ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Movie Rating
MOVIE RATING
Average Rating: 4.5 (out of 5) (94 votes cast)
Source of Film
SOURCE OF FILM
Kesey completed his first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as part of his creative writing graduate work at Stanford University. Published in 1962, it soon became a best-seller.
The novel was adapted as a Broadway play by Dale Wasserman in 1963. Kirk Douglas starred in the stage role and also purchased the rights to the story. He later sold it to his son, the producer/actor Michael Douglas. Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman are credited with the screenplay.
Producer Detail
PRODUCER DETAIL
- Saul Zaentz
- Norman Granz/Jazz at the Philharmonic
- (1946-1954)
- Fantasy Records
- (1955-2004)
- Michael Douglas
- Fantasy Films
- (1974-1975)
- IPC Films
- (1978-1979)
- Twentieth Century Fox
- (1983-1984)
- The Stone Group/Stonebridge Entertainment
- (1984-1993)
- Douglas/Reuther Productions
- (1996-1997)
- Further Films
- (2000-)
Director Detail
DIRECTOR DETAIL
- Milos Forman
- Rozdelovna Filmu Ceskoslovenského
- (1953)
- Studio Umeleckých Filmu Praha
- (1955)
- Filmové studio Barrandov
- (1958-1967)
- Forman Production
- (1971)
- Fantasy Films
- (1974-1975)
- CIP Filmproduktion GmbH
- (1978-1979)
- Columbia University
- (1978-1994)
- Dino De Laurentiis Company
- (1980-1981)
- The Saul Zaentz Company
- (1983-1984)
- Timothy Burrill Productions
- (1988-1989)
- Columbiia Pictures
- (1995-1996)
- Universal Pictures
- (1998-1999)
- The Saul Zaentz Company
- (2005-2006)
- Radka Production
- (2008-2009)
Film Run-time and Synopsis
RUNTIME & SYNOPSIS
2 hour, 13 minutes
Jack Nicholson's break-through part as a mental ward patient who believes he's mis-assigned, but ultimately befriends his floor mates.
Milos Forman directs.
Film Comments
FILM COMMENTS
Film Awards
FILM AWARDS
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
OSCAR NOMINEE
Best Picture
- (Saul Zaentz)
- (Michael Douglas)
- Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted from Other Material
- (Lawrence Hauben)
- (Bo Goldman)
- Best Director
- (Milos Forman)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- (Jack Nicholson)
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- (Louise Fletcher)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- (Brad Dourif)
- Best Cinematography
- (Haskell Wexler)
- (Bill Butler)
- Best Film Editing
- (Richard Chew)
- (Lynzee Klingman)
- (Sheldon Kahn)
- Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
- (Jack Nitzsche)
MPAA Rating
MPAA RATING
Rated R
Box Office Ranking
BOX OFFICE RANKING
- 1975 Domestic Box Office Rank: #3[1]
Theatrical Revenues
GROSS
- (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
- Domestic Theatrical Release: $487[1]
The production was filmed in Salem, Oregon at the Oregon State Hospital, a psychiatric institution. The instiution's director played the psychiatrist and several inmates were part of the cast.