‘Top Gun’ Director Tony Scott Dies After Jumping From Bridge in Los Angeles
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as “Top Gun,” ”Days of Thunder“ and ”Beverly Hills Cop II,” died Sunday after jumping from a Los Angeles County Bridge, authorities said.
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Scott’s death was being investigated as a suicide, Los Angeles County Coroner’s Lt. Joe Bale said.
The 68-year-old Scott jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge spanning San Pedro and Terminal Island in Los Angeles, authorities said.
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Jennifer Osburn told the Daily Breeze that a suicide note was found inside Scott’s black Toyota Prius, which was parked on one of the eastbound lanes of the bridge.
Getty: Director Tony Scott arrives with his family on the red carpet for the premiere of the film 'Unstoppable', at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on October 26, 2010.
The British-born Scott was producer Ridley Scott’s brother.
Several people called 911 around 12:35 p.m. to report that someone had jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge spanning San Pedro and Terminal Island in Los Angeles Harbor, according to Los Angeles police Lt. Tim Nordquist.
A dive team with Los Angeles Port Police pulled the body from the murky water several hours later, Nordquist said. Scott‘s body was taken to a dock in Wilmington and turned over to the county coroner’s office.
One lane of the eastbound side of the bridge was closed to traffic during the investigation. Cargo vessels moved at reduced speeds through the east side of the port’s main channel during the search, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey.
Investigators found a note in Scott’s black Toyota Prius, which was parked on the bridge, according to the Los Angeles Times. That note listed contact information. A suicide note was later found at his office.
The British-born Scott, who lived in Beverly Hills, was producer and director Ridley Scott’s younger brother. Distinct visual styles mark both siblings’ films — Ridley Scott mastering the creation of entire worlds with such films as “Gladiator,” ”Blade Runner,” ”Alien” and this year’s “Prometheus,” Tony Scott known for hyper-kinetic action and editing on such films as his most recent, the runaway train thriller “Unstoppable,” starring regular collaborator Denzel Washington.
Scott was a thrill-seeker himself in his personal life, an avid rock climber who also liked driving fast cars and motorcycles. Still, filmmaking was his real thrill.
“The biggest edge I live on is directing. That’s the most scary, dangerous thing you can do in your life,“ Scott said in an interview for his 1995 naval adventure ”Crimson Tide.” ”The scariest thing in my life is the first morning of production on all my movies. It’s the fear of failing, the loss of face and a sense of guilt that everybody puts their faith in you and not coming through.”
Tony was the first of the Scott brothers to enjoy blockbuster success with “Top Gun,” starring Tom Cruise, the top-grossing film of 1986 at $176 million. Scott teamed with Cruise again four years later on the hit “Days of Thunder.“ He also had a sequel to ”Top Gun” in development.
But Ridley Scott later managed more and bigger hits than his brother and earned a level of critical respect never achieved by Tony Scott. “Gladiator” won the best-picture Academy Award for 2000 and earned Ridley Scott one of his three best-director nominations; Tony Scott never was in the running for an Oscar, and critics often slammed his movies for emphasizing style over substance.
Even Scott admitted that it was a challenge to infuse drama into some of his scenarios — for example, cars racing in circles in “Days of Thunder.” In an interview for that 1990 summer hit, Scott was blunt about where some of the ideas came from.
“I went back and I stole from all race movies to date,” Scott said. “I took the better elements, then tried to build on them. Really, the speed, the energy and the placement of the audience inside some of the cars came in the editing room. …
“I’m always pushing for something new and fresh in the way things are shot, and the rest happens in the editing room. … The real speed comes from the cutters and what they do with the celluloid.”
While Ridley Scott had an auspicious start to his film career with 1977′s acclaimed period drama “The Duellists” and 1979′s “Alien,” Tony Scott bombed with his debut, 1983′s supernatural romance “The Hunger,” with David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve.
He vaulted into Hollywood’s top ranks the next time out, with “Top Gun,“ followed a year later by ”Beverly Hills Cop II,” both with producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
The two brothers ran Scott Free Productions and were working jointly on a film called “Killing Lincoln,” based on the best seller by Bill O’Reilly. Along with countless commercials, their company produced the CBS dramas “NUMB3RS” and “The Good Wife” as well as a 2011 documentary about the Battle of Gettysburg for the History Channel.
Tony Scott said he gained perspective by mixing things up between film, TV and commercials.
“I like changing the pace of my life, changing my discipline. It gives me ideas for how to see the world differently,” Scott said in a 2007 interview.
Besides “Unstoppable,” Scott worked with Washington on four other movies: “Crimson Tide,” ”Man on Fire,“ Deja Vu” and “The Taking of Pelham 123.”
In a tweet Sunday, director Ron Howard said, “No more Tony Scott movies. Tragic day.”
Director Jon Favreau tweeted, “Such sad news about Tony Scott. Heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.”
Other Scott films include “True Romance,” written by Quentin Tarantino, “The Fan,” with Robert De Niro, and “Enemy of the State,” starring Will Smith.
Scott was married to actress Donna Scott, who appeared in several of her husband’s films. They have twin sons.
Completed in 1963, the 6,060-foot Vincent Thomas Bridge links rises 185 feet at its highest point above the Los Angeles Harbor. Many have taken their lives by jumping from the span.
The bridge has been used in many Hollywood productions, among them “Charlie’s Angels,” ”Gone in 60 Seconds“ and ”The Fast and the Furious.”
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Comments (122)
19RANDY59
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:31amThe only vehicle I have that gets over twenty mpg, is my Harley. Gotta do my part to get rid of fossil fuels, so we stop polluting the earth.why in the He!! would a rich guy like that do himself in? if he was in pain, he could afford all the drugs he needed to feel good. Heck, by the looks of it, he had a smokin’ hot wife to take care of him. Anyways, back to the environment. Why do they say fossil fuels are nonrenewable? When did the earth stop producing them? Why do they say wind, and solar are green energy? Wind, and solar farms don’t look very natural to me. They also take a lot of materials, and space. Why do they say that fossil fuels pollute the earth? Don’t they come from the earth? WHO ARE THEY???? THEY ARE THE EXPERTS!!!! THEY ARE PAID BUY THE GOVERNMENT!!!!! WHAT DO YOU THING THEY’RE GOING TO SAY?????
Report Post »edmundburk
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 9:00pmMy own two cents, Tony Scott was the best second tier director in hollywood. Although suicide is a sin,
Report Post »may God have mercy on his soul.
Blazin Glory
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 9:25pmTwo cents indeed ! To bad you couldnt use SENSE ! I would also kill myself if I ever gave Tom Cruise a job ! Suicide is still MURDER !
Report Post »TomSawyer
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:22amI read a rumor that he was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Report Post »JimCS
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 6:58amI wonder what the supposed suicide note said…. Perhaps the best way to know why might be found there.
Report Post »MittensKittens
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 7:46amOne less Hollywierd-o to worry about…far as I’m concerned they can all jump off a bridge…The media is one big reason our country has gone in the direction it’s gone.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:19amThat’s no excuse. I’ve been battling stage IV breast cancer fo 21 months with full knowledge that there is NO cure for STAGE IV cancer (according to my doctor, it will be in and out of remission until it taks me). Every day is precious, even the ones I couldn’t get up off he couch.
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 9:18amLoriann12, so sorry to hear that you are suffering from this terrible disease. I’ll keep you in my prayers & thoughts.
Report Post »BryanB
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:20amI don’t care what this mans politics were, or about his succecces and wealth. None of it means anything.
This man followed after the World, and it could not fill him. “For what is for a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul.”
I pray our Father in Heaven, that you throw his sins and tears into the sea of forgetfulness, and give him no more cares of this world, and give him your never ending love and peace.
I pray Father for the burdens of grief and heartache be lifted from his family, and they worry no more. And I pray our Father in Heaven, that you send the Holy Spirit to comfort them, in this their hour of need.
I humbly pray for this our Father in Heaven in the name of your Son Jesus Christ….Amen…….
Report Post »asybot12
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:07amThank you I could not even come close to that thanks.
Report Post »nzkiwi
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:25amAlthough I’m not a Christian, I applaud your sentiments and prayer. They are a welcome antidote to some of the truly awful comments posted here.
A very nice post with which I totally agree.
Thank you.
Report Post »grayling646
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:33amI read the article twice and watched the entire video. I’m curious. How did you come to your conclusion?
Report Post »starman70
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:06amA beautiful post! We come into this world with nothing and we will leave this world with nothing.
I also realize that while a successful person as far as the world is concerned, he didn’t trust GOD to take care of him if he really had some serious physical problem. We must trust GOD! Yes, we will all die someday of something and GOD is our only hope for the future after we pass on.
I am praying for his soul and for his family.
Report Post »myway
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:57amAmen! R.I.P.
Report Post »yiska8
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 10:49amMany are suffering and money and fame or lack thereof make absolutely zero difference. First I read about Tony Scott and now a man jumped off a bridge this morning here in San Antonio. These are signs of the horrible times we are living in. More are choosing this route. May God’s mercy, peace, and forgiveness be with them, their families, and with us all.
Report Post »caveman74
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:42pm@grayling
Report Post »as christians it is not up to us to draw conclusions, merely to pray for Gods will grace and wisdom to be done on earth. Only God can know the true worth of any mans soul.
stocksdoc
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:26pmexcellent! . . but if he followed after the World, he won’t be enjoying his after-life.
Report Post »Great prayer for his family left behind.
Tony‘s future is up to God’s Will now .. and what was in Tony‘s heart we’ll never know . . .
unless we see him in the future. :-)
marine249
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:12amIts just past 1:00 M.T.
Report Post »But its 5:00 somewere
so have a beer on me.
nite – nite Y’ALL
BryanB
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:35amYou mean EST………
Report Post »LaBelle
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:00amHe had some guilt and sins that he could no longer live with. Either that or a life threatening problem and just didn’t want to deal with it.
Report Post »sillyfreshness
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:14amOr that hot wife of his decided it was time to cash in his money. She wasn’t after his money.
Report Post »SCREW-WINDOWS
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 6:22amCouldn’t be the economic conditions we are in could it ?
Report Post »Pink_Panther_Party
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:16amOh man! Are you kidding me?? He’s the best single action movie director of the past 50 years!
He made ENEMY OF THE STATE, DEJA VU, MAN ON FIRE, SPY GAME just to name a couple!…….Oh this really sucks!!
Denzel Washington would be doing flash mob robberies if it weren’t for Tony Scott!
Oh man………..I just HOPE he was a Christian and was *saved*……What a terrible thing to happen…
God bless him…..Please, Father God, we pray for his immortal soul to be in your care. Amen.
*slams door/ throws cat off of lap*
Report Post »SharonIsCaring
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:36amhttp://www.itbn.org/index/detail/lib/Networks/sublib/TBN/ec/5uZTExMzoXZyVfdq1lghOFvus3w1TNRT HOLY GRAIL, TEN COMMANDMENTS, CHRIST BLOOD. Who has them? Where are they.
Report Post »SharonIsCaring
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:40amMORE video’s in faith section. Restoring Love comment’s
Report Post »Paul
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:55amA “Solyndra” Stock Holder ?
It’s islamas fault…
Report Post »Armyduderetired
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:44am@outthesocialist you cannot commit suicide….you can only try. The rest is up to god. Think about it.
Report Post »sawbuck
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 6:13amArmyduderetired
You just implied exactly what Satan said to Jesus
on The Third Temptation of Jesus Christ…
Please read … let it sink in…and then you need to think about
The one you choose to follow.
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LUKE 4: 9,10,11,12
Satan brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple,
and said unto him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here:
For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over you, to keep you:
And in their hands they shall bear you up, lest at any time
you dash your foot against a stone.
And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said,
Report Post »“You shall not test the Lord your God“.
FlowerBell
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:03amHollywood is full of desperate, empty souls. Its a Godless place.
Report Post »TIME_THE_AVENGER
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:20amDon’t generalize. You can’t judge books by their covers. Movies too. The same goes for actors, directors and behind-the-scenes people. Try and look at some films through ‘different eyes’. Plots, subplots and every last detail in every scene. (i.e. sets, props, even down to pictures and posters hanging on walls.) You might be surprised at what you’ll see. There’s lots of closet conservatives there. They can’t open their mouths because of fear of finding work. Just like you or me.
Report Post »rsanchez1
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:00amWhat a shame.
Report Post »marine249
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:21amYes it is a shame.
Report Post »He took the cowards way out.
He left behind a wife and two kids.
A woman who did not get to say goodby
to her husband and two kids who didn’t get
to say goodby to their dad. No matter what
his problem was they should have had the
chance to be there with him aT THE END.
Walkabout
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:53pmTony Scott R.I.P.
***
Report Post »marine249
How depressed have you been during your life? Add to that if he had a brain tumor he wasn’t thinking correctly.
ArcticDodge
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:57amIf I was a 1%’r and felt pressure from my left wing wacko hollywood friends and rich white man guilt enough that I had to drive a horrible Prius, I’d want to jump off a bridge too. I swear on my mother‘s future grave that if he was driving a Ferrari enjoying his well earned success he’d NEVER park it along side a road and jump off that bridge. So, we must conclude that being a rich liberal and driving a Prius is a reciepe for suicide.
Report Post »marine249
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:53amMaybe he knew B.O. was= is= going to lose, and
Report Post »couldn’t take it.
COFemale
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:43amWhatever the reason, he felt his life was over. That is so sad.
Report Post »Ray2447
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:08amThat’s the same bridge used in the famous bungee jump scene in the movie, “To Live and Die in L.A.” http://tinyurl.com/72uuc27 Considering that this man was a director and worked in show business, his suicide looks like a very ironic instance of life imitating art. I hope that movie scene didn’t inspire him to imitate that behavior. My deepest sympathy to his family.
Report Post »ArcticDodge
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:42amA 1%‘r burdened with guilt and other personal issues off’s himself. Very sad when someone reaches the American dream and can’t cope with the fame and forture. Tom Cruise lamented the pro America Top Gun message with his anti American Born on the 4th of July movie.
Report Post »Quagaar Warrior
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:36am~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Report Post »If guns cause crime then bridges cause suicide!
BAN BRIDGES, DAMN IT!!!
OUR CHILDRENS LIVES DEPEND ON IT!!!
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The-Monk
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:40am@Quagaar Warrior
Children aren’t jumping off of bridges…… parents are.
Why is that?
Report Post »Constructionist
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:04am@The-Monk
Report Post »Clearly, you’ve never had children…
asybot12
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 4:12am@ constuctionist , if this was not such a sad thing I’d laugh a bit at your comment, but it is also a great description of what is going on with humanity right now sad, sad.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:29amPrayers for his wife and children. Did Tom Cruise recruit him into Christian Science? Or maybe it was drugs or another woman.
Report Post »darkknight91
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:34amOr it could’ve been from driving that Prius.
Report Post »1proud_Texan
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:39amSuicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Never a good idea. I’ll say a prayer tonight for the people left behind, especially the children.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:44am@Anonymous T. Irrelevant
“Prayers for his wife and children. Did Tom Cruise recruit him into Christian Science?”
Tom Cruise is a member of Scientology not Christian Science.
PS: I hope all is well with you and yours.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:17pmCruise is a Scientologist, not a Christian Sceintist.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:28amI really don’t care too much for big time Hollywood producers. That doesn‘t mean I’m cruel.
The issue might be very simple. Was he upset that his Toyota Prius got too little MPG’s? Should have bought that Chevy Volt? Invested heavily in Fisker-o-flames electric cars?
I don’t have a clue but, two things are for sure….. if he moved to France he would be paying 75% on his income taxes and I enjoyed “Top Gun” more than he enjoyed “bottom of the ravine”.
Report Post »TomSawyer
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:23amEnemy of the State is excellent. If you have not seen that movie, watch it.
Report Post »Wool-Free Vision
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:50amMr. Scott was responsible for a plethora of great movies. Two of my all-time favorites, The Last Boy Scout and True Romance, are horribly underrated. If you missed either of these, please remedy that ASAP. They’re not for kids, but they are both hugely entertaining from start to finish.
His body of work is vast and impressive. He had a true talent for making great films. It is a crying shame he didn’t have a talent for weathering whatever storm caused him to jump.
I will not judge him too harshly until we get the rest of this story. Sometimes, people get turned around and addled to the point that they can be deceived into thinking that suicide is a valid escape.
The biggest tragedy of all is the fact that he left a beautiful wife and two adolescent sons who are going to be deprived of his guidance through the most difficult years in their path to adulthood.
Seriously, though, don’t go jumping off a bridge before you see The Last Boy Scout or True Romance.
Report Post »semihardrock
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:18amFrom al those years of donating political contributions to the Communist Party aka DNC……
Couldnt live with what he created in the US……REALITY SUCKS!
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:13amBan Bridges.
Report Post »marine249
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:29amno–sudden stop.
Report Post »RossPoldark
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:35amTom Sawyer, there should have been a warning sign on the bridge stating, ‘jumping off could be fatal.”
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:11amSeeing his family picture, with his way too young wife, and young sons, I’d say that the wife was planning to cash out of the marriage.
Yes, Tony, she DID marry you for your money. Did you think that she was attracted to your old, wrinkled body?
Report Post »k8ti
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:32amDiane, wow…that’s not the most appropriate thing to say right now. I feel bad for his sons.
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:39am@ k8ti
I’m inappropriate? He‘s the one who didn’t value his life. He also leaves his two young sons with the knowledge that if life gets too tough, take the easy way out.
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:03am@DIANE
Report Post »I have to agree ,the hot young blonde didn’t marry for love.
BiplaneGuy
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:08amJust what the U.S. needs, more bitter women.
Report Post »Ditto Head
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:14am@Kati
Please ignore Diane.
She is your typical run-of-the-mill, loud-mouth, inconsiderate, degenerate, white-trash Texas hick who gives the rest of us Texans a bad name.
@Diane
Report Post »Shouldn’t you be out in the barn getting g@nged by four or five teenage boys, Diane?
.
Diane TX
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:41am@ Ditto Head
I’m so crushed by your comment, maybe I feel like jumping off of a bridge. But wait, i have a life insurance policy that doesn’t pay if my death is by suicide. I will try another way, since jumping off a bridge can not be considered to be an accident.
I wonder who Tony was trying to get revenge on? Are his parents still alive? Tony wasn’t a confused, teenager, inspired by drugs. He was a VERY old, and successful adult. He had a successful career, a barely out of of puberty, trophy wife, and young sons, with her. Do I feel compassion for him? No, I don’t. I do feel compassion for his young sons.
How do kids deal with “daddy killed himself” instead of wanting to be with us?
Report Post »simply one voice
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:04amHey, wait just a second here. Anna Nichole Smith married strictly for love. Why would you imagine Tony Scotts wife didn’t marry for the very same reason? Shame on you!
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:13amAnna is dead and buried. Gold digging didn’t do her much good, did it?
Report Post »SCREW-WINDOWS
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 6:30amSuicide is not the easy way out “TRY IT”.
Report Post »GlennaBeckski
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:54pmWoW .. How could you possibly know why she married him?? You don’t even know these people!!
He was obviously a gifted and creative human being.. probably a very loving man and I happen to think he was fairly attractive. Could it be she actually loved him?? I despise people like you who think if a man has money and the wife is younger (my husband is 13 years older than myself) the wife is automatically a gold digger. Such small minds…. bitter.. jealous and pathetic people.
As for the rest of you making snide jokes/remarks.. the man is DEAD couth up!! God alone knows what this man was dealing with.
Report Post »wisehiney
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 1:10amYour mind can hurt you more than your body can.
Report Post »That bridge must be on the highway to the danger zone.
simply one voice
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 3:12amDoes WISEHINEY like to have the Goose navigating behind him every Danger Zone secret time or so?
Report Post »Lone Ranger
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:58amHe probably got so much grief for producing Bill O‘Reilly’s latest book that he decided to sleep with the fishes.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:51amVery sad. Prayers to the family.
I wonder what set him off, did he finally see the movie? Talk to me goose, talk to me….
Report Post »Patriot760
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:48amMy God have mercy on him, bless his family, and keep them well. Let’s all pray for them tonight.
Report Post »Patrick Henry
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:45amThe pain must of been unbearable God Bless you soul my brother. Bless his family Dear Lord, Amen!
Report Post »marine249
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:45amwhat was he thinking.
Report Post »Patrick Henry
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 12:52amEvil will engulf many, it all most got me2 I been there its not pretty BUT God took over for me and I have served Him for the last 5 years of my new life TYVM LORD!
Report Post »grayling646
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 5:06amYou left off the period.
Report Post »Wool-Free Vision
Posted on August 20, 2012 at 8:49amThese two (now three) comments belong (and have been re-posted) in reply to DIANE TX farther down this page. Sorry for the re-posts.
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