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Jan 4, 2024 · 20 'The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3' (2009) Starring: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro. Image via Sony Pictures. Even great directors like Tony Scott can take some serious missteps...
16 titles. Sort by List order. 1. True Romance. 1993 1h 59m R. 7.9 (243K) Rate. 59 Metascore. In Detroit, a pop-culture nerd steals cocaine from his new wife's pimp and tries to sell it in Hollywood, prompting the mobsters who own the drugs to pursue the couple. Director Tony Scott Stars Christian Slater Patricia Arquette Dennis Hopper. 2.
Fueled by Quentin Tarantino's savvy screenplay and a gallery of oddball performances, Tony Scott's True Romance is a funny and violent action jaunt in the best sense.
1. True Romance (1993) R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Romance. 7.9. Rate. 59 Metascore. In Detroit, a pop culture nerd steals cocaine from his new wife's pimp and tries to sell it in Hollywood, prompting the mobsters who own the drugs to pursue the couple. Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer.
- Enemy of the State (1998) In an homage to the great 70s political thrillers Francis Ford Coppola’s THE CONVERSATION (1974) and Sydney Pollack’s THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR (1975), Scott’s pre-9/11 cautionary tale of the threat of Big Brother violating our privacy is years before the Patriot Act and Edward Snowden and it warns us of the dangers of ignoring checks and balances in our government.
- The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) In this remake of the 1974 Joseph Sargent-directed movie, Denzel Washington steps into the Walter Matthau role and John Travolta takes on the Robert Shaw role.
- The Last Boy Scout (1991) At the time, Shane Black’s screenplay for this movie was the highest spec script ever sold. Producer Joel Silver of Lethal Weapon fame hired Scott to tell the tale of a weathered ex-Secret Service agent turned private detective, Joe Hallenbeck, (Bruce Willis) who teams up with washed-up quarterback, Jimmy Dix, (Damon Wayans) to solve a murder that ultimately uncovers an assassination plot against a U.S. Congressman.
- Days of Thunder (1990) Producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer hired Scott again, this time to tackle NASCAR racing in a movie that was nicknamed “TOP GUN with cars.”
Jan 15, 2023 · Tony Scott directed a number of great blockbusters from Beverly Hills Cop II to Top Gun, but where do they rank on our list of his best films?
5 days ago · An ace actioner that delivers on the money and then some, this is Tony Scott as his finest. Enemy of the State (1998) A frenetic, politically charged thriller inspired by the likes of Brian de ...
