Quote Originally Posted by WN9HJW View Post
You got it backwards. You've never read the book, I take it. That's OK. It's common for people who watched the movie as kids to mistake McMurphy for a hero and Nurse for a "heartless tyrant".


McMurphy is an immature idiot trouble maker. McMurphy ends up lobotomized then dead. That's not a good thing.

Nurse Rached tries to keep the loonies under control. Nurse Rached wins in the end.

Chief is the hero.
I give you credit for calling that one! I never had the pleasure of reading the book. Huge mistake on my part. And, it has been many years since I watched the movie, which came out just about the time I graduated (1974), that I do recall. A quick check on IMDB reveals the film debuted in 1975.

I will set aside the cold, winter nights this year for reading that book, and get back to you on my impressions of the characters. Yours is an interesting perspective.