I saw Kesey on Letterman years ago. Dave asked if he had seen the movie and he said it would be like someone saying "Hey, the Hell's Angels are raping your daughter in the parking lot, you wanna watch?" You really can't blame him. With passages like this omitted from the narration the movie is a pale version of a novel that is full of life:
".......It's as if the jolt sets off a wild carnival wheel of images, emotions, memories. These wheels, you've seen them; the barker takes your bet and pushes a button. CHANG! With light and sound and numbers round and round in a whirlwind,and maybe you win with what you end up with and maybe you lose and have to play again. Pay the man for another spin, Son, pay the man."