Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) is a free-spirited, small-time convict who fakes being crazy so he can get transferred from the state penitentiary to what he thinks will be a more comfortable state mental hospital. But his contagious sense of delightful chaos clashes with the numbing routine of the hospital and the woman in charge of making sure nothing disrupts the sedate mood of the floor, Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher). Based on Ken Kesey's acclaimed bestseller. The superb cast also includes Emmy-winner Danny DeVito, Emmy-winner Christopher Lloyd, and Brad Dourif.