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| One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 25 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield. |
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| Supplementals |
| Two trailers, including the original theatrical version, are included. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Pioneer Special Editions |
| (Catalog Number): |
PSE97-100 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$59.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
133 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1976 |
| (LD Release Date): |
4/9/97 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
Yes |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Milos Forman |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Lawrence Haube & Bo Goldman |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Jack Nitsche |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Paul Sylbert |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
Lynzee Klingman & Sheldon Kahn |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Saul Zaentz & Michael Douglas |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Based on the novel by Ken Kesey, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest won all top five Academy Awards® in 1976, including Best Picture. Jack Nicholson gives a powerhouse Academy Award®-winning performance as the institutionalized, but defiantly sane, Randall Patrick McMurphy who revolutionizes Nurse Ratched’s (Louise Fletcher, winner of the Best Actress Oscar®) psychiatric ward. From his first day in the ward, McMurphy’s rebellious charisma and gall encourages his lethargic fellow patients to assert themselves against the system that confines them.
LaserDisc Picture:
The THX® picture transfer, matted at 1.85:1, exhibits generally natural color fidelity with accurate fleshtones and deep blacks. Images are hazy and wanting in sharpness and detail, but shadow delineation is good. Minor noise and artifacts are apparent.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is essentially undistinguished monaural in character, except for the occasional music selections and ambiance effects in limited scenes. Dialogue often sounds distorted. Nonetheless, this soundtrack is the best it has ever sounded on LaserDisc.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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Reference LaserDisc: |
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Collector Edition: |
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