One Flew Over The Cuckcoo's Nest.
Out ******* Standing. I've seen it many times and it's just as good, and emotive as ever.
McMurphy: said:
That's right, Mr. Martini. There is an Easter Bunny.
** Spoilers / Random Trivia **
Most of Jack Nicholson's scene with Dean R. Brooks upon arriving at the hospital was improvised - including his slamming a stapler, asking about a fishing photo, and discussing his rape conviction; Brooks's reactions were authentic.
Many extras were authentic mental patients.
This story was based on author Ken Kesey's experiences while working at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Palo Alto, California.
During most of the film's shooting, William Redfield was ill. He died several years after the film was completed.
During filming, a crew member running cables left a second story window open at the Oregon State Mental Hospital and an actual patient climbed through the bars and fell to the ground, injuring himself. The next day The Statesman Journal in Salem, Oregon reported the incident with the headline on the front page "One flew OUT of the cuckoo's nest".
Louise Fletcher was so upset with the fact that the other actors could laugh and be happy while she had to be so cold and heartless that near the end of production she removed her dress and stood in only her panties to prove to the actors she was not "a cold-hearted monster".
Second of only three films to win every major Academy Award, including Best Picture.