One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is the story of R.P McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), a criminal who, after being caught, pretends to be crazy so that way he does not have to go to prison, but instead to a mental institution. His wish is fulfilled, and he enters the mental institution, however soon regrets his decision. He almost immediately becomes frustrated with all of the patients, including Martini (Danny DeVito), Billy (Brad Dourif), and many more. He also realizes that Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), the head nurse, is a cold-hearted, evil person. He figures out that all of the patients are tired of her and her strictness, so he decides to make them all happy. He does this in many ways. One of which is pretending to narrate the World Series when Nurse Ratched refuses to let them watch it, and another is to escape with them and go fishing. He also soon befriends one of the patients, a "deaf and dumb" Indian they call Chief (Will Sampson).
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is funny, sad, and heartwarming all at the same time. Jack Nicholson is acting in his best role yet, but he isn't the only amazing talent. Louise Fletcher portrays an evil nurse fantastically. Danny DeVito is (surprisingly) fantastic, and so are all of the other patients. Another amazing talent that people forget to give credit to is the director himself. Milos Forman has always been a favorite of mine, from Amadeus to (the much underrated) Man on the Moon, he never ceases to amaze you. However, as much as I love those two films, they are like Dumbo compared to this. You will not stop crying as suspenseful events keep piling on top of each other, and you won't stop hating Louise Fletcher. And that is why One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is my favorite movie of all time. To See: That is the answer.
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