A black-coated supervisory nurse, Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) (known as Big Nurse in the novel) arrives at the locked, security ward of a state mental hospital [on location in Salem, Oregon at the Oregon State Hospital/Asylum], where patient inmates, nurses, and orderlies attend o early morning medications.Guard them with your life."Even before getting back to the cave""s entrance, Tatum described for Herbie how he had a "BIG" story.Jason fell backwards to the floor, landing on his back.Tranquilized, Jason entered a dream world, where he heard the voice of his raging mother again -- and found himself in Freddy""s boiler room...It is for you gentlemen to assess how far that power can be exercised intelligently." After identifying herself twice as Zira, she was insulted by the Chairman""s aside: "One might as well be talking to a parrot.Is this what I""ve come to? I can""t go through with it.I won""t marry you - and that""s that!Elaine: (adoringly and softly) Yes, Mortimer.Mortimer: What do you mean, "Yes, Mortimer"? Aren""t you insulted? Aren""t you gonna cry? Aren""t you gonna make a scene?Elaine: (wet-eyed) No, Mortimer.