One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

I was watching The Rotten Tomatoes Show, which is where I get a lot of movie recommendations from, and Russel Brand [Get Him To The Greek; Forgetting Sarah Marshall] did a little bit where he gave his 5 favorite films, and one of them happen to be this little gem that I recently watched.

It's from 1975, and it's called "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". It won all kinds of awards, and honors, and what have you, but I personally found the movie a very good watch. I really hope that someday, they remake this movie, to expose this movie to a newer generation. Jack Nicholson just really nails this one, and I'm so glad he played the part.

[Spoiler: I'm about to summarize the plot.]

Jack Nicholson plays the part of McMurphy. McMurphy is in a mental institution, because he needs to be "evaluated", to see whether or not he's really mentally ill or just faking it, otherwise back to the slammer. Throughout the movie he rallies the support of the others, and these guys actually make real progress. It's later determined that he isn't so much crazy, as a threat, but they keep him there anyway as sort of a punishment. Things really get interesting when attempts are made to escape.

I don't want to give away too much, but it's definitely worth your time, and you should go rent it if you can. Or however you watch your movies :) It's out on Blu-Ray and DVD, so quit reading this, and GO!

Here are some stills:







good luck, and good night :)

with love, luis miguel rivera