Warner Bros. has announced One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is finally coming to 4K Ultra HD and even coming loaded with all new special features.
Yet another classic film is finally coming to 4K Ultra HD, as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest joins the format this November to help celebrate it’s 50th Anniversary.
Based on the 1962 novel of the same name by author Ken Kesey, the film is considered by critics and audience to be one of the greatest films ever made. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest won all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture – Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz; Best Actor – Jack Nicholson; Best Actress – Louise Fletcher; Director – Miloš Forman; and Screenplay – Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman) and in 1993, the film was deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
About the Film
A feisty misfit sent to a mental hospital inspires his fellow patients to assert themselves, much to the chagrin of the strong-willed head nurse, who turns out to be more dangerous than any of the inmates. Based on the novel by Ken Kesey and the play by Dale Wasserman.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Digital release and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc contains the following new and previously released special features:
Conversations on Cuckoo: Group Therapy (NEW)
Producer Michael Douglas leads a star-studded conversation with Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd and Brad Dourif on the unorthodox casting process that launched the careers of the famous ensemble fifty years ago.
Conversations on Cuckoo: Moviemaking Memories (NEW)
Memories of working with Jack Nicholson and director Miloš Forman and filming the Academy Award-winning film are shared by Producer Michael Douglas and cast members Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, and Brad Dourif.
Completely Cuckoo
A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, tracing the path from Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel to the 1963 Broadway play starring Kirk Douglas to the 1975 film that would sweep that year’s Academy Awards ®.
Deleted Scenes
Pecking Party (2:17)
Where are your Clothes? (1:50)
Meet Nurse Ratched (1:39)
First Group Therapy (2:36)
Shaving Chief (0:49)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest hits 4K Ultra HD on November 11, 2025.
