One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest



One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest began life as a 1962 novel by Ken Kesey, was adapted for the Broadway stage by Dale Wasserman in 1963, and became a feature length film in 1976. All three are set in an Oregon asylum, and the film won five Academy Awards.

It was spoofed in a Monsterpiece Theater segment on Sesame Street, where the 1|Number 1 flew over a cuckoo's nest.

Connections

 * Danny DeVito played Martini in the film
 * Anjelica Huston as an uncredited appearance in the film as an extra.
 * Christopher Lloyd played Taber in the film
 * Gene Wilder played Billy Bibbit in the original Broadway production