Drama/Comedy ‧ R ‧ 2h 13m ‧ 1975

The March 19 free Classic Movie Night at the Odeon Theater features One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the 1975 Academy Award winning drama-comedy, starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher and directed by Milos Forman. The film, considered by critics and audiences to be one of the greatest movies ever made, won five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, and Best Director. It also won numerous Golden Globe and BAFTA awards.

In the film, Nicholson plays Randle Patrick McMurphy, a Korean War veteran and criminal, who gets transferred for evaluation from a prison farm to a mental institution, where he assumes it will be a less restrictive environment. But the martinet Nurse Ratched (Fletcher) runs the psychiatric ward with an iron fist, keeping her patients cowed through abuse, medication and sessions of electroconvulsive therapy. The battle of wills between the rebellious McMurphy and the inflexible Ratched soon affects all the ward's patients.

In 1993, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Additionally, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is included on the American Film Institute’s “100 Years…100 Movies” list..

Admission is free. Donations are encouraged and appreciated.

This movie presentation is generously sponsored by Jeff Rochat.

The Odeon’s Classic Movie Night is the third Wednesday of each month. Admission is always free but we appreciate your donations, which enable us to continue offering these special movie presentations.

If you’re interested in sponsoring your favorite Classic Movie* by underwriting the licensing fee (typically $50 to $250 depending on the film) in part or whole, please email us at notify@theodeontheater.com.

* Movies must appear on the AFI’s “100 Greatest Movies of All Time” list.