Tony Scott

Tony Scott

  • Born: 1944-6-21
  • Birthplace: North Shields, Northumberland, England
  • Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m)
  • Profession: Production, director, screenwriter, editing, photography
  • Nationality: U.K
  • Graduate School: University of Sunderland, Royal College of Art
  • Representative Works: Cherish high aspirations, national enemies, Man on Fire, Unstoppable
  • Tony Scott (Tony Scott, June 21, 1944-August 19, 2012), born in North Shields, Northumberland, England, graduated from the Department of Fine Arts and Royal College of Art, University of Sunderland, British film system Film, director, screenwriter, editing, photography.
    In 1983, he filmed his first vampire film " The Hunger " [1]  . In 1986, directed the action film " Cherish high aspirations ", which was nominated for the best foreign language film at the 11th Japan Film Academy Awards [2]  . In 1990, directed the action films " Revenge " and " Days of Thunder " [3-4]  . In 1995, he won the Michael Bowen Award of the 48th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards. In 1998, directed the action film " Enemy of the State " [5-6]  .
    In 2001, directed the action thriller " Spy Game " [7-8]  . In 2004, he shot the action film " Man on Fire " [9]  . In 2006, directed the action film " Deja Vu ", which was nominated for the best science fiction film at the 33rd Saturn Awards [10-11]  . In 2009, he directed the action film " Creep ", which was nominated for the best summer movie-drama category at the 11th Youth Choice Awards [12-13]  . In 2010, filmed the action thriller " Unstoppable " [14-15]  . In 2011, he produced the historical war drama " The Pillars Of The Earth " [16]  .
    On the afternoon of August 19, 2012, Tony Scott committed suicide by jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro in Los Angeles at the age of 68 [17-20]  .

    Performing Experience

    Tony Scott went to the art department for five years, then went to film school for three years, and then he made a 30-minute short film, won an award at the Cannes Film Festival, and soon he made a 1-hour TV film. Award   .
    In 1973, Tony Scott and his brother Ridley Scott jointly established an advertising production company and produced a large number of advertising works   .
    In 1983, he filmed his first vampire film " The Hunger ", which starred Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie  .
    In 1986, Tony Scott directed the action film " Cherish high aspirations " starring Thomas Cruise Mapother IV . The film was shot as a conscription promotional film and was nominated for the best foreign language film at the 11th Japan Film Academy Awards . 
    In 1987, he shot the action thriller " Beverly Hills Cop II ", which starred Edward Regan Murphy , Thadeus Thorogroin III , and John Aston  .
    In 1990, Tony Scott directed the action film " Revenge " starring Kevin Costner . He tried to interpret the content of the film with different rhythms . In the same year, the action film " Days of Thunder " co-starred by Thomas Cruise Mapother IV and Nicole Mary Kidman was filmed .  
    In 1991, filming the action film " Ultimate Vanguard " starring Walter Bruce Willis and Taylor Negron . In 1993, filmed the romance film " True Romance " co-starring Christian Michael Leonard Hawkins , Patricia T. Arquette and Dennis Hopper . 
    In 1995, directed the action film " Crimson Tide " co-starring Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. and GeneHackman . In the same year, he and his brother Ridley Scott bought the Shepparton Studios. In addition, he won the Michael Bowen Award at the 48th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards. 
    In 1996, filmed the thriller " The Fan " co-starring Robert De Niro , Wesley Snipes , and Ellen Rona Barkin . In 1997, he filmed the thrilling fantasy series " The Hunger " with his brother Ridley Scott . 
    In 1998, Tony Scott directed by Willard Christopher Smith Jr action films to the National infringement of personal privacy themed starring " Enemy of at The State "   .
    In 1999, directed the feature film "The Glory National", which won the 52nd Emmy Awards limited drama/TV movie category-best TV movie nomination. In the same year, Tony Scott and Ridley Scott co-produced the crime comedy " Where The Money Is "   .
    In 2001, directed the action thriller " Spy Game ", which co-starred Robert Redford , Brad Pitt , Catherine McCormack and others   .
    In 2002, filmed the action film " Beat the Devil " with Clive Owen and Gary Oldman . In the same year, he produced the war film " Iron Storm " adapted from the deeds of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill before and after the Second World War . 
    In 2004, Tony Scott went to Mexico City to shoot the action film " Man on Fire ", which was co-starred by Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. , Dakota Fanning , Radha Mitchell and others   .
    In 2005, Tony Scott was attracted by an article describing the life of a bounty hunter in a London street newspaper, and then directed the action thriller " Domino " starring Keira Christina Knightley and Mickey Rourke . The film was finally shot in 62 days. . In the same year, he produced the comedy " In Her Shoes " co-starring Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette . In addition, he also produced the suspense thriller " Numb3rs " co-starring Rob Morrow and David Krumholtz .   
    In 2006, he produced the war of love film " Tristan + Isolde " directed by Kevin Reynolds . In the same year, he directed the action film " Deja Vu " centered on a romantic love story . The film was co-starred by Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. , Jim Caviezel , and Adam Goldberg , and was nominated for the 33rd Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film .  
    In 2007, he produced the western action film " The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford " based on Lang Hansen's novel of the same name   . In 2008, he produced the suspense science fiction film " The Andromeda Strain " starring Arthur Edward Spence Hill . 
    In 2009, Tony Scott to New York to direct the action film " Creep ", the film remake of the 1974 movie " at The Taking of Pelham One Two Three ", most of the subway is a real shot taken by Jr. Denzel Hayes Washington , John Travolta , John Turturro co-starred and was nominated in the 11th Youth Choice Awards for Best Summer Movie-Drama   . In the same year, he also served as the producer of the legal drama " The Good Wife ", which won the 62nd Emmy Award Drama Series-Best Drama Series   .
    In 2010, he produced the action film " Nomads " directed by Ken Sanzel . In the same year, filmed the action thriller " Unstoppable " based on real events , co-starring Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. , Chris Pine and Rosario Dawson . 
    In 2011, he produced the historical war miniseries " The Pillars Of The Earth " based on the novel of the same name , starring Ian Macsh, Rufus Sewell , Matthew MacFadyen , Donald Sutherland and others   . In the same year, he joined forces with his brother Ridley Scott as the producer of the action thriller " The Grey "   .

    Personal Life

    On the afternoon of August 19, 2012, Tony Scott committed suicide by jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro in Los Angeles at the age of 68   .

    Character Evaluation

    Tony Scott is not only a great filmmaker, but also a very interesting and good person . He is a very close friend of mine. With his own imaginative method of creation, he has left an indelible mark in the movie . He is a great director, a friend of genius, and has a great passion for life and film art .     
    In "The Hunger", Tony Scott demonstrated his superb film skills and introduced us into a mysterious and tragic world of vampires that spans time and space. "Crimson Tide", "Man on Fire", "True Romance" and "Cherish high aspirations", etc., without exception, in the perfectly and meticulously portrayed characters, mixed with action scenes that cannot be stopped for a moment, just In order to let the audience get a deeper experience and emotional cognition from it. "Unstoppable" not only retains all the cultural heritage that Tony Scott is proud of and famous for, but also adds some richer film elements, once again proving his balance of actions, characters, dramatic conflicts and emotions, and Grasp the ability . 
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