The last one has flown over the cuckoo’s next.
Milos Forman, who directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, has passed away.
Forman was born in then-Czechoslovakia in 1932 and raised by two of his uncles and family friends after both his parents perished in Nazi concentration camps.
During his 48 year directing career, Forman won two Academy Awards for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1975 and Amadeus in 1984.
His wife of 19 years, Martina Zbořilová, confirmed that her husband passed away in the United States on Friday at age 86 following a brief illness.
“His departure was calm, and he was surrounded the whole time by his family and his closest friends,” she said.
Forman has been remembered by fellow directors such as Baby Driver’s Edgar Wright, who claims to have watched One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest “enough times to mouth along silently.”
Very sad to hear that the great director Miloš Forman has passed away. He had a tremendous filmography that documented the rebel heart and human spirit. I have seen 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' enough times to be able to silently mouth along with the movie. RIP. pic.twitter.com/4QwOHL7tS4
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) April 14, 2018
Trainwreck director Judd Apatow said Forman’s death was “a big loss to the world.”
Two amazing movies. Sorry for your loss. It’s a big loss for the world. We were so lucky to have all experienced his brilliant work. https://t.co/cGssBdMhGW
— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) April 14, 2018
Ava DuVernay, who directed A Wrinkle in Time, said she would be watching Ragtime in his honor.
I still remember the rare images of black life in the early 1900s offered in RAGTIME. Saw it as a teen and recall crying. Howard Rollins, Debbie Allen, Moses Gunn. Directed by Milos Forman. He made many films I enjoy. But I’ll be rewatching RAGTIME today. In appreciation. #RIP pic.twitter.com/QOC1lSvzX7
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) April 14, 2018
Genius star Antonio Banderas called Forman a “master in the portrayal of the human condition.”
Milos Forman has left us. Genius of cinematography and master in the portrayal of the human condition. RIP pic.twitter.com/pLcXIeEH9h
— Antonio Banderas (@antoniobanderas) April 14, 2018
While Josh Gad from Murder on the Orient Express stated that the late filmmaker’s resume deserved to be alongside the greats.
Just learned the sad new about #milosforman who’s movies are among some of my favorites of all time. A resume that produces both “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and “Amadeus” deserves to be up there alongside the greats. Good bye to an icon. And Bravo. pic.twitter.com/tnNHrEgw8H
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) April 14, 2018
Bravo indeed.