Farewell Tony Scott !

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           AUGUST 23, 2012           00.40 A.M.

I was shocked to hear about the suicide of British born Hollywood director Tony Scott . He committed suicide on August 19 , 2012 in California , U.S.A. at the age of 68 .

Anthony David “Tony” Scott

[ 21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012 ]

He was an English film director. His films include The Hunger , Top Gun , Beverly Hills Cop II , Days of Thunder , The Last Boy Scout , True Romance , Crimson Tide , Enemy of the State , Spy Game , Man on Fire , Déjà Vu , The Taking of Pelham 123 , and Unstoppable .

He was the younger brother of another renowned film director Ridley Scott.

Cover of Top Gun

Cover of Beverly Hills Cop II

Cover of Days of Thunder

Cover of The Last Boy Scout

Cover of Enemy of the State

Cover of Spy Game [Blu-ray]

The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Cover of 3 Films of Tony Scott

Cover of Unstoppable

On 19 August 2012, at approximately 12:30 p.m.  Scott committed suicide by jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in the San Pedro port district of Los Angeles, California , U.S.A. 

Vincent Thomas Bridge from San Pedro, Los Angeles, California to Terminal Island, California. S.S. Lane Victory is visible in the foreground. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Aerial view of the Vincent Thomas Bridge and the Port of Los Angeles (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Harbor Division found contact information and notes to loved ones in his car, which was parked on the bridge, and a suicide note at his office.

I loved Tony Scott’s ” Top Gun ”  but as a connoisseurs of cinema I was more familiar with the cinema of his elder brother Sir Ridley Scott .

Sir Ridley Scott

Sir Ridley Scott

[ Born 30 November 1937 ]

He is an English film director and producer. His best-known films include  Alien (1979) , sci-fi classic Blade Runner (1982) , Thelma & Louise (1991) , best picture Oscar winner Gladiator (2000) , Black Hawk Down (2001) , Matchstick Men (2003) , Kingdom of Heaven (2005) , American Gangster (2007) , Robin Hood (2010) , and Prometheus (2012) .

There are many theories floating about the suicide of Tony Scott . Most prominent theory is that he did not want his family to suffer because of his cancer and subsequent slow death , so he decided to end his life . This theory is vehemently denied by his family .

No one will ever know the true reason behind his suicide . But it is saddening that such a brilliant director decided to end his life in this way .

[ Some facts and list of films of Tony Scott & Sir Ridley Scott has been taken from Wikipedia . I express my gratitude . ]

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