... . In one of the film's funniest scenes, he hijacks the field trip bus and escapes with his fellow inmates on a fishing trip. On the way, he picks up a friend named Candy. McMurphy then convinces the harbor manager that the men are a group of doctors from the mental institution. He introduces each one of them as doctors. On the trip to catch fish, he tells Martini to drive the boat so ... he could go beneath deck. The boat actually spins in circles on the open water when Cheswick takes the wheel. The crew even comes back with a full catch ... to break through his jealousy. In "One Flew Ov...

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... to be simply a fine entertaining piece of filmmaking, showing us the adventures of a rebellious free spirit in a mental ward, it's story goes much deeper, for we have only scratched the surface. With the film of the story of "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", Kesey holds a mirror to our society and the images we see reflected back are of a dark, oppressive and ... controlling society whose goal is to foster social integration and squelch individuality, creating a compliant society. With the creation of McMurphy as the hero character Kesey uses the archetypical figure, (Seger, 323) of th...

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