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Nurse Ratched (full name Mildred Ratched in the movie, also known as "Big Nurse") is a fictional character and the main antagonist of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, first featured in Ken Kesey's 1962 novel as well as the 1975 film adaptation.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American psychological drama film [4] directed by Miloš Forman, based on the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. The film stars Jack Nicholson as a new patient at a mental institution, alongside Louise Fletcher as the domineering head nurse.
Jul 10, 2018 · In 1975, Louise Fletcher stunned as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. With Ryan Murphy’s forthcoming series set to carve out her character’s backstory, Fletcher reveals the ...
Jan 22, 2016 · It was 40 years ago that Louise Fletcher came from nowhere to win the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of the terrifying Nurse Ratched in ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’. How...
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Sep 18, 2020 · In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, published in 1962, Ken Kesey introduced Nurse Mildred Ratched, the domineering administrative head of the psychiatric ward at Salem State Hospital.
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Nurse Mildred Ratched is a real piece of work, don't you think? She's pretty much every rebel's worst nightmare—a Dolores Umbridge for the over-30 set. In the opening scene of this movie, we watch Nurse Ratched walk through the mental hospital while all kinds of people say "Good Morning" to her.
Nurse Ratched. Played by Louise Fletcher. The stiff, starched head nurse and antagonist of the film. Nurse Ratched’s every physical movement and facial expression is measured and contained: her cap is perfectly white, her voice is polite and controlled, her face is stony, and her expression is unsmiling and cold.
