins in with his questions, to which there are no answers - Dogs sat quietly through out so I assume they enjoyed it too. I dont know who reads these reveiws but whoever you are JUST WATCH THE FILM you wont forget it - you will carry the story with you forever - BEST WISHES

I decided to purchase this DVD as I have heard raving reviews about it for years, but have never seen the movie. Saw the bargain priced DVD on EBay and thought it would be rude not to but it! All I can say is that it lived up to my expectations. The only let down was that I had heard so much about the electric shock treatment scene I was expecting it to be more skocking (pardon the pun). Jack Nicholson - what can I say about the man, the legend! He is fantastic as the phycopathic character that he plays and is very, very believable. After watching the film I was convinced that he may actually be insane!

PLOT: Upon arrival at a mental institution, a brash rebel rallies the patients together to take on the oppressive Nurse Ratched, a woman more a dictator than a nurse.

If you haven't seen this film then you must watch it. It does give an insight into what mental institutions were like but that is not the main point of the film. It is about free spirit and rebellion. Jack plays the role better than anyone else could. This film will make you laugh, angry, sad and many other emotions. Unlike todays films it has a sad ending when McMurphy (Jack) is finally beaten by the system but the effect he has had on the patients and staff remains. This is an all time great film and timeless.

A nice rest in a state mental hospital beats a stretch in the pen, right? Randle P. McMurphy (Nicholson), a free-spirited con with lightning in his veins and glib on his tongue, fakes insanity and moves in with what he calls the “nuts”. Immediately, his contagious sense of disorder runs up against numbing routine. No way should guys pickled on sedatives shuffled around in bathrobes when the World Series is on. This means war! On one side is McMurphy. On the other is soft-spoken Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), among the most coldly monstrous villains in film history. At stake is the fate of every patient on the ward.