Hello everybody welcome back to another bald move prestige podcast today. We're talking about a certainly prestigious film one flew over the cuckoo's nest

It's made in 1975. It's a drama comedy comedy comedy that's a drama comedy, comedy, that's about life in a mental institution and one potentially not

insane person's way of maintaining his individuality and freedom in such an environment.

It's directed by Milos Foreman who is I think now I'm going to remember this guy because I think if you go back and

listen to our podcast for Amadeus I'm probably like oh yeah he also did one

flew over to cuckoo's nest and I've always been wanting to see that he also

directed man on the Moon, the Andy Kaufman biopick starring Jim Carrey.

It's a screenplay by Lawrence Hoban and Bo Goldman. This Goldman guy is prolific. He wrote the perfect storm, which we did recently,

meet Joe Black, scent of a woman, just tons of great stuff. It's based on the psychedelic book,

One Flew Over to Kuku's Nest by Ken Kessie.

Stars Jack Nicholson, who you've seen in such works as Jack Nicholson and Jack Nicholson.

Also, Louise Fletcher, did you recognize Nurse Ratchet Jim?

No.

She's Kai-fucking win from Deep Space Nine.

Of course she is.

Of course she is.

As soon as I realize that, like, whoa, boy, it put a whole other dimension stink on this character.

Uh-huh.

Will Sampson, who I as I take it was essentially discovered for this film,

he'll go on to star in the White Buffalo, Poltergeist 2, the outlaw Josie Wales.

William Redfield, best known as Felix, playing opposite Tony Randall on the odd couple.

Brad Dorif, Dorif Brad Dorif, Dorif, he's worm tongue from the Lord of the Rings. This is his introductory

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