One Flew Over The Cockoo's Nest for $2.99 + free shipping
With an insane asylum standing in for everyday society, Milos Forman's 1975 film adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel is a comically sharp indictment of the Establishment urge to conform. Playing crazy to avoid prison work detail, manic free spirit Randle P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) is sent to the state mental hospital for evaluation. There he encounters a motley crew of mostly voluntary inmates, including cowed mama's boy Billy (Brad Dourif) and silent Native American Chief Bromden (Will Sampson), presided over by the icy Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher). Ratched and McMurphy recognize that each is the other's worst enemy: an authority figure who equates sanity with correct behavior, and a misfit who is charismatic enough to dismantle the system simply by living as he pleases. McMurphy proceeds to instigate group insurrections large and small, ranging from a restorative basketball game to an unfettered afternoon boat trip and a tragic after-hours party with hookers and booze....(more)
What a great movie at a great price! Good find Op.
"I must be crazy to be in a loony bin like this."
I don't really delve into films that are older than the 80's (because I'm dumb like that). But I bought this one on a whim from costco a while back and loved it. Great movie at a fantastic price.
Ha, ha, this reminded me of the time I was getting anesthesia, and just as I went under, I told the nurse she looked like Nurse Ratchet. When I came to, my Mom assured me that she (the nurse) did not really laugh maniacally, but I am not so sure.
Great film, thanks OP.
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That didnt last long
Anyone who hasn't seen this movie must do so. It's great. Get it from the public library for free, but see it.

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