Editing Miloš Forman (section)

=== 1975–1989 ===
[[File:Goldman bo.jpg|thumb|left|180px|[[Bo Goldman]] (left) and [[Michael Douglas]] on the set "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975)]]
His next film was ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'' (1975). Despite the failure of ''Taking Off'', producers [[Michael Douglas]] and [[Saul Zaentz]] hired him to direct the adaptation of [[Ken Kesey]]'s cult novel ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]''. Forman later said they hired him because he was in their price range.<ref name="NYTimes"/> Starring [[Jack Nicholson]] and [[Louise Fletcher]], the adaptation was a critical and commercial success. The film won Oscars in the five most important categories: [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)|Best Adapted Screenplay]]. One of only three films in history to do so (alongside ''[[It Happened One Night]]'' and ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]''), it firmly established Forman's reputation.<ref name="CitySpy2"/>

Arthur Knight, film critic of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' declared in his review, "With ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest'', Forman takes his rightful place as one of our most creative young directors. His casting is inspired, his sense of milieu is assured, and he could probably wring Academy Award performances from a stone."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/one-flew-cuckoos-nest-review-1975-movie-1162586/|title= 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest': THR's 1975 Review|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= 19 November 2018|accessdate= July 19, 2023}}</ref> The success of ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' allowed Forman to direct his long-planned [[Hair (film)|film version]] of ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]'' in 1979, a [[rock musical]] based on the [[Broadway musical]] by [[James Rado]], [[Gerome Ragni]] and [[Galt MacDermot]]. The film starred [[Treat Williams]], [[John Savage (actor)|John Savage]] and [[Beverly D'Angelo]]. It was disowned by the writers of the original musical, and, although it received positive reviews, it did not do well financially.<ref name="Grapevine"/>

In 1981, he directed ''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]'', the American drama based on the 1975 historical novel ''[[Ragtime (novel)|Ragtime]]'' by [[E.L. Doctorow]]. Forman's next important achievement was ''[[Amadeus (film)|Amadeus]]'' (1984), an adaptation of [[Peter Shaffer]]'s [[Amadeus (play)|play of the same name]]. Retelling the story of [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] and [[Antonio Salieri]], it starred [[Tom Hulce]], [[Elizabeth Berridge (actress)|Elizabeth Berridge]] and [[F. Murray Abraham]]. The film was internationally acclaimed and won eight [[Academy Awards|Oscars]], including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (for Abraham).<ref name="NYTimes"/> ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' film critic [[Roger Ebert]] praised the film, writing: "''Amadeus'' is a magnificent film, full and tender and funny and charming -- and, at the end, sad and angry, too, because in the character of Salieri it has given us a way to understand not only greatness, but our own lack of it".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/amadeus-1984|title= Amadeus - Movie Review|website= [[Roger Ebert|Rogerebert.com]]|accessdate= July 19, 2023}}</ref>
[[File:Milos Forman.jpg|thumb|170x170px|Forman in 2009]]
Forman's adaptation, ''[[Valmont (film)|Valmont]]'' (1989) of [[Pierre Choderlos de Laclos]]'s novel ''[[Les Liaisons dangereuses]]'' had its premiere on 17 November 1989. [[Dangerous Liaisons|Another film adaptation]] by [[Stephen Frears]] from the same source material had been released the previous year, and overshadowed Forman's adaptation.<ref name="NYTimes"/> The film starred [[Colin Firth]], [[Meg Tilly]] and [[Annette Bening]].<ref name="CitySpy2"/> The film received mixed reviews with critic of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' Sheila Benson, praising its gorgeous costumes, but noting its inferior quality to ''Dangerous Liaisons''. She wrote: "''Valmont'' is gorgeous, and for a while you can coast on its costumes and production details....But to consider ''Valmont'' in the light of Baudelaire’s words on ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses''--”This book, if it burns, must burn like ice”—is to see just how far down this ice has been watered."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-17-ca-1660-story.html|title= MOVIE REVIEW : 'Valmont': A Not So Dangerous 'Liaisons'|website= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date= 17 November 1989|accessdate= July 19, 2023}}</ref>