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    Anyone know why Tony Scott, director of Top Gun and Beverly Hills Cop II, killed himself?

    He jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, which is southern Los Angeles.



    This is a weird bridge, because you see a bunch of industrial stuff if you look off to the left and right.

    Anyway, I wonder why this guy killed himself. Was he not getting work anymore?

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    One article said he was driving a Prius......

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    No idea why. My top two guesses are: Terminal cancer diagnoses or scammed in investment scheme.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BCR View Post
    No idea why. My top two guesses are: Terminal cancer diagnoses or scammed in investment scheme.
    Terminal illness would make more sense of those two options since he probably makes an arseload of money when he does make it, so could probably shake the money tree again if he had to.

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    Probably killed himself over Beverly Hills Cop III.

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    Tony and Ridley Scott ran Scott Free Productions and were working jointly on a film called Killing Lincoln, based on the best-seller by Bill O'Reilly.
    Looks like he was still getting work, Druff.

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz244s52rnS
    Last edited by PLOL; 08-20-2012 at 03:19 AM.

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    Fucked up thing is I actually like Spy Game, sigh

    but seriously check it out



    It has to be his best film

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    trying out as a stuntman ??? it's sad when i have to get my news from PFA
    last night the news media reported his death by suicide but did not report he went off a brigde and i would kill myself if i had to drive a prius too -
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    Quote Originally Posted by nunbeater View Post
    Probably killed himself over Beverly Hills Cop III.
    Too bad he directed Part II.

    John Landis directed the pos that is part III.
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    He realized he had wasted his life.

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    I think he killed himself because he was unhappy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HEX View Post
    He realized he had wasted his life.
    I expected Hex of all people to show some compassion here.
    "You run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole; you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole."

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    Quote Originally Posted by LLL View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by HEX View Post
    He realized he had wasted his life.
    I expected Hex of all people to show some compassion here.
    Wait, no you didn't. I think all hack directors should die. Plus he was almost 70 anyway. But you know, RIP or whatnot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HEX View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by LLL View Post

    I expected Hex of all people to show some compassion here.
    Wait, no you didn't. I think all hack directors should die. Plus he was almost 70 anyway. But you know, RIP or whatnot.
    It's just art is subjective. I'd imagine you didn't like the jokes made at MCA's expense when he died.

    And also not to get into a debate here but Tony Scott made (in arguably) at least 3 great movies and a lot more that were simply good.
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    Also looks like it was inoperable brain cancer.
    http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/...4#.UDJcdKmPUR8
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    Quote Originally Posted by BCR View Post
    No idea why. My top two guesses are: Terminal cancer diagnoses or scammed in investment scheme.
    This, and also possibly bi-polar - drug addicted- alcoholic some form-multiple form of mental illness.
    And blind read is that a woman played a key factor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LLL View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by HEX View Post
    Wait, no you didn't. I think all hack directors should die. Plus he was almost 70 anyway. But you know, RIP or whatnot.
    It's just art is subjective. I'd imagine you didn't like the jokes made at MCA's expense when he died.

    And also not to get into a debate here but Tony Scott made (in arguably) at least 3 great movies and a lot more that were simply good.
    First of all, I don't care who jokes about anyone dying or anything else. I think 100% of things are OK to laugh about. Second, you're right that art is subjective, and I think it's funny that anyone would say he made three great movies. He made True Romance, which was great only until the last half hour and only because it was written by Quentin Tarrantino. Crimson Tide wasn't all that bad, but that's mostly because the script was doctored by Quentin Tarrantino. When Quentin Tarrantino kills himself, I'll be kind of bummed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HEX View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by LLL View Post

    It's just art is subjective. I'd imagine you didn't like the jokes made at MCA's expense when he died.

    And also not to get into a debate here but Tony Scott made (in arguably) at least 3 great movies and a lot more that were simply good.
    First of all, I don't care who jokes about anyone dying or anything else. I think 100% of things are OK to laugh about. Second, you're right that art is subjective, and I think it's funny that anyone would say he made three great movies. He made True Romance, which was great only until the last half hour and only because it was written by Quentin Tarrantino. Crimson Tide wasn't all that bad, but that's mostly because the script was doctored by Quentin Tarrantino. When Quentin Tarrantino kills himself, I'll be kind of bummed.

    "True Romance" was one of the 3, yeah. QT pretty much said that for the movie that was made he prefers the ending that Scott went with.

    Also, have you seen "The Hunger" or "Revenge"? I know that you hate like 99% of Hollywood films but you might like those (and maybe even change your opinion of him).
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    Also, it's far from a masterpiece but "Domino" is really fun.
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    The Hunger had one thing going for it, and I think we all know what that was.

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