RIP Saul Zaentz.

[Glebe]

Produced the likes of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus and The English Patient and held the film rights to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings for many years (he produced Ralph Bakshi's 1977 animated Rings too).

Variety - Oscar-Winning Producer Saul Zaentz Dies at 92.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Straight in there:

http://twitter.com/John_Fogerty/status/419335778846531584

[Brundle-Fly]

Presumably, he persuaded Michael Douglas to persuade his dad that he was too old to play Randall in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest too, which apparently was the original pitch?

Anyway, R.I.P.