One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
If he's crazy, what does that make you?
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Production
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Budget
$3 000 000
Box office
$108 981 275
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Paul Sylbert
Audition
Jane Feinberg, Mike Fenton
Editing
Lynzee Klingman, Sheldon Kahn
Whole Team (42)
Whole Team (42)
Short description
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.
What's left behind the scenes
- Ken Kesey wrote his book inspired by his work at a California state hospital for veterans.
- Kirk Douglas held the rights to the film adaptation for a long time, but his son, no less famous Michael Douglas, ultimately took on the project. Nevertheless, Kirk retained the right to receive a percentage of the profits.
- Among the contenders for the role of Randle Patrick McMurphy were such famous actors as James Caan, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, and Burt Reynolds. Ultimately, the role was offered to Jack Nicholson.
- Kirk Douglas wanted to play one of the roles, but by the time the project was launched, he had aged too much.
- The most difficult moment in the creation of the film was that no serious film studio wanted to take on such a dubious project. Kirk Douglas met Miloš Forman in Prague, where he told him about his plans and immediately offered him the position of director.
- Ken Kesey, the author of the novel of the same name, wrote a screenplay for the film, but it did not appeal to Forman, as the narrative was told from the perspective of Bromden. After that, an offended Kesey stated that he would never watch the adaptation of his own novella 'in such a perverted form.' Moreover, he even sued the film's producers, but his claim was dismissed.
- Many years later, Ken Kesey lay in his own bed, flipping through TV channels in search of something interesting to watch. Unexpectedly, he came across a rather curious film. Only a few minutes passed before he realized what the picture was, and immediately switched to another channel.
- Most of the extras were actually mentally ill patients. Each member of the film crew was assigned 2-3 patients so that they could find something resembling mutual understanding with the patients.
- Louise Fletcher received the role only a week before filming began. This event was preceded by about six months of continuous auditions. Miloš Forman couldn't decide to cast this actress in the project, but after viewing other candidates, he repeatedly invited Louise to auditions until he finally made a final decision.
- Besides Louise Fletcher, Anne Bancroft and Ellen Burstyn also competed for the role of Nurse Mildred Ratched.
- Before starting the filming process, Miloš Forman gathered the entire film crew and showed them the film “Titicut Follies” (1967).
- This film marked the big-screen debut of Brad Dourif (best known as the voice of the killer doll Chucky in the 1988 film *Child's Play*) and Christopher Lloyd (Dr. Brown from the 1985 film *Back to the Future*).
- Throughout the filming process, actor William Redfield was seriously ill. Several months after completing work on the project, William passed away.
- Will Sampson argued with Forman about the concept of the Chief Bromden role and ultimately played it his own way.
- With the exception of the fishing scene (which was filmed last), the entire film was shot sequentially. The fishing scene was filmed in the smallest harbor in the world, located in Oregon.
- Forman did not want to film the fishing scene at all, as he believed it would destroy the feeling of confinement experienced by the patients within the hospital space.
- The film is based on Ken Kesey's novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1962).
- Miloš Forman’s film was the second in history to win all the most significant awards at the Academy Awards ceremony: "Best Picture", "Best Director", "Best Adapted Screenplay", "Best Actor", and "Best Actress".
- In English, there is a set expression "cuckoo's nest" which means "mental institution".
- Alexander Morfov staged the play "Eclipse" based on the novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" at the Lenkom Theatre.
- The film is based on the novel 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (1962) by Ken Kesey.
- Ken Kesey wrote his book under the impression of his work at a California Veterans Affairs hospital.
- Kirk Douglas held the film rights for a long time, but ultimately the project was launched by his son, the equally famous Michael Douglas. Nevertheless, Kirk retained the right to receive a percentage of the profits.
- Among the candidates for the role of Randle Patrick McMurphy were such famous actors as James Caan, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, and Burt Reynolds. Ultimately, the role was offered to Jack Nicholson.
- Kirk Douglas wanted one of the roles, but by the time the project was launched, he had aged too much.
- The most difficult part of creating the film was that no major studio wanted to take on such a questionable project. Kirk Douglas met Miloš Forman in Prague, where he told him about his plans and immediately offered him the position of director.
- Ken Kesey, the author of the novel of the same name, wrote the screenplay for the film, but Forman did not like it because the narrative was told from Bromden's perspective. An offended Kesey subsequently declared that he would never watch the adaptation of his own novella 'in such a perverted form.' Moreover, he even sued the film's producers, but his lawsuit was dismissed.
- Many years later, Ken Kesey was lying in bed, flipping through TV channels in search of something interesting to watch. Suddenly, he came across a rather curious film. Only after a few minutes did he realize what the movie was, and he immediately switched to another channel.
- Most of the extras were actually psychiatric patients. Each crew member was assigned two or three patients so that they would have time to establish some kind of mutual understanding with them.
- Louise Fletcher landed the role only a week before filming began. This was preceded by about six months of continuous screen tests. Miloš Forman could not bring himself to cast her in the project, yet after reviewing other candidates, he repeatedly invited Louise back for auditions until he finally made his decision.
- In addition to Louise Fletcher, Anne Bancroft and Ellen Burstyn were also considered for the role of Nurse Mildred Ratched.
- Before starting the filming process, Miloš Forman gathered the entire crew and showed them the film 'The Madwoman of Chaillot' (1967).
- This film marked the big-screen debuts of Brad Dourif (best known for the voice of the killer doll Chucky in the 1988 film 'Child's Play') and Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown from the 1985 film 'Back to the Future').
- Miloš Forman's film became the second in history to sweep all the most significant awards at the Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress.
- Actor William Redfield was seriously ill throughout the entire filming process. A few months after work on the project was completed, William passed away.
- Will Sampson argued with Forman over the concept of Chief Bromden's role and ultimately played it his own way.
- Aleksandr Morphov staged the play 'Eclipse,' based on the novel 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' at the Lenkom Theatre.
- With the exception of the fishing scene (which was filmed last), the entire movie was shot chronologically. The fishing scene was filmed in the smallest harbor in the world, located in Oregon.
- Forman did not want to film the fishing scene at all, as he believed it would destroy the sense of the patients being trapped within the confines of the clinic.
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