Overview
Tony Scott
Known For
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
A documentary on the making of the 2004 film "Man...
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
A comprehensive 6-part documentary on the making of "Top Gun"...
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Documentary, based on a British poll, listing the 100 sexiest...
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles
"CITYSCRAPES" takes you on a 24-hour voyeuristic journey through the...
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
This documentary provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the...
Biography
Anthony David Leighton Scott (June 21, 1944 – August 19, 2012) was an English and American film director, producer and actor. He was known for directing 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), True Romance (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Man on Fire (2004), Déjà Vu (2006), and 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. In 1995, both Tony and Ridley received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema. In 2010, they received the BAFTA Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment.