Requiescat in Pace Tony Scott (06/21/1944 – 08/19/2012)
August 20, 2012 1 Comment
I was incredibly sad to learn this morning that Tony Scott took his own life on Sunday August the 19th 2012. Anyone that knows me well knows that Tony Scott is my favorite director and the world is now a sadder, less colorful place now that he has passed on. Tony, like his brother Ridley is a master of his craft. While some of his films were not considered a commercial success the stories are all riveting (even after watching them for the hundredth time and knowing what is around the corner) and stunningly beautiful.
Tony Scott had a rare talent for mixing film formats that shouldn’t have ever worked together, into a stunning tableau. Telling stories that sucked you in and took you on the ride of your life. Tony Scott had a talent that is rare in Hollywood these days. In a time where more directors subscribe to the ADHD school of filmography, Tony had a talent for making the viewer feel the mania without giving you motion sickness.
So, let us celebrate a man, his work and his faded red cap. Here are but a few of his amazing movies:
2010 - Unstoppable
2009 - The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2006 - Deja Vu
2005 - Domino
2004 - Man on Fire
2001 - Spy Game
1998 - Enemy of the State
1996 - The Fan
1995 - Crimson Tide
1993 - True Romance
1991 - The Last Boy Scout
1990Days of Thunder
1990 - Revenge
1987 - Beverly Hills Cop II
1986 - Top Gun
How sad and what a loss a loss to us all. Suicide just makes a person dead: there is no tomorrow, no laughter, no longer a chance to love or be loved, no more argument or agreement, no more fighting and making up, no more music or poetry, no more sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy, Spring, Summer or Fall days, no more sunrise or sunset, no more struggling, no more succeeding or failing, no starting again, no more the sound of your voice, no more of the sadness of your tears or the chance to dry them, no more the joy of your laughter, no more of your touch, no more loneliness or the chance to find the joy of company, you are simply gone, fucking dead, leaving the memory of you to fade, gone ….