The Mute: A 6’7 Native American known as “Chief”, believed by the Staff and Patients of Oregon State Hospital to be completely mute.
When he is befriended by the anti-authoritarian RP McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), we discover the Chief may not be quite as speechless as he maintains.
The Obligatory Dialogue: “Ah, Juicy Fruit”, the Chief utters as McMurphy offers him a stick of gum.
Silent But Deadly: His last act is a humane one. Before escaping the Hospital, he smothers the lobotmised McMurphy with a pillow, ending the suffering of his friend.
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