The actor who plays Mr. Harding his name is William Redfield and he died a year after the film was released in 1976. A doctor who was working as an consultant on the film noticed he had symptoms of leukaemia and he was officially diagnosed with it towards the end of filming. Unfortunately there wasn't much that could be done, a real shame he was a great actor but I'm glad he got to act in this masterpiece.
The doctor was the head of that hospital in real life and played the head of that hospital in the movie. He was Dr. Dean R. Brooks and played Dr. John Spivey.
I actually was wondering about him,being a huge fan of the story, I thought he was probably the best actor in the movie,other than Louis Fletcher and Jack Nicholson. I guess that explains why I had never seen him in any other movies after this one.
Deli Sandwich The ultimate form of power is through castration, torture, emasculation. Kesey successfully did so in writing this character. Fletcher nails it beautifully.
I always thought that she was onto him and that stare said “This is where you wanna be, huh? Well this is it. Welcome to hell. You’re my bitch now” It’s the moment in the movie where the hero realises they’re not in Kansas anymore, so to speak. It’s when Luke Skywalker goes into the freak bar with Obiwon in Star Wars.
Also, you know at the end, when the guy behind Jack Nicholson gets up and says "I'm tired", that almost feels like a projection of Nurse Ratched's character. She's tired of feeling as if she can't help any of them, but she's stuck there doing a shit job, so why not just belch out a few provocative questions to see them tear each other apart...
+MisterPringle She was typecast by this character/performance. To a point she never really worked again... Louise Fletcher(nurse Ratched) won several awards for her role in this.. best actress 1975... astounding performance... authoritative evil personified.
Beginning at 32 seconds, she slightly smirks while asking Harding the 2nd question, trying to contain her happiness of what she knows is about to come. great actress...
I love at the end of the scene when MacMurphy locks eyes with Ratchet. He's soaked in all the chaos that she feeds off of and really sees through her. And then she really sees through him, and her smile, however subtly, falls softly and the change is barely visible. They both recognize that they don't belong in that place, and are a threat to each other. It's masterful acting.
@@jasonpeng33 Bullshit. That look between two people is seen all the time in life. It's the look of 'we both know this is bullshit', and it is known worldwide. The OP hit the nail right on the fucking head.
@@jasonpeng33 No, OP is 100% correct. It starts at the beginning of the clip when he's looking at her as she asks a very conflicting question to someone who is in "treatment". She's doing so to elicit this exact response, because she feeds of it. And McMurphy, who is of sound mind, notices it and is sickened by it. He goes back to that realization at the end of it. It's him realizing she isn't just bitch, she's a vindictive psychopath
Winner of the 5 major Oscars (1975): 1) Best Picture 2) Best Director 3) Best Screenplay 4) Best Actor 5) Best Actress *First film to do so in 36 years (1939 "It Happened One Night") Still holds up today. Milos Forman's masterpiece. Also Jack's greatest achievement (imo, of course).
Nostalgia... It's a sickness the devil uses to trick us to believe the past is better than the present live in this moment now it is the most precious. And if you feel the past is better than the present change that and make it a great day!
s Waite I didn’t live during any of the new Hollywood era movies of the 70s but I can see a major difference in acting and the directors artistry and passion that is absent in today’s movies. The only modern performance I can truly say lives up to old guys like Nicholson, Brando, and Pacino is Bryan Cranston in breaking bad
Oodibigah Ignorant ass comment lol. You need to watch more and better movies. The sort of people that make these comments only watch blockbusters. Nothing wrong with that, but don’t complain about originality if you’re not going to even try to find good movies. There’s so many films being made these days by smaller studios, or that are indie or foreign, that saying there is no artistry in film today is beyond absurd. So please, I beg you, don’t just watch the most popular things.
Yes. Fletcher as Nurse R. cold as steel. Brilliantly spooky character portrayal. The film is brilliant as well. Milos Forman's direction and full cast of actors excellent. But none of this would never have been possible had it not been for Ken Kesey. A Classic.
I love Nicholson in this scene, he just portrays how the audience is reacting. Also Nurse Ratched is great in this scene, you can see how she manipulated the entire confrontation with just a few questions. She seems to share a lot of character traits with Hannibal Lecter.
@@HassanKhan-rk2hu yes, he was a villain. The question I think you're wondering is if he is the "main" villain with respect to the role of antagonist, protagonist, or antihero. This would depend how you are measuring these roles. Example: Silence of the Lambs You can definitely make the case that he was the antihero role as he does help the police, especially Clarice. You can also question his motives and sincerity regarding the fact that he escaped at the end. It also beckons the question, if Buffalo Bill is the main villain and/or antagonist. Many would say, "yes". Another example, Hannibal: Hannibal Lecter is definitely the main villain and antagonist. You can make a slight case as antihero during the period we find out he disfigured a pedophile in the past. But, I digress. Overall, he is the bad guy playing a bad guy role. Also, if you want to look at the series of books collectively, Hannibal Lecter is the main villain. It brings great depth to the writing as we measure character vs role. Character: In the spirit of the character and colloquially speaking, Hannibal Lecter is a villain. He is a sociopathic serial killer (as described in the book). But, is he "the" villain? Role: He isn't always the main villainous role nor is he always the antagonist. He takes upon antihero and antivillain roles throughout the series. I think this ^ is where your question is coming from. That's the brilliance of the writing and the character/role. Think about it, you're questioning if a serial killer is a bad guy and if his intent should be surpassed by his marveled intellect and selected moments of goodwill. Hannibal Lecter is manipulation personified.
This scene gives us the first glimpse of nurse Ratchet's evil manipulative control over these patients. She is an unhappy person and has found a job where she can make others suffer like she feels she does in life. Keeping the patients anxious and bickering feeling insecure and even unsafe. She keeps them feeling like they need to be in that hospital which suits nurse Ratchet just fine. We see the interaction between a lot of the major characters here. Each of many of the characters' roles can be defined in this one scene.
If you watch Prison Dramas like Prisoner Cell Block H, It's Remake Wentworth as well as Orange Is The New Black and the UK Series Bad Girls, they have alot of Guards who are miserable so they make the folks around them miserable.
They're tearing themselves to pieces and that bitch is just there, staring, contemplating how they fall deeper and deeper into the illness to never come back. Perfect way to set the tone for the rest of the film.
I got the impression Nurse Ratchet recognized that Mac was a worthy opponent and not someone she could roll over easily, all in that last glance between them.
I fuckin cheered so much when McMurphy finally choked the shit outta her and put her in a brace. Too bad he didn’t kill her. But her demeanor definitely changed after that, much kinder to the patients
The acting in this picture is absolutely first rate, the way Forman layers how each patient reacts to the situation, based on their intelligence is pure mastery
All deliberately provoked by Nurse Ratched as a demonstration of the power she wields. The sadistic smile she offers at the end is a warning to Nicholson's character. She is clearly more deranged than anyone in that institution and he knows it. Best movie ever made.
Nice analysis..but i disageee..too early in the film for those expressions that u mention..Jack is just looking at her thinking poor lady..this is the shit u have to put up with and Nurse Ratchet staying calm knowing shes been thru all this for years but needs to remain professional to the group
The look on her face at the end of the scene is beautifully terrifying. She's completely intoxicated by the power she wields. And she's communicating it to McMurphy.
@@flowrepins6663 Incorrect. Filmmakers don't just show a face for no reason. Foreman is showing her face for the very reason I described; she's a despot in that hospital, & her face conveys that. Her "zero expression" is practiced & furtive. It's what makes Fletcher such a brilliant performer.
She's showing fear/insecurity actually. McMurphy sees right through her and she notices it, she realizes he is one she has no power over, and it disturbs her.
Anybody realize that Christopher Lloyd's character is committed in his role in this film. Exactly 10 years later he's in Back to the Future, but in BTTF II there's the newspaper that says "Emmett Brown Committed."
I didn't see this when it came out: I was too young. I was surprised with Christopher Lloyd's dramatic role.bi had only seen him in comedies until then.
Nurse Ratchet was a SADIST. By the very definition of it. And perhaps, it ran deeper than we imagine. This, suggested by the Billy Bibbit scene at the end of the movie. Louise Fletcher was BRILLIANT.
+shatter Billy had begun to lose his stutter and gain confidence in himself, for the first time in the whole movie, after he had his "romance" with McMurphy's girlfriend. Louise Fletcher cut Billy such a look... a look laced and LOADED with contempt. She was inspired to mention Billy's mother finding out, as if she knew, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that this would terrify Billy into a regression, which it did in apocalyptic fashion. And here's the kicker: whatever Billy's mother did to him to cause that kind of fear and self loathing to come out of him, Nurse Ratchet may have been COMPLETELY aware of it, perhaps deeper than we realize, suggested by "Your mother and I are old friends." What, by God, did Billy's mother do to him? And if his mother and Nurse Ratchet are old friends...
William Redfield (Dale Harding) died one year after this movie was released. His outstanding performance in this movie helped to make this movie a box office smash!
As much as I think this is one of his best performances in his long and prosperous film career I seriously think that Al Pacino should’ve won the Oscar that year for Dog Day Afternoon. Nevertheless, an Oscar well deserved for Mr. Nicholson. That was tough competition that year at the Oscars. I will say Louise Fletcher rightfully won her gold for her portrayal of one of cinema’s most gut-wrenching villains
@@vicdeakins2238 Yes! I happen to think Pacino is a superior actor to Nicholson, and his performance in DDA was fantastic. Pacino for Best Actor, this movie for Best Picture.
RIP, Nurse Ratched. You acted your heart out in this role, and likely got typecast for your trouble. But you definitely made an impression. And your acceptance speech for this film was equally memorable. Thanks for helping to shine a light on what it means to be institutionalized.
Saw escape from Alcatrz once it was ok, Green mile is better than that, if you want to talk about prison movies insane prison. one flew over the coocoos nest better than green mile @@patrickc3419
At first i thought Taber was just being a bully starting shit for no reason, but then i heard him shout "when are you going to cut her loose, already?!". I know in the book, Harding's homosexuality was more overt, but the implication is still here. If his wife is trapped in a loveless marriage, neglected by a husband who can never return her feelings, cutting her loose would be best for both of them. That was an oddly insightful (though brash and perhaps unintentional) thing of Taber to say, even if he was just fed up with the other patient's prattling.
RIP William Redfield (January 26, 1927 - August 17, 1976), aged 49 And RIP Louise Fletcher (July 22, 1934 - September 23, 2022), aged 88 You both will be remembered as legends.
I was in one of these places for drug abuse from '71 to '74. Let me tell you something, this film is so accurate its unreal. Even the personality types including McMurphy. I had just turned 15, which is pretty young. At my place there were some very violent scary people who would go fucking insane if you looked at them the wrong way, insane as in breaking up the oak furniture screaming. Alarms would go off, the aids would some running with white sheets that had been soaking in ice water. They'd tackle the psycho, shoot him up with Thorazine, strip his clothes, wrap him in ice cold sheets and lock him in seclusion. I had some pretty interesting teen years. I met a lot of amazing people. One thing I can tell you for certain, the Psychs have no idea what they're doing.
+The Left Testicle That he not only knew what he was doing but was a person of far more integrity than the psychs. That is the beauty of the story - here is this rule breaking ruffian, an outcast, a flawed person but one with great personal certainty on life. A person who believed life was for living.
"YOU'VE BEEN TALKIN' ABOUT YOUR WIFE EVAH SINCE THE DAY I CAN REMEMAH. YOU KNOW SHE'S ON YOUR MIND AND BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH ON AND ON AND ON." XDD Why do I find this so funny?
She's an instigator, amplifying the problems these men have instead of helping them. These men could lead normal lives if they wen't constantly being told and treated like they're crazy by people like Nurse Ratchet who enjoy preying on vulnerable people. That's what that look says.
The final scene of Nicholson as the camera pans up to reveal his visage wiped off of any humor, then the cut to Ratchet, who to the layman appears solemn but to me might as well be cheering, is a gorgeous piece of cinematic character development and one of my all-time favorite shots.
“I’m not talking about my wife! I’m talking about my life. I’m not just talking about one person. I’m talking about everybody! I’m talking about form. I’m talking about content! I’m talking about interrelationships! I’m talking about God, the Devil, Hell, Heaven! Do you understand? Finally?!?’ LMAO :))
Why does this make so much sense it’s like he’s not actually just frustrated with his wife but it goes way deeper into his frustrations with everything
Jack Nicholson's laugh and the way he was mimicking the other guys mannerisms always seemed like a genuine reaction to me when watching. Looks like he cracked up watching the scene unfold lol
In the book, the “I’m tired” line has a whole scene where Bancini just breaks down and you can tell that it’s not about age or physically tired, but Bancini is just so mentally exhausted with life
All of these actors were just stellar! Brad Dourif got the Oscar nod but they were all just stunning. Even Jack Nicholson was just having a blast being among this group.
The camera dropping down a notch on McMurphy and the look between him and Ratchet is one of the best moments in cinema history IMO. Words not required.
THAT LOOK of Jack Nicholson's character to the Nurse at the very end is priceless. In the first group therapy session, he already noticed and knows exactly what she's doing by raising Harding problems and issues in a very unhelpful way, was deliberately intended to embarrass and humiliate him. This is important shot in the movie, the importance of the scene stands out, much of the credit belongs to director Milos Forman. Great film, masterful acting.
I love the chemistry between the actors. The way it escalated so quickly. I feel that Jack Nicholson's reactions during the escalation are sincere and that he genuinely enjoys himself observing is fellow actors as his role in this scene gives time for that.
I’ve been a fan of BTTF since I was a kid. When I was a teenager and my dad rented this film once, I became overjoyed when this scene came up and instantly recognized the actor who played Taber as none other than Doc Brown!
The actor playing Mr. Harding died after this movie. The Dr. and head of the institution was a real doctor and he told him about this sad news. The actors😢 we knew and loved were actors, but all the other patients were real patients. Brilliant.
Seeing this scene at 58 years old is one thing. Seeing it at 13 years old, which I did, is quite another. Never saw anything like it. God bless HBO for bringing this and other classics to me back then.
The first time I ever watched this movie and after Harding went into that deep Philosophical explanation, and then the camera cuts to Taber who is completely unmoved and says: "You know Harding you're so fucking dumb *I can't believe it*". I LOST IT!!! 🤣😂
0:40 - *_He instantly realises_* that Ratched is a manipulator and bad person and these people might not be quite as crazy as they've been led to believe.
Always thought William Radfield (Harding) or as Jack called him hard on was probably best actor in that film but they was all brilliant. Marvellous film.
This is one of the best scenes ever. Incidentally, an ex of mine's parents thought Nurse Ratched was good and that Mac got what was coming. I nearly spilled my drink. Some people.
I’ve worked at a psychiatric hospital. I’m not going to say this film is a 100% accurate representation of the mental health experience. But it’s pretty darn close.
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The actor who plays Mr. Harding his name is William Redfield and he died a year after the film was released in 1976. A doctor who was working as an consultant on the film noticed he had symptoms of leukaemia and he was officially diagnosed with it towards the end of filming. Unfortunately there wasn't much that could be done, a real shame he was a great actor but I'm glad he got to act in this masterpiece.
The doctor was the head of that hospital in real life and played the head of that hospital in the movie. He was Dr. Dean R. Brooks and played Dr. John Spivey.
He Played Felix Ungers Brother In The Odd Couple 🙏
Aww noway I never knew this x thanks for sharing x he was a major part in making this film great x
He was brilliant in the film... I'm so sorry to know the fact that he died so soon after the release of the film.
I actually was wondering about him,being a huge fan of the story, I thought he was probably the best actor in the movie,other than Louis Fletcher and Jack Nicholson.
I guess that explains why I had never seen him in any other movies after this one.
My dad sent this to me saying "This is what all our manager meetings are like"
LOL!
I'm tired
Greatness, made laugh.
Then McMurphy was right, they're no crazier than the average asshole on the street
Peculiar! Peculiar is what he meant.
jack nicholson's face is gold watching these guys go back and forth
yeah he's great here
Yes! He's great in this scene and in so many others.
Deli Sandwich He is me watching this 😂
Deli Sandwich The ultimate form of power is through castration, torture, emasculation. Kesey successfully did so in writing this character. Fletcher nails it beautifully.
It's a "pecking party"
"It's a lot of baloney and I'm TIRED!"
Pretty much sums up my life right there.
+Caleb Horton Same now that I think about it.
haahhaha
Caleb Horton and the way mcmurphy looked at him like wtf lol
I need that printed on a t-shirt
didnt even notice while i wanted the movie lol
I love the staredown at the end. the moment McMurphy realizes that Nurse Ratchet is the ultimate instigator.
She seemed to be really enjoying the conflict
Which becomes the crux of the film.
Excellent point
Very spot on! Thumbs up!
I always thought that she was onto him and that stare said “This is where you wanna be, huh? Well this is it. Welcome to hell. You’re my bitch now” It’s the moment in the movie where the hero realises they’re not in Kansas anymore, so to speak. It’s when Luke Skywalker goes into the freak bar with Obiwon in Star Wars.
The double layers of Nicholson's acting here is great.
agreed. I love his expression when the man behind him stands up and says "I'm tired"
+Eason Abraham
lol it's at 3:16
Eason Abraham lol I'm done
Also, you know at the end, when the guy behind Jack Nicholson gets up and says "I'm tired", that almost feels like a projection of Nurse Ratched's character. She's tired of feeling as if she can't help any of them, but she's stuck there doing a shit job, so why not just belch out a few provocative questions to see them tear each other apart...
Nurse Ratchet's lack of emotion is creepy as hell
That's good, it means that she was a great actress for her lol
+MisterPringle She was typecast by this character/performance. To a point she never really worked again... Louise Fletcher(nurse Ratched) won several awards for her role in this.. best actress 1975... astounding performance... authoritative evil personified.
Classic textbook narcissist.
+Mandy Adams Yeah. The same family of nuts.
Beginning at 32 seconds, she slightly smirks while asking Harding the 2nd question, trying to contain her happiness of what she knows is about to come. great actress...
I love at the end of the scene when MacMurphy locks eyes with Ratchet. He's soaked in all the chaos that she feeds off of and really sees through her. And then she really sees through him, and her smile, however subtly, falls softly and the change is barely visible. They both recognize that they don't belong in that place, and are a threat to each other. It's masterful acting.
Completely wrong...your analyzation of the scene is way to early to make in the film..
@@jasonpeng33 Bullshit. That look between two people is seen all the time in life. It's the look of 'we both know this is bullshit', and it is known worldwide. The OP hit the nail right on the fucking head.
Exactly
@@jasonpeng33 No, OP is 100% correct. It starts at the beginning of the clip when he's looking at her as she asks a very conflicting question to someone who is in "treatment". She's doing so to elicit this exact response, because she feeds of it. And McMurphy, who is of sound mind, notices it and is sickened by it. He goes back to that realization at the end of it. It's him realizing she isn't just bitch, she's a vindictive psychopath
Why don't you knock off the bullshit and get to the point?
The actors in this were amazing.
Literally, every actor in this film is Oscar-worthy.
@@mrmoviemanic1 Very true.
Absulutly right
Yes.
Winner of the 5 major Oscars (1975):
1) Best Picture
2) Best Director
3) Best Screenplay
4) Best Actor
5) Best Actress
*First film to do so in 36 years (1939 "It Happened One Night")
Still holds up today. Milos Forman's masterpiece. Also Jack's greatest achievement (imo, of course).
Silence of the lambs broke the record.
Well ya see. I don't know ya see.
@@shresthadinesh4369 How did it break the record? it simply got the same amount of Oscars as the other two.
right...but Cuckoo's Nest a much better film@@Mr.Goodkat
What stumbles is this scene is incredible REALISM, that has long gone in Hollywood movies, sadly...
My exact thought!
Everybody's obsessed with those shitty DC/MARVEL crap.
Nostalgia... It's a sickness the devil uses to trick us to believe the past is better than the present live in this moment now it is the most precious. And if you feel the past is better than the present change that and make it a great day!
s Waite I didn’t live during any of the new Hollywood era movies of the 70s but I can see a major difference in acting and the directors artistry and passion that is absent in today’s movies. The only modern performance I can truly say lives up to old guys like Nicholson, Brando, and Pacino is Bryan Cranston in breaking bad
Oodibigah Ignorant ass comment lol. You need to watch more and better movies. The sort of people that make these comments only watch blockbusters. Nothing wrong with that, but don’t complain about originality if you’re not going to even try to find good movies. There’s so many films being made these days by smaller studios, or that are indie or foreign, that saying there is no artistry in film today is beyond absurd. So please, I beg you, don’t just watch the most popular things.
No other movie I have ever seen has made me want to laugh and cry so much
Mario the Plumber well said.
Mario the Plumber what about life is beautiful
Yep
Cinema Paradiso
This and watership down destroy me
Nurse Ratched would make a terrible internet forum moderator.
Was that a West Wing reference?
or any irc chat rroom
Adam Ohm r/dankmemes mods in a nutshell
Or an ideal one if traffic is what they're after.
Ok
The entire freaking cast of this amazing film deserved an Oscar. Every single one of them.
Louise Fletcher is incredible in this role. That ostensibly calm and stoical demeanour with total malice behind the eyes.
Yes. Fletcher as Nurse R. cold as steel. Brilliantly spooky character portrayal. The film is brilliant as well. Milos Forman's direction and full cast of actors excellent. But none of this would never have been possible had it not been for Ken Kesey. A Classic.
She died three days ago.
@@hi-ve1cw she was a control freak and looked down on them
And that’s why she was perfect for the role of the the manipulative and scheming religious leader Kai Winn in Deep Space Nine
@@hi-ve1cw"Were at the time " should have been followed by, "and still are today!"
I always found those three guys’s reaction and bewilderment to hearing the word peculiar to be absolutely hilarious
Peculiar?!?
funny how??
Ain't that peculiar 😂😂😂
Trying to say I'm queer? Is that it? Little Mary Ann, little Marjorie Jane, on the street? Huh, is that it?
You've been talking about your wife since I can remember! You know, how she's on your mind and blah, blah, blah blah!!!
When are you going to wise up and turn her loose!?
Margrie Jane
Peculiar! Peculiar!
I'm tired and it's a lot of baloney
Every single character in this movie is memorable.
Poor Cheswick :(
Yes they are all endearing and touching..
I love Nicholson in this scene, he just portrays how the audience is reacting. Also Nurse Ratched is great in this scene, you can see how she manipulated the entire confrontation with just a few questions. She seems to share a lot of character traits with Hannibal Lecter.
With the exception of eating people
Or Hans Landa.
Interesting enough. She made spot #5 on top 100 villains in movies. Hannibal #1.
@@MrD0911 was Hannibal technically a villain though?😂
@@HassanKhan-rk2hu yes, he was a villain. The question I think you're wondering is if he is the "main" villain with respect to the role of antagonist, protagonist, or antihero.
This would depend how you are measuring these roles.
Example: Silence of the Lambs
You can definitely make the case that he was the antihero role as he does help the police, especially Clarice. You can also question his motives and sincerity regarding the fact that he escaped at the end. It also beckons the question, if Buffalo Bill is the main villain and/or antagonist. Many would say, "yes".
Another example, Hannibal:
Hannibal Lecter is definitely the main villain and antagonist. You can make a slight case as antihero during the period we find out he disfigured a pedophile in the past. But, I digress. Overall, he is the bad guy playing a bad guy role.
Also, if you want to look at the series of books collectively, Hannibal Lecter is the main villain.
It brings great depth to the writing as we measure character vs role.
Character:
In the spirit of the character and colloquially speaking, Hannibal Lecter is a villain. He is a sociopathic serial killer (as described in the book).
But, is he "the" villain?
Role:
He isn't always the main villainous role nor is he always the antagonist. He takes upon antihero and antivillain roles throughout the series.
I think this ^ is where your question is coming from.
That's the brilliance of the writing and the character/role. Think about it, you're questioning if a serial killer is a bad guy and if his intent should be surpassed by his marveled intellect and selected moments of goodwill. Hannibal Lecter is manipulation personified.
Won Best Picture Oscar for this scene alone.
Enchanted Media I’d argue the ending helped.
Or when McMurphy tried to pick up the fountain.
This scene gives us the first glimpse of nurse Ratchet's evil manipulative control over these patients. She is an unhappy person and has found a job where she can make others suffer like she feels she does in life. Keeping the patients anxious and bickering feeling insecure and even unsafe. She keeps them feeling like they need to be in that hospital which suits nurse Ratchet just fine. We see the interaction between a lot of the major characters here. Each of many of the characters' roles can be defined in this one scene.
I got to see the baseball ...........................Hey Swcerr you I only Drooling twice LOL
If you watch Prison Dramas like Prisoner Cell Block H, It's Remake Wentworth as well as Orange Is The New Black and the UK Series Bad Girls, they have alot of Guards who are miserable so they make the folks around them miserable.
They're tearing themselves to pieces and that bitch is just there, staring, contemplating how they fall deeper and deeper into the illness to never come back. Perfect way to set the tone for the rest of the film.
Manuel Rives she was evil.
One could write an essay on the multi-layered brilliance of this scene. One of the finest you could hope to fine on celluloid.
God, that stare down between Mac and Ratched. Intense lol
I know.
It was as if to say "now do you regret you made yourself get sent here" ?
I got the impression Nurse Ratchet recognized that Mac was a worthy opponent and not someone she could roll over easily, all in that last glance between them.
God, there has never been a woman in cinema who's look I have hated more even when she's not looking like anything or saying anything.
Em Rob fuck yea, she made it so easy to hate her
Skyler White in Breaking Bad
@@Griewer she didn't even do anything that bad everyone's just fucking sexist
Skyler White came close, both Ratched and Skyler used a mentally disabled boy but Skyler at least never caused his death.
I fuckin cheered so much when McMurphy finally choked the shit outta her and put her in a brace. Too bad he didn’t kill her. But her demeanor definitely changed after that, much kinder to the patients
The acting in this picture is absolutely first rate, the way Forman layers how each patient reacts to the situation, based on their intelligence is pure mastery
Its fucking genius
ImmaginificuM
All deliberately provoked by Nurse Ratched as a demonstration of the power she wields. The sadistic smile she offers at the end is a warning to Nicholson's character. She is clearly more deranged than anyone in that institution and he knows it.
Best movie ever made.
Her hair even looks like devils horns.
Nice analysis..but i disageee..too early in the film for those expressions that u mention..Jack is just looking at her thinking poor lady..this is the shit u have to put up with and Nurse Ratchet staying calm knowing shes been thru all this for years but needs to remain professional to the group
@@jasonpeng33 I'm sorry have you read the book?
@@garrettmahe8271 nope
Also the main character is not even Jack Nicholson. Its the chief but we dont know until the end :P AND NOW I SPOILED IT SORRY
The look on her face at the end of the scene is beautifully terrifying. She's completely intoxicated by the power she wields. And she's communicating it to McMurphy.
is juat a face , she has zero facial expression. its in your head
@@flowrepins6663 Incorrect. Filmmakers don't just show a face for no reason. Foreman is showing her face for the very reason I described; she's a despot in that hospital, & her face conveys that. Her "zero expression" is practiced & furtive. It's what makes Fletcher such a brilliant performer.
@@flowrepins6663 -_-
@@flowrepins6663you’re obviously not paying attention
She's showing fear/insecurity actually. McMurphy sees right through her and she notices it, she realizes he is one she has no power over, and it disturbs her.
i relate more to the "i'm tired" guy than anyone else in this scene.
Anybody realize that Christopher Lloyd's character is committed in his role in this film. Exactly 10 years later he's in Back to the Future, but in BTTF II there's the newspaper that says "Emmett Brown Committed."
I didn't see this when it came out: I was too young. I was surprised with Christopher Lloyd's dramatic role.bi had only seen him in comedies until then.
Nurse Ratchet was a SADIST. By the very definition of it. And perhaps, it ran deeper than we imagine. This, suggested by the Billy Bibbit scene at the end of the movie. Louise Fletcher was BRILLIANT.
+shatter Billy had begun to lose his stutter and gain confidence in himself, for the first time in the whole movie, after he had his "romance" with McMurphy's girlfriend. Louise Fletcher cut Billy such a look... a look laced and LOADED with contempt. She was inspired to mention Billy's mother finding out, as if she knew, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that this would terrify Billy into a regression, which it did in apocalyptic fashion. And here's the kicker: whatever Billy's mother did to him to cause that kind of fear and self loathing to come out of him, Nurse Ratchet may have been COMPLETELY aware of it, perhaps deeper than we realize, suggested by "Your mother and I are old friends." What, by God, did Billy's mother do to him? And if his mother and Nurse Ratchet are old friends...
+Vera Evans Riiight!, and I HATE what she does to him, f...king bitchhh!!!
Yeah it's a little wild how sanitized her character is.
An authoritarian sadist.
@@Miletas I hate her too! Poor billie she killed him,she intimidated him..
William Redfield (Dale Harding) died one year after this movie was released. His outstanding performance in this movie helped to make this movie a box office smash!
From what I've heard he knew he was dying while the film was being made, and still put in a performance like this. Outstanding film.
Dear Hollywood:
You'll never find acting like this ever again.
Give up now.
=(
...and in turn, make magical movies such as this anymore.
Plenty of excellent movies out there 😅, get off your high horse
@@Petey0707 no high horse here, just a solid appreciation for the acting in this movie. Sheesh 😅
Such a brilliant film. Amazing acting. Jack Nicholson is a genius.
All the actors are good in this film not only Nicholson;
As much as I think this is one of his best performances in his long and prosperous film career I seriously think that Al Pacino should’ve won the Oscar that year for Dog Day Afternoon. Nevertheless, an Oscar well deserved for Mr. Nicholson. That was tough competition that year at the Oscars. I will say Louise Fletcher rightfully won her gold for her portrayal of one of cinema’s most gut-wrenching villains
@@vicdeakins2238
Yes! I happen to think Pacino is a superior actor to Nicholson, and his performance in DDA was fantastic. Pacino for Best Actor, this movie for Best Picture.
RIP, Nurse Ratched. You acted your heart out in this role, and likely got typecast for your trouble. But you definitely made an impression. And your acceptance speech for this film was equally memorable. Thanks for helping to shine a light on what it means to be institutionalized.
This movie is nothing less than a masterpiece.
correct
Best film ever
number 1 or 2 in my all time list i am partial to Cool Hand Luke as well
@@harryschnepp5907
Cool Hand Luke & Escape From Alcatraz are both tied with each other, in my book, as the best prison movies.
Saw escape from Alcatrz once it was ok, Green mile is better than that, if you want to talk about prison movies insane prison. one flew over the coocoos nest better than green mile @@patrickc3419
the acting in this movie is just absolutely wonderful and beautiful i love this movie so much
That stare between Ratched and McMurphy - absolutely epic. The amount they're communicating to each other without words.
Maybe my favorite 10 seconds in all of cinema.
At first i thought Taber was just being a bully starting shit for no reason, but then i heard him shout "when are you going to cut her loose, already?!". I know in the book, Harding's homosexuality was more overt, but the implication is still here. If his wife is trapped in a loveless marriage, neglected by a husband who can never return her feelings, cutting her loose would be best for both of them. That was an oddly insightful (though brash and perhaps unintentional) thing of Taber to say, even if he was just fed up with the other patient's prattling.
xxaleenazxx cutting her loose would be one step to being true to himself
RIP William Redfield (January 26, 1927 - August 17, 1976), aged 49
And
RIP Louise Fletcher (July 22, 1934 - September 23, 2022), aged 88
You both will be remembered as legends.
We’ve also lost the character actors who played Seefelt & Frederickson.
Christopher Lloyd is 85 and still going strong!
RIP❤
@@patrickc3419doc❤
why does some ghoul always have to give info like this in a celebration of a film clip
William Redfield (Harding) was a great actor... In my opinion he played a great performance in this movie.
I think he was dying of cancer at the time, too.
This film was extremely ahead of its time. It could pass for a movie in this modern era in the theaters, it has that high quality feel.
1975 is quite within the modern era of filmmaking.
I don't understand how someone could headline this as 'Best scene' when every scene in this movie is unforgettable.
Brilliantly nuanced acting and almost perfect timing. One of the best scenes in 70's cinema!
I was in one of these places for drug abuse from '71 to '74. Let me tell you something, this film is so accurate its unreal. Even the personality types including McMurphy. I had just turned 15, which is pretty young. At my place there were some very violent scary people who would go fucking insane if you looked at them the wrong way, insane as in breaking up the oak furniture screaming. Alarms would go off, the aids would some running with white sheets that had been soaking in ice water. They'd tackle the psycho, shoot him up with Thorazine, strip his clothes, wrap him in ice cold sheets and lock him in seclusion. I had some pretty interesting teen years. I met a lot of amazing people. One thing I can tell you for certain, the Psychs have no idea what they're doing.
+The Left Testicle That he not only knew what he was doing but was a person of far more integrity than the psychs. That is the beauty of the story - here is this rule breaking ruffian, an outcast, a flawed person but one with great personal certainty on life. A person who believed life was for living.
interesting.
thanks for sharing.
+Robot Yoda :)
David Evans You should totally write a book man.
If I were RP McMurphy in this scene, I'd be thinking to myself "prison doesn't seem so bad now."
well this is before he found out that he could spend his entire life here.
All of the actors in this scene are absolutely brilliant. The performance from all of them is amazing.
That young nurse is absolutely beautiful.
+Mark Morris Dude, she's freakin' ugly! But the older nurse is kinda hot in the right angle.. I'd only do Nurse Ratchet
Omar Quintero Hehe LOL.
+Mark Morris That young nurse belonged to Nurse Ratchet. Believe me.
Vera Evans Her ass. Her ass did.
ULTIMATEGAMEDUDE Either way, Nurse Ratchet owned that little girl. You can count on it.
I love when he goes "Hoo" and puts his hands up to his face in that way
0:58 Taber's look is priceless...
Great film.
"YOU'VE BEEN TALKIN' ABOUT YOUR WIFE EVAH SINCE THE DAY I CAN REMEMAH. YOU KNOW SHE'S ON YOUR MIND AND BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH ON AND ON AND ON."
XDD Why do I find this so funny?
That IS the fkn funniest, best part of this scene!!! Christopher Lloyd was fkn awesome😂💕
I die laughing everytime when Cheswick groans when things start escalating
When Harding,tells him stay off my side ✋🏼😂😂😂
But I only wanna...PLEASE
Me too 🤣
2:07 just pure joy on his face, absolutely love this movie haha
Nurse Ratched at 3:46: "Welcome to the fuckin' show."
exactly. "see what you are dealing with here, enjoy your stay"
She's an instigator, amplifying the problems these men have instead of helping them. These men could lead normal lives if they wen't constantly being told and treated like they're crazy by people like Nurse Ratchet who enjoy preying on vulnerable people. That's what that look says.
@@FreestyleGGD every dam breaks
my GOD the acting in this. Seriously, I'd give anything to have this kind of talent
Directing is key too
The quality of acting all around: that’s all you need ! Top class actors ! No need for special effects , no chaos: just pure quality acting!
I love the expressions on Jack Nicholson's face. A flawless performance.
The final scene of Nicholson as the camera pans up to reveal his visage wiped off of any humor, then the cut to Ratchet, who to the layman appears solemn but to me might as well be cheering, is a gorgeous piece of cinematic character development and one of my all-time favorite shots.
I like how Taber pipes in and all hell breaks loose.
seems all throughout the movie Harding and Taber disliked each other.
Kind of feel like Taber all the time
The eye contact at 3:43 is chilling to the bone... That is the moment in the movie they both get what's really going on.
That moment sealed his fate.
“I’m not talking about my wife! I’m talking about my life. I’m not just talking about one person. I’m talking about everybody! I’m talking about form. I’m talking about content! I’m talking about interrelationships! I’m talking about God, the Devil, Hell, Heaven! Do you understand? Finally?!?’ LMAO :))
"Yeah Harding, you're so fucking dumb I can't believe it."
The best scene ever.
Reminds me of counter arguments in comment sections that totally miss the point
Why does this make so much sense it’s like he’s not actually just frustrated with his wife but it goes way deeper into his frustrations with everything
This film is a masterpiece. It’s one of the few films I could watch over and over again. Brilliant acting by all. Simply amazing!
Easily one of the best movies ever made. I could watch it over and over again and never get bored of it.
Saw this in a little college theater when it came out, I was 9. Now, It makes me feel old to see all these actors so young.
Great movie.
1:33 "Your so fucking dumb i can't believe it!" -Taber
"OOHHhhhhh... OOOOOHHHHhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!" -Chestwick
Hahahaha!!!!!
That's one of my favorite parts of this clip lmao. Or when they all freak out about Harding saying the word "peculiar!!" Lol
Christopher Lloyd's first movie. It's no wonder he has never been hurting for work.
Christopher Lloyd great actor - great guy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The people who are saying Flecture didn’t deserve that Oscar clearly don’t know acting. She has given one of the best performances in movie history
Jack Nicholson's laugh and the way he was mimicking the other guys mannerisms always seemed like a genuine reaction to me when watching. Looks like he cracked up watching the scene unfold lol
In the book, the “I’m tired” line has a whole scene where Bancini just breaks down and you can tell that it’s not about age or physically tired, but Bancini is just so mentally exhausted with life
All of these actors were just stellar! Brad Dourif got the Oscar nod but they were all just stunning. Even Jack Nicholson was just having a blast being among this group.
The camera dropping down a notch on McMurphy and the look between him and Ratchet is one of the best moments in cinema history IMO. Words not required.
That knowing look that Jack gives her at the end! The looks she give's him back. He knew her game right there and then!!
Unreal. Sadly, there are nurse Ratcheds among us. Devil's seed.
Just beautiful. Wonderful movie. They don't make them like this anymore
THAT LOOK of Jack Nicholson's character to the Nurse at the very end is priceless.
In the first group therapy session, he already noticed and knows exactly what she's doing by raising Harding problems and issues in a very unhelpful way, was deliberately intended to embarrass and humiliate him.
This is important shot in the movie, the importance of the scene stands out, much of the credit belongs to director Milos Forman. Great film, masterful acting.
Jack Nicholson's face when the old guy says, "I'm tired!", made me all me almost die from laughter. My legs were crying,lol!
I love the chemistry between the actors. The way it escalated so quickly. I feel that Jack Nicholson's reactions during the escalation are sincere and that he genuinely enjoys himself observing is fellow actors as his role in this scene gives time for that.
Very Real emotions from all the great actors in this scene. 5 stars.. & academy award winner!!
best scene and best movie ever........obligatorily watch !
One of the great scenes from this masterpiece, thank you for posting this
I’ve been a fan of BTTF since I was a kid. When I was a teenager and my dad rented this film once, I became overjoyed when this scene came up and instantly recognized the actor who played Taber as none other than Doc Brown!
Great Scott!!
study Jacks face at 3:45 truly great part
Or - starting - at 0:37 when you see him figuring out who Nurse Ratched is as a person, i.e., what her "game" is.
lol that too!!
ya its the first realization he's dealing with an example of evil personified...
Takes one to know one
The actor playing Mr. Harding died after this movie. The Dr. and head of the institution was a real doctor and he told him about this sad news. The actors😢 we knew and loved were actors, but all the other patients were real patients. Brilliant.
Seeing this scene at 58 years old is one thing. Seeing it at 13 years old, which I did, is quite another. Never saw anything like it. God bless HBO for bringing this and other classics to me back then.
Yes! I went to see it in 1975 with my mother. I was 11. Too young.
Whenever I watch this I'm caught somewhere between laughter and crying! Amazing scene
I just love Jack Nicholson, he brings so much to us all, cheers
Jack Nicholson's face when the guy starts singing behind him gets me every time 😂
What a great moment in acting look at the faces not the words, this is acting from each and every one of these people in the scene .
The first time I ever watched this movie and after Harding went into that deep Philosophical explanation, and then the camera cuts to Taber who is completely unmoved and says: "You know Harding you're so fucking dumb *I can't believe it*".
I LOST IT!!! 🤣😂
It is bull though. He's talking a bunch of nonsense.
0:40 - *_He instantly realises_* that Ratched is a manipulator and bad person and these people might not be quite as crazy as they've been led to believe.
It takes a bullshitter to spot a manipulator.
This scene made me laugh so much for years. Only discovered this amazing movie in 2009.
That movie is an absolute masterpiece.
Always thought William Radfield (Harding) or as Jack called him hard on was probably best actor in that film but they was all brilliant. Marvellous film.
david williams, I agree but I'm prejudiced. :)
Adam Redfield I’m assuming that you are/were related to Mr. Redfield. How so, if I may ask?
Every scene is masterfully shot and acted. A truly faultless piece of art❤❤
I really love this scene cause they finally stand up for themselves 🙌🏾
This is one of the best scenes ever.
Incidentally, an ex of mine's parents thought Nurse Ratched was good and that Mac got what was coming. I nearly spilled my drink. Some people.
those types are complicit with the system and mind-controlled.
I’ve worked at a psychiatric hospital.
I’m not going to say this film is a 100% accurate representation of the mental health experience.
But it’s pretty darn close.
i was a loony as well, pretty accurate
I've been a patient and I can confirm
This fuckin movie changed my life I swear
DUDE SAME, watched it for my first time last night.
I feel like every one of these guys from time to time.
me too lol. i've been in each of their shoes at least multiple times throughout my 41 years on this earth. lately i'm Cheswick
@@Original-Juice I think I’m the guy who just wanted to sleep these days.
Possibly one of the greatest films ever made - what a cast of brilliant actors
i love this movie, and i love this scene.
This is perfect!! The best scene ever!!!