Thomas Butt is a senior writer at Collider who focuses on classic movies.
The Big Picture For young budding cinephiles immersing themselves in the art of cinema, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is one of the boxes that needs to be checked off. Anyone who has seen it can confirm that watching the film for the first time is not merely cinematic homework. Cuckoo's Nest encompasses all the values and sentiments that we hope to consume when watching a film.
Release Date November 19, 1975 Director Milos Forman Cast Jack Nicholson , Louise Fletcher , Brad Dourif , Christopher Lloyd , Michael Berryman , Scatman Crothers Runtime 133 minutes Michael Douglas' Family Adapted 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, based on the novel of the same name by Ken Kesey, was never intended for Jack Nicholson, Burt Reynolds, or any of their acting contemporaries.
Why Did Burt Reynolds Turn Down 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'? The one actor pitted as the front-runner to earn the role of McMurphy was Burt Reynolds. About to emerge as a major movie star thanks to Deliverance and The Longest Yard, Reynolds was age-appropriate and possessed the innate charm that McMurphy uses to rally his fellow patients at the psychiatric hospital. The actor was ripe for critical acclaim after firmly establishing himself as a box-office draw.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest can also be added to this list of rejected Burt Reynolds projects. There are varying accounts about whether he turned down McMurphy or the studio passed on him. "I didn’t pass on that. I wanted it desperately,"he told The Hollywood Reporter. When asked for a reason why he passed on this lucrative role, he responded, "Cause I'm stupid.
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