Director Tony Scott's Suicide

[LoungeMachine]

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

By ANTHONY CASTELLANO and LUCHINA FISHER (@luchina)
Aug. 20, 2012

Tony Scott, director of "Top Gun," "Days of Thunder" and "Crimson Tide," had inoperable brain cancer, a source close to him told ABC News.

The famed director died Sunday after jumping from a bridge in Los Angeles, authorities said.

Police said they received a 911 call at about 12:30 p.m. that an individual had jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge. The body was recovered around 3 p.m., when it was identified by authorities as Scott, according to Lt. Joseph Bale of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. An autopsy is scheduled to be performed today.

The Coroner's Office found several notes to loved ones in Scott's car, a spokesman told The Associated Press. A suicide note was later found at his office, according to the AP.

"I can confirm that Tony Scott has passed away. The family asks that their privacy is respected at this time," Scott's spokesman, Simon Halls, said in a statement, according to the AP.

Scott, 68, was perhaps best known for directing "Top Gun," starring Tom Cruise in 1986, which went on to gross more than $300 million worldwide, according to IMDB.com. The duo worked again in the 1990 film "Days of Thunder."

The British-born director also frequently worked with Denzel Washington, most recently in the 2010 film "Unstoppable." They collaborated on four other films: "Crimson Tide," "Man on Fire," "Deja Vu" and "The Taking of Pelham 123."

Scott was the younger brother of producer and director Ridley Scott. Together, the brothers formed their own production company, Scott Free Productions. Their company produced the CBS dramas "NUMB3RS" and "The Good Wife."The 2012 blockbuster "Prometheus" was the latest film released by their production company.

Other Tony Scott films include "True Romance," written by Quentin Tarantino, "The Fan," with Robert De Niro, and "Enemy of the State," starring Will Smith.

In a tweet Sunday, director Ron Howard said, "No more Tony Scott movies. Tragic day."

"Most of the obits for Tony Scott will mention "Top Gun" first, but my favorite will always be "True Romance." RIP," tweeted film critic Richard Roeper.

Scott was survived by his wife, Donna, and their twin sons


Rest in Peace Tony

[DONNIEP]

RIP Tony.

[Seshmeister]

It's a shame although I can't say I was a big fan.

His best work was True Romance although he bottled it changing the ending to a happy one and I remember Tarantino not being happy.

His work seemed to be more about the bottom line than an artist. Nothing wrong with that but once you have made millions then there is nowhere much to go.

[LoungeMachine]

I guess I'm more intrigued by the way he went out....

Famous people just don't jump from bridges anymore.

He had a million people to call to bring him a bottle downers and 2 fifths of grey Goose.



Public Suicide? Wonder if he was rethinking the shot on the way down?

[DONNIEP]

185 feet - be just like hitting concrete from that height.

[envy_me]

If he had brain cancer maybe he wasn't himself. Maybe the tumor grew so big that it effected his mental health.

[ZahZoo]

Suicide is such a selfish act...

[LoungeMachine]

Suicide is such a selfish act...

I agree to a point...

IF [and no one knows the circumstances here] someone becomes a burden to others, especially family and loved ones, I can see it as selfless.



I'd be calling for the percs and the Grey Goose if everyone's lives around me were constantly turned upside down over my state of health.

[DONNIEP]

If he had terminal brain cancer maybe he just said fuck it, I'm done. Sucks for his family and friends but maybe he didn't want to suffer for months. But I'd go with Lounge's prescription - way less painful..

[vandeleur]

a shields lad made good , rip.
Thoughts are with the family something like this most be horrendous.

[gbranton]

I am kind of divided on this. I understand wanting to escape the potential suffering of a disease like cancer, both my parents died from lung cancer that spread to their brains last year. The disease itself is horrible. The "treatment"? maybe even worse. Either way there is a ton of suffering, but I had a dear friend who was terminally ill and committed suicide at roughly the same age as my parents years ago and I am far less at peace with how it all went down. Selfish, I know but it just didn't seem right and his kids are still screwed up by it, more I think than if their dad had died in the hospital. There are no easy answers to this question, none.

I enjoyed his less well known movies by far. My favorite is The Last Boy Scout, I also like Crimson Tide quite a bit. Revenge was another pretty good one.

[envy_me]

I am kind of divided on this. I understand wanting to escape the potential suffering of a disease like cancer, both my parents died from lung cancer that spread to their brains last year. The disease itself is horrible. The "treatment"? maybe even worse. Either way there is a ton of suffering, but I had a dear friend who was terminally ill and committed suicide at roughly the same age as my parents years ago and I am far less at peace with how it all went down. Selfish, I know but it just didn't seem right and his kids are still screwed up by it, more I think than if their dad had died in the hospital. There are no easy answers to this question, none.

I enjoyed his less well known movies by far. My favorite is The Last Boy Scout, I also like Crimson Tide quite a bit. Revenge was another pretty good one.

It is strange that he did it in such dramatic way. If I was to kill myself I'd do it with pills and alcohol.

[FORD]

It is strange that he did it in such dramatic way. If I was to kill myself I'd do it with pills and alcohol.

Overdosing on pills and alcohol might be the most painless way to go, but it also runs the risk that somebody might walk in on you and stop your plans.

Once you jump off a bridge, nobody is stopping that. And if the impact of hitting the water itself doesn't kill you, you would drown soon enough.

And plus, the guy directed action movies. It would be more shocking if he DIDN'T put some drama into the whole thing. Hell, I'm surprised he didn't bring a camera crew.

[envy_me]

Overdosing on pills and alcohol might be the most painless way to go, but it also runs the risk that somebody might walk in on you and stop your plans.

Once you jump off a bridge, nobody is stopping that. And if the impact of hitting the water itself doesn't kill you, you would drown soon enough.

And plus, the guy directed action movies. It would be more shocking if he DIDN'T put some drama into the whole thing. Hell, I'm surprised he didn't bring a camera crew.

I wouldn't be brave enough to jump.

[BumBahDeeDah]

I feel really blessed right now that Ive never had a problem so big that I had to debate suicide witn myself, and Mr Scott's problem was HUGE, so I wont judge. Of course, I've seen people with problems that were not anywhere near as bad as that take their own life and think to myself, "How could you do that to your loved ones over _________________________?! Selfish coward."