. . . it’s the truth even if it didn’t happen. —Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1962) [Chief Bromden’s stream of consciousness] The movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, directed by Milos Forman, struck a nerve in American audiences when it was released in 1975. Randle McMurphy, the free-spirited Korean War veteran who feigns a mental disorder to escape a work farm sentence, and Nurse Ratched, the unwavering disciplinarian who supervises the ward to which McMurphy is admitted, quickly became part of popular culture in the United States. The movie won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Jack Nicholson), Best Actress (Louise Fletcher), and Best Screenplay (adapted by Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman). It was a critical success and an instant cult classic.
7. The Antiauthoritarian Impulse
7. The Antiauthoritarian Impulse
7. The Antiauthoritarian Impulse
. . . it’s the truth even if it didn’t happen. —Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1962) [Chief Bromden’s stream of consciousness] The movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, directed by Milos Forman, struck a nerve in American audiences when it was released in 1975. Randle McMurphy, the free-spirited Korean War veteran who feigns a mental disorder to escape a work farm sentence, and Nurse Ratched, the unwavering disciplinarian who supervises the ward to which McMurphy is admitted, quickly became part of popular culture in the United States. The movie won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Jack Nicholson), Best Actress (Louise Fletcher), and Best Screenplay (adapted by Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman). It was a critical success and an instant cult classic.