Tony Scott
A Filmmaker on Fire
Published on 17. January 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
213 pages
978-1-4766-7566-4 (ISBN)
Description
Tony Scott got his start as a film director when he joined his brother at the lucrative commercial directing company Ridley Scott Associates. After directing Top Gun--his second film, which changed not only the trajectory of his own life but of the entire action-movie industry--Scott's career would be a roller coaster of blockbuster hits, personal films and confounding failures.
With extensive research and original interviews with actors, cinematographers and writers, this book documents Tony Scott's larger-than-life persona from his early days to his untimely death, which left a hole in genre filmmaking yet to be filled.
With extensive research and original interviews with actors, cinematographers and writers, this book documents Tony Scott's larger-than-life persona from his early days to his untimely death, which left a hole in genre filmmaking yet to be filled.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
31 photos, filmography, notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
355 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-7566-4 (9781476675664)
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Person
Larry Taylor is an author and film historian with an MA in English, and a lifetime love for the movies. He lives in Plano, Texas.
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Painting Vampires
?1. The Artist
?2. Vampires Out of Time
Part II: Into the Stratosphere
?3. Top Guns
?4. The Three Corners of Top Gun Analysis
?5. Beverly Hills
?6. Scott and Leary
Part III: Embracing the Edge
?7. Sex, Violence and Revenge
?8. Thunder Roadblock
?9. Tony Scott and Shane Black, in Over Their Heads
10. A Marriage of Style and Sound
11. Scott, Tarantino and the Birth of the '90s Crime Aesthetic
Part IV: -High-Tech Decade
12. Tension Under the Sea
13. The Simpson Tragedy
14. The Fan and Subverting Hero Worship
15. Enemy of the State
16. Spies and Sports Cars
Part V: The Denzel Years
17. Mexico City Bloodletting
18. Tony Scott's Signature Masterpiece
19. The Model and the Bounty Hunter
20. A Film Built Around Tragedies
21. Going Underground
22. Unstoppable
Part VI: Into the Wind
23. A Full Slate
24. August 2012
25. The Rock and Roll Alchemist
Filmography
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Painting Vampires
?1. The Artist
?2. Vampires Out of Time
Part II: Into the Stratosphere
?3. Top Guns
?4. The Three Corners of Top Gun Analysis
?5. Beverly Hills
?6. Scott and Leary
Part III: Embracing the Edge
?7. Sex, Violence and Revenge
?8. Thunder Roadblock
?9. Tony Scott and Shane Black, in Over Their Heads
10. A Marriage of Style and Sound
11. Scott, Tarantino and the Birth of the '90s Crime Aesthetic
Part IV: -High-Tech Decade
12. Tension Under the Sea
13. The Simpson Tragedy
14. The Fan and Subverting Hero Worship
15. Enemy of the State
16. Spies and Sports Cars
Part V: The Denzel Years
17. Mexico City Bloodletting
18. Tony Scott's Signature Masterpiece
19. The Model and the Bounty Hunter
20. A Film Built Around Tragedies
21. Going Underground
22. Unstoppable
Part VI: Into the Wind
23. A Full Slate
24. August 2012
25. The Rock and Roll Alchemist
Filmography
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index