Randle Patrick McMurphy

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fictional character film character literary character

Randle Patrick McMurphy is a rebellious, charismatic patient in a mental institution whose defiance against authoritarian control drives the central conflict of *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest*.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Randle Patrick McMurphy canonical	5
Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ
adaptedInto	film characterization by Jack Nicholson ⓘ stage characterization by various actors ⓘ
antagonistOf	Nurse Ratched ⓘ
appearsIn	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel) ⓘ surface form: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ⓘ surface form: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975 film) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel) ⓘ One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play) ⓘ surface form: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (stage play)
associatedWithTheme	conformity and rebellion ⓘ power and control ⓘ sanity and insanity ⓘ
causeOfDeath	suffocation by pillow ⓘ
committedTo	mental institution ⓘ
conflictType	individual vs institution ⓘ
conflictWith	Nurse Ratched ⓘ
creator	Ken Kesey ⓘ
fate	lobotomized ⓘ
firstAppearance	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel) ⓘ surface form: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962 novel)
gender	male ⓘ
killedBy	Chief Bromden ⓘ
leads	rebellion of patients ⓘ
literarySignificance	iconic anti-establishment figure in American literature ⓘ
mediumOfOrigin	novel ⓘ
narratedBy	Chief Bromden ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableAction	arranges a ward party with alcohol and women ⓘ organizes a fishing trip for patients ⓘ physically attacks Nurse Ratched ⓘ
occupation	gambler ⓘ laborer ⓘ
personalityTrait	anti-authoritarian ⓘ boisterous ⓘ charismatic ⓘ defiant ⓘ rebellious ⓘ
portrayedBy	Gary Sinise ⓘ Jack Nicholson ⓘ Kirk Douglas ⓘ
reasonForCommitment	pleads insanity to avoid prison labor ⓘ
roleInWork	protagonist of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ⓘ
setting	Oregon State Hospital ⓘ surface form: Oregon State Hospital (fictionalized) psychiatric hospital ⓘ
symbolizes	individual freedom ⓘ nonconformity ⓘ resistance to institutional authority ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest → mainCharacter → Randle Patrick McMurphy ⓘ

Jack Nicholson → portrayed → Randle Patrick McMurphy ⓘ

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel) → mainCharacter → Randle Patrick McMurphy ⓘ

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel) → protagonist → Randle Patrick McMurphy ⓘ

Nurse Ratched → conflictWith → Randle Patrick McMurphy ⓘ

John Joseph Nicholson → portrayedCharacter → Randle Patrick McMurphy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest