Hollywood Reviews and Movie Trivia

Based on the Ken Kesey book of the same name, this movie is one of the finest examples of Hollywood transforming an outstanding novel into an outstanding movie. Jack Nicholson comes into his own with this picture, as Randle Patrick McMurphy, a con who gets himself checked in to a mental institution to avoid prison time. This is the movie that defined the Jack we came to expect as his career has evolved (in fact, the movie swept all major categories at the Oscars the year it was released). What makes the DVD a must-have, for any fan of great movies, is an outstanding restoration of the imaging, combined with a re-mastering of the audio. Bonus deleted scenes and some brilliant commentary tracks add a true special edition quality to the DVD's 2-disc compilation. Unfortunately, despite getting producer Michael Douglas, director Milos Forman, and author Ken Kesey to comment, along with several others, Jack Nicholson is conspicuously missing from the commentary (my guess is that he wasn't offered enough money).