<P> In 1963 Oregon , recidivist criminal Randle McMurphy is moved to a mental institution after serving a short sentence on a prison farm for statutory rape of a 15 - year - old . Though not actually mentally ill , McMurphy hopes to avoid hard labor and serve the rest of his sentence in a relaxed environment . Upon arriving at the hospital , he finds the ward run by the steely , strict Nurse Ratched , who subtly suppresses the actions of her patients through a passive - aggressive routine , intimidating the patients . </P>
<P> In 1963 Oregon , recidivist criminal Randle McMurphy is moved to a mental institution after serving a short sentence on a prison farm for statutory rape of a 15 - year - old . Though not actually mentally ill , McMurphy hopes to avoid hard labor and serve the rest of his sentence in a relaxed environment . Upon arriving at the hospital , he finds the ward run by the steely , strict Nurse Ratched , who subtly suppresses the actions of her patients through a passive - aggressive routine , intimidating the patients . </P>
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where is one flew over the cuckoo 's nest
Oregon
Oregon