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Tony Scott, Film director, jumps to his death - Top Gun, Days of Thunder

by bravo75
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British film director Tony Scott, known for such Hollywood blockbusters as "Top Gun," "Days of Thunder," "Beverly Hills Cop II" and "The Taking of Pelham 123," jumped to his death Sunday from the Vincent Thomas Bridge spanning San Pedro and Terminal Island, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

BREAKING: Film director Tony Scott jumps to his death from Vincent Thomas Bridge - LA Daily News
  • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
    I just heard that this morning on the news.

    How sad!

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  • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
    'Top Gun' Director Tony Scott Had Inoperable Brain Cancer - ABC News
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  • Profile picture of the author RyanTH
    How come nobody remembers him for True Romance? That was by far his best flick.
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    • Profile picture of the author MoneyMagnetMagnate
      Originally Posted by thunderbird View Post

      Originally Posted by TimPhelan View Post

      Ah. That's what I was wondering. Sad. What a way to commit suicide though.
      When I read this yesterday in the LA times, I figured he must have had something incurable like this...he and Ridley made a good team heading Scott Free. He will be missed.

      Originally Posted by RyanTH View Post

      How come nobody remembers him for True Romance? That was by far his best flick.
      "True Romance" sure beats "Days of Thunder", don't it?

      Too bad he couldn't go out in a blazing act of nobility like "Creasy" in "Man on Fire" - another great work for Tony Scott...(in reflection, Tony made quite a few movies with Denzel Washington)

      Tony Scott: Why did he love working with Denzel Washington? - latimes.com
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    Inoperable brain tumor. I wonder if he even realized what he was doing. Sad news.
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    • Profile picture of the author bravo75
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      Inoperable brain tumor. I wonder if he even realized what he was doing. Sad news.
      Sad to say the least. There's got to be a better option than jumping off a building, though. Barbiturates overdose, for example would have been a less traumatic (and possibly painful) last stance.
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  • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
    Slide show with Tony's 15 best films...

    Tony Scott Dead - 15 Films To Remember Him By - Which One's Your Favourite?
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      I wonder if he even realized what he was doing.
      I think he did - he left letters for family and a suicide note.

      I can fully understand why he'd make the choice. He quit living on his own terms and chose his own time.
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  • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
    It turns out that he didn't have cancer, though it was widely reported that he had inoperable brain cancer. Reason of suicide remains a baffling mystery to the general public:
    Sky News: Tony Scott had no cancer before death
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    • Profile picture of the author MoneyMagnetMagnate
      Originally Posted by thunderbird View Post

      It turns out that he didn't have cancer, though it was widely reported that he had inoperable brain cancer. Reason of suicide remains a baffling mystery to the general public:
      Sky News: Tony Scott had no cancer before death
      Hmmm, that certainly is an interesting twist to the story - kind of like a Tony Scott film, say, "Enemy of the State"...

      I wonder who would or could convince him of such a thing? Or did he himself?
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