While serving time for insanity at a state mental hospital, implacable rabble-rouser, Randle Patrick McMurphy inspires his fellow patients to rebel against the authoritarian rule of head nurse, Mildred Ratched.
Directed by: Miloš Forman
Author: Charles Dance
**Subject to the silliest of internet theories** There are a lot of movie theories but the silliest of all is this nonsense that is all over the internet claiming that _the Chief killed the unresponsive McMurphy because he thought McMurphy was ignoring him._ These idiots claim the Chief did not notice the scars on McMurphy's head and simply thought the unresponsive McMurphy was ignoring him - so the Chief kills him in a fit of rage. Ridiculous. The Chief killed McMurphy as an act of _kindness_. Chief was releasing McMurphy - a once spirited man now reduced to a vegetable thanks to the control freak, _Nurse Wretched._ This classic movie still holds up after all these years and is a compelling story of blossoming friendships in a lunatic asylum. Nicholson shines in his best performance and is ably supported by Christopher Lloyd, Brad Dourif and Danny DeVito.
United Artists
Fantasy Films
Warner Bros. Pictures
Status
Released
Release Date
1975-11-18
Original Language
English
Runtime
2 hr 13 mins
Budget
$ 3,000,000.00
(Estimated)
Revenue
$ 108,981,275.00
(USA)
Profit
$ 105,981,275.00
(Estimated in USA)
Genres
Drama
Keywords
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