one flew over the cuckoo's nest

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.

lunatic asylum ꞏ based on novel or book ꞏ shock treatment ꞏ Drama ꞏ female villain ꞏ medication ꞏ nurse ꞏ insane asylum ꞏ usa ꞏ oregon ꞏ friendship ꞏ hospital ꞏ mentally disabled