#1025: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at 50, Top 5 Jack Nicholson Scenes

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Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen

Film Reviews, Film History, Tv & Film

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🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 139 minutes

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Milos Forman’s Best Picture-winning ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST turns 50 this year, which gives Adam and Josh an excuse to revisit the film (which is already in the ⁠Filmspotting Pantheon⁠) and to celebrate the long and illustrious career of its charismatic star with their Top 5 Jack Nicholson Scenes. Plus, Adam recommends the new doc ARCHITECTON and Massacre Theatre. This episode is presented by ⁠Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes and chapter starts may not be precise with ads.) Intro (00:00:00-00:01:38) Review: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest" (00:01:39-00:42:25) 20th Anniversary Messages (00:42:26-00:48:03) Review (AK): “Architecton” (00:48:04-00:55:29) Next Week / Notes (00:55:30-01:01:00) Massacre Theatre (01:01:01-01:07:20) Top 5: Jack Nicholson Scenes (01:07:21-02:11:06) Credits / New Releases (02:11:07-02:14:22) Links: -Cinema Interruptus: "The Player" ⁠https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus⁠ Feedback: -Email us at ⁠⁠⁠feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠⁠. -⁠⁠⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠⁠ and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and archive access. ⁠⁠⁠http://filmspottingfamily.com⁠⁠⁠ -T-shirts and more available at the Filmspotting Shop. ⁠⁠https://www.filmspotting.net/shop⁠⁠ Follow: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/larsenonfilm ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/larsenonfilm.bsky.social⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Film spotting is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits.
0:07.1	Sign up now in the Regal app or at the link in the show description and use code FilmSpot 25.
0:12.3	That's Film Spot 25 to receive your discount.
0:19.5	What kind of a show are you guys putting on here today?
0:22.4	You're not interested in art?
0:23.5	No.
0:24.0	No, look, we're going to do this thing. We're going to have a conversation.
0:28.6	From Chicago, this is Film Spotting, celebrating our 20th year.
0:32.3	I'm Adam Kempanar.
0:33.4	And I'm Josh Larson.
0:34.7	The chief voted now.
0:36.3	Will you please turn the television set on? Mr. McMurphy, the meeting was adjourned and the vote was closed. But the vote was 10 to 8. The chief, he's got his hand up. Look. No, Mr. McMurphy. When the meeting was adjourned, the vote was nine to nine. Louise Fletcher's nurse Ratchett with Jack Nicholson and one flew over the cuckoo's nest.
0:55.4	Milo Schormann's best picture winner is 50 this year and we've got a review.
0:59.4	Plus the top five Jack Nicholson scenes.
1:02.6	All right.
1:02.8	Here we come to the next pitch.
1:04.1	Fresh, swings.
1:05.2	It's a lot of five.
1:06.4	All the deep left center.
1:08.2	Ahead on film spot.
1:10.0	It's good. We're going to be. ahead on film spotting.
1:18.1	Welcome to film spotting. Josh, do you recall the first time John Joseph Nicholson came across a TV screen or a movie screen of yours.
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