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Film director Tony Scott left notes in his car and office before plunging to his death from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, California, a Los Angeles County coroner … It took close to three hours for divers from the Los Angeles port police and the Los Angeles Fire Department to find Scott’s body. "[40] She felt that "[t]here was plenty about his work that was problematic and at times offensive, yet it could have terrific pop, vigor, beauty and a near pure cinema quality. Scott… Mid-length. His eldest brother Frank died, aged 45, of skin cancer during the same year. Maybe I move it more than I should, but that's the nature of the way I am.[15]. "[37] Scott was also considering a remake of the classic western The Wild Bunch (1969).[37]. [30] The same year saw the release of Scott's latest collaboration Denzel Washington, Unstoppable, which starred Chris Pine), and hit the screens in November. [22][25] In 2006, he contributed voice-over to a song called Dreamstalker on Hybrid's album I Choose Noise; Scott has collaborated with Hybrid on several films through their mutual friend, the highly successful film score composer, Harry Gregson-Williams. I can make this hold or that hold. "[40], Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly wrote that "the propulsive, at times borderline preposterous popcorn-thriller storylines; the slice-and-dice editing and the images that somehow managed to glow with grit; the fireball violence, often glimpsed in smeary-techno telephoto shots; the way he had of making actors seem volatile and dynamic and, at the same time, lacking almost any subtext" were qualities of Scott's films that both "excited audiences about his work" and "kept him locked outside the gates of critical respectability. [23] The cast included Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Tom Sizemore, Chris Penn, Val Kilmer and in bit roles, James Gandolfini and Samuel L. Jackson. Despite its elaborate photography and sumptuous production design it failed to find an audience or to impress the critics, and performed poorly at the box office, though it later became a cult favourite. Photo: Tony jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge, Source: Daily Mail I never read any press after The Hunger. Katey Rich of Cinema Blend wrote that Scott had a "trademark frenetic camera style,"[39] which Scott spoke about in June 2009, in reference to The Taking of Pelham 123: It's about energy and it's about momentum, and I think the movie's very exciting, and it's not one individual thing. Shortly after 9 p.m., fellow director Ron Howard tweeted: “No more Tony Scott movies. He was 68 years old. One witness said he did not hesitate before jumping, but another said he looked nervous before climbing a fence, hesitating for two seconds, and jumping into the water beside … [8] Tony followed in his elder brother's footsteps, studying at Grangefield School, West Hartlepool College of Art and graduating from Sunderland Art School with a fine arts degree. That's always been my mantra, and that's what gets me excited, because I get to educate and entertain myself in terms of worlds I could never normally touch, other than the fact that I'm a director. Jerry Bruckheimer was very bored of the way American films were very traditional and classically done. Investigators announced that a type of anti-depressant drug was found, inside Tony’s system at the time of his death. While at the Royal College of Art, where he was taught by Raymond Durgnat, he starred in "Don't Walk", a film by fellow students Hank Onrust and Richard Stanley. According to TMZ, some of … [10] Their eldest brother Frank had earlier joined the British Merchant Navy. Tony Scott Suicide Remains a Mystery After Autopsy By Julie Mille r October 23, 2012 More than two months after British-born director Tony Scott … That's why I did six movies with Jerry. That period in the '80s was a period when I was constantly being criticised, and my press was horrible. [27] The two collaborated again on The Taking of Pelham 123, a remake of the 1974 film of the same title, and which starred John Travolta. I've rock climbed all my life. '"[34] Scott was simultaneously developing a drama project titled Emma's War about British foreign aid worker Emma McCune. [21] He re-teamed with Simpson and Bruckheimer in 1987 to direct Eddie Murphy and Brigitte Nielsen in the highly anticipated sequel Beverly Hills Cop II. “They get up there and stand on the ledge, and someone will talk them down, but with this guy it was up and over, and he was gone.”, An autopsy is scheduled for Monday or Tuesday to determine whether Scott drowned or died on impact. Investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department's Harbor Division found contact information in a note left in his car, parked on the bridge, and a note at his office for his family. "He was on the roadway close to the fence looking around. A private, family-only funeral for Top Gun director Tony Scott took place Friday in Los Angeles, five days after he jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro. Tony Scott, director of Top Gun and Crimson Tide, has died after jumping from a bridge in Los Angeles, authorities said ... about 30 miles north from Long Island and the Vincent Thomas bridge. We had one writer aboard who did a pass at the script and didn't get it, but we've got someone else onboard now who I'm going to make live down there and smell it, touch it, feel it. There'll be 150,000 members there. The most frightening thing I do in my life is getting up and shooting movies. Ridley Scott's comment on The Directors—The Films of Ridley Scott. According to police, a 911 caller reported that minutes before the 68-year-old British filmmaker committed suicide, he got out of his black Toyota Prius, climbed up a 10-foot-high chain-link fence, then jumped into the chilly, murky waters 185 feet below. The Vincent Thomas Bridge, the fourth-longest suspension bridge in California, is a relatively common spot for suicides, according to law-enforcement sources. "[58] The family announced that they had established a scholarship fund at the American Film Institute in Scott's name, stating, "The family ask that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the fund to help encourage and engage future generations of filmmakers. The bridge that Tony Scott leaped from Aug. 19 is a Los Angeles-area landmark ... "I'm hoping to get 100,000 real gang members standing on the Vincent Thomas Bridge … Besides the hit Tom Cruise vehicle Top Gun, Tony Scott also directed Beverly Hills Cop II, Enemy of the State, and the remake of The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3. In 1993, Scott directed True Romance costing just $13 million, from a script by Quentin Tarantino. [45] They divorced a year later when his affair with Brigitte Nielsen (married to Sylvester Stallone at the time), whom he met on the set of Beverly Hills Cop II, became public. A submarine thriller starring Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington it was critically and commercially well-received. [46], On 19 August 2012, at approximately 12:30 pm. Scott subsequently directed another thriller starring Denzel Washington, Man on Fire, released in April 2004. [17] For his next film, Crimson Tide (1995), Scott again teamed up with producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. I had 15 years [making them], and it was a blast. [I tell my production team] 'Go into the real world, cast these people in the real world, and find me role models for my writers.' "This is Lawrence of Arabia meets The Wild Bunch, a huge film with trains, cavalry, thousands of soldiers in uniform and on horseback," Scott said. "[1], Scott took time out in 1975 to direct a television adaptation of the Henry James story The Author of Beltraffio. [17] Spy Game was released in November, 2001, and garnered 63% positive reviews at Metacritic and topped $60m at the US box office. Scott persisted in trying to embark on a feature film career. It emerged that Scott was very familiar with the Vincent Thomas bridge near Long Beach, about 30 miles south of his Beverly Hills home, because he planned to use it … Tony Scott, the British-born Hollywood director behind hits including Top Gun and Crimson Tide, has died after jumping off a Los Angeles bridge, authorities said on Monday. The true excitement comes from the actors—that gives you the true drama—and whatever I can do with the camera, that's icing on the cake. [6] On 22 August, Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winters said the two notes Scott left behind made no mention of any health problems,[53] but neither the police nor the family disclosed the content of those notes. [38] In June 2013 it was confirmed by Bruckheimer that Top Gun 2 has been given the greenlight once again. And he did! They were flawed men to be sure, some more than others, but men who accorded dignity to anyone who deserved it. [26] While notable for its use of experimental film techniques, it was drubbed by critics and rejected by audiences. [10] Developing his own distinctive visual style while making commercials, Scott states, "I cornered the market in sexy, rock'n'roll stuff. Tony Scott said he gained perspective by mixing things up between film, TV and commercials. 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We were very prolific, and that was our training ground. A bystander who captured on video Scott's final moments leading up to his suicide plunge from a Los Angeles bridge is shopping the footage, TMZ reported. [47] Investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department's Harbor Division found contact information in a note left in his car, parked on the bridge,[48] and a note at his office for his family. [29], In 2010, the Scott brothers produced the feature film adaptation of the television series The A-Team. That's a good thing. Apart from having "its director's fingerprints all over it—the commitment to extreme action, frenetic cutting, stripped-down dialogue"—McCarthy found "a social critique embedded in its guts; it was about disconnected working class stiffs living marginal lives on society's sidings, about the barely submerged anger of a neglected underclass," something which "always had been lacking from Tony Scott's work, some connection to the real world rather than just silly flyboy stuff and meaningful glances accompanied by this year's pop music hit. Before Tony Scott plunged to his death from the Vincent Thomas Bridge on Sunday, he left a note with contact information in his car, a suicide note at his office, according to law enforcement sources, and other notes to family and friends. At the age of 16, he appeared in the short film Boy and Bicycle, Ridley's directorial debut (he was 23). I like that. Tony Scott died on Sunday after jumping from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in the Los Angeles Harbor. The L.A. Fire Department’s Armando Hogan said Coast Guard and fire department helicopters, as well as five fire department boats and two boats from the port of Los Angeles, using sonar aided in the search. “We don’t know,” said Los Angeles County coroner’s Lt. Joe Bale. “Top Gun” director Tony Scott jumped to his death from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Sunday afternoon. In 2005, Tony Scott directed Domino, starring Keira Knightley. [28] 2009 also saw the debut of The Good Wife, a legal drama television series on which Tony and Ridley Scott were executive producers. As Ridley had previously cast him in a film, Tony reciprocated by giving his brother a role in the production. [66] Ridley also paid tribute to Tony at the 2016 Golden Globes, after his film, The Martian, won Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. [33], In late 2006, Scott announced a remake of the action thriller The Warriors (1979). [37] In December 2012, Paramount announced that the project was officially cancelled, but they would go ahead with a 3D IMAX remastering of the original Top Gun, which was released on 8 February 2013. Ridley recounted, "Tony had wanted to do documentaries at first. [51][48][52] His body was recovered from the water by the Los Angeles Port Police. "[59] He was cremated, and his ashes were interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery on 24 August in Los Angeles. 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Officials have opened a suicide investigation revolving around Tony Scott’s death, although, Scott death was first reported at 12:47 p.m. on Sunday, though his … David Mcnew / REUTERS / Today Aug. 22, 2012, 11:47 AM UTC "[22] Scott's next film was the cult action thriller The Last Boy Scout (1991) starring Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans and written by Shane Black. “He jumped from the equivalent of the top of the chain-link fence.”. It emerged that Scott was very familiar with the Vincent Thomas bridge near Long Beach, about 30 miles south of his Beverly Hills home, because he planned to use it in a remake of the … In 1995, both Tony and Ridley received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema. He had been coproducing Numb3rs and The Good Wife for CBS. The characters the actor played are the archetype of the kind of men Scott made. In autumn 2006, Scott again worked with Denzel Washington, this time on a sci-fi action film, Déjà Vu. “There was no hesitation,” said Los Angeles Police Department officer David Shelton. 'Top Gun' Director Jumps a Bridge, Commits Suicide - Baldwin Park, CA - Tony Scott has been identified as the man who jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge … Scott also spoke about his career in general: What always leads me in terms of my movies are characters. Plus, Marlow Stern on the director’s legacy. “Top Gun” director Tony Scott jumped to his death from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro on Sunday afternoon. Top Gun Director Tony Scott Dead at 68 in Apparent Suicide British filmmaker jumps to his death from the Vincent Thomas Bridge By Bruna Nessif Aug 20, 2012 4:35 AM Tags His 1998 film Enemy of the State, a conspiracy thriller, starred Will Smith and Gene Hackman, and was his highest-grossing film of the decade. "[36], Tom Cruise was with Scott just two days prior to the director's suicide, scouting locations for a sequel to Top Gun, scheduled for production in 2013. Scott is survived by his twin sons Max and Frank, The British filmmaker, who helmed the Tom Cruise hit Top Gun, parked his car, climbed a chain-link fence, and jumped to his death with ‘no hesitation,’ say Los Angeles police. Top Gun Director Tony Scott Dead at 68 in Apparent Suicide British filmmaker jumps to his death from the Vincent Thomas Bridge By Bruna Nessif Aug 20, 2012 4:35 AM Tags Advertisement. According to the Coroner, 68-year-old Scott -- Ridley Scott's brother -- jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge spanning San Pedro and Terminal Island around 12:30pm. His body was recovered by divers around 4:30pm, and a suicide note was found in his Toyota Prius, which was parked on one of the eastbound lanes of the bridge. I'm perverse in that way. "[12] Tony recalled, "I was finishing eight years at art school, and Ridley had opened Ridley Scott Associates and said, 'Come and make commercials and make some money' because I owed money left and right and centre. Tragic day.”. The other fear is intangible, it's very abstract, and that's more frightening. In 1969, he made a short film based on the Ambrose Bierce story One of the Missing. There is no reason to believe it was anything else.”. According to news reports, law-enforcement officers found a suicide note in the director’s office. "[43], Scott married three times. "[65], The first episode of Coma and the first episode of season 4 of The Good Wife were dedicated in his memory. Scott died after leaping from the Vincent Thomas Bridge into the Los Angeles Harbor on Sunday Published August 19, 2012 • Updated on August 20, 2012 at 8:43 pm A view of the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, California from where Tony Scott jumped to his death A witness, who was a passenger in a car driving along the bridge, said Scott … Details will be forthcoming once they are formalised. Around 12:35 p.m. on Aug. 19, Scott drove onto the Vincent Thomas Bridge, which spans the port city of San Pedro and Terminal Island, and parked at the bridge’s highest point, officials said. FILE -- In a Nov. 1, 2001 file photo traffic rolls over the the Vincent Thomas Bridge in the San Pedro section of Los Angeles. [35] Scott said in October 2006, "It's been a difficult piece to crack. The 68-year-old Scott's death was being investigated as a suicide, Los Angeles County Coroner's Lt. Joe Bale said. The Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro was the site of Tony Scott's final, tragic farewell to the world.. “There was no negotiating him off the ledge.”. ... the 6,060-foot Vincent Thomas Bridge links … Scott later stated that it was difficult to find the drama in racing cars in circles, so he "stole from all race movies to date ... then tried to build on them. "The original Warriors was New York in the 1970s, and everything went upwards, everything went vertically. But it also held special significance to the director and his projects. I don't change the structure of the script, but I use my research. Following the stellar success of Top Gun, Scott found himself on Hollywood's A-list of action directors. Port police divers eventually located Scott’s body, which was found close to where he jumped, 60 feet below the surface. Scott, the younger brother of Sir Ridley Scott, the famed director of Alien and Blade Runner —jumped from the highest point of the Vincent Thomas Bridge, which spans from the … Again following in Ridley's footsteps, Tony graduated from the Royal College of Art, although he intended to become a painter. [11], The success of his elder brother's fledgling television commercial production outfit, Ridley Scott Associates (RSA), drew Tony's attention to film. The Vincent Thomas Bridge in L.A. was featured in Tony Scott's "Unstoppable," and was the site of his Sunday suicide. [24] In 1996, Scott directed The Fan, starring Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin and Benicio del Toro.

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