RIP Tony Scott

what a shame, some great movies from this man like The Hunger among his lesser known works.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/20/showbiz/obit-tony-scott/index.html

So weird.

r.i.p

Really odd to hear this.

Whaaat? I mean everyone likes a good Tony Scott joke, but that's no reason to end it all!

Interesting comment on the news page, not sure if it's true:

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Early reports indicate that Tony had inoperable brain cancer. Truly sad my regards to his family. rip

I'm shocked. I've been watching some of interviews talking about his creative process on YouTube.

There's a full feature length making of Top Gun on there.

Was pretty shocked to hear of this when I woke up this morning. RIP.

Such a shame, something tragic must have been going on with his personal life to just jump off a bridge

Rip

Beverly Hills Cop 2 is one of my all time favourite films. RIP

i've always wondered how many people who have committed suicide by jumping off something have regretted their choice as they're falling.

RIP to the man responsible for one of the fucking coolest movie intros of all time:

Ridiculous but oddly fitting top youtube comment:

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RIP Tony Scott. Even though this might sound cheesy, but I'm gonna picture you in heaven flying a F-14. Hope you'll find peace and happiness buddy

  On 8/20/2012 at 2:54 PM, Hoodie said:

i've always wondered how many people who have committed suicide by jumping off something have regretted their choice as they're falling.

Very likely most of them, just like they've regretted everything else in their life.

The bridge documentary has a dude who survived his jump and said he did regret it when falling. Maybe the universe made him survive because of that or maybe it happens to everyone.

i blame tom cruise for this

  On 8/20/2012 at 4:11 PM, Redruth said:

i blame com truise for this

True Romance also has an excellent title sequence. The do you eat pussy scene is classic Tarantino.

very odd, when I heard this news on the radio it too spun me out a bit.

  On 8/20/2012 at 4:42 PM, Rubin Farr said:

True Romance also has an excellent title sequence. The do you eat pussy scene is classic Tarantino.

this is a favorite of mine

  On 8/20/2012 at 2:54 PM, Hoodie said:

i've always wondered how many people who have committed suicide by jumping off something have regretted their choice as they're falling.

I think I remember somewhere in The Bridge the jump survivors all said they changed their minds on their way down.

Strange, I always thought he was Unstoppable

water is as hard as concrete when hit at high speeds

  On 8/20/2012 at 5:17 PM, RadarJammer said:

  On 8/20/2012 at 2:54 PM, Hoodie said:

i've always wondered how many people who have committed suicide by jumping off something have regretted their choice as they're falling.

 

I think I remember somewhere in The Bridge the jump survivors all said they changed their minds on their way down.

I bet that's partly why they survived. The ones who don't, whether or not the impact itself kills them, are mentally ready to accept death.

damn, i can't believe it. i loved Tony. Great director. RIP

Apparently he had brain cancer that was terminal, so that explains why.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/top-gun-director-tony-scott-inoprable-brain-cancer/story?id=17039434#.UDJg0URcRt2

Guess he was really inspired by the start of Prometheus...

Does this mean Ridley is dead too? I always thought they were the same dude, just Ridley Scott was the nom de plume for his art-house persona.

  On 8/20/2012 at 6:57 AM, Rubin Farr said:

some great movies from this man like The Hunger

Very much agreed, his best film IMO and one of my favourite horrors. He did other good work too though, Man On Fire was superb, and who doesn't love True Romance? Never been a fan as such, but this is very sad news. R.I.P.