One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - Movie Dramas

Milos Forman directed the 1975 drama film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. The film was produced by Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz. The movie is based on the 1962 novel by Ken Kesey. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Brad Dourif, Will Sampson, Danny DeVito, Scatman Crothers, and Christopher Lloyd.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Next was nominated for a total of nine Academy Awards and won the five major awards: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. The movie was filmed at Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon. The film’s budget was $4.4 million and earned over $108 million at the box office. In 1993 the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress.