# One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) | Ep. 26 - Part 1

An episode of [All The Right Movies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471502633), 15 Sep 2023, 1 h 04 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO8529747491.mp3

It's one of only three films in history to sweep all five major Academy Awards. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story of how a passion project decades in the making finally reached the screen.In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Miloš Forman, the cast, and the second act — including Jack Nicholson's career-defining McMurphy, Louise Fletcher's chilling Nurse Ratched, and the real psychiatric hospital where it was filmed.The showdown with Ratched is still ahead of us. Part 2 takes it on: crew, finale, reception, legacy. Available now. Connect with ATRM: To join our fantastic community of film fans, support what we do, access our archive, listen to exclusive episodes, and a whole lot more, become an ATRM patron: Join the ATRM Community We're available on any podcast platform: Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify YouTube: Subscribe to our channelWe're across all major social channels too: Twitter: @ATRightMovies Instagram: @allthe_rightmovies Facebook: Join our movie group Bluesky: @alltherightmovies.com TikTok: @alltherightmovies Website: alltherightmovies.com

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