One flew over the cuckoo's nest [DVD videorecording] / Fantasy Films presents a Milos Forman film ; screenplay by Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman ; produced by Saul Zaentz & Michael Douglas ; directed by Milos Forman.

Title :

One flew over the cuckoo's nest

Format:

DVD

Summary:

Widescreen. Tells the adventures of a free-spirited mental ward inmate whose rebelliousness pits him against the repressive head nurse, and whose charm wins him the loyalty of his fellow inmates.

Language:

English

Language Note:

English and French soundtracks ; optional subtitles in English, Franch, Spanish.

ISBN - ISSN:

0790765144

UPC/EAN:

085393746322

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (approximately 133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1975.

Based on the novel by Ken Kesey.

Contents:

Disc A. Movie. Cast and crew information. Commentary. -- Disc B. Special features: Include "Making of" documentary (ca. 47 min.), additional scenes, theatrical trailer.

Subject:

Mentally ill -- Drama.

Feature films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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With an insane asylum standing in for everyday society, Milos Forman's 1975 film adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel is a comically sharp indictment of the Establishment urge to conform. Playing crazy to avoid prison work detail, manic free spirit Randle P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) is sent to the state mental hospital for evaluation. There he encounters a motley crew of mostly voluntary inmates, including cowed mama's boy Billy (Brad Dourif) and silent Native American Chief Bromden (Will Sampson), presided over by the icy Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher). Ratched and McMurphy recognize that each is the other's worst enemy: an authority figure who equates sanity with correct behavior, and a misfit who is charismatic enough to dismantle the system simply by living as he pleases. McMurphy proceeds to instigate group insurrections large and small, ranging from a restorative basketball game to an unfettered afternoon boat trip and a tragic after-hours party with hookers and booze. Nurse Ratched, however, has the machinery of power on her side to ensure that McMurphy will not defeat her. Still, McMurphy's message to live free or die is ultimately not lost on one inmate, revealing that escape is still possible even from the most oppressive conditions. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi