Director Tony Scott dies at age 68
According to L.A. Times, his body was pulled out of the water by Los Angeles Port Police, who were the first on the scene. Several witnesses told police they saw Scott get out of his Toyota Prius, which was parked on the bridge. Then he scaled an 8- to 10-foot fence and jumped off without any hesitation, law enforcement sources said.
A source said officials looked inside the car and determined it belonged to the famed action-movie director and producer. A note listing contact information was inside. A suicide note was later found in his office. Its contents were not revealed.
After directing short films and TV episodes in the 1970s, the filmmaker made his feature debut with The Hunger in 1983. His follow-up was the blockbuster Top Gun that put him and star Tom Cruise on the map. His other credits include Beverly Hills Cop 2, Days of Thunder, The Last Boy Scout, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State, Man on Fire, and 2010's Unstoppable.
Tony Scott was also a prolific TV producer as well, serving as executive producer on Numb3rs and the current CBS hit series The Good Wife. He also produced The Andromeda Strain mini-series and The Pillars of the Earth.
The director was also developing the sequel Top Gun 2. He also executive produced the upcoming A&E mini-series Coma, with his brother Ridley Scott. He is survived by his wife, actress Donna W. Scott, and his twin sons.
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the Narrator
There's little I can do in this situation, but express my own sorrow at such a passing. I grew up with some of Tony Scott's best films, and he still had plenty of talent in him. I truthfully can't pretend to know what may have driven him to such actions, but I can embrace his career and gift to film lovers the world over by enjoying his films as they should be enjoyed.
As for the people wondering hwy he might have killed himself if he was rich and famous... get some depth, people. I'm neither financially rich nor strongly successful at the moment, but I know that money and fame are fleeting at best, hollowing at worst. If anything, I dare say he might have had it harder, mentally, than most of us.
9 months agoby @narratorFlag
Vanboy
Loved The Last Boy Scout. That's too bad that he (obviously) felt there was no option. The bad news from the doctors must have hit him pretty hard. I hope he finds peace. Send good thoughts to Ridley Scott and the rest of Tony Scott's family. This will probably affect Ridley's future movies. I wonder is the Promethious sequel will have to wait. Well, one thing you can say about Tony Scott, he faced death down and went out the way of HIS choosing.
9 months agoby @vanboyFlag
Brian
@Roy-Red Yeah, so crazy! In my head at this point, to me it just makes him more of badass. He went out his way, and not the way some terminal illness was going to dictate he should go.
9 months agoby @brianFlag
SherlockHolmes2009
RIP Tony. During his funeral I hope they play that famous Top Gun music
9 months agoby @SherlockHolmes2009Flag
slysnide
RIP Tony Scott. I only recently discovered your films, and loved them. Still do. So tragic.
9 months agoby @slysnideFlag
m2
Hard to believe. Wow.
9 months agoby @m2Flag
Mieko_Siede
Wow, I honestly don't know what to say. There is no way of telling what was going through his mind. We will never know what he was dealing with that would drive him to such an extreme. I've never condoned suicide. There's always someone closest to a person that suffers. My heart truly goes out to the family and their healing process. May his films go on to continue to touch generations of fans and aspiring film makers alike.
9 months agoby @mieko-siedeFlag
Roy Red
@brian You were totally right about this.
9 months agoby @Roy-RedFlag
Mutant
RIP Mr Scott
9 months agoby @zenderFlag
ChiRep_1
That's a damn shame, such an accomplished director. RIP
9 months agoby @ChiRep-1Flag
Zeeman1
Rich, successful and well respected.
Why?
9 months agoby @zeeman1Flag
The_Crow2k
I literally have no words ....may you find peace.
9 months agoby @the-crow2kFlag
skywise
So tragic. I am stunned. RIP Mr. Scott.
9 months agoby @skywiseFlag
THE JOKER
wow... very, very sad! RIP my friend! You will survive the ages with your brilliant films!
9 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
Escapist
Can't believe that, really feeling for his family. R.I.P. Tony.
9 months agoby @escapistFlag
artkid04
this is so sad, i just, I can't believe he did this, this is just terrible
9 months agoby @artkid04Flag
Pjwolsker
Damn, thats just sad. Some of the movies he made were my favorite. He was such a great filmmaker and he will definitely be missed.
9 months agoby @pjwolskerFlag
CelluloidDreams
Do not grieve at the passing of mortality, for life's but a thing of terrible gravity.And the planets gravitate around you,and the stars shall dance about you, and the angels in heaven adore you, and the saints all stand and applaud you.
So faraway, so faraway and yet so close.
Nick Cave, "Far Away, So Close"
9 months agoby @2movieguysFlag
jasdjqs
wow. so sad, movies he touched were special
9 months agoby @jasdjqsFlag
MovieManiac
Loved this man as a filmmaker. R.I.P. I'm still in shock. Great filmmaker. Such tragic news.
9 months agoby @moviemaniac66Flag
CelluloidDreams
...WOW!!...Sad day for Hollywood!
9 months agoby @2movieguysFlag
Michael Johnson
*stunned silence* R.I.P Mr. Scott, may you reach heaven at least an hour before the devil knows your dead.
9 months agoby @Michael-Johnson-71524429Flag
u1sart
sad news... but i dont feel sorry for people who take their own lives.. no matter wat the situation is..
9 months agoby @u1sartFlag
phatalphd
Sad News, Hollywood lost a great guy today. Makes me wonder what drove him to that point, seeing as he was pretty successful
9 months agoby @phatalphdFlag
Mwheeler1324
Truely a great director and will be missed by fans friends and family. R.I.P
9 months agoby @mwheeler1324Flag
MovieWiz001
I loved this guy! :( R.I.P
9 months agoby @moviewiz001Flag
PUNISHER
This is so sad. One of my all time favorites. RIP Mr. Scott. Damn.
9 months agoby @cerealkillerFlag
Err
this is so sad.
i loved tony scott, he directed two of my all time favorite movies (true romance and the last boyscout) and we shared the same birthday.
9 months agoby @err2005Flag
Zak Lee Ferguson
1. Your movies had prose, heart, noise, spectacle, Top Gun 2 was eagerly AWAITING YOUR BIDDING but when it was your time- as you must have felt i suppose we must take that much. But cinema has lost a genuine cinema icon, his flawless aesthetic, his jump cuts and spiraling edits that both inspired and bowled over Edgar Wright and Pegg. My heart goes out for his family, and i hope his legacy lives on RIP Tony. :(
9 months agoby @Zak-Lee-FergusonFlag
Bill Louis
RIP
9 months agoby @Bill-LouisFlag