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Why ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ Caused Years of Strain Between Michael and Kirk Douglas
Producing the brilliant One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1975 at age 29 launched Michael Douglas’ filmmaking career and gave him an Oscar, but it came at a price — it caused years of strain between him and his way more famous father, Kirk Douglas, who was supposed to star!
Kirk was thought too old for the role and got the boot in favor of Jack Nicholson as the spirited con pretending to be a mental patient, who shockingly winds up lobotomized and broken.
Michael has acknowledged how much the snub hurt his dad, but they managed to mend fences after some time had passed.
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