One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Naturally, after reading the book, I had to watch the movie, directed by Milos Forman and starring Jack Nicholson. The movie won Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture in 1975. I was surprised to see many other familiar faces among the cast. I thought the movie played fairly true to the novel, particularly in showing how much some people disregard the human condition. There are many ways to live a life and it is very difficult to judge another's.

Nicholson does a fine job of portraying McMurphy, the rebellious mental patient. I especially enjoyed the scene in which, having been denied the privilege of watching the World Series on television, McMurphy sits down in front of a lifeless TV and begins giving a mock-broadcast to the delight of the other patients on the ward.