Nurse Ratched is scary because she DOESN'T have an interesting backstory.

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Featuring the Voice of Courage as Chief Bromden.

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SOURCES

Ryan Murphy; Ratched
Miloš Forman; One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey; One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest