ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975) MOVIE REACTION!! FIRST TIME WATCHING! 

The end, where you see Jack Nicholson's character zombified, is the aftermath of a lobotomy. Hence the zooming in of the scar on his forehead. Chief realizes this and gains the courage to break free from the horribly run institution.

Fun fact: The novel the movie is adapted from is actually told from Chiefs perspective!

Nurse Ratched is one of my all time favourite antagonists. She’s so underhanded and quietly devious. She’s convinced of her own moral virtue whilst simultaneously waging psychological warfare and disguising it as “help.” It never crosses her mind that she might be part of the problem. She’s so easy to hate.

Depressing end? Definitely. But you can't deny there's a certain kind of hope in Chief's escape. Maybe it's just me, but I can't help but cheer when Chief makes his break.

Nurse Ratched is usually voted amongst the greatest film villains of all time!

The ending scene of chief picking up the fountain combined with the music is just perfection.

The novel was written in the early 60's and the movie takes place in that time period also. Lobotomies and electroshock therapy were common practice then...

I did a report on this movie in college! Fun fact I learned, the author refused to watch the movie. One day he turned on the TV and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was playing. He enjoyed it and began to watch until he realized midway through it was his book and immediately turned it off.

Nurse Ratched is a perfect embodiment of "the banality of evil." She seems like a quiet, normal nurse, yet her choices and actions slowly reveal that she relishes every bit of power she has - even if it's just the power to take things away from other people. Even if it's just the power to hurt people in a thousand little ways until they snap. And never once does she even consider the possibility that she might be wrong, or that someone else might have a better way of doing things.

“Who’s Candy? His girlfriend or his wife?” Awww, Brendan....you sweet man with your non-judgemental first impressions.

It's interesting watching someone who doesn't know who Nurse Ratchet is get introduced to one of the greatest villians in literature/film history. This is why I keep coming back man, keep up the great work.

The book is told from Chief's perspective. He hallucinates often in the book and refers to the institution and the nurses as 'the combine' as if they are a machine forcing everyone to conform and comply.

Cool Hand Luke- Starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Dennis Hopper, Harry Dean Stanton1967

Nurse Ratchet and Percy from “The Green Mile” would be just perfect for one another.

Now you will catch the references to this movie that will eventually come up in an episode of Sunny.

The operation was a frontal lobotomy. It was very common up to the late 60's. In fact Rosemary Kennedy (JFK's sister)had it done because she was slow (thanks to a hospital that told Rose Kennedy, her mom to cross her legs and hold the baby in till they could get a doctor) The sad part to me about this movie is McMurphy (who only looked out for himself in the real world) finally sees and experience what the joy of giving to others is like only for that to come back to bite him in the ass.

Christopher Lloyd and Danny Devito often get overlooked for their inclusion in this one:) GREAT film.

"...or if she's got a more stern approach." Me: oh sweetie... just you wait! You should watch Girl, Interrupted!

3:55 Danny devito. The penguin and the joker together in the same shot

What people miss in general is that the title is a subtle reference (somehow a spoiler) to the end, because cuckoo's nest don't exist, because these Birds distroy other Birds eggs and put them in their nest, so actually murphy was in the wrong place, an unusual one and his death was his flight

When you commented that a lack of empathy must be part of the job description, you hit the nail right on the head. In the book, it explains how nurse Ratched specifically hires only the meanest, most spiteful men she can find as her orderlies and fires the ones who "Don't hate enough".

It's interesting seeing a young Christopher Lloyd. I just figured he'd been old his whole life.

Nurse Ratched is low-key one of the best antagonist in cinema. The actress nailed the role

The director of this movie was the magnificent Milos Forman. He passed away a couple years back unfortunately. Rest In Peace. But he did another fantastic film (that just got admitted into the Library of Congress) that I think you'll love. It's the movie Amadeus, released in 1984, about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (of course). I love One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, but Amadeus is definitely a little higher on my list of favorite flicks. It's a thrilling experience that you won't ever forget.

There is actually a show coming out that is about nurse ratched. She's being played by Sarah Paulson.

The actor playing Billy is called Brad Dourif. he also voices Chucky in Child's Play series.

Such a great movie! That electrocution is ECT (electro-convulsive therapy) is used as a last resort that time for those who keep trying to commit suicide, but in some places was abused as a way of control because this would wipe your memory (you’d be like a zombie) due to the shocks being passed through the brain causing convulsions and is only temporary. There’s a new series coming soon to Netflix from the creators of American Horror Story called ‘Ratched’, about Nurse Ratched backstory

This movie (and the novel it’s based on) is really personal and special to me. For reasons that were never explained to my mom, my grandmother briefly ran away from her family for seemingly ill-understood emotional issues. Not long after, she would come home, but only after she was put in a psych ward for a while. While there, she was forcibly subjected to electroshock therapy, suffering tremendously for effectively no reason. Thankfully, while it likely did permanent damage, it wasn’t enough to majorly hurt her quality of life thereafter and from what I understand she lived normally after that. That said, it was an incredibly traumatic experience for my mother, who was very young at the time. Neither of them deserved that and it makes my blood boil to think about the arrogance and stupidity of what passed for legitimate medical science at the time. Having dealt with severe issues myself, it’s not lost on me that I could have easily been in the same position, had I been around at a different time. The finale hits hard every time I watch it. Seeing Chief running free into the wilderness, having escaped that fucking hellhole, is moving in a way I could never fully communicate.

The "other way" to give him the pill is as a suppository...

5:45 - That is Christopher Lloyd, the same actor who played "Doc" in the Back To The Future movies.

I absolutely LOVE this movie. Jack gives a stellar performance. Im sure you've noticed a lot of familiar faces in those patients. Great choice. Thank you.

"What the heck. This nurse seems a little bit ruthless." Yeah. lil' bit.

27:41 he was lobotomized, a truly cruel "treatment"

Jack Nicholson’s character is given a lobotomy at the end of the movie. It’s an archaic technique that isn’t used any more so younger people might not know what it is. The Novel that the movie is based on is also much happier than the movie, as it is told from Chief’s perspective and his escape feels like a bigger victory because of that.

This one is such a hard watch for me. So much pain.

It's the full head of hair with Danny DeVito, that threw me off the first time I saw this movie too. Christopher Lloyd who was in this movie and played Doc Brown in Back To The Future, also worked with Danny DeVito again after this film. They both were regular cast members in one of the best sitcoms ever, Taxi.

Ken Kesey, who wrote this novel, drew upon his own experience working in this environment. It's a fascinating novel, and even more so the conversation.

the actress who played nurse ratched was also incredible as the evil grandmother in flowers in the attic, literally scared me so much when i saw that movie.

I love that you know nothing about this film going in because it makes the reaction really great. (Well, all your reaction vids are great but you know what I mean.)

'Who's Candy? Is that like his girlfriend or wife?' beautifully innocent. This (in my opinion) is not really a story about mental illness, but about who decides what "normal" is, and how we shouldn't allow the power structure to tell us how we behave and how we live. To me Nurse Ratchet symbolizes the so-called Moral Majority who want us to conform to their version of the world-- and who are willing to eliminate anyone who doesn't

Fun fact: Michael Douglas won his first Oscar for this film, because he was a producer. He won his Best Lead Actor award for playing the iconic Gordon Gekko in Wall Street (1987). Check this one out eventually.

The nurse is the most passive agressive character I can think of.

Directors intent is one thing.... a player who can internalize and express the antagonist is another. Louise Fletcher had the "hard work" in this movie. She understood the psychoses (most people did in the 70's). She was the daughter of two deaf parents, her aunt taught her to speak, and she is a damn good actor. Love you Louise !!!

Very excited to watch this, and Bravo for delving more and more into the Fabulous '70s. Other goodies: Nicholson in CHINATOWN, Al Pacino in DOG DAY AFTERNOON, Robert Redford in THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR, Raquel Welch in HANNIE CAULDER, Richard Benjamin in WESTWORLD, Charlton Heston in THE OMEGA MAN, Art Carney in THE LATE SHOW, Gene Hackman in THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, THE FRENCH CONNECTION and THE CONVERSATION.

You should watch Amadeus (1984), it’s from the same director (milos forman).

I’m related to the native actor that played the deaf/mute man

This is an all-star cast. Billy, the stutterer, was Brad Dourif - Wormtongue in "Lord of the Rings." Taber was Christopher Lloyd - Doc Brown, as you guessed. Martini was played by Danny DeVito.

If you like this movie you should see ‘Awakenings’ with Robert De Niro and Robin Williams.

4:00, Charles Lee Ray (Chucky) aka Brad Dourif. He played Grima Wormtongue in Lord Of The Rings! He plays Billy.

I believe the nurse was in AFI's top 5 movie villains of all time

God damn Jack Nicholson was on fire in the 70s between this and: Chinatown Five Easy Pieces The King of Marvin Gardens The Last Detail On a clear day you can see forever Tommy Missouri Breaks The Passenger The Last Tycoon Carnal Knowledge You can make a case that Nicholson had the best decade by any actor in film history

Another great movie regarding a great female antagonists: "Misery". You will love it, it is another one of those great movies based on a Stephen King novel.

Okay you’re becoming one of my favorite RU-vidrs fast

If you're ever in the mood for another The Shining style movie, Session 9 is similar. It takes place in a closed down mental institution. Like The Shining, the building itself becomes a character in the story. I agree with others in the comment section, Cool Hand Luke needs to be on your must watch list. Similar themes as Cuckoo's Nest. Also, these are where the concept of the antihero began.

Like Milos said "it must be real". The whole cast literally lived on the ward of Oregon state hospital. Dr Spivey is the actual director of the hospital. The best movie ever made!!

My psychology class in high school watched this movie for an assignment. We all loved it a lot and thought it was filmed really well.

Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture. It's a pretty good movie where an anarchist, played by Jack Nicholson, tries to help fellow Mental patients rebel against the crooked Nurse Ratched, whom wants them to feel miserable.

"How can anyone be friends with this lady?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🔥

The Breakfast Club comparison is a really apt one. Nice pull.

this is my favorite movie of all time i just love the casual dialogue that seems pointless but is very subtly and fantastically pushing the plot forward and the performances are just superb *chefs kiss*

I loveeeee this movie❤️ Definitely one of the greatest movies of all time. Thanks for watching 😪

Brandon you should watch batman 89 with jack nicholson. Such a great flick and the style is amazing. Tim burton and danny elfman hit it out of the park.

I'm not much of a crier in movies, but the ending of this movie makes me uncontrollably break down bawling every time. So sad yet triumphant at the same time.

“That neck brace suits you, lady.” PERFECT comment! 👌😂

Great movie! Great reaction. I'm gonna keep beating my drum for Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Y'all tell me if I'm getting annoying. :)

Both Nicholson and Scatman Crothers (Orderly Turkle) have acted in a total of four films together: "The King of Marvin Gardens" (1972), "The Fortune" (1975), "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975), and "The Shining." (1980).

17:02 Brandon: "Out here playing like the Knicks right now." Bruh.... that hurts 😭

Newcomer to the channel, enjoying your reactions and all the great discussions. This movie came out in 1975, when I was 16. Thinking of what was going on at that time, Watergate had happened and President Nixon resigned the year before. It was also the year the Vietnam war finally concluded and America had lost their first war. The OPEC nations had just cut off oil imports to the USA, we were spiralling into a recession and inflation was out of control, eventually to hit 18%. So the country was in about as down a mood and trust in leaders, institutions and politicians had become non-existant. So the movie kind of reflected that and hit a key with audiences. I think it is a masterful movie, but I understand your reaction to the ending, it was the same as I had. I was cheering with McMurphy and his attempt to show the patients that they weren't the ones who were sick... it was the institutions and pointless rules that was driving everybody crazy. A couple trivia points (apologize if someone already mentioned these): Michael Douglas was one of the producers and essentially shared the Academy Award for best picture. Dr. Spivey, the one who interviewed McMurphy and had the picture of the fish on his desk was not an actor, but the actual director of the Oregon state mental hospital. He agreed to have the movie shot on an empty ward, if some of the real patients could be involved... he thought it was good therapy. Each actor had spent a week in the facility with the real patients and were given their characters "mental illness" to rehearse. Brad Dourif played Billy Bibbet and was nominated for an academy award. 25 years later he played Wormtongue in the Lord of the Rings movies. Finally the Chief was played by Will Sampson... also who had never acted before. He just fit the role physically and I think really nailed the performance.

I watched this film as a child and the electrotherapy scarred me lolll.... that’s how I learned about it. I then later watched requiem for a dream and all the anxious emotions I felt watching OFOTCN flooded back to me all over again

I relate so much to your hate for the nurse, the movie does a good job in making you dislike her for suppressing any emotions the patients felt especially with the younger man. he was just doing what any teen his age would do but she had to go and threaten him

Milos Foreman directed some interesting movies. Amadeus is probably one of his more accessible movies. Chinatown is one of my favorite movies OF ALL TIME. Jack Nicholson is great in that. The movie was directed by Roman Polanski though, so some may object to watching anything he made. Otherwise Prizzi's Honor is the Jack Nicholson movie I'd point you towards. Early on you picked up on what I think this movie is about. The system wants everyone to march in line, it does not want individuals standing out from the crowd. The nurse represents order, and the patients gain security from her at the price of their identities. Then McMurphy comes in and he attempts to disrupt things. He's all about individuality and freedom to choose. This makes him her nemesis since he represents everything she's trying to repress.

Louse Fletcher cleaned up on the awards for her role as Nurse Ratched. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. She became only the third actress to ever win an Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award for a single performance, after Audrey Hepburn and Liza Minnelli.

I think that "baseball scene" is one of my favorite scenes in any movie - the way Nurse Ratched keeps changing the rules is so freaking frustrating and you think there's nothing McMurphy can do about it but then he still finds a way by creating his own game. And it ticks her off so badly!

I love watching people's reactions to shows and films, but you Brandon are the only one that I've ever bothered subscribing to; and it's precisely because you go out of your way to watch films like this! Keep up the good work man, I rarely miss a video you put out!

Amadeus is another great Milos Forman movie... one of my favorites.

I think everyone smiles and cheers during the scene Chief starts to play basketball, skipping around the court and all.

Scatman Crothers was the actor you referred to who was also in "The Shining." My memory of him was from "Twilight Zone-the Movie" as the lead in the "kick the can" segment. The whole movie is worth checking out. Also because Speilberg, Landis, Miller, and Dante.

The acting here is so superior, that no book, play, etc. can ever come close at this level. This nurse can change your diapers n burry at the same time- w that stare alone. Never mind this being Jack at his best! Never get tired of watching.

I think it’s Netflix coming out with a series about Nurse Ratchet! It’s going to star Sarah Paulson! Who is really good!

This is a rare example of film just as good as the book. The book is amazing and when I watched the film after, I was quite emotional because I loved them both a lot

Hospitalized care was horrifying in certain institutions, such as veteran's hospitals

I watched this and A Clockwork Orange with a childhood friend of mine before he killed himself. Every December I get some drinks and watch them again just like we always did. Tradition. Bittersweet memories.

If you didn't notice, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" had an immense influence on "The Shawshank Redemption". Both stories are about men who get caught up in an oppressive system (the nut house/Shawshank prison); they're trapped both physically and mentally-- the men become dependent on the system and its routine ("institutionalization" as Red put it in "Shawshank"). In both, there's really harsh punishment if you do not conform. Then comes this free spirit (McMurphy/Andy Dufresne) who shakes things up and inspires the men within the institution, even inspiring some of them to break free from the mental shackles of their imprisonment. And now that you've seen this one, you MUST react to "Cool Hand Luke" and "Dead Poets Society", both deal with similar themes. The allegory: "Cuckoo's Nest", which came out in 1975, was an allegory of the culture wars of the 1960s and 1970s, it was a perfect microcosm of the counterculture movement that took place in America (and around the world) at the time. The '60s and '70s was a time period of great political and social revolution. In this time period, we saw the rapid rise of the Civil Rights Movement, the gay pride movement, the modern feminist movement, the sexual revolution, the nationwide (and worldwide) Vietnam War protests, the Watergate scandal became public etc. America was more divided than it had ever been in its history at that point and especially due to President Nixon, the Watergate scandal and the injustices against black people during the Civil Rights movement coming to light, and the atrocities of the Vietnam War becoming public-- all of this sowed an immense distrust in authority figures and the US government (i.e. "the Establishment" or "the Man" as in "the Man is keeping me down") by the majority of American population. The US government was viewed by the public as authoritarian and dictatorial hence the rise of all these movements and civil unrest. The allegory: Nurse Ratched and the mental institution represented the Establishment and McMurphy inspired the rebellion of the other inmates against her. Even though it's tied to the '60s and '70s, the themes are timeless. This film's a masterpiece.

A heart wrenching story and just so uncommon, and Nicholson just absolutely toyed with us. He was as much a storyteller as the script. He breathed life into this movie.

Brendan, this is what it was like in mental institutions back in the day. Thee movie is a critique on the horrible methods. The movie is also about control Randalls contril of the inmates and Nurse Ratcheds control of the inmates

The lifting of the water fountain is one of those moments in film that had me riveted. I could not look away from what I was watching. As the marble scraped loose and the water started to gush out, I could feel myself willing the Chief to do it. And then when he hoists it, staggers across the ward with it and then stoves the window in and Christopher Lloyd just starts to scream and cheer, I just feel so uplifted.

You should watch ''City of God'',one of best Brazilian film.

My favorite movie of all time! The ending goes from devastating to hopeful in about 3 minutes like nothing else I've ever seen

12:40, I love this part, using his imagination to make them feel good.

oh god i'm SO happy you reacted to this one. this movie changed cinema, big time. nurse ratched is one of the all-time most hated antagonists, she's a devil in white. jack is, as always, absolutely incredible. they both won oscars for their performances and both are totally deserved. the whole thing man, the whole thing is just brilliant. and in the 70s mental illness was treated very differently than today; the attitude of the staff was totally normal for the times. also, i'm sure you've been told this before, but you should think about doing ASMR videos. your voice is so soothing.

electroshock therapy is a relatively common treatment, still used today

"One flew over the cuckoos nest" has been considered a slang term immates used to reference those who escaped. But It actually comes from a nursery rhyme or lullaby Chief Bromden's gramma used to sing to him, as a child. As it appears in the novel: As it appears in the novel: Vintery, mintery, cutery, corn, Apple seed and apple thorn, Wire, briar, limber lock Three geese in a flock One flew East One flew West And one flew over the cuckoo's nest.

I was wondering when you'd recognize Danny Devito lol

4:20 hahahahaha "the way that he laughs and smiles so far it looks like he came straight from the end of the shining."

yes thats doc from back to the future chris lloyd and another actor is of course danny devito with hair

Billy, the stuttering guy, is played by Brad Dourif. He's the voice of Chucky and played Wormtongue in Lotr. He really is an amazing actor and especially does an amazing work in this movie and The Exorcist 3!

Oh! You should watch "As Good As It Gets" - Jack is really good in that.

Brandon, just some facts about the film: - Movie was based on the book of the same name - #33 on the AFI top 100 list. - Second highest grossing film for 1975. - Won 5 Oscars. Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress (Louise Fletcher), and Adapted Screenplay. - The film was a metaphor for freedom vs. control in our society. Nicholson/McMurphy represented freedom, Fletcher/Nurse Ratched represented control. The patients were all there voluntarily (except for McMurphy) and were not being properly treated. Ratched was all about control, and not allow them to explore life or even dig down what was wrong with them. McMurphy was presented as a free spirit. He installed hope and joy into their lives. Can't wait for you to see Nicholson's other great iconic role in Chinatown.

It's unfortunate but this is often what passed as mental health treatment even up to the late 60's. We think ourselves so far beyond this sort of 'medicine' but real actual mental health treatment is still in it's infancy compared to the rest of modern medicine.

This was directed by Miloš Forman, a czech director that is concidered to be our national treasure (I am actually from the same small town as he is) and I couldn't be more happy that you watched this. Thank you so much.