50th Anniversary screening: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest tells the story of a free-spirited rogue who takes over the world of a mental hospital by a combination of chutzpah and ingenuity. The film is based on Ken Kensey’s best –selling novel published in 1962. Using the madhouse to symbolize the individual against the system, the story gets its power from its unforgettable ensemble of characters and accretion of details that reveal what life is about inside a mental institution. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest swept the top five Oscars in 1976, the first film to do so since It Happened One Night in 1934. Directed by Milos Foreman. 133 minutes. Rated R

Crosstown Theater
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Tickets: $5 at the door
Doors at 6:30 p.m. | Films begin at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at Crosstown Theater