only ever watched this movie once because it was so good. Didn’t want spoil the memory with the second watching.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) Director: Miloš Forman

★★★★★
Based on the 1962 novel of the same name by counterculture Beat-adjacent writer Ken Kesey, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest is an amazing film adaptation of a challenging novel. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest is one of Jack Nicholson’s seminal movies from the 1970’s along with Five Easy Pieces(1970), Chinatown(1974), and The Shining (1980) among others. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest swept the 1975 Academy Awards winning Best Picture, Best Director (Miloš Forman), Best Actor (Jack Nicholson), Best Actress (Louise Fletcher). There are a number of other recognizable names in the film, including Christopher Lloyd, Brad Dourif, and Danny DeVito. Czechoslovakian Director Miloš Forman built a name for himself satirizing Eastern European communism hence why he was a perfect fit for this film. His later notable films include Hair (1979), Ragtime…
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