Tony Scott does a 4g negative dive

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:59 pm

Official: British director Tony Scott dead after jumping from California bridge

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Director Tony Scott, best known for the films "Top Gun" and "Beverly Hills Cop II," died in an apparent suicide Sunday when he jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, California, a Los Angeles County coroner official said.

"There's nothing to indicate it is anything else at this time," said Lt. Joe Bale of the coroner's office.

Scott, 68, jumped from the bridge at about 12:30 p.m., Bale said. The bridge spans the Los Angeles Harbor, connecting San Pedro and Terminal Island.

A passerby who saw Scott jump from the bridge called 911, according to a statement released by the coroner's office late Sunday.

The coroner's office declined to comment or confirm a Los Angeles Times report that authorities found contact information in Scott's car parked on the bridge, and later found a suicide note in his office.

Born Anthony D.L. Scott in North Shields, England, in 1944, Tony -- as he was known -- got his start as a teenager in front of the camera, starring in his older brother Ridley Scott's film "Boy and Bicycle." In 1995, the two joined forces to create the production company, Scott Free Productions.

Simon Halls, a publicist who represents the Scott brothers, confirmed the death.

"The family asks for privacy during this time," Halls said.

Tony Scott became a household name in 1986 as director of the mega-hit "Top Gun," starring Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis. He followed that up with the Eddie Murphy action movie, "Beverly Hills Cop II" in 1987.

Actor Michael Rapaport, who was directed by Scott in "True Romance," took to Twitter to praise the director. In one post, he said there hasn't been a day since the movie was released in 1993 that someone doesn't tell him how much they loved the movie.

"Tony Scott was a sweet enthusiastic & lovin man," Rapaport wrote.

Scott cemented his reputation for big-budget action films with 1990's "Revenge" starring Kevin Costner and "Days of Thunder" with Tom Cruise. In 1998, he directed "Enemy of the State" with Will Smith and Gene Hackman.

It was on the set of "Days of Thunder" where Scott met actress Donna Wilson, whom he married in 1994. They had twin sons.

Reaction to Scott's death poured out through Twitter, with directors, actors and fans mourning the news.

"Tony Scott as a friend and a mentor was irreplaceable. Tone, wherever you are, I love you man. RIP," director and producer Joe Carnahan said on Twitter.

Carnahan recounted how when his movie "The Grey" was finished, Scott called him to tell him he had seen it. He told Carnahan it was great and not to allow anybody to change anything in it.

"Tony always sent personal, handwritten notes & always drew a cartoon caricature of himself, smoking a cigar, with his hat colored in red," Carnahan said in a post.

Director and actor Adam Shankman said his heart stopped when he heard of the "tragic death" of one of "(our) most inspiring directors, Tony Scott."

"Rest in Peace Tony. U will be missed so...," he wrote in a post on Twitter.

Director Ron Howard said simply, via Twitter: "Tragic day."

Scott directed his last film, the train thriller "Unstoppable" starring Denzel Washington, in 2010.

"For me, it was the most challenging movie of my life, and the most dangerous because I'm shooting 90 percent of the movie on a train that is running between 50 and 70 mph," Scott told CNN at the time.

Scott's reputation in Hollywood was low key.

"He wasn't a showy kind of guy," longtime entertainment reporter Jeanne Wolf told CNN.

Scott was often seen sporting a frayed, faded red ball cap on the movie sets and at red carpet premieres.

The ball cap, Wolf said, was his trademark.

While Scott's movies garnered box office success, they never received the acclaim that generated Academy Award nominations.

In 2002, the Scott brothers won an Emmy for the television movie "The Gathering Storm."

Scott also was nominated for the Emmy as a producer for the CBS drama "The Good Wife."

"So very, very sorry to hear of the death of Tony Scott," actress Martha Plimpton, who appeared in "The Good Wife," said via Twitter.

Among his last projects was serving as an executive producer on the TV miniseries, "Coma," which is due to air this year.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:21 pm

Math isn't my strong suit.

ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2 · Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:50 pm

I believe it's a 4G inverted dive...

Still a rack-worthy subject line though...

Y2K · Post by **Y2K** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:10 pm

Poor Guy... The Beverly Hills Mansion, the fancy cars and all that money
"Oh the humanity!"

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:23 pm

Sudden Sam wrote:May have had brain cancer, it appears.

That would explain marrying such a fake looking human being.

Of course, if my wife looks like that when I'm 68, I'll be stupefyingly ecstatic.

You could have a new one by then.

Smackie Chan · Post by **Smackie Chan** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:31 pm

Sudden Sam wrote:when I'm 68

That's just a week or so away, right?

Smackie Chan · Post by **Smackie Chan** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:35 pm

Sudden Sam wrote:You're thinking of Goobs.

Fortunately, for him and me, I never do.

jiminphilly · Post by **jiminphilly** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:22 pm

I'd call him a selfish, self-important prick but he works in Hollywood so it's par for the course. Too bad he didn't take Tom Cruise with him.

The Seer · Post by **The Seer** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:42 pm

"Poor Guy... The Beverly Hills Mansion, the fancy cars and all that money"

He drove a fucking Prius...taking a dive off the bridge also probably seemed like a good idea at the time...

Van · Post by **Van** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:05 pm

Ever notice that 'Prius' doesn't even seem to be the full name of the vehicle? Apparently Toyota forgot to include the rest of it, since it's always referred to as "a fucking Prius," "some lame Prius," "a gay ass Prius," etc.

Derron · Post by **Derron** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:13 pm

We saw some tweaker running around on this 110 foot tall bridge in Southern Oregon at Lost Lake some years ago. He is hollering and shit, and is climbing the structure, and takes a header off the bridge. Hit the water and sounded like a rifle shot. Motored over there and never saw dude come up. I marked the spot on GPS, and when the rescue boats got there showed them a pretty good image on my sonar of dude floating on the bottom in 100 feet of 46 degree water.

He floated up about 3 years later..as they all do.

Hell of a way to go.

R-Jack · Post by **R-Jack** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:19 pm

Can we just say he hit the water as hard as Goose and leave it at that?

R-Jack · Post by **R-Jack** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:37 pm

Sudden Sam wrote:
Derron wrote:showed them a pretty good image on my sonar of dude floating on the bottom in 100 feet of 46 degree water.

He floated up about 3 years later..as they all do.
Wow. Y'all just leave your dead?

That water is cold.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:37 pm

88 wrote:I'm officially giving my RACK of the month to that dude.

Really? What about his OL?

mvscal · Post by **mvscal** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:23 am

Mikey wrote:
88 wrote:I'm officially giving my RACK of the month to that dude.
Really? What about his OL?

Or his life insurance policy. Not a smart way to go if facing a terminal illness with a family to provide for.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:27 am

mvscal wrote:
Mikey wrote:
88 wrote:I'm officially giving my RACK of the month to that dude.
Really? What about his OL?
Or his life insurance policy. Not a smart way to go if facing a terminal illness with a family to provide for.

Yeah but what about her rack? I think it deserves serious consideration for RACK of the month.

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:51 am

I think dude's acceleration upon hitting the water is very dependent on how he entered. Belly flop, not so good. But if he goes in toes pointed he likely just gets his balls jammed up to his larynx. but, acceleration numbers wouldn't be all that bad.

think i'd take the belly flop.

lovebuzz · Post by **lovebuzz** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:51 am

Mikey wrote:Yeah but what about her rack?

It's a little lopsided, don't you think ?

Left Seater · Post by **Left Seater** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:05 am

Mikey is correct in his quote of Maverick saying it was a 4G negative dive.

Later on in the scene, Charlie asks Maverick were they were when they saw the Mig28 and Maverick explains. Charlie sums it up by saying so you were in a 4g inverted dive.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:52 am

lovebuzz wrote:
Mikey wrote:Yeah but what about her rack?
It's a little lopsided, don't you think ?

All depends on how you tilt your head.

Derron · Post by **Derron** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:52 am

Sudden Sam wrote:
Derron wrote:showed them a pretty good image on my sonar of dude floating on the bottom in 100 feet of 46 degree water.

He floated up about 3 years later..as they all do.
Wow. Y'all just leave your dead?

When they are 100 feet under water in a narrow gorge type area, and very dead, yes they are leaving them. The Fire and Sheriff said no way are we sending divers down there in those kind of conditions. They eventually work their way down the lake bottom towards some shallower areas and warmer waters, and usually surface in a different area anywhere from three to five years later. Crawfish have a pretty good meal for a while, they are usually pretty chewed up when they come up.

It might have been 48 degree water, but damn cold when I ran my thermometer probe down there. Happens about 2 to 3 times per year there. Alcohol and drugs are usually a factor.

Y2K · Post by **Y2K** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 7:00 am

Brain cancer eh? Oh well, lifes a bitch. Probably to much time on the cellphone or being to close the the batteries in his fucking Prius...who knows?

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:55 am

Y2K wrote:Brain cancer eh? Oh well, lifes a bitch. Probably to much time on the cellphone or being to close the the batteries in his ~~fucking~~ gay ass Prius...who knows?

ftfy

big fan of "Unstoppable" pretty intense flick

the OL is definitely "Hittable"

Smackie Chan · Post by **Smackie Chan** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:36 am

Derron wrote:floating on the bottom

[quibble]If dude was floating, he wasn't on the bottom, and if he was on the bottom, he wasn't floating.[/quibble]

Van · Post by **Van** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:50 pm

So you're saying his body was never lying on the water's surface?

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:53 pm

Van wrote:So you're saying his body was never lying on the water's surface?

That wouldn't be floating on the bottom, unless you consider the air/water interface to be the bottom of the layer of air above the water.

Van · Post by **Van** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:02 pm

Bodies float on the water's surface and lie/rest on the bottom.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:14 pm

Van wrote:Bodies float on the water's surface and lie/rest on the bottom.

Not simultaneously.

Derron · Post by **Derron** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:17 pm

The whimpering old mans English grammar club is fast at work this morning I see.

Floating or lying ? Which is it ? Which do you want it to be?

Dude was in a semi upright position just off the bottom when I marked it on the sonar, clearly a human body form shape, and the local sheriff and fire commanders looked at it and agreed.

You can thank me now for your debate topic for the day. I am going to go dig some potatoes while you guys hammer this one out.

Van · Post by **Van** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:23 pm

Mikey wrote:
Van wrote:Bodies float on the water's surface and lie/rest on the bottom.
Not simultaneously.

Wait. Since I used the plural, "bodies," yes, they can simultaneously float on the water's surface and rest/lie on the bottom.

"Kick save, and a beauty!"

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:41 pm

Van wrote:
Mikey wrote:
Van wrote:Bodies float on the water's surface and lie/rest on the bottom.
Not simultaneously.

Wait. Since I used the plural, "bodies," yes, they can simultaneously float on the water's surface and rest/lie on the bottom.

"Kick save, and a beauty!"

While that may be true the subject at hand was a single body so, by context, though the sentence referred to "bodies" in general the logical inference is that we were discussing what any single body might be able to do at any given point in time.

Additionally, getting back to the original issue, no matter how many bodies you have none of them can float on the bottom. Each one is either lying on the bottom or floating somewhere off of the bottom.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:32 pm

The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy

Sincerely,

Gitche Gumee

Derron · Post by **Derron** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:02 pm

88 wrote: That would be rack worthy, but for the fact that he was driving the Prius. That negates the rackworthyness of the plunge.

Not really. Any time a Prius driver offs themselves in this manner, it should get a rack. Eliminating a Prius driver is always a good thing. The other circumstances surrounding the offing need to stand on their own merit.

As for Derron's suggestion that it takes 3-5 years for a body to surface, I find that hard to believe. But I suppose if the water is cold enough, it could be true

Just reporting the facts there Sgt Friday. I could probably dig up the news story, but that would be going back 10 years at least. Not in my schedule today.

Moving Sale · Post by **Moving Sale** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:03 pm

Derron wrote: Eliminating a Prius driver is always a good thing.

Why?

Moving Sale · Post by **Moving Sale** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:09 pm

What is so stupid about them?

atomicdad · Post by **atomicdad** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:21 pm

Nothing wrong with the concept, but the body design is stupid.

Hey look at me, I'm driving down the road in an egg.

Van · Post by **Van** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:22 pm

Sudden Sam wrote:
Moving Sale wrote:
Derron wrote: Eliminating a Prius driver is always a good thing.
Why?
Because they're stupid.

T1B at its finest.

Moving Sale · Post by **Moving Sale** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:32 pm

atomicdad wrote:Nothing wrong with the concept, but the body design is stupid.

Hey look at me, I'm driving down the road in an egg.

That makes them ugly, not stupid. Care to try again?

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:41 pm

Moving Sale wrote:
atomicdad wrote:Nothing wrong with the concept, but the body design is stupid.

Hey look at me, I'm driving down the road in an egg.
That makes them ugly, not stupid. Care to try again?

You mean ugly and stupid aren't equivalent?

Moving Sale · Post by **Moving Sale** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:43 pm