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    Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest


    rkfan28 — 11 years ago(July 06, 2014 08:13 PM)

    those higher up guys know he's only pretending. plus, once he knew he was going to be lobotomized, he would have protested and confessed
    would they transfer him to prison for attacking Nurse Ratched instead?

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      cracked_machine — 11 years ago(July 09, 2014 02:11 PM)

      As she had said to the board earlier, she believed they could help him. Whether or not she was genuine, the board believed her. Labotomies were used to alleviate aggressive behaviour - amongst other things - so it stands to reason. Of course, that course of 'treatment' has been rubbished since.

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        Kuato_and_George — 11 years ago(July 10, 2014 10:31 AM)

        Because he tried to kill Ratched, which came after

        1. raping a teenager
        2. breaking out and bringing a bunch of mental patients with him.
        3. breaking hookers and booze in and causing total chaos in the process.
        4. getting violent with other staff before Ratched.
          It was the last straw. He was their patient at that point and this was their final option in their eyes. Attacking a higher up - and a woman - was not acceptable.
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          degree7 — 11 years ago(July 15, 2014 02:09 AM)

          Spoilers, beep
          Limit of the Willing Suspension of Disbelief: directly proportional to its awesomeness.

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            ergye — 11 years ago(October 06, 2014 10:36 AM)

            Spoilers? Please. This movie was released 39 years ago.

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              degree7 — 11 years ago(October 06, 2014 03:19 PM)

              you know, the world doesn't revolve around the year 1975. There are actually people born after that mythical year who have not had the fortune to see the movie yet, and spoilers are spoilers no matter how old the movie/book/story is. So piss off.
              ~ There is nothing more pathetic than an aging hipster.

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                ergye — 11 years ago(October 06, 2014 08:05 PM)

                Telling people you disagree with to piss of. What an unoriginal jerk.

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                  degree7 — 11 years ago(October 07, 2014 12:11 AM)

                  Spoilers aren't an opinion.
                  I'm telling your smart@ass, IMDB attitude to piss off.
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                    ergye — 11 years ago(October 07, 2014 12:57 AM)

                    I am laughing here thinking how stupid you are. You keep replying to this thread that spoils the movie. Every time you do this the thread moves to the top so everyone can read it.

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                        ergye — 11 years ago(October 07, 2014 10:57 AM)

                        Reading comprehension is not your strongest suit. And your insults are weak which tells me you are not very bright. Once again you reply to this thread bumping it to the top while protesting that the title contains spoilers. Brilliant.

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                          The_White_Hotel — 11 years ago(October 07, 2014 11:26 AM)

                          Children please, can't we just agree that you're both right? Some people have not seen the movie despite its year of release so perhaps the thread-starter should have been more discrete in his choice of subject line. On the other hand, if you haven't seen the movie and yet you come to its discussion board I don't think you can have too many complaints that you saw a thread whose title tells you something about what happens in the movie. Do either of those things make either of you stupid? No, so don't worry about what the nasty man is saying.
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                              Skibidido — 11 years ago(February 05, 2015 04:43 AM)

                              If you go to a message board of a movie you havent seen and you get spoiled, you have yourself to blame.

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                                degree7 — 11 years ago(February 05, 2015 10:04 AM)

                                This argument is defunct, because you can clearly see message board topics directly below the user reviews; you don't even have to click on the message board link. It takes all of 2 seconds to put a spoiler warning in there, and is simply message board etiquette. Don't make excuses for laziness.
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                                  Tyler-A-Arse — 10 years ago(June 09, 2015 12:48 PM)

                                  If you go to a message board of a movie you havent seen and you get spoiled, you have yourself to blame.
                                  Exactly. People come here to DISCUSS the movie. If you read something you didn't want to read, tough schitt.

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                                    marty-130-840283 — 10 years ago(July 31, 2015 10:03 AM)

                                    Spoilers? Please. This movie was released 39 years ago.
                                    doesnt matter if the film was made 100 years ago, show some respect. dont spoil it for people who havent seen it.
                                    theres no time limit.

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                                      BobbyDupea — 11 years ago(November 03, 2014 07:44 AM)

                                      It was the only way they could control him and that was their primary aim, as with any patient in that facility.
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                                        ck1-5 — 10 years ago(December 30, 2015 06:32 AM)

                                        Basically, because he was a pain in Ratched's ass and she had the pull to make it happen.

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                                          The_Ultimate_Hippo — 9 years ago(September 27, 2016 06:32 PM)

                                          Because he had attacked Nurse Ratched and tried to kill her.
                                          "I really wish Gia and Claire had became Tanner" - Honeybeefine

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