"patients, Martini, in the 1971 off-Broadway production. Chief Bromden, played by Will Sampson, was found through the referral of a used car dealer Douglas met on an airplane flight when Douglas told him they wanted a big guy for the character. The dealer sold a lot of cars to Native Americans and six months later called Douglas to say: “the biggest sonofabitch Indian came in the other day!” Miloš Forman had considered Shelley Duvall for the role of Candy. While screening ""Thieves Like Us"" (1974) to see if she was right for the role, he became interested in Louise Fletcher,"
"the family of Dalton Trumbo publicly disputed Douglas's claim. In the film ""Trumbo"" (2015), Douglas is portrayed by Dean O'Gorman. Douglas bought the rights to the novel ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" from its author, Ken Kesey. He turned it into a play in 1963 in which he starred, and it ran on Broadway for five months. Reviews were mixed. Douglas retained the movie rights, but after a decade of being unable to find a producer, gave the rights to his son, Michael. In 1975, the film version was produced by Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz, and starred Jack"
"""Knots Landing"", ""Dream On"" and ""The X-Files"". Lassick died from complications of diabetes, at age 80 in Los Angeles, California. His only survivor was an elder sister. Sydney Lassick was buried in a simple Jewish service, in the southwest Maimonides section, at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Sydney Lassick Sydney Lassick (July 23, 1922 – April 12, 2003) was an American actor perhaps best known for his role as Charlie Cheswick in the feature film ""One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"". Lassick's first name was sometimes spelled ""Sidney"". He was born in Chicago, Illinois to Russian"
"for the United States, two of his films, ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" (1975) and ""Amadeus"" (1984), acquired particular renown, and both gained him an Academy Award for Best Director. ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" became the second film to win all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Leading Role, Actress in Leading Role, Director, and Screenplay) after ""It Happened One Night"" in 1934—an accomplishment not repeated until 1991, by ""The Silence of the Lambs"". Forman was also nominated for a Best Director Oscar for ""The People vs. Larry Flynt"" (1996). He also won Golden Globe,"
"Brad Dourif Bradford Claude Dourif (; born March 18, 1950) is an American actor. He was nominated for an Oscar, as well as winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for his supporting role as Billy Bibbit in the critically acclaimed film ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" (1975). Dourif's other notable film roles were in ""Dune"" (1984), ""Mississippi Burning"" (1988), """" (2002), and ""Child's Play"" franchise. He also appeared in many television series, notably ""Deadwood"" (2004–2006, 2019), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Dourif was born in Huntington, West Virginia, on March 18, 1950, to"
"weak. The chronics are patients who will never be cured. Many of the chronics are elderly and/or in vegetative states. ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" is one of America's most challenged and banned novels. The novel was adapted into a 1963 play, starring Kirk Douglas (who purchased the rights to produce it for the stage and motion pictures) as McMurphy and Gene Wilder as Billy Bibbit. A film adaptation, starring Jack Nicholson, and co-produced by Michael Douglas was released in 1975. The film won five Academy Awards. The characters of Nurse Ratched and Chief Bromden appear as recurring characters"
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1963) is a play based on Ken Kesey's 1962 novel of the same name. Dale Wasserman's stage adaptation, with music by Teiji Ito, made its Broadway preview on November 12, 1963, its premiere on November 13, and ran until January 25, 1964 for a total of one preview and 82 performances. Since then, the play has had two revivals: first off-Broadway in 1971, with Danny DeVito as Martini, then as a Broadway production in 2001 with Gary Sinise as McMurphy. The film version ""One Flew Over the"
"Malden's death on July 1, 2009. In 2004, Douglas presented Malden with the Monte Cristo Award of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut for the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1975, Douglas received from his father, Kirk Douglas, the rights to the novel ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"". Michael went on to produce the film of the same name with Saul Zaentz. Kirk Douglas hoped to portray McMurphy himself, having starred in an earlier stage version, but was deemed too old for the part by his son Michael. Kirk relented, and the lead role went instead to Jack"
"failure of ""Taking Off"", producers Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz hired him to direct the adaptation of Ken Kesey's cult novel ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"". Forman later said they hired him because he was in their price range. Starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher, the adaptation was a critical and commercial success. The film won Oscars in the five most important categories: Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. One of only three films in history to do so (alongside ""It Happened One Night"" and ""The Silence of the Lambs""), it firmly established"
"hometown of Mount Pleasant for a reception honoring his career. Butler has two daughters, Genevieve and Chelsea, who are both actresses. Bill Butler (cinematographer) Wilmer C. ""Bill"" Butler, ASC (born April 7, 1921) is an American cinematographer. He shot ""The Conversation"" (1974), ""Jaws"" (1975), and three ""Rocky"" sequels. He completed 1975's ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" after Haskell Wexler was fired from the production, and was subsequently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Wilmer C. Butler was born on April 7, 1921 in Cripple Creek, Colorado. Butler spent the first five years of his life living in"
"Sydney Lassick Sydney Lassick (July 23, 1922 – April 12, 2003) was an American actor perhaps best known for his role as Charlie Cheswick in the feature film ""One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"". Lassick's first name was sometimes spelled ""Sidney"". He was born in Chicago, Illinois to Russian Jewish immigrants. Lassick, who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and afterwards studied drama at DePaul University, first began acting in both films and TV shows in the late 1950s. Portly and bespectacled, with a high-pitched voice and a nervous disposition, Lassick was usually cast as peevish neurotics,"
"obsequious toadies, and fretful everyman types. A chubby, antsy character actor, Lassick is perhaps best known for his outstanding portrayal of Charlie Cheswick, the whiny and infantile manic depressive mental patient in the acclaimed 1975 Oscar Award winning film ""One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"". His other most memorable roles include a fey Fairy Godfather in the lowbrow nudie cutie musical ""Sinderella and the Golden Bra""; mean sarcastic English teacher Mr. Fromm in the 1976 horror film ""Carrie""; genuinely creepy as perverse and abusive innkeeper Ernest Keller in the potently unnerving slasher horror sleeper film ""The Unseen""; at his"
"Kirk Douglas, Leonard Nimoy, Aleksandr Abdulov, Gary Sinise, Christian Slater, Shane Ritchie, Roman Wilhelmi, (Polish adaptation), Bernard Tapie (French adaptation), Ibrahim Amr, (Egyptian adaptation), Jiří Hrdina, (Czech adaptation), and most recently by Uri Meir. Randle McMurphy Randle Patrick ""Mac"" McMurphy (also known as R.P. McMurphy) is the protagonist of Ken Kesey's novel ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" (1962). He appears in the stage and film adaptations of the novel as well. Jack Nicholson portrayed Randle Patrick McMurphy in the film adaption, earning him an Academy Award for Best Actor. He was nominated on the ""Heroes"" list of AFI's 100"
"Cuckoo's Nest"" was released in 1975 was based on the novel, but not on the play. DeVito reprised his stage role in the film. The 1963–64 Broadway production starred Kirk Douglas as Randle Patrick McMurphy, Gene Wilder as Billy Bibbit, William Daniels as Harding, Ed Ames as ""Chief"" Bromden, and Joan Tetzel as Nurse Ratched. Douglas retained the rights to make a film version of ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" for a decade, but was unable to find a studio willing to make it with him. Eventually, he gave the rights to his son Michael, who succeeded in getting"
"Randle McMurphy Randle Patrick ""Mac"" McMurphy (also known as R.P. McMurphy) is the protagonist of Ken Kesey's novel ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" (1962). He appears in the stage and film adaptations of the novel as well. Jack Nicholson portrayed Randle Patrick McMurphy in the film adaption, earning him an Academy Award for Best Actor. He was nominated on the ""Heroes"" list of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains, but did not make the final list. He was ranked by film magazine Empire as the 61st Greatest Movie Character of All Time. Randle Patrick McMurphy (April 22, 1925"
"of dark complexion and rendered the features indistinct. Accordingly, Wexler toned it down to feature Poitier with better photographic results. Wexler was fired as cinematographer for Miloš Forman's 1975 film ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" and replaced by Bill Butler. Wexler believed his dismissal was due to his concurrent work on the documentary ""Underground"", in which the radical terrorist group The Weather Underground were being interviewed while hiding from the law. However, Forman said he had terminated Wexler over mere artistic differences. Both Wexler and Butler received Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography for ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's"
"seemed right"". Harold Spuller was inspired by the 1975 film ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" starring Jack Nicholson as Randle McMurphy. Coincidentally, Spuller's friend in this episode, Chuck Forsch, is portrayed by actor Sydney Lassick, who had previously appeared in the movie as one of McMurphy's fellow patients. Steven M. Porter was friends with co-executive producer Frank Spotnitz, and due to this connection he was allowed to audition for a guest role on the show. Following his audition, Porter felt that he had ""either made a great impression or a complete fool of myself"". Porter used his experience in"
"1975, with his role as Randle P. McMurphy in ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"". The movie was an adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel, and was directed by Miloš Forman and co-produced by Michael Douglas. Nicholson plays an anti-authoritarian patient at a mental hospital where he becomes an inspiring leader for the other patients. Playing one of the patients was Danny DeVito in an early role. Nicholson learned afterwards that DeVito grew up in the same area of New Jersey, and they knew many of the same people. The film swept the Academy Awards with nine nominations, and won the"
"Bill Butler (cinematographer) Wilmer C. ""Bill"" Butler, ASC (born April 7, 1921) is an American cinematographer. He shot ""The Conversation"" (1974), ""Jaws"" (1975), and three ""Rocky"" sequels. He completed 1975's ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" after Haskell Wexler was fired from the production, and was subsequently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Wilmer C. Butler was born on April 7, 1921 in Cripple Creek, Colorado. Butler spent the first five years of his life living in a log cabin on a homestead in Colorado, where his parents were farmers. He moved with his parents to Henry County"
"his novel's important themes, such as the disintegration of family and the dangers of alcoholism, are less prevalent in the film. King also viewed the casting of Nicholson as a mistake, arguing it would result in a rapid realization among audiences that Jack would ultimately go mad, due to Nicholson's famous identification with the character of McMurphy in ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" (1975). King had suggested that a more “everyman”-like actor such as Jon Voight, Christopher Reeve, or Michael Moriarty play the role, so that Jack's subsequent descent into madness would be more unnerving. In an interview with"
"the 1970s, he granted permission for the film ""One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"" (1975) to be shot in the Oregon Hospital, letting the film crew stay at the mental hospital; Brooks also portrayed ""Dr. John Spivey"" in the film. During the shooting, Brooks diagnosed actor William Redfield with leukemia. Dr. Brooks was known for his ""patient-centered"" approach to caring for the patients at Oregon State Hospital and monitored the treatment of patients by making rounds on every shift. He was deeply involved in community and church activities locally by founding the Willamette Valley Hospice and developing the Salem Pops"
"Michael Berryman Michael John Berryman (born September 4, 1948) is an American actor. Berryman was born with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia which is a rare condition leaving him with no sweat glands, hair, or fingernails. As a result of this condition, his unusual physical appearance has allowed Berryman to make a career out of portraying characters in horror movies and B movies. He came to prominence with his roles in ""One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest"" in 1975 and ""The Hills Have Eyes"" in 1977. He has appeared in several television shows, such as episodes of """" and ""The X-Files"". Berryman"
"the film produced. At that time, Kirk Douglas was deemed too old for the role of McMurphy, and the role was given to Jack Nicholson. In 1982 Greg Hersov directed a production at the Royal Exchange, Manchester with Jonathan Hackett as Randle McMurphy, Linda Marlowe as Nurse Ratched and Tim McInnerny as Billy Bibbitt. In April 1988, the Playhouse Theatre was the site for the first London production of ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"". The play was brought to the London stage by Cuckoo Productions, formed by Diane Hilton, Karin Parnaby, and Judy Kershaw. They raised £100,000 in 24"
"Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. . He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Motion Picture Editors Guild, and American Cinema Editors. Richard Chew Richard Franklin Chew (born June 28, 1940) is an American film editor, producer, and cinematographer, best known for his Academy Award-winning work on ""Star Wars"" (1977), alongside Paul Hirsch and Marcia Lucas. Other notable films include ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" (1975), ""Risky Business"" (1983), ""Waiting to Exhale"" (1995), ""That Thing You Do!"" (1996), and ""I Am Sam"" (2001). His career as an editor and cinematographer of a variety of"
"Richard Chew Richard Franklin Chew (born June 28, 1940) is an American film editor, producer, and cinematographer, best known for his Academy Award-winning work on ""Star Wars"" (1977), alongside Paul Hirsch and Marcia Lucas. Other notable films include ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" (1975), ""Risky Business"" (1983), ""Waiting to Exhale"" (1995), ""That Thing You Do!"" (1996), and ""I Am Sam"" (2001). His career as an editor and cinematographer of a variety of films spans more than four decades. Born of Chinese immigrant parents in Los Angeles, Chew attended its inner-city schools, served in the U.S. Navy, and graduated from"
"on a wolf sanctuary for ten years. Michael Berryman Michael John Berryman (born September 4, 1948) is an American actor. Berryman was born with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia which is a rare condition leaving him with no sweat glands, hair, or fingernails. As a result of this condition, his unusual physical appearance has allowed Berryman to make a career out of portraying characters in horror movies and B movies. He came to prominence with his roles in ""One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest"" in 1975 and ""The Hills Have Eyes"" in 1977. He has appeared in several television shows, such as"
"whom Chew has worked include: Cameron Crowe, Paul Brickman, Bruce Joel Rubin, and Emilio Estevez. Chew was Oscar-nominated for ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest"". He also won British Oscars (BAFTA) as co-editor on both ""The Conversation"" and ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest"". His work on ""Shanghai Noon"" was nominated for Best Feature Comedy by American Cinema Editors. At various times throughout his editing career, Chew has taught and lectured with the goal of enhancing audience appreciation for the cinema arts. For over thirty years, he has appeared at art schools and colleges, churches, and community groups. On January"
"""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" by Dale Wasserman, directed by Malcolm Duff Nov 1998: ""Lettice and Lovage"" by Peter Shaffer, directed by Jennie Preece Sep 1998: ""Love Off the Shelf"" by Roger Hall, directed by Colin McCulloch May 1998: ""Dancing at Lughnasa"" by Brian Friel, directed by Virginia Kouyoumdjian Apr 1998: ""The Deadly Game"" by James Yaffe, directed by Patricia Wells (studio production) Feb 1998: ""The Boys from Syracuse"" by Rodgers and Hart, directed by Hank Roberts Nov 1997: ""The Lion in Winter"" by James Goldman, directed by Scott Sullivan Sep 1997: ""How the Other Half Loves"" by Alan"
"Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" in 1975 and ""The Silence of the Lambs"" in 1991. ""It Happened One Night"" was also the last film to win both lead acting Academy Awards until ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" in 1975. On December 15, 1996, Gable's Oscar was auctioned off to Steven Spielberg for $607,500; Spielberg promptly donated the statuette to the Motion Picture Academy. On June 9 of the following year, Colbert's Oscar was offered for auction by Christie's, but no bids were made for it. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: ""It Happened One"
"Actress for Louise Fletcher, Best Direction for Forman, Best Picture, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman. The film currently has a 95% ""Certified Fresh"" rating at Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 9/10. Its consensus states: ""The onscreen battle between Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher serves as a personal microcosm of the culture wars of the 1970s – and testament to the director's vision that the film retains its power more than three decades later."" ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" has been regarded as one of the greatest American films. Ken Kesey participated in"
"to three children while seated on a curved granite bench covered with quotations from Kesey's novels ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" (1962) and ""Sometimes a Great Notion"" (1964). (Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Lanker supplied the image.) Other benefactors for the project include Bob Weir, Paul Newman (who starred in the 1971 film adaptation of ""Sometimes a Great Notion"") and Michael Douglas (who produced the 1975 film version of ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest""). In 2005, Zane Kesey asked a friend, Matthew Rick, also known as Shady Backflash, to put on a 40th anniversary of his father's Acid Tests."
"in ABC's ""Once Upon a Time"", where they are portrayed by Ingrid Torrance and Peter Marcin. Netflix and Ryan Murphy are producing a prequel series titled Ratched which follows Sarah Paulson playing a younger version of Nurse Ratched, with a two-season, eighteen-episode order. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962) is a novel written by Ken Kesey. Set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, the narrative serves as a study of institutional processes and the human mind as well as a critique of behaviorism and a tribute to individualistic principles. It was adapted into"
"acclaimed, made only $20 million at the box office. The biography of famous actor and avant-garde comic Andy Kaufman (Jim Carrey, who won a Golden Globe for his performance) premiered on December 22, 1999. The film also starred Danny DeVito, Courtney Love, and Paul Giamatti. Several actors from ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" appeared in the film, including DeVito. This biography of the Spanish painter Francisco Goya (an American-Spanish co-production) premiered on November 8, 2006. The film starred Natalie Portman, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgård and Randy Quaid. It struggled at the box office. In the late 1950s, Forman and"