Talk:Nurse Ratched

Louise Fletcher
The claim that Louise Fletcher "had only acted once in the 13 years before appearing in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" seems to be contradicted by her IMDB entry (see link in article) though there could be an explanation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BBO (talk • contribs) 20:56, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

The character was portrayed by Louise Fletcher in the film adaptation, whose performance earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Fletcher, who had only acted once in the 13 years before appearing in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, was cast after Anne Bancroft, Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Page, Colleen Dewhurst, and Ellen Burstyn turned down the role.[1]. Director Miloš Forman considered Fletcher for Ratched when he saw her in the 1974 film Thieves Like Us.

This is a contradiction in the article itself. it needs to be edited and cited. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6C51:717F:77E6:99A4:505B:22B5:B71B (talk) 23:56, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

The NY Times article has been misinterpreted. It says she has "acted only once in the last 13 years, meaning there was a 13 year gap in her career, not that her career was 13 years long. My suspicion is that the journalist didn't know about A Gathering Of Eagles (1964) as she was uncredited and there was no IMDb with casting minutiae to reference (hence the comment that she had retired in 1962, which obviously wasn't the case), and was therefore counting from her appearance in the TV show The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp (1961) to Thieves Like Us (1974) (the "once" before One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest). Watman (talk) 01:33, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Untitled
Just been watching the film again, anyone think that I should add in how she persuades the doctors to keep McMurphy in the institute against their jugement? Would add more detail to her sadistic and controlling characteristics explination. --Darnf 22:35, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Transformers reference
I removed the Transformers reference because it lacked any reference and the postulate seemed implausible. --66.215.129.27 14:53, 19 January 2007 (UTC)cac

High Anxiety
I think there should be a reference to High Anxiety, the Mel Brooks parody of psychiatric hospital-based films including "One flew over the cuckoo's nest" with I believe a "Nurse Ratched" as one of the protagonists.

Point
Problem here. In this article, it says that McMurphy sneaks "his girlfriend" into the hospital. In McMurphy's own article it says that he sneaks two prostitutes in. We need some clarification. Not050 (talk) 11:15, 11 January 2008 (UTC)Not050

Solved-J.S.Lucindy (talk) 03:16, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Nurse Ratched = Professor Umbridge
After reading this article, I've deduced that Nurse Ratched and Professor Umbridge are pretty much the same character. Both are sadists, both have used torture as form of punishment, both are power mad, and both instill fear in their underlings. The only difference is that Ratched doesn't pretend to be sweet and huggable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.106.19.89 (talk) 06:11, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Agree. Although Ratched does try to conceal what she really is to the others. J.S.Lucindy (talk) 03:18, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

I also find the name Ratched to be reminiscent of the word "ratchet," as in the type of wrench, and not just similar to the word "wretched." This seems an especially apt name due to the character's forceful, manipulative ways. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.160.249.235 (talk) 18:16, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 14:48, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Not younger
I am puzzled by "Sarah Paulson portrays a younger version". Paulson is age 46, and the actress in One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest was age 41. Paulson seems to be an older version to me. Roger (talk) 00:08, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * The description is of the character, not the actress. The character in Ratched is younger than the character in OFOTCN. Are you suggesting that we change the description of the character because you think the actress appears older to you? Sundayclose (talk) 00:33, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Is an age ever given for any of these Ratched characters? I just don't get why Paulson is described as younger. Roger (talk) 01:46, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * A specific age is not necessary. The Ratched series is described as a prequel to OFOTCN. Characters in a prequel by definition are younger. That's also obvious if you watch the series. A few years age difference in the actresses is irrelevant. Sundayclose (talk) 01:57, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, the text does say "prequel", and that should be enough. Roger (talk) 03:57, 28 September 2020 (UTC)