One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Time :::::::::7 FEB 2009

My Reaction::::::::there are some movies which will not have any glitz in the movie but we can see solid performances and sound backend technical work ...this is that kind of film...........see the film for some mind blowing performances...........................

story::::::::::::::::::Officials send A rebel to a mental institution to assess rebel's mental condition,,,,,,,,,,,whether he is mentally ill or a lazy rebel.........Upon arrival at mental institution he brings some hope and humor in the life of the patients there.........which makes him to go against the head nurse,,,,,,she behaves as a dictator ,,,,,,,,,,how rebel deals with patients and head nurse,,,,,,,,,,,, forms rest of the movie

Performances of cast and crew,,,,,,,,
This movie is adapted from a novel,,,,,,,director adapted the novel perfectly which shows the day in and out of mentally ill people............screenplay deserves a mention here.........the movies strenght are the performances given by the mentally ill people...........jack nicholson gave one of his career's best performance..........each and every one performed their role as method actors................the guy whos hates the sound is superb..........and even the guy who smokes always..............and guy who wants to date a girl.............head nurse looks like that she is in that job from a long time and she performed it as a cake walk.....

Highlights;;;;;;;;;;;;;
jack nicholson is the main highlight of the film,,,,,,,,,,
background score hunts you many times..........
the best scene in the movie is jack giving commentary for a match........and the other scene where he bet with a guy for lifting water fountain...

summing up::::::::
never give a miss to this if you are a drama genre lover ,,,,,the movie makes you feel for the lifes of mentally ill people...........all the movie is shot in a single room and few scenes outside the institution.........so budget is less for this movie.......but it garnered huge profits making jack nicholson as a most bankable actor.................

Trivia::::::::::::

The movie was the first to win all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture,
Actor in Lead Role,
Actress in Lead Role,
Director,
Screenplay) since It Happened One Night in 1934, an accomplishment not repeated until 1991, by The Silence of the Lambs.