New York City
The asylum runs like a machine – heavy, slow, inevitable. Chief Bromden has
watched silently from the edges for so long that everyone has forgotten he’s
even there, until a force of nature named R.P. McMurphy comes on the ward
shattering the calm, breaking the Chief’s silence, and bringing a glimpse of
hope to his fellow patients. Unfortunately, Nurse Ratched has a talent for
squelching hope – and, since McMurphy’s committed, she has all the time she
needs.