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'{{Short description|British film director and producer (1944–2012)}} {{About|the film director|other people with similar names|Tony Scott (disambiguation)}} {{EngvarB|date=February 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Tony Scott | image = Tony Scott.jpg | caption = Scott in 2009 | birth_name = Anthony David Leighton Scott | birth_date = {{Birth date|184|6|21|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Tynemouth]], England | death_date = {{Death date and age|202|8|19|1944|6|21|df=y}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S. | resting_place = [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]] | alma_mater = [[Royal College of Art]] | occupation = {{hlist|Film director|scriptwriter|producer}} | years_active = 1965–2012 | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|[[Gerry Scott|Gerry Boldy]]|1967|1974|end=div}} * {{marriage|Glynis Staunton|1986|1987|end=div}} * {{marriage|Donna W. Wilson|1994}} }} | children = 2 | family = [[Sir Ridley Scott]] (brother)<br />[[Jake Scott (director)|Jake Scott]] (nephew)<br />[[Jordan Scott (filmmaker)|Jordan Scott]] (niece)<br />[[Luke Scott (director)|Luke Scott]] (nephew) }} '''Anthony David Leighton Scott''' (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012<ref name=gobit />) was an English film director, scriptwriter and producer. He made his theatrical film debut with ''[[The Hunger (1983 film)|The Hunger]]'' (1983) and went on to direct highly successful action and thriller films such as ''[[Top Gun]]'' (1986), ''[[Beverly Hills Cop II]]'' (1987), ''[[Days of Thunder]]'' (1990), ''[[The Last Boy Scout]]'' (1991), ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'' (1995), ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' (1998), ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'' (2004), ''[[Déjà Vu (2006 film)|Déjà Vu]]'' (2006), and ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'' (2010). Scott was the younger brother of film director [[Sir Ridley Scott]]. They both graduated from the [[Royal College of Art]] in London, and were among a generation of British film directors who were successful in Hollywood having started their careers making television commercials.<ref name="commercials" /> In 1995, both Tony and Ridley received the [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]] for Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema.<ref>{{cite news|title=Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1995/film/outstanding-british-contribution-to-cinema|publisher=BAFTA|date=13 October 2015}}</ref> In 2010, they received the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] [[Britannia Awards|Britannia Award]] for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment.<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael |last=Sullivan |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118024291?refCatId=13 |title=BAFTA/LA to honor Scott Free Prods. |work=Variety .|date=17 September 2010 |access-date=31 July 2012}}</ref> ==Early life== Scott was born in [[Tynemouth]], Northumberland, [[North East England]], the youngest of three sons of Elizabeth ([[married and maiden names|''née'']] Williams) and [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] Francis Percy Scott, who served in the [[Royal Engineers]].<ref name="birthrec">[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV79-BDGW "Anthony D L Scott: England and Wales Birth Registration Index"]. Family Search.org.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tony Scott: tragic illness behind Top Gun director's suicide|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9488655/Tony-Scott-tragic-illness-behind-Top-Gun-directors-suicide.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9488655/Tony-Scott-tragic-illness-behind-Top-Gun-directors-suicide.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=13 March 2015|issue=20 August 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="LAT198" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/how-winston-helped-save-the-nation-1-846294 |title=How Winston helped save the nation |date=6 July 2002 |work=The Scotsman |archive-date=11 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511024434/http://www.scotsman.com/news/how-winston-helped-save-the-nation-1-846294 |access-date=20 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dixon Scott, a grand uncle, was a pioneer of the cinema chain, opening cinemas around [[Tyneside]]. One [[Tyneside Cinema]], in [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], is the last remaining [[newsreel]] cinema operating in the United Kingdom.<ref name="ridleyScottTyne">{{cite news | last = Hodgson | first = Barbara| title = Who is Ridley Scott? Read our guide to the North East-born star as he receives top award | newspaper = Chronicle| location = Newcastle | language = en| publisher = chroniclelive.co.uk| date = 16 February 2018| url = https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/who-ridley-scott-read-guide-14301781 | access-date = 6 March 2018}}</ref> Tony was a pupil at Rosebank School in Hartlepool, [[West Hartlepool College of Art]] and graduating from [[University of Sunderland|Sunderland Art School]] with a fine arts degree. At the age of 16, he appeared in the short film ''[[Boy and Bicycle]]'', Ridley's directorial debut (he was 23).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9486824/Tony-Scott.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9486824/Tony-Scott.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Tony Scott |work=The Telegraph |date= 20 August 2012|access-date=20 August 2012 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Tony Scott continued his studies in art in [[Leeds]] after failing to gain admission to the [[Royal College of Art]] in London (he would succeed in a later attempt). In 1969, he made a short film based on the [[Ambrose Bierce]] story "[[One of the Missing]]". As Ridley had previously cast him in a film, Tony reciprocated by giving his brother a role in the production. "The film cost £1,000", he recalled in April 2012. 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. The film credits state it was "made for BUNAC by MARCA films at the Royal College of Art". Again following in Ridley's footsteps, Tony graduated from the [[Royal College of Art]], although he intended to become a painter.<ref name="Galloway">{{cite news|last=Galloway|first=Stephen|title=Tony Scott's Unpublished Interview: 'My Family Is Everything to Me'| url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-scott-death-ridley-scott-interview-364528|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=25 August 2012|date=22 August 2012}}</ref> Their eldest brother Frank had earlier joined the [[British Merchant Navy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ten Things About... Ridley Scott|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/10-things-about/news/a384212/ten-things-about-ridley-scott/|website=Digital Spy|date=19 December 2016}}</ref> ==Film career== ===Commercials=== The success of his elder brother's fledgling television commercial production outfit, Ridley Scott Associates (RSA), drew Tony's attention to film. Ridley recounted, "Tony had wanted to do documentaries at first. I told him, 'Don't go to the [[BBC]], come to me first.' I knew that he had a fondness for cars, so I told him, 'Come work with me and within a year you'll have a Ferrari.' And he did!"<ref>Ridley Scott's comment on The Directors—The Films of Ridley Scott.</ref> 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."<ref name="Galloway" /> He directed many television commercials for RSA while also overseeing the company's operation while his brother was developing his feature film career. "My goal was to make films but I got sidetracked into commercials and then I took off. I had 15 years [making them], and it was a blast. We were very prolific, and that was our training ground. You'd shoot 100 days in a year, then we gravitated from that to film," he said.<ref name="Galloway" /> Developing his own distinctive visual style while making commercials, Scott states, "I cornered the market in sexy, rock'n'roll stuff."<ref name="commercials" /> Scott took time out in 1975 to direct a television adaptation of the [[Henry James]] story ''[[The Author of Beltraffio]]''.<ref name=gobit>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/aug/20/tony-scott?newsfeed=true Tony Scott obituary]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 21 August 2012</ref> After the feature film successes of fellow British directors [[Hugh Hudson]], [[Alan Parker]], [[Adrian Lyne]] and his elder brother during the late 1970s, all of whom had graduated from directing advertising commercials, he received initial overtures from Hollywood in 1980. His eldest brother Frank died, aged 45, of skin cancer during the same year.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/hollywood-pays-tribute-to-top-gun-director-tony-scott-following-suicide-leap-8062363.html | title= Hollywood pays tribute to Top Gun director Tony Scott following suicide leap | first1= Tom | last1= Harper |first2= Louise | last2= Jury | date= 20 August 2012 | newspaper= [[Evening Standard]] | access-date= 5 September 2012 }}</ref> ===Early films=== Scott reflected on his career in 2009:<ref name="RichInterview">{{cite web|last=Rich|first=Katey|title=Interview: Tony Scott|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Interview-Tony-Scott-13537.html|work=Cinema Blend|access-date=20 August 2012|date=12 June 2009}}</ref> {{Quotation|The '80s was a whole era. We were criticised, we being the Brits coming over, because we were out of advertising—[[Alan Parker]], [[Hugh Hudson]], [[Adrian Lyne]], my brother—we were criticised about style over content. [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] was very bored of the way American films were very traditional and classically done. Jerry was always looking for difference. That's why I did six movies with Jerry. He always applauded the way I wanted to approach things. That period in the '80s was a period when I was constantly being criticised, and my press was horrible. I never read any press after ''The Hunger''.}} Scott persisted in trying to embark on a feature film career. Among the ideas interesting to him was an adaptation of the [[Anne Rice]] novel ''[[Interview with the Vampire]]'' then in development.<ref name=empiremag>{{cite news|last=White|first=James|title=Tony Scott Dies|url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=34930|access-date=24 August 2012|newspaper=Empire|date=20 August 2012}}</ref> [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] was already developing the vampire film ''[[The Hunger (1983 film)|The Hunger]]'', and hired Scott as director in 1982. Despite starring [[David Bowie]], [[Susan Sarandon]] and [[Catherine Deneuve]], and having elaborate photography and sumptuous production design, it failed to find an audience or to impress the critics although it later became a cult favourite.<ref name=LAT208 /><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/aug/20/tony-scott "Tony Scott Obituary"]. The Guardian.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/08/british-director-tony-scott-dead-in-apparent-suicide-at-68/ |title=British Director Tony Scott Dead in Apparent Suicide at 68 |first=Kevin |last=Wicks |date=20 August 2012 |work=BBC America |archive-date=21 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821203528/http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/08/british-director-tony-scott-dead-in-apparent-suicide-at-68/ |access-date=20 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Finding few film opportunities in Hollywood over the next two and a half years, Scott returned to commercials and music videos.<ref name=LAT208>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-tony-scott-a-film-career-in-retrospective-20120819,0,3017909.story |title=Tony Scott dies at 68; a film career in retrospective |first1=Julie |last1=Makinen |first2=Geoff |last2=Boucher |date=20 August 2012 |work=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=20 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820190259/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-tony-scott-a-film-career-in-retrospective-20120819,0,3017909.story |access-date=20 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1985, producers [[Don Simpson]] and [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] approached Scott to direct ''[[Top Gun]]'', having been impressed by ''The Hunger'', and a commercial he had done for Swedish automaker [[Saab automobile|Saab]] in 1983 featuring a [[Saab 900]] turbo racing a [[Saab 37 Viggen]] fighter jet.<ref name="commercials" /><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/PM3woO0AbCw Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20070319112728/http://youtube.com/watch?v=PM3woO0AbCw Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM3woO0AbCw| title = SAAB – 'Nothing On Earth Comes Close' | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Scott, initially reluctant, finally agreed to direct ''Top Gun''. While the film received mixed critical reviews, it was a box office smash, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1986, taking in more than $350&nbsp;million, and making a star of its young protagonist, [[Tom Cruise]].<ref name=LAT208 /><ref name=bbcobit>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Tony Scott| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19316140|access-date=21 August 2012|newspaper=BBC News|date=20 August 2012}}</ref> Labelling ''Top Gun'' "the key 1980s movie made by the British ad invasion", Sam Delaney of ''[[The Guardian]]'' writes, "By the mid-80's, Hollywood was awash with British directors who had ushered in a new era of blockbusters using the crowd-pleasing skills they'd honed in advertising. The vast resources and freedom made available to ad directors during advertising's boom era during the 1970's enabled them to innovate and experiment with new techniques that weren't then possible in TV or film."<ref name="commercials">{{cite news|title=Jets, jeans and Hovis|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/aug/24/1|newspaper=The Guardian|date=12 June 2015}}</ref> ===Hollywood success=== Following the stellar success of ''Top Gun'', Scott found himself on Hollywood's A-list of action directors.<ref name=bbcobit /> 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]]''. It left critics underwhelmed, but was among the year's highest-grossing films.<ref name=LAT208 /> That year, in 1987, Tony Scott had signed a deal with [[Paramount Pictures]] to develop films for a non-exclusive agreement, which will serve as producers and directors on the studio.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 October 1987 |title=Paramount Signs Scott To Nonexclusive Deal |page=4 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> His next feature, ''[[Revenge (1990 film)|Revenge]]'' (1990), a thriller of adultery and revenge set in Mexico, starred [[Kevin Costner]], [[Madeleine Stowe]] and [[Anthony Quinn]]. Once again directing Tom Cruise, Scott returned to the Simpson-Bruckheimer fold to helm the big-budget racing film ''[[Days of Thunder]]'' (1990). 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."<ref name=WP198>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/authorities-say-top-gun-director-tony-scott-dies-after-jumping-off-los-angeles-county-bridge/2012/08/20/9e5572da-ea7d-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.html |title=Authorities say 'Top Gun' director Tony Scott dies after jumping off Los Angeles County bridge |agency=Associated Press |date=19 August 2012 |newspaper=The Washington Post |archive-date=21 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821022337/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/authorities-say-top-gun-director-tony-scott-dies-after-jumping-off-los-angeles-county-bridge/2012/08/20/9e5572da-ea7d-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.html |access-date=20 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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]]. In 1993, Scott directed ''[[True Romance]]'' costing just $13 million, from a script by [[Quentin Tarantino]].<ref name=guardianclips>{{cite news|last=Shoard|first=Catherine|title=Tony Scott: a career in clips|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/aug/20/tony-scott-career-clips|access-date=21 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=20 August 2012|location=London}}</ref> The cast included [[Christian Slater]], [[Patricia Arquette]], [[Dennis Hopper]], [[Christopher Walken]], [[Gary Oldman]], [[Brad Pitt]], [[Tom Sizemore]], [[Chris Penn]], [[Val Kilmer]], [[James Gandolfini]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]]. Although it received positive reviews from [[Janet Maslin]] and other critics, it earned less than it cost to make and was considered a [[box office bomb|box office failure]], although it has since attained [[cult film|cult status]].<ref name=LAT208 /> For his next film, ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'' (1995), Scott again teamed up with producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. A submarine thriller starring [[Gene Hackman]] and [[Denzel Washington]], it was critically and commercially well received. In 1995, [[Shepperton Studios]] was purchased by a consortium headed by Tony and Ridley Scott, which extensively renovated the studios – located in Britain – while also expanding and improving its grounds.<ref>{{cite web | title=History of Shepperton Studios | url=http://www.pinewoodgroup.com/uploads/PDF/SheppertonStudiosHistory.pdf | publisher=pinewoodgroup.com | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409101450/http://www.pinewoodgroup.com/uploads/PDF/SheppertonStudiosHistory.pdf | archive-date=9 April 2008 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 1996, Scott directed ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'', starring [[Robert De Niro]], [[Wesley Snipes]], [[Ellen Barkin]] and [[Benicio del Toro]]. His 1998 film ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'', a conspiracy thriller, starred [[Will Smith]] and Gene Hackman, and was his highest-grossing film of the decade.<ref name=LAT208 /> ''[[Spy Game]]'' was released in November 2001, and garnered 63% positive reviews at [[Metacritic]] and topped $60 million at the U.S. box office. Scott subsequently directed another thriller starring Denzel Washington, ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'', released in April 2004. Tony teamed up with Ridley to co-produce the TV series ''[[Numb3rs]]'', which aired from 2005 to 2010, with Tony directing the first episode of the fourth season.<ref name=WP198 /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1090726/ |title=Numb3rs Season 4, Episode 1: Trust Metric |publisher=IMDb |archive-date=24 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824140918/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1090726/ |access-date=20 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2006, he contributed voice-over to a song called ''Dreamstalker'' on [[Hybrid (Welsh band)|Hybrid]]'s album ''[[I Choose Noise]]''; Scott collaborated with Hybrid on several films through their mutual friend, the highly successful film score composer, [[Harry Gregson-Williams]]. In 2005, Tony Scott directed ''[[Domino (2005 film)|Domino]]'', starring [[Keira Knightley]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421054/ |title=Domino |publisher=IMDb |archive-date=9 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709025146/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421054/ |access-date=20 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> While notable for its use of experimental film techniques, it was drubbed by critics and rejected by audiences. In autumn 2006, Scott again worked with Denzel Washington, this time on a sci-fi action film, ''[[Déjà Vu (2006 film)|Déjà Vu]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453467|title=Déjà Vu|publisher=IMDb|archive-date=21 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821024403/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453467/|access-date=20 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The two collaborated again on ''[[The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)|The Taking of Pelham 123]]'', a remake of the [[The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film)|1974 film of the same title]], and which also starred [[John Travolta]]. It was released on 12 June 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1111422|title=The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3|publisher=IMDb|archive-date=17 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717213556/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1111422/|access-date=20 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2009, Tony and Ridley Scott were executive producers for ''[[The Good Wife]]'', a legal drama television series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1442462/fullcredits#cast |title=Full Cast and Crew for 'The Good Wife' |publisher=IMDb |archive-date=11 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211022016/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1442462/fullcredits |access-date=20 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2010, the Scott brothers produced the feature film adaptation of the television series ''[[The A-Team (film)|The A-Team]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429493/fullcredits#cast|title=The A-Team|publisher=IMDb|archive-date=7 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307063300/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429493/fullcredits|access-date=20 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The same year, Scott collaborated again with Denzel Washington on ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'', which also starred [[Chris Pine]], and hit the screens in November.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477080|title=Unstoppable|publisher=IMDb|archive-date=18 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718124341/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477080/|access-date=20 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shortly before his death, Tony Scott produced ''[[Coma (U.S. miniseries)|Coma]]'', a medical thriller miniseries, the [[Coca-Cola]] short film ''The Polar Bears'' and the thrillers ''[[Stoker (film)|Stoker]]'' and ''[[The East (2013 film)|The East]]'', the latter two with his brother, Ridley.<ref>{{cite news|last=Marroquin|first=Art|date=19 August 2012|title=BREAKING: Film director Tony Scott jumps to his death from Vincent Thomas Bridge|work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|url=http://www.dailynews.com/ci_21349685/breaking-man-who-jumped-from-vincent-thomas-bridge|access-date=20 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823080145/http://www.dailynews.com/ci_21349685/breaking-man-who-jumped-from-vincent-thomas-bridge|archive-date=23 August 2012}}</ref> ===Unreleased projects=== {{main|Tony Scott's unrealized projects}} 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.<ref name="McClintock">{{cite news|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|title=Tony Scott Spent Final Days Working With Tom Cruise on 'Top Gun 2'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-scott-dead-tom-cruise-top-gun-2-364131|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=25 August 2012|date=20 August 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.imax.com/community/blog/for-the-very-first-time-top-gun-to-be-released-in-imax-3d/ "For the Very First Time TOP GUN to be Released In IMAX® 3D"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114200945/http://www.imax.com/community/blog/for-the-very-first-time-top-gun-to-be-released-in-imax-3d/ |date=14 January 2013 }}. IMAX.com. Retrieved 29 June 2014</ref> In June 2013, it was confirmed by Bruckheimer that ''Top Gun 2'' had been greenlighted once again, with [[Joseph Kosinski]] announced as the project's new director in June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/paramount-tom-cruise-top-gun-sequel-2019-1202485244/|date=June 30, 2017|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun' Sequel Gets July 2019 Release Date|access-date=June 22, 2023|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> The film, ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]],'' was released on 27 May 2022, and was both a critical and financial success, and is the second-highest grossing film of 2022. ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]'' was posthumously dedicated to Scott. At the time of his death, Scott was also slated to direct ''Narco Sub'', from a script by David Guggenheim and [[Mark Bomback]], about "a disgraced American naval officer forced to pilot a sub carrying a payload of cocaine to America", and the action film ''Lucky Strike'', with [[Vince Vaughn]] slated to star.<ref name="McClintock" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=August 21, 2012|title=Tony Scott Got Close To Production On 'Lucky Strike'|url=https://deadline.com/2012/08/tony-scott-got-close-to-production-on-lucky-strike-322142/|access-date=June 22, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Scott also considered a remake of the classic western ''[[The Wild Bunch]]'' (1969), and an adaptation of the comic book [[limited series (comics)|limited series]] ''[[Nemesis (Icon Comics)|Nemesis]]'' by [[Mark Millar]].<ref name="McClintock" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=August 6, 2010|title=Fox And Tony Scott Plot Movie Version of Millar & McNiven's 'Nemesis'|url=https://deadline.com/2010/08/fox-and-tony-scott-plot-movie-version-of-mark-millars-nemesis-60421/|access-date=June 22, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> ==Directing style== Katey Rich of ''Cinema Blend'' wrote that Scott had a "trademark frenetic camera style",<ref>{{cite web|last=Rich|first=Katey|title=Remembering Tony Scott, In His Own Words|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Remembering-Tony-Scott-His-Own-Words-32561.html| work= Cinema Blend|access-date=20 August 2012|date=20 August 2012}}</ref> which Scott spoke about in June 2009, in reference to ''[[The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)|The Taking of Pelham 123]]'':{{Blockquote|It's about energy and it's about momentum, and I think the movie's very exciting, and it's not one individual thing. 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. I wanted the movie to grab you. I use four cameras and I maybe do three takes—so the actors love it. Maybe I move it more than I should, but that's the nature of the way I am.<ref name="RichInterview" />}} Scott also spoke about his career in general:{{Blockquote|What always leads me in terms of my movies are characters. [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.' Then I reverse-engineer. I don't change the structure of the script, but I use my research. 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. [...] If you look at my body of work, there's always a dark side to my characters. They've always got a skeleton in the closet, they've always got a subtext. I like that. Whether it's Bruce Willis in ''Last Boy Scout'' or Denzel Washington in ''The Taking of Pelham 123''. I think fear, and there's two ways of looking at fear. The most frightening thing I do in my life is getting up and shooting movies. Commercials, movies, every morning I'm bolt upright on one hour two hours sleep, before the alarm clock goes off. That's a good thing. That fear motivates me, and I enjoy that fear. I'm perverse in that way. I do other things. I've rock climbed all my life. Whenever I finish a movie, I do multi-day ascents, I go hang on a wall in [[Yosemite]]. That fear is tangible. That's black and white. I can make this hold or that hold. The other fear is intangible, it's very abstract, and that's more frightening.<ref name="RichInterview" /> }} Manohla Dargis of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that Scott was "one of the most influential film directors of the past 25 years, if also one of the most consistently and egregiously underloved by critics" and called him "[o]ne of the pop futurists of the contemporary [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]]."<ref name="Dargis">{{cite news|last=Dargis|first=Manohla|title=A Director Who Excelled in Excess|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/movies/tony-scott-made-movies-as-a-maximalist.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=25 August 2012|date=20 August 2012}}</ref> She felt that "[t]here was plenty about his work that was problematic and at times offensive, yet it could have terrific pop, vigour, beauty and a near [[Cinéma pur|pure cinema]] quality. These were, more than anything, films by someone who wanted to pull you in hard and never let you go."<ref name="Dargis" /> 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."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|title=Was Tony Scott a good director? It depends on what your definition of good is|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/08/21/was-tony-scott-a-good-director|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=25 August 2012|date=21 August 2012}}</ref> Todd McCarthy of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote that after ''Top Gun'', Scott "found his commercial niche as a brash, flashy, sometimes vulgar action painter on celluloid," citing ''Beverly Hills Cop II'', ''Days of Thunder'', ''The Last Boy Scout'', ''True Romance'', and ''The Fan'' as examples.<ref name="McCarthy">{{cite news|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|title=Todd McCarthy: How Tony Scott Finally Won Me Over|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-scott-death-todd-mccarthy-364549|work=The Hollywood Reporter| access-date=25 August 2012|date=22 August 2012}}</ref> McCarthy concluded that ''Unstoppable'', Scott's final film, was one of his best. 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."<ref name="McCarthy" /> Betsy Sharkey of ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that Denzel Washington—who starred in ''Crimson Tide'', ''Man on Fire'', ''Déjà Vu'', ''The Taking of Pelham 123'', and ''Unstoppable''—was Scott's [[Wiktionary:muse#English|muse]], and Scott "was at his best when Washington was in the picture. The characters the actor played are the archetype of the kind of men Scott made. At their core, and what guided all the actions that followed, was a fundamental decency. They were flawed men to be sure, some more than others, but men who accorded dignity to anyone who deserved it."<ref>{{cite news| last= Sharkey| first= Betsy|title=Tony Scott, a man of action who brought out the best in his men|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-tony-scott-a-man-of-action-20120824,0,5630934.story|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=25 August 2012|date=24 August 2012}}</ref> ==Personal life== Scott married three times. His first marriage was to the later [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA Award]]-winning TV production designer [[Gerry Scott|Gerry Boldy]] (1944–2007) in 1967. They were divorced in 1974.<ref name=gerryscott>{{cite news|last=Stafford-Clark|first=Nigel|title=Obituary: Gerry Scott Foulds|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/may/12/broadcasting.guardianobituaries|access-date=27 August 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=12 May 2007|location=London}}</ref> His second marriage was in 1986 to advertising executive Glynis Sanders.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hough|first1=Andrew|last2=Allen|first2=Nick|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9486673/Top-Gun-director-Tony-Scott-dies-after-jumping-from-Los-Angeles-bridge.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9486673/Top-Gun-director-Tony-Scott-dies-after-jumping-from-Los-Angeles-bridge.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Top Gun director Tony Scott dies after jumping from Los Angeles bridge|work=The Telegraph|date=20 August 2012|access-date=16 October 2012|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} He subsequently met film and TV actress Donna Wilson, who was 24 years his junior, on the set of ''Days of Thunder'' in 1990; they married in 1994. She gave birth to their twin sons, Frank and Max, in 2000.<ref name=eveningstandard>{{cite news|title=Hollywood pays tribute to Top Gun director Tony Scott following suicide leap|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/hollywood-pays-tribute-to-top-gun-director-tony-scott-following-suicide-leap-8062363.html|access-date=27 August 2012|newspaper=London Evening Standard|date=20 August 2012}}</ref> ==Death== [[File:Vincent Thomas Bridge aerial view.jpg|thumb|Scott jumped off the [[Vincent Thomas Bridge]].]] On 19 August 2012, at approximately 12:30&nbsp;pm PDT, Scott jumped off the [[Vincent Thomas Bridge]] in the [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]] port district of Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|first=Andy|last=Jessop|url=http://www.lifestyleuncut.com/film-tv/tony-scott-dies-after-bridge-plunge.html|title=Tony Scott Dies After Bridge Plunge|publisher=Lifestyleuncut.com|date=20 August 2012|access-date=24 August 2014|archive-date=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008080727/http://www.lifestyleuncut.com/film-tv/tony-scott-dies-after-bridge-plunge.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Investigators from the [[Los Angeles Police Department]]'s Harbor Division found contact information in a note left in his car, parked on the bridge,<ref name="blankstein2012">{{cite news|first=Andrew|last=Blankstein|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/08/tony-scott-death.html|title='Top Gun' director Tony Scott dead after jumping off bridge|work=Los Angeles Times|date=19 August 2012|access-date=20 August 2012}}</ref> and a note at his office for his family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/tony-scott-director-top-gun-dies-apparent-suicide-52661|work=The Wrap|publisher=The Wrap News Inc|date=19 August 2012|title=Tony Scott, Director of 'Top Gun,' Dies in Apparent Suicide|access-date=7 February 2013|archive-date=10 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210080957/http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/tony-scott-director-top-gun-dies-apparent-suicide-52661|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="EW- Tony Scott">{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/08/20/top-gun-director-tony-scott-dies-in-an-apparent-suicide|title='Top Gun' director Tony Scott dies at age 68 in apparent suicide|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=20 August 2012|first=Thom|last=Geier|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820213330/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/08/20/top-gun-director-tony-scott-dies-in-an-apparent-suicide/|archive-date=20 August 2012|access-date=20 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> One witness said he did not hesitate before jumping, but another said he looked nervous before climbing a fence, hesitating for two seconds before jumping. He landed beside a tour boat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/08/tony-scott-death-director-looked-nervous-before-jumping-off-bridge.html|title = Tony Scott death: Director 'looked nervous' before jumping off bridge|date = 20 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="blankstein2012" /><ref name="boyle2012">Louise Boyle (19 August 2012).</ref> His body was recovered from the water by the Los Angeles Port Police.<ref name=LAT198>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tony-scott-20120820,0,398891.story|title='Top Gun' director Tony Scott jumps to his death from L.A. bridge|first1=Andrew|last1=Blankenstein|first2=John|last2=Horn|date=19 August 2012|work=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=20 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820144111/http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tony-scott-20120820,0,398891.story|access-date=20 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite news|title=Tony Scott Laid to Rest in Los Angeles|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-scott-funeral-365409|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=26 August 2012|date=24 August 2012}}</ref> but neither the police nor the family disclosed the content of those notes.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Winton|first1=Richard|last2=Blankstein|first2=Andrew|title=Tony Scott death: Director laid to rest as questions remain| url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/08/tony-scott-death-director-laid-to-rest-as-questions-remain.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=27 August 2012|date=25 August 2012}}</ref> On 22 October 2012, the [[Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner|Los Angeles County Coroner's Office]] announced the cause of death as "multiple blunt force injuries". Therapeutic levels of the antidepressant [[mirtazapine]] and the sleep aid [[eszopiclone]] were in his system at the time of death.<ref name=results>{{cite news|title=Antidepressant, Sleep Aid Found in Director Tony Scott's Body|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/22/anti-depressant-sleep-aid-found-in-director-tony-scott-s-body.html|website=The Daily Beast|date=22 October 2012|access-date=23 October 2012|last1=Pelisek|first1=Christine}}</ref> A coroner's official said Scott "did not have any serious underlying medical conditions" and that there was "no anatomic evidence of [[neoplasia]] [cancer] identified".<ref name=results2>{{cite news|title=Director Tony Scott had no serious medical conditions, coroner says|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/director-tony-scott-had-no-medical-condition.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=23 October 2012|date=22 October 2012}}</ref> In a November 2014 interview with ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', Ridley Scott described his brother's death as "inexplicable", saying that Tony had been "fighting a lengthy battle with cancer—a diagnosis the family elected to keep private during his treatments and in the immediate wake of his death", yet mentioning "his recovery".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/ridley-scott-exodus-gods-and-kings-christian-bale-1201363668|title=Exodus: Gods and Kings' Director Ridley Scott on Creating His Vision of Moses|first=Scott|last=Foundas|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=25 November 2014|access-date=28 December 2014}}</ref> A November 2023 profile of Ridley Scott by ''[[The New Yorker]]'' mentions that Tony Scott called his brother, who was filming in France, moments before jumping from the bridge. Noticing that he was downbeat but unaware of the situation Tony was facing, Ridley tried to energize him about work: "I said, 'Have you made your mind up about this film yet? Get going! Let’s get you into a movie.'"<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/13/ridley-scott-director-profile|title=Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” Complex|first=Michael|last=Schulman|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=6 November 2023|access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref> ===Funeral and legacy=== 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."<ref>{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Daniel|title=Tony Scott Family Establishes AFI Scholarship|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-scott-death-afi-scholarship-fund-365549|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=28 August 2012|date=27 August 2012}}</ref> He was cremated, and his ashes were interred at [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]] on 24 August in Los Angeles. Subsequently, it was reported that he had left his estate to his family trust.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2012/09/21/director-tony-scott-will-probate|title=Tony Scott's Will Leaves Entire Fortune to Wife and Kids|website=[[TMZ]]|date=21 September 2012|access-date=16 October 2012}}</ref><ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-scott-funeral-365409 Tony Scott Laid to Rest in Los Angeles]</ref> Many actors paid tribute to him, including [[Tom Cruise]], [[Christian Slater]], [[Val Kilmer]], [[Eddie Murphy]], [[Denzel Washington]], [[Gene Hackman]], [[Elijah Wood]], [[Dane Cook]], [[Dwayne Johnson]], [[Stephen Fry]], [[Peter Fonda]] and [[Keira Knightley]],<ref name="Tony Scott Tributes">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19322540 "Tom Cruise leads tributes to director Tony Scott"]. BBC News; retrieved 21 August 2012.</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jNco-W4swyg2rcWq8agPttdIhL7w?docId=ee255fbfa4f64851bd8fc7c9e02a0458 "Hollywood reacts to the death of Tony Scott"], Associated Press; retrieved 21 August 2012.</ref> as well as musical collaborators [[Hybrid (Welsh band)|Hybrid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hybridsoundsystem.com/film-director-tony-scott-in-remembrance|title=Film Director Tony Scott: In Remembrance|publisher=Hybridsoundsystem.com|date=21 August 2012|access-date=16 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015061047/http://www.hybridsoundsystem.com/film-director-tony-scott-in-remembrance|archive-date=15 October 2012}}</ref> Cruise complimented Scott as "a creative visionary whose mark on film is immeasurable."<ref name="Tony Scott Tributes" /> Denzel Washington, Scott's most frequent acting collaborator, said, "Tony Scott was a great director, a genuine friend and it is unfathomable to think that he is now gone." [[Directors UK]] chairman [[Charles Sturridge]] said Scott was "a brilliant British director with an extraordinary ability to create energy on screen, both in action and in the creation of character."<ref>[http://www.directors.uk.com/about-us/news/tony-scott-dies-aged-68 "Tony Scott dies aged 68"], DirectorsUK.com; retrieved 29 August 2012.</ref> The first episode of ''[[Coma (U.S. miniseries)|Coma]]'' and the first episode of [[The Good Wife (season 4)|season 4]] of ''[[The Good Wife]]'' were dedicated to his memory, as were his brother Ridley's films ''[[The Counselor]]'' and ''[[Exodus: Gods and Kings]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Double Vision: Tony Scott's Spirit Possesses Ridley Scott's The Counselor|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/double-vision-tony-scott-ridley-scott-and-the-counselor|first=Tony |last=Dayoub|website=rogerebert.com|date=27 October 2013}}</ref> Ridley also paid tribute to Tony at the [[73rd Golden Globe Awards|2016 Golden Globes]], after his film, ''[[The Martian (film)|The Martian]]'', won [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Golden Globes 2016 ceremony – in pictures|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2016/jan/11/golden-globes-2016-ceremony-in-pictures-gervais-gibson-leonardo-dicaprio-winslet|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=9 February 2016}}</ref> The end credits of ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]'' (2022) include a dedication to Scott.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chuba |first=Kirsten |date=2022-06-01 |title='Top Gun: Maverick' Pays Tribute to Late Director Tony Scott |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/top-gun-maverick-tony-scott-tribute-1235156563/ |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> Lady Gaga's performance of the film's Oscar-nominated song "[[Hold My Hand (Lady Gaga song)|Hold my Hand]]" at the [[95th Academy Awards]] likewise included a tribute to the late director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=2023-03-13 |title=Watch Lady Gaga Strip Down 'Hold My Hand' in an Intimate Oscars Performance Dedicated to Tony Scott |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/lady-gaga-hold-my-hand-2023-oscars-performance-1235551128/ |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> He had been working on the film before his death. ==Filmography== ===Films=== ;Feature films {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Producer |- | 1983 | ''[[The Hunger (1983 film)|The Hunger]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1986 | ''[[Top Gun]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1987 | ''[[Beverly Hills Cop II]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | rowspan="2"| 1990 | ''[[Revenge (1990 film)|Revenge]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | ''[[Days of Thunder]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1991 | ''[[The Last Boy Scout]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1993 | ''[[True Romance]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1995 | ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1996 | ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1998 | ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2001 | ''[[Spy Game]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2004 | ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2005 | ''[[Domino (2005 film)|Domino]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2006 | ''[[Déjà Vu (2006 film)|Déjà Vu]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2009 | ''[[The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)|The Taking of Pelham 123]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2010 | ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |} '''Mid-length''' '''films''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer ! Notes |- | 1970 | ''[[Loving Memory]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |Also cinematographer and editor |- | 1976 | ''The Author of Beltraffio'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |Produced for the French television anthology series ''Nouvelles de Henry James'' |- |} '''Producer''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Producer |- | 2010 |''[[The A-Team (film)|The A-Team]]'' | {{yes}} |} '''Short''' '''films''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Producer ! Writer ! Notes |- | 1969 | ''[[One of the Missing (film)|One of the Missing]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | Also cinematographer and editor |- | 2002 | ''Beat the Devil'' | {{yes}} | {{yes|Executive}} | {{no}} | Segment of ''[[The Hire]]'' |- | 2004 | ''[[Agent Orange (film)|Agent Orange]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Part of the [[Amazon Theater]] suite of short films |- | 2012 | ''[[The Polar Bears]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- |} === Television === '''Director''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Episodes |- | 1997–1999 | ''[[The Hunger (TV series)|The Hunger]]'' | "The Swords" and "Sanctuary" |- |} '''Executive Producer''' * ''[[AFP: American Fighter Pilot]]'' (2002) * ''[[The Gathering Storm (2002 film)|The Gathering Storm]]'' (2002) * ''[[Numb3rs (TV series)|Numb3rs]]'' (2005–10) * ''[[The Good Wife]]'' (2009–12) * ''[[Gettysburg (2011 film)|Gettysburg]]'' (2011) * ''[[Labyrinth (TV miniseries)|Labyrinth]]'' (2012) * ''[[World Without End (miniseries)|World Without End]]'' (2012) * ''[[Killing Lincoln (film)|Killing Lincoln]]'' (2013) ===Others=== ;Music videos * "[[Danger Zone (song)|Danger Zone]]"&nbsp;– [[Kenny Loggins]] (1986) * "[[One More Try (George Michael song)|One More Try]]"&nbsp;– [[George Michael]] (1988) * "[[Father Figure (George Michael song)|Father Figure]]"&nbsp;– [[George Michael]] (1987) directed by Andy Morahan, the love scene shot by Tony Scott ;Commercials * DIM Underwear (1979) * [[Saab Automobile|SAAB]] (1984) "Nothing on Earth Comes Close" * ''Player'', ''Achievements'' and ''Big Bang'' for [[Barclays|Barclays Bank]] (2000) * [[Gruppo TIM|Telecom Italia]] (2000) (Starring [[Marlon Brando]] and [[Woody Allen]]) * ''Ice Soldier'' for [[United States Army|US Army]] (2002) * ''One Man, One Land'' for [[Marlboro]] (2003) ==See also== {{Portal|Film|England}} * [[Scott Free Productions]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Bibliography== * Gerosa, Mario ed. (2014). ''Il cinema di Tony Scott.'' 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