A new and rebellious patient is brought to a small mental institution where his antics endear the other patients to him and incur the wrath of the stern and repressive nurse who runs their ward.
Production Fantasy Films (presents);
Cast Names Tom McCall; James V. Shore; Saul Zaentz; Anjelica Huston; Audrey Landers; Michael Berryman; Peter Brocco; Dean R. Brooks; Alonzo Brown; Scatman Crothers; Mwako Cumbuka; Danny DeVito; William Duell; Josip Elic; Lan Fendors; Louise Fletcher; Nathan George; Ken Kenny; Mel Lambert; Sydney Lassick; Kay Lee; Christopher Lloyd; Dwight Marfield; Ted Markland; Louisa Moritz; Jack Nicholson; William Redfield; Philip Roth; Will Sampson; Mimi Sarkisian;
Box Office USD 112,000,000
Release Date 1975-11-19 (New York City, New York) (premiere) 1975-11-19 (Los Angeles, California) (premiere) 1975-11-20 (Chicago International Film Festival)