麦克墨菲（杰克·尼科尔森 Jack Nicholson 饰）为了逃避监狱里的强制劳动，装作精神异常，被送进了精神病院，他的到来，给死气沉沉的精神病院带来了剧烈的冲击。 麦克要求看棒球比赛的电视转播，挑战了医院严格的管理制度，受到护士长拉契特（路易丝·弗莱彻 Louise Fletcher 饰）的百般

A homicidal maniac is accidentally released from a hospital because of a computer error and heads to the site of his past murders to continue his penc