After being convicted of a petty crime, a charming rebel named McMurphy contrives to serve his short sentence in a minimum security mental institution rather than in a prison. This, he soon learns, was a mistake. He immediately clashes with the authoritarian head nurse, a fierce taskmaster named Nurse Ratched. Despite her strict reign, McMurphy quickly takes over the patients, leading them out of introversion into revolt, swapping beds for baseball, pills for parties, and guards for girls. But McMurphy’s brash insubordination has its consequences, leading to the unforgettable, electrifying ending.
