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Following the stellar success of Top Gun, Scott found himself on Hollywood's A-list of action directors. He re-teamed with Simpson and Bruckheimer in 1987 to direct Eddie Murphy and Brigitte Nielsen in the highly anticipated sequel Beverly Hills Cop II .
Jun 1, 2022 · As the final credits roll on Top Gun: Maverick, fans will see a familiar name appear in a memorial dedication: Tony Scott, director of the original Top Gun, who took his own life in...
Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, with distribution by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. , and was inspired by an article titled "Top Guns", written by Ehud Yonay and published in California magazine three years earlier.
May 16, 1986 · Top Gun: Directed by Tony Scott. With Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards. As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.
Development of a Top Gun sequel was announced in 2010 by Paramount Pictures. Tom Cruise, along with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott, were asked to return. Craig wrote a draft of the screenplay in 2012, but the project stalled when Scott died later that year. Top Gun: Maverick was later dedicated to Scott's memory.
May 26, 2022 · As Top Gun: Maverick blasts into theaters an astounding 36 years after the original, the celebration has a bittersweet note due to the absence of director Tony Scott. It’s been almost a decade since Tony, the younger brother of fellow director Ridley Scott, took his own life.
May 31, 2022 · Tony Scott, who directed Top Gun, died a decade ago. But Top Gun: Maverick filmmakers still found a way to honor the late director.
