"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" quotes

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest poster
A criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.

Director: Milos Forman
Writer: Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman, Ken Kesey
Production: N/A
Genre: drama
Year: 1975
MetaScore: 84/100
ImdbRating: 8.7
BoxOffice: $108,981,275
Released: 19 Nov 1975
Awards: Won 5 Oscars. 38 wins & 16 nominations total

145 Clips

But I tried didn't I Goddamn it - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:04
But I tried didn't I Goddamn it
Ain't this a bitch - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:07
Ain't this a bitch
When we get to Canada - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:04
When we get to Canada
Oh shit The supervisor - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:04
Oh shit The supervisor
Play the game - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:10
Play the game
All we need is one vote Just one - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:10
All we need is one vote Just one
Oh my God - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:29
Oh my God
Is there anybody that you have - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:36
Is there anybody that you have
I think he's dangerous - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:08
I think he's dangerous
Now jump up in the air and put it in the basket Chief - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:16
Now jump up in the air and put it in the basket Chief
Hey what the hell's going on here - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:04
Hey what the hell's going on here
Where you going - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:05
Where you going
Play the game Harding - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:08
Play the game Harding
Dead fishes - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:08
Dead fishes
Little fishes - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:10
Little fishes
What's us two guys doing in this fucking place - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:34
What's us two guys doing in this fucking place
What are we doing in here Chief - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:34
What are we doing in here Chief
Dr Songee - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:13
Dr Songee
I don't think he's overly psychotic - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:11
I don't think he's overly psychotic
He can't hear you He's deaf - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:07
He can't hear you He's deaf
I'm here to cooperate with you 100 percent - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:10
I'm here to cooperate with you 100 percent
Good morning Miss Ratched Mr Washington - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:30
Good morning Miss Ratched Mr Washington
Don't get upset Mr McMurphy - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:11
Don't get upset Mr McMurphy
Jack Dunphy is full of shit - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:04
Jack Dunphy is full of shit
No I'll show you some card tricks - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:08
No I'll show you some card tricks
We're just having a party - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:07
We're just having a party
Where do you suppose she lives - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:04
Where do you suppose she lives
Hit me Chief I got the moves I got them Chief - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:05
Hit me Chief I got the moves I got them Chief
A little dab will do you - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:04
A little dab will do you
That's right Mr Martini there is an Easter bunny - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:05
That's right Mr Martini there is an Easter bunny
It's the great Mickey Mantle now Here comes the pitch - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:08
It's the great Mickey Mantle now Here comes the pitch
Your hand is staining my window - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:04
Your hand is staining my window
What the hell are you talking to him for He can't hear a fucking thing - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:09
What the hell are you talking to him for He can't hear a...
Look at the faces on you - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:18
Look at the faces on you
Jesus Christ Almighty - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:06
Jesus Christ Almighty
Nurse Ratched Nurse Ratched look - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:37
Nurse Ratched Nurse Ratched look
You're not an idiot huh - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:07
You're not an idiot huh
The best thing we can do is go on with our daily routine - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:05
The best thing we can do is go on with our daily routine
Goddamn boy you're as big as a mountain - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:04
Goddamn boy you're as big as a mountain
If Mr McMurphy doesn't want to take his medication orally - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:20
If Mr McMurphy doesn't want to take his medication orally
You all crazy - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:04
You all crazy
What're you doing here You ought to be out in a convertible - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:07
What're you doing here You ought to be out in a convertible
Koufax - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:36
Koufax
The real reason you've been sent here - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:25
The real reason you've been sent here
Have you ever heard the old saying A rolling stone gathers no moss - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:33
Have you ever heard the old saying A rolling stone gathers...
Well I don't want to break up the meeting or nothing - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:08
Well I don't want to break up the meeting or nothing
I'm a goddamn marvel of modern science - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:05
I'm a goddamn marvel of modern science
Aren't you ashamed - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:35
Aren't you ashamed
I'm not just talking about my wife I'm talking about my life - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:21
I'm not just talking about my wife I'm talking about my life
Jesus I must be crazy to be in a looney bin like this - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:06
Jesus I must be crazy to be in a looney bin like this
I bet in one week I can put a bug so far up her ass - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:07
I bet in one week I can put a bug so far up her ass
I bet a nickel - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:30
I bet a nickel
Somebody give me a fucking wiener before I die - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:05
Somebody give me a fucking wiener before I die
She was 15 years old going on 35 Doc - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:36
She was 15 years old going on 35 Doc
Chief I can't take it no more - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:23
Chief I can't take it no more
Let's raise our hands up in the air - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:04
Let's raise our hands up in the air
You know she's on your mind and blah blah - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:04
You know she's on your mind and blah blah
Mr Turkle - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:20
Mr Turkle
My poppa's real big - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:34
My poppa's real big
But I tried didn't I Goddamn it - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:06
But I tried didn't I Goddamn it
Is that crazy enough for you - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:07
Is that crazy enough for you
They were giving me 10 000 watts a day you know and I'm - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:12
They were giving me 10 000 watts a day you know and I'm
Get out of my way son You're using my oxygen - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:04
Get out of my way son You're using my oxygen
Yeah Harding you're so fucking dumb I can't believe it - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:12
Yeah Harding you're so fucking dumb I can't believe it
Which one of you nuts has got any guts - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:04
Which one of you nuts has got any guts
Juicy Fruit - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:03
Juicy Fruit
Jesus I mean you guys do nothing but complain about how you can't - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:22
Jesus I mean you guys do nothing but complain about how you...
I think he's dangerous - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:18
I think he's dangerous
And knock off the bullshit - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:35
And knock off the bullshit
Ain't this a bitch - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:21
Ain't this a bitch
When we get to Canada - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:13
When we get to Canada
Why are you pressing him - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:38
Why are you pressing him
Is there anybody that you have on your staff - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 01:39
Is there anybody that you have on your staff
Jump up in the air and stuff that son of a bitch in there - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:30
Jump up in the air and stuff that son of a bitch in there
Jack Dumpey's full of shit - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:11
Jack Dumpey's full of shit
And what are we gonna do with these little fishes - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:25
And what are we gonna do with these little fishes
What are we doing in here - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:41
What are we doing in here
You think he's dangerous - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:27
You think he's dangerous
YOU SON OF A BITCH - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:32
YOU SON OF A BITCH
You keep your hands off me - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:30
You keep your hands off me
All we need's one vote - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:32
All we need's one vote
Don't get upset - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:26
Don't get upset
I'm here to cooperate with you a hundred percent - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:19
I'm here to cooperate with you a hundred percent
I got the moves - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:13
I got the moves
Koufax looks down - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:29
Koufax looks down
What the hell you doin' - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:28
What the hell you doin'
He can't hear a fuckin' thing - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:35
He can't hear a fuckin' thing
You know what I mean - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:34
You know what I mean
Lookit the faces on ya - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:32
Lookit the faces on ya
I'll show you some card tricks - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:26
I'll show you some card tricks
Where do you suppose she lives - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:07
Where do you suppose she lives
There is an Easter Bunny - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:08
There is an Easter Bunny
McMurphy doesn't want to take his medication orally - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:36
McMurphy doesn't want to take his medication orally
We're just having a little party - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:21
We're just having a little party
Your hand is staining my window - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:16
Your hand is staining my window
Medication time - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:19
Medication time
When the meeting was adjourned - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 01:34
When the meeting was adjourned
You're not an idiot - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:27
You're not an idiot
You're about as big as a damn mountain - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:20
You're about as big as a damn mountain
What are you doin' here - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:30
What are you doin' here
This is the real reason - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 01:03
This is the real reason
The best thing we can do is go on with our daily routine - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:18
The best thing we can do is go on with our daily routine
Well I don't wanna break up the meeting or nothin' - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:26
Well I don't wanna break up the meeting or nothin'
I can put a bug so far up her ass - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:27
I can put a bug so far up her ass
It's up the middle - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 01:40
It's up the middle
I'm a goddamn marvel of modern science - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:18
I'm a goddamn marvel of modern science
Does that mean something to you - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 01:10
Does that mean something to you
Aren't you ashamed - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:50
Aren't you ashamed
I don't have to tell her - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:51
I don't have to tell her
I'm not just talking about my wife - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 01:08
I'm not just talking about my wife
I must be crazy to be in a loony bin like this - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:20
I must be crazy to be in a loony bin like this
You don't understand - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:39
You don't understand
Dime's the limit - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:40
Dime's the limit
Between you and me - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 02:13
Between you and me
I can't take it no more - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:31
I can't take it no more
PISS ON YOUR FUCKING RULES - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:16
PISS ON YOUR FUCKING RULES
Why doesn't he answer her - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:49
Why doesn't he answer her
My pop was real big - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 01:28
My pop was real big
Someone get me a fucking wiener before I die - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:19
Someone get me a fucking wiener before I die
At least I did that - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:16
At least I did that
Is that crazy enough for ya' - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:22
Is that crazy enough for ya'
And I'm hot to trot - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:41
And I'm hot to trot
Get out of my way son - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:14
Get out of my way son
They said you escaped - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:38
They said you escaped
Which one of you nuts has got any guts - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:19
Which one of you nuts has got any guts
What do you think you are - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 01:05
What do you think you are
I practically had to take to sewing my pants shut - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 02:11
I practically had to take to sewing my pants shut
You're not - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 01:08
You're not
I bet a nickel - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:46
I bet a nickel
He's a deaf - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:36
He's a deaf
Here comes the pitch - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:31
Here comes the pitch
Good morning - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:42
Good morning
Dumb Indian - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:36
Dumb Indian
But I tried - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:13
But I tried
A hundred percent - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:29
A hundred percent
You all crazy - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:10
You all crazy
To determine whether or not you are mentally ill - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 01:01
To determine whether or not you are mentally ill
The supervisor - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:10
The supervisor
That's right - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:15
That's right
Play the game - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:34
Play the game
Nurse Ratched - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 01:38
Nurse Ratched
Miss Ratched - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 01:00
Miss Ratched
Koufax kicks - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 02:05
Koufax kicks
Juicy Fruit - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:09
Juicy Fruit
Jesus Christ - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 00:22
Jesus Christ

Cast

R.P. McMurphy - Jack Nicholson
Nurse Ratched - Louise Fletcher
Chief Bromden - Will Sampson
Ellis - Michael Berryman
Miller - Alonzo Brown
Col. Matterson - Peter Brocco
Turkle - Scatman Crothers
Dr. Spivey - Dean R. Brooks
Warren - Mwako Cumbuka
Martini - Danny DeVito
Sefelt - William Duell
Bancini - Josip Elic
Nurse Itsu - Lan Fendors
Washington - Nathan George
Beans Garfield - Ken Kenny
Harbor Master - Mel Lambert
Cheswick - Sydney Lassick
Night Supervisor - Kay Lee
Taber - Christopher Lloyd
Ellsworth - Dwight Marfield
Hap Arlich - Ted Markland
Rose - Louisa Moritz
Harding - William Redfield
Woolsey (as Phil Roth) - Philip Roth
Nurse Pilbow - Mimi Sarkisian
Fredrickson - Vincent Schiavelli
Candy - Mews Small
Scanlon - Delos V. Smith Jr.
Ruckley - Tin Welch
Billy Bibbit - Brad Dourif
Lady on Pier - Aurore Clément
Security Guard - Bill Gratton
Woman in Crowd on Pier - Anjelica Huston
Actress on TV Screen - Audrey Landers
News Commentator - Tom McCall
Doctor - James V. Shore
Captain on Shore - Saul Zaentz